McCormick, which sells organic and conventional spices and flavorings, is partnering with IBM to use artificial intelligence to mine 40 years of data it has amassed on consumers, taste palates and product attributes.
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McCormick, which sells organic and conventional spices and flavorings, is partnering with IBM to use artificial intelligence to mine 40 years of data it has amassed on consumers, taste palates and product attributes.
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Major French retailer Carrefour is joining up with other with food companies, including Danone, to launch “MiiMOSA Transition”, a crowdfunding project to help farmers switch to organic farming.
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Your Super, an organic superfood company with offices in Los Angeles and Berlin, has raised $5M from PowerPlant Ventures, Doehler Ventures and others.
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The City of Vancouver’s Development Permit Board granted approval to Nature’s Path for its proposed new headquarters, which is LEED gold/platinum and uses wood as an exoskeleton. Very cool!
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The company is facing a class action lawsuit which alleges that it is “misleading consumers” over the geographic origin of its Cascadian Farm organic products.
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Rose Marcario reflects on the brand’s recent political activism and philanthropy — and what’s next.
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Thrive Market’s initial release of products –hand wash, body wash, body lotion, shampoo and conditioner — are all $5.99 and contain no sulfates, phthalates, parabens, or silicone. Plus, they’re all gluten-free.
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The UK organic grocery chain has achieved zero edible food waste via a partnership with food-sharing app Olio.
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Some encouraging news out of Europe. A French court canceled the license for one of Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weedkillers over safety concerns, placing an immediate ban on Roundup Pro 360 in the latest legal blow to the Bayer-owned business.
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Oakland’s Hodo Foods, a maker of organic tofu, is partnering with Renewal Mill, a food byproduct recycler, in the hopes that okara flour — soybean pulp left over from soy milk processing – is the next big superfood.
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Parachute, which made its name in the direct-to-consumer bedding market, is now offering GOTS-certified organic mattresses and a service that includes full delivery and removal of your old mattress.
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Don Lee Farms, which makes an organic vegan burger that “bleeds” but does not contain the controversial GM-soyleghemoglobin (The Impossible Burger), has been experiencing massive growth and is getting ready to expand to 15 countries around the world.
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Rodney McMullen, Chairman and CEO of Kroger, gave his outlook on the future of retail at the NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show in New York City.
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Greenhouse, a Toronto-based pressed organic juice company, has raised $9M from Canopy Rivers, the venture capital arm of Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp.
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Shocking but not shocking. The Guardian is claiming that EU regulators literally copy-and-pasted sections from Monsanto’s own studies when creating an “independent” safety report on the controversial weedkiller glyphosate.
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A recent job posting by Amazon, which was quickly taken down, indicates that the company is looking to get into the fresh meal delivery business.
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Whole Foods will no longer be opening additional 365 stores, and an internal email cited the diminishing price gap between Whole Foods and 365 as the reason for the change.
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Laird Superfood, a producer of organic and Non-GMO, keto-friendly foods, has raised $32M and plans to use this money for product development and acquisitions.
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India’s Supreme Court just ruled that Monsanto can claim patents on its GM-cotton seeds, a decision that is expected to encourage other ag-biotech companies to increase their investment in the country.
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With its direct-to-consumer model, bedding company Boll & Branch has become one of the biggest viral-marketing successes of the past several years and the largest consumer of organic fair trade-certified cotton in the world.
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In conjunction with Microsoft, Kroger is now testing out “digital shelves” which can keep track of products and help speed shoppers through the aisles. These could be rolled out to all of its 2,780 supermarkets.
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A fascinating look at Thrive Market’s strategy, and this year’s objectives include figuring out its approach to offline pickups and retail store integrations.
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A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging that Monsanto’s Roundup causes cancer has issued a ruling that could severely restrict evidence that the plaintiffs consider crucial to their cases.
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Wanting to give shoppers the ability to search online for items by dietary preference or to find product ingredient lists and nutritional information, Whole Foods has launched a digital product catalog at products.wholefoodsmarket.com.
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