At an Investor Seminar in London, the world’s biggest yogurt maker said that it expects to triple the size of the plant-based business to $5.75 billion by 2025.
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At an Investor Seminar in London, the world’s biggest yogurt maker said that it expects to triple the size of the plant-based business to $5.75 billion by 2025.
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A San Francisco Superior Court judge, who had considered overturning the recent $289M verdict against Monsanto for its RoundUp causing Dewayne Johnson to get cancer, upheld the decision but reduced the financial award to $78M.
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Organic berry company Driscoll’s is defending itself against “slave-labor” claims at its operations in Mexico.
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A California judge ruled that Monsanto did not act with “malice or oppression” when California groundskeeper DeWayne Johnson claimed that the constant use of Roundup caused his cancer. As such, a new trial may be coming soon.
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The smart oven by June will now have a special Whole Foods button, allowing owners to select specific Whole Foods products to cook.
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Through its loyalty program and anthropological research, Kroger is tracking food waste and five other key trends at its stores.
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In a wide-ranging and revealing interview, Caius Rommens, a former director of J.R. Simplot and team leader at Monsanto, reveals the hidden dangers of the GMO potato that he created.
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The Savory Institute’s Land to Market program has debuted its Ecological Outcome Verification seal, with four brands participating in the pilot program.
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has agreed to hear the Organic Trade Association’s case against the USDA over the agency’s failure to put into effect new organic livestock standards.
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Encouraged by the success from its pop-up in Los Angeles, Brandless will be opening up a pop-up in NYC’s Meatpacking District from October 24th to November 4th
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The organic HPP baby food powerhouse, co-founded by John Foraker, Jennifer Garner, Cassandra Curtis and Ari Raz, has just closed on a $20M round, led by CAVU Venture Partners.
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A new report from Brick Meets Click shows how Amazon is dominating the online grocery market, yet only 11% of Amazon shoppers bought any groceries from Amazon in the past month. This means that the 30% number could go much higher.
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In the ever-increasing bid for convenience, Kroger and Walgreens are testing a program that would allow Walgreen’s shoppers to pick up online orders of Kroger’s groceries at 13 of the pharmacy’s locations.
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A prominent academic journal said Monsanto did not fully disclose its involvement in a published research paper that found the herbicide to be non-toxic, thereby bolstering the argument that the company ghost-wrote safety reviews.
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Planet Organic, a London-based chain of organic/natural grocery stores, has been purchased by Inverleith, a Scottish private equity firm.
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Evo Hemp is coming out with a new line of CBD extracts and soft gel capsules made with organic hemp grown by Native American hemp activist Alex White Plume on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota.
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An inside look at the standards team at New Hope, who holds the line as to what ingredients can and cannot be used in products at the shows.
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Natural Grocers has just launched its new line of organic private label products, comprised of 35 different items across 10 categories, some made with heirloom ingredients.
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Thrive Market has signed a partnership with organic and natural distributor KeHe until 2023, during which it will provide category insights, supply chain expertise and access to its wide array of products.
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Perdue’s acquisitions of organic and humanely-raised chicken and beef companies have proven to be a smart strategic moves.
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Coca-Cola has purchased Australia’s Organic & Raw Trading Co., which produces MOJO, the country’s leading brand of organic kombucha.
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Great read! A fascinating and in-depth interview with John Foraker, one of the most accomplished and admired executives in the organic food industry today.
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Monoprix, a high-margin retailer, has partnered with Amazon and is aiming to become the Whole Foods of France.
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A fascinating look at Iroquois Valley Farms, a socially conscious investment firm that is playing an important role in sustaining and funding organic farms throughout the U.S.
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