Planet Organic, a London-based chain of organic/natural grocery stores, has been purchased by Inverleith, a Scottish private equity firm.
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Planet Organic, a London-based chain of organic/natural grocery stores, has been purchased by Inverleith, a Scottish private equity firm.
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Evo Hemp is coming out with a new line of CBD extracts and soft gel capsules made with organic hemp grown by Native American hemp activist Alex White Plume on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota.
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An inside look at the standards team at New Hope, who holds the line as to what ingredients can and cannot be used in products at the shows.
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Natural Grocers has just launched its new line of organic private label products, comprised of 35 different items across 10 categories, some made with heirloom ingredients.
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Is plant-based almond milk truly “milk”? The FDA is formally seeking input on this issue.
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With food accounting for 24% of counterfeit goods in the EU, this should make us wonder whether we have a lot more to worry about than just fraudulent organic corn and soy from abroad.
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Environmental Working Group, along with several organic brands, including Nature’s Path, Stonyfield Farm, MOM’s Organic Market, One Degree Organic Foods, and Happy Family Organics, has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to sharply limit glyphosate residues allowed on oats and to prohibit the pesticide’s use as a pre-harvest drying agent.
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Thrive Market has signed a partnership with organic and natural distributor KeHe until 2023, during which it will provide category insights, supply chain expertise and access to its wide array of products.
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The German chemical giant wants the recent $289M glyphosate verdict overturned and is seeking a new trial.
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A new article shows that on a per capita basis, Switzerland spends the most money on organic food, followed by Denmark.
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As glyphosate increasingly becomes a fixture in the daily news and awareness among consumers grows, contamination of this chemical in organic foods is an issue that some brands are proactively addressing.
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Independent and natural grocers are using superior customer service and higher product standards as a way to fight back against large retailers who are competing on price.
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The Organic Consumers Association has sued the restaurant chain Pret a Manger because some of its “natural” food products have tested positive for glyphosate.
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A petition has been launched to eliminate Non-GMO labels, calling them “intrinsically misleading.” However, experts say that the FDA is unlikely to consider it.
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Perdue’s acquisitions of organic and humanely-raised chicken and beef companies have proven to be a smart strategic moves.
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For many organic dairy farmers dealing with massive debt or facing bankruptcy, setting up a GoFundMe campaign has become their last resort.
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Coca-Cola has purchased Australia’s Organic & Raw Trading Co., which produces MOJO, the country’s leading brand of organic kombucha.
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Great read! A fascinating and in-depth interview with John Foraker, one of the most accomplished and admired executives in the organic food industry today.
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When the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a probable human carcinogen in 2015, U.S. politicians threatened to cut off funding for the agency. However, their recent attempts of doing so just failed.
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A detailed look into what is going with the lawsuit that the Center for Food Safety and the Center for Environmental Health have filed against the USDA for failing to enact federal GMO-labeling standards.
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Monoprix, a high-margin retailer, has partnered with Amazon and is aiming to become the Whole Foods of France.
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A fascinating look at Iroquois Valley Farms, a socially conscious investment firm that is playing an important role in sustaining and funding organic farms throughout the U.S.
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The Organic Center just came out with a study that looks at the hazards of toxic synthetic pesticides to farmers and how organic farming methods can reduce the health risks to these workers.
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In a new study out by research firm Gordon Haskett, which looked at seven pricing studies of a basket of 108 items over the past year, it was found that prices at Whole Foods have gone down by only 0.8% since the Amazon acquisition.
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