U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME), along with her colleagues Peter Welch (D-VT), Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) and Jared Golden (D-ME), wrote a letter to the CEOs of Danone and Danone North America, urging them to fulfill their earlier commitment to support organic dairy farms in the Northeast. To date, there has been no evidence of the promised co-investment in impacted communities.
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As ever-bigger companies seek it out, can this certification stay meaningful?
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This move will allow SunOpta to focus on its plant-based foods and beverages business, including its line of oat, almond, soy, rice, coconut and hemp-based products.
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With the funding, the company plans to open 15 farms across the nation, including high-tech facilities in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Pacific Northwest.
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The round was led by Belgium-based The Nest, and the money will be used to commercialize the company’s agroforestry-focused software, development and financing ecosystem.
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The organic and Non-GMO superfoods company was purchased by the publicly-traded integrated supplements platform The Healing Company for an undisclosed amount.
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This incredibly generous move will bring Rodale Institute’s renowned research, education and consulting capabilities to the Pacific Northwest — now to be called the Rodale Institute Northwest Organic Center at Cascadian Farm.
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A scan of the QR code allows access to a range of information about the product lifecycle, including its origin, date of harvest, any analysis results, obtained certificates and the path it has traveled.
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Kate Farms, a producer of organic, plant-based nutritional formulas, raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Novo Holdings.
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In a round led by HumanCo and Manna Tree, True Food Kitchen will use the proceeds to open a fast-casual brand, something that its customers have been asking for, said CEO Christine Barone.
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Online grocery company Misfits Market to acquire Imperfect Foods in an all-stock deal.
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Workers at MOM’s Organic Market voted 58-5 to join Teamsters Local 570, in hopes of better pay, a clear pay structure and more job security.
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Coyuchi, the first organic luxury home goods brand for sustainable living, has filed to go public through a Regulation A+ offering.
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“The effect on the farms that had their contract canceled was traumatic and devastating, not only to them but to the regional community,” said Ed Maltby, executive director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance.
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One of the numerous changes is the introduction of palm-scanning devices, which allow for checkout-free shopping.
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Led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the funding from this Series A round will be used to continue its national expansion and to double the number of retailers that carry its products.
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The e-commerce platform is on a mission to “bring real, good, authentic, organic ingredients from Italy to the United States.”
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Vividly, a software solution that helps trade performance management, closed on a financing led by Vertex Ventures US.
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The LA-based private equity firm, which owns large stakes in MaryRuth Organics and Pete & Gerry’s Organic Eggs, has closed on its sophomore fund.
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Just published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research group unveiled a dairy lifecycle assessment conducted on Organic Valley farms that shows small organic dairy farms, which focus on grazing and organic production techniques, are low greenhouse gas champions.
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The publicl-traded health and wellness company has confirmed its receipt of an unsolicited offer from EF Hutton SPV I LLC to acquire the company’s outstanding common stock for $3 per share in cash.
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With Seth Goldman’s new iced tea brand set to hit shelves next month, the financing was led by Collaborative Fund, S2G Ventures and previous Honest tea stakeholders, distributors and suppliers.
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The organic baby food brand will use the funds to support national expansion, fuel DTC growth and serve the quickly growing waitlist of over 10,000 families.
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John Mackey’s new venture, Health America, has raised $31M and counts Walter Robb, former co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, as a partner.
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