Nielsen breaks down the 10 most popular fresh organic foods last year. The distance between #1 and #2 is a shock.
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Nielsen breaks down the 10 most popular fresh organic foods last year. The distance between #1 and #2 is a shock.
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One of the industry’s most influential CEOs on what he thinks will happen this year. Very interesting read.
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Jeremiah McElwee, VP of Purchasing and Merchandising at Thrive Market, talks about what he looks for when taking on a new product and also discusses the trends that he is seeing.
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With Whole Foods moving to a centralized buying model, some are speculating that food start-ups may face serious problems getting on store shelves.
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The Today Show did an interesting segment on how organic produce distributor Baldor’s is putting 100% of its food scraps to good use.
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Japan is looking to tighten its GMO-labeling laws, which currently have a threshold of 5%. The EU and Non-GMO Project both use a threshold of 0.9%.
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A cool story about how an American from Ohio created the first organic coffee farm on these treasured islands in Ecuador.
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Hunt’s Tomatoes posted a video proudly advertising that its tomatoes are Non-GMO. Needless to say, the pro-GMO community wasn’t happy about this.
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The coconut water giant agrees to settle a lawsuit over illegally using non-organic coconuts. Class action lawyers say that the organic certifier, Bioagricert, was not doing its job correctly.
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In El Paso, Texas, Whole Foods Market has just opened its first bilingual store and is positioning it as the “third place” for city residents.
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ShopRite, the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the U.S. with more than 270 stores, has just launched its own private label line of organic products.
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Starting in March of 2017, the USDA will be offering a new program that provides up to 75% reimbursement for organic certification for producers and handlers. This is an excellent development.
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In an interesting interview, the CEO of Danone, Emmanuel Faber, discusses the future of organic and the pending $10 billion WhiteWave acquisition.
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Instacart has disclosed the five most popular brands that people were searching for on its website in 2016.
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Horrible news, but it was inevitable. Cuba will begin its first large-scale planting of genetically-modified soy and corn in the spring of 2017.
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On the heels of the company firing nine store managers in the Mid-Atlantic region for manipulating the bonus program to their benefit, two former employees have filed a massive class action lawsuit claiming that Whole Foods cheated them and 20,000 other employees out of their earned bonuses.
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A fascinating look at what people are purchasing the most at Whole Foods.
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Is anyone the least bit surprised? As reported in PLOS ONE, French researchers said that 40% of GMO studies contained a financial conflict of interest.
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It appears no fruit or vegetable will be spared, as the FDA just said that a genetically-engineered pink pineapple is safe to sell.
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Here’s a good piece that explores the issues surrounding an organic Christmas tree.
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A Los Angeles Superior Court just dismissed a lawsuit against Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company for falsely labeling its infant formula as organic. Immediately, the Organic Consumers Association filed an appeal.
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In what seems to be a growing pattern, Monsanto is sued for illegal herbicide use which caused serious crop damage. This time, the largest peach farmer in Missouri is taking the seed giant to court.
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Facing conditions not particularly conducive to growing organic tomatoes, farmers in Florida are taking on the challenge.
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For schools in France, a law was just passed that requires 40% of its food to be local & seasonal and 20% to be certified organic. Lucky kids!
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