In a victory for free speech and animal protection, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa struck down the Iowa Ag-Gag law, holding that the ban on undercover investigations at factory farms and slaughterhouses violates the First Amendment.
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With its direct-to-consumer model, bedding company Boll & Branch has become one of the biggest viral-marketing successes of the past several years and the largest consumer of organic fair trade-certified cotton in the world.
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In conjunction with Microsoft, Kroger is now testing out “digital shelves” which can keep track of products and help speed shoppers through the aisles. These could be rolled out to all of its 2,780 supermarkets.
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A fascinating look at Thrive Market’s strategy, and this year’s objectives include figuring out its approach to offline pickups and retail store integrations.
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A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging that Monsanto’s Roundup causes cancer has issued a ruling that could severely restrict evidence that the plaintiffs consider crucial to their cases.
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At last month’s Organic Grower Summit in Monterey, CA, Nielsen Vice President Brian Lechner said that organic represents 14% of all sales in the produce department and is outpacing conventional produce growth by a factor of five to seven times.
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Wanting to give shoppers the ability to search online for items by dietary preference or to find product ingredient lists and nutritional information, Whole Foods has launched a digital product catalog at products.wholefoodsmarket.com.
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An excellent read about the industry today and how some farmers are fighting for the soul of organic food.
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The unintended side effects of animal gene editing confirm the fallacy that scientists know how gene editing works “all the time, under all conditions.”
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Organic snack brand Hippeas just closed on an additional $8M of financing, which was led by existing investor CAVU Venture Partners.
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Peet’s Coffee has increased its ownership in organic beverage brand Revive Kombucha, with Sean J. Lovett and Rebekah Lovett, co-founders, maintaining their equity and leadership positions at the company.
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Wild Poppy, which sells organic soda and juice, has been purchased by the publicly-traded Life on Earth, Inc.
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A Missouri man admitted selling $142 million worth of corn, soybeans and wheat of fraudulently labeled organic grains over a 7½-year period.
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Amazon wants to put more customers within the range of its two-hour Prime Now delivery service, including suburban areas and in regions where Whole Foods does not currently have a presence.
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Please read this story. It is critical that people understand the impact of the USDA turning a blind-eye to organic factory farms.
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Despite the fact that Amazon leads online grocery sales, its supermarket competitors that offer e-commerce options are experiencing much bigger average ticket sizes and seeing more frequent trips to their stores.
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Leaders of a handful of food & beverage companies talk about what they are most worried about as we enter a new year.
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The USDA placed the interests of ag-biotech companies well ahead of those of the American consumer. It is nothing short of a disgrace.
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Within two years, 85% of all new CPG products have been removed from the shelves. Here’s an expert’s take on what to do.
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Seeking a return to an agrarian lifestyle, young farmers face very serious financial challenges and are pushing hard for meaningful policy changes.
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Very cool! Fairafric, which sources and produces its organic chocolate from Africa, has purchased equity for its farmers, making them co-owners in the business.
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Electrolyte-infused beverage brand Roar Organic has closed on $5.6 million in funding led by NYC-based AccelFoods.
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Becoming only the second country in the world to go 100% organic, the parliament in Kyrgyzstan has ordered that all of its agriculture revert to organic by 2029.
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Controversy remains about the legality of DHA algal oil, which is used Horizon’s organic milk. This is an ingredient that The Cornucopia Institute has been fighting against for many years.
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