The program will include a 12-week curriculum, a yearlong mentorship with a Whole Foods Market regional buyer and access to additional supplier benefits to support growth.
Read Article
The program will include a 12-week curriculum, a yearlong mentorship with a Whole Foods Market regional buyer and access to additional supplier benefits to support growth.
Read Article
In order to strengthen its appeal to organic consumers, Fetzer Vineyards — the 19th largest winery in the U.S. — will now be known as Bonterra Organic Estates.
Read Article
Coinciding with its first milk pickups at small organic farms in Vermont, Maine, New York and New Hampshire, Organic Valley announced it added 51 new farms to its cooperative. This was all initiated as a response to news in 2021 that more than 130 dairy farms in the Northeast were losing their contracts with other companies.
Read Article
Delta Galil Industries, the Israeli-based global manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label apparel products, has acquired the Organic Basics brand and certain assets.
Read Article
CEO Rachel Drori says that the company has identified tara flour as the cause of the more than 470 illnesses reported to the company.
Read Article An animal welfare researcher says the practice can protect calf health. But there’s growing interest in the potential benefits of the cow and calf bond.
Read Article
In a partnership between Stable and Mercaris, the first-ever, over-the-counter option contract to protect against volatile organic soybean prices was executed.
Read Article
Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum, Jason Buechel said one of his goals as the next CEO of Whole Foods Market is “to reconnect to many parts of our heritage as a company.”
Read Article
With Clif Bar, Mondelēz is adding to its organic portfolio, which includes recent acquisitions of Hu and Perfect Snacks.
Read Article
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Bayer’s bid to dismiss legal claims by customers who contend its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. as the German company seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.
Read Article
An enormous development to have an ROC certified product at a major restaurant chain.
Read Article
SYSTM Foods, a partnership between SYSTM Brands and PowerPlant Partners, has acquired the two organic beverage companies for an undisclosed amount.
Read Article
The co-founder and head of Patagonia Provisions explains why the outdoorsy apparel brand wants to change the way we eat.
Read Article
Just two weeks after the beverage giant announced it would discontinue the line in 2022, Honest co-founder Seth Goldman announced plans for a new RTD tea launch with the same values and similar recipes.
Read Article
Critical exposure on CNBC about the soil crisis and showcasing the valuable work that Rodale Institute is doing in this area.
Read Article
With $10m in Series A funding, the carbon assessment platform Planet FWD hopes to dramatically reduce the time it takes CPG companies to evaluate and neutralize their environmental impact.
Read Article
Through Bolthouse Farms, Evolution Fresh joins private equity firm Butterfly’s brand portfolio that includes the likes of Pete and Gerry’s Organics, MaryRuth Organics and Orgain.
Read Article
As a subsidiary of produce distributor Organically Grown Company, Forcefield Capital is focused on finding financing for companies that adopt mission-aligned structures.
Read Article
In a round led by Titan Grove, the funding will be used to accelerate HowGood’s internal growth and to expand industry partnerships throughout the U.S. and Europe.
Read Article
The funding, which was led by Temasek, will enable Brightseed to advance natural compound discovery and clinical validation.
Read Article
The music icon, along with Beechwood Capital, Goat Rodeo Capital and others, participated in Lemon Perfect’s $31M Series A.
Read Article
The organic watchdog group’s updated white paper profiles the lobbyist-affiliated appointees to the National Organic Standards Board.
Read Article
In 2021, the company purchased more than 40.7 million pounds of organic and transitional ingredients and more than 35.7 million pounds of local produce, which Chipotle defines as an ingredient grown within 350 miles from one of its distribution centers.
Read Article
French retailer Carrefour said the initiative is in response to consumers’ growing desire for transparency when it comes to the provenance of its organic products and the production methods used.
Read Article
