Organic, plant-based meal delivery service Sakara Life has named Mike Bagale, who was the executive chef at Alinea — the country’s #1 rated restaurant — as its first “artist in residence”.
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Organic, plant-based meal delivery service Sakara Life has named Mike Bagale, who was the executive chef at Alinea — the country’s #1 rated restaurant — as its first “artist in residence”.
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Despite controversial lawsuits and rising awareness about glyphosate’s health risks, new data analysis shows that the use of this chemical has increased across the Midwest.
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At NYC’s Sustainable Cosmetics Summit, it was revealed that 68% of American females purchase natural and organic beauty products.
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An upcoming vote of the California Fish and Game Commission could set in motion the listing of four species of native bumble bees as endangered, sealing their fate for survival.
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According to the International Food Information Council’s annual Food and Health Survey, there is still real confusion about what plant-based means.
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Cusa Tea, which claims to be “the world’s first organic instant tea company,” closed on a $2.5M investment round.
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Perdue Farms is hoping to end the disconnect in the American beef industry, a result of misleading ‘grass-fed’ and ‘product of USA’ labels.
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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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