Oisix, Japan’s largest meal kit and organic food delivery service, has purchased Purple Carrot for $30M, and the partnership will bring the first plant-based meal kits to Japan.
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Oisix, Japan’s largest meal kit and organic food delivery service, has purchased Purple Carrot for $30M, and the partnership will bring the first plant-based meal kits to Japan.
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DowDuPont, the primary chemical manufacturer of chlorpyrifos, has been found to disproportionately contribute to congressional campaigns against the pesticide ban.
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Even though there is no such thing as “organic” marijuana just yet, sustainable and chemical-free cannabis is facing pricing pushback from customers.
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In the fiscal year 2020 agriculture funding bill, the National Organic Coalition helped secure wins for organic dairy and to fight import fraud.
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Panorama Meats, the nation’s largest producer of 100% grass-fed and grass-finished certified organic beef, has been purchased by Perdue Premium Meat Company.
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Traffic metrics show an increase in Whole Foods, largely due to visits from Amazon Prime members.
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While the UK has seen a drop in organic farmland, Spain and other countries are moving in the opposite direction.
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With many direct-to-consumer organic tampon brands having already launched, Procter & Gamble has introduced Tampax PURE, its new organic tampon option.
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Nature’s Path has become the first organic food brand to partner with Loop, a new global shopping platform aimed at eliminating waste by disrupting the world’s reliance on single-use packaging.
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Along with eliminating disposable plastic straws from its stores, Whole Foods said it also has reduced the size of its plastic produce bags.
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Organic and natural meal kit service Sun Basket has raised $30M to accelerate its plan to offer AI-powered meal personalization and meal plans.
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Organic and natural distributor KeHE has announced a strategic investment from TowerBrook, the first mainstream private equity firm to earn its B Corporation certification.
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According to the Organic Trade Association, the U.S. organic market in 2018 broke through the $50 billion mark for the first time ever.
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Miyoko’s Kitchen had been facing a lawsuit for using the term “butter” on its plant-based products, but that legal challenge has now been dismissed.
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Under its cereal brand for children, Nestle will launch three new organic products in India’s organic food market.
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The Impossible Burger tested positive for glyphosate, a chemical that is known to the State of California to cause cancer. The company also said it would start using genetically-modified soy in its burgers.
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Whole Foods, once Instacart’s largest partner, now accounts for less than five percent of total Instacart revenue.
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As part of their new 2-year testing program, The Detox Project and Mamavation found that best-selling organic pea protein products were contaminated with glyphosate.
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Kroger has teamed up with private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg (no relation) to create PearlRock Partners, a new platform that will identify and invest in promising new CPG brands utilizing insights from its consumer data platform 84.51°.
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In 125 of its stores in the Los Angeles area, 7-Eleven is launching a new wave of food and beverages, including products from numerous organic brands.
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In recently released records, it was revealed that a domestic policy adviser at the White House said, “We have Monsanto’s back on pesticide regulation.”
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In a shocking development, organic eggs sales had slower growth than the overall egg category.
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With the fear of lawsuits from nearby cannabis growers, the livelihood of organic avocado farmers in California is hanging in the balance.
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Named as one of Business Insider’s “100 People Transforming Business,” Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario discusses why her company is pushing for adoption of “the number one thing humans can do to combat global warming.”
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