Danone Manifesto Ventures is planning to have invested in 20-25 food startups by 2020, with a focus on healthy drinks, snacks, baby food and alternative protein sources.
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Danone Manifesto Ventures is planning to have invested in 20-25 food startups by 2020, with a focus on healthy drinks, snacks, baby food and alternative protein sources.
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Kroger has partnered with the UK’s Ocado, who has mastered automated fresh food delivery and is beating Amazon in this category.
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Amid rumored clashes with Amazon executives, Whole Foods Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey says that he is “not afraid to get fired”, which may indicate that the end of his reign is getting close.
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A strain of unapproved GMO wheat from Monsanto was found in Canada, which prompted Japan and South Korea to halt imports from the country.
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In a rebuke to EPA head Scott Pruitt, Hawaii has become the first state in the nation to ban chlorpyrifos, a neurotoxic pesticide that has been shown to harm children and has been found in food, air and drinking water.
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Barely alive, David Johnson is the first of 800 victims to sue Monsanto for causing him cancer.
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Out of its nearly 7,000 private brand products, Amazon’s food and beverage items account for less than 2%.
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Sprouts’ CEO Amin Maredia said that his company’s Instacart partnership has scaled quickly and that 70% of its sales are coming from shoppers in a seven-minute drive or less from its stores.
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With the goal of reducing food waste and helping farmers, avocados using an organic coating from Apeel Sciences are now being sold at Costco.
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Almanac Insights, a fund started by Blue Hill’s David Barber, has led a $2.5M round of financing for organic pasta brand Sfoglini.
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In a bid to strengthen its non-alcoholic beverage portfolio, MillerCoors has purchased California-based Clearly Kombucha.
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There is no debate that carbon farming can make a big difference, yet the question remains: how quickly can we get funding to the farmers in order to make this effort scale?
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The Cornucopia Institute just released a formal request to antitrust regulators asking them to scrutinize Tyson Foods’ acquisition of organic poultry brand Smart Chicken, claiming it will irreparably harm competition in the sector.
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Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods has dramatically altered how other food companies are selling their products to consumers.
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An analysis of recent SPINS data shows that some plant-based milks are growing faster than others and that a third wave of this market is emerging.
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After having visited the market once, 48% of shoppers are now regularly shopping at LIDL.
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LOLA, a direct-to-consumer subscription service delivering tampons, pads, condoms, lubricant, and feminine cleansing wipes — all of which are “100% organic” by nature — has just announced a $24M Series B led by Alliance Consumer Growth, with support from existing investors Spark Capital, Lerer Hippeau and Brand Foundry Ventures.
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While organic is booming in the U.S. and throughout much of the world, the same cannot be said about the market in Japan.
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Organic farmers in Minnesota have an interesting and old strategy to manage weeds — flamethrowers.
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In its approval of GMO ‘Golden Rice’, the FDA said that this crop does not meet the nutritional requirements to make a health claim. This is a significant blow to advocates of Golden Rice who said that it would provide increased amounts of Vitamin A.
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NYC-based Soozy’s, a maker of paleo and grain-free muffins, has landed an investment from AccelFoods and BIGR Ventures.
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With its purchase of the Nebraska-based brand of organic fresh chicken, Smart Chicken, Tyson Foods is deepening its commitment to its organic food strategy.
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Two companies hope to use blockchain as a way to incentivize regenerative farming practices, all with the goal of capturing carbon from the environment. The question is: will it work?
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Why farmers are making the switch to organic corn and soy, and the market challenges that remain.
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