Fascinating read! At the Digital Food & Beverage Conference in Chicago, there was plenty of discussion around the ever-changing nature of grocery e-commerce.
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Fascinating read! At the Digital Food & Beverage Conference in Chicago, there was plenty of discussion around the ever-changing nature of grocery e-commerce.
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GrubMarket, which sources organic food directly from farms and then delivers it to consumers and businesses at a big discount versus its competition, just closed on a $32M round led by GGV.
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To make it easier for online shoppers to find organic and natural items, Albertsons has launched O Organics Market on Instacart.
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How a regulatory loophole is misleading consumers and putting many American grass-fed ranchers out of business.
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Farmers in South Carolina have launched a self-regulating certification when they are close but just can’t reach organic.
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Sprout Foods, which makes organic baby food, has created an app for Amazon’s Alexa, which guides parents on how to encourage their kids to eat healthier and plays songs for kids about fruits, vegetables and plant-based proteins.
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GS Retail, the operator of Korea-based convenience store chain GS25, has invested $30M in Thrive Market and will also start selling its products in the country.
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Walter Robb, the former Co-CEO of Whole Foods, has joined Chicago-based S2G Ventures as an Executive-in-Residence, helping to identify new investments and mentoring portfolio entrepreneurs.
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USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and his agency are pulling back rules that the organic industry wants. As a result, this could erode consumer confidence in the organic seal.
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The Cornucopia Institute sent a formal request to antitrust regulators asking them to scrutinize the sale of Hain Celestial’s organic/natural poultry division, claiming that, depending on who acquires it, the effect could harm competition in the already highly concentrated organic poultry sector.
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With nutrient levels way down in our fruits and vegetables — because of soil degradation — here is a look at how some farmers are trying to change that.
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With the industry dealing with major issues of fraud with organic grains from Turkey, we are now hit with allegations that pineapples from Costa Rica may not be legitimate either, with an estimated loss of $6M.
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With a goal of increasing organic production by 300%, the Saudi government has committed $200M to scale its organic farming sector.
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Arguably the most creative marketer in the organic industry, Organic Valley is repurposing influencer videos to promote its ghee.
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In a very positive development, Slovakia has no GE-crops under development in the country, largely due to the protests of NGOs and the influence of neighboring countries.
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Organically Grown Co., the largest organic produce distributor in the Northwest, has sold itself to a sustainability trust, with profits going to its farmers and workers.
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In a pushback against EU policy, Ireland has voted to prohibit or restrict the cultivation of GMOs in Ireland.
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Next week at Whole Foods, Prime Members will receive $10 in free money (store credit) when they spend $10, a free box of Cheerios when they buy one, and many other discounts during the 36-hour Prime Day, beginning on July 16th.
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In a very important ruling, a judge decided that 400 lawsuits which claim that glyphosate – the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup – caused cancer can now go to trial.
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Nature’s Path Foods, North America’s largest organic breakfast company and one of the most respected brands in the industry, announced its resignation from the Organic Trade Association (OTA). The company cited concern that the OTA is pushing a non-organic agenda, which threatens the future of organic.
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Even though Bloomberg claims that GMOs are safe — something that the organic industry does not agree with — it slams the USDA’s proposed GMO-labeling standards and insinuates that they are ‘propaganda’ and potentially ‘misleading.’
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Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has forced brands to reassess how their products are merchandised online.
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As part of the Soil Association’s Organic September in the UK, restaurants and cafes are being encouraged to utilize more organic ingredients.
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With organic grains having suffered glyphosate contamination, the case is being made that current methods to separate organic and conventional farming are not working.
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