Apeel Sciences, which makes an organic, plant-based skin that extends the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables, has raised $70m from Viking Global Investors, Andreessen Horowitz, Upfront Ventures, S2G Ventures and others. Former Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb has also joined the company’s board of directors.
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Under Amazon’s ownership, the financial and operating performance of Whole Foods — once deemed to be an important barometer for the overall state of the organic food industry — is no longer disclosed.
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For its re-brand of Open Nature, Albertsons invited customers to build their “ideal natural brand,” including the logo and the aesthetics of the package design.
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Perdue will be converting its Simply Smart chicken line to organic and plans to sell them at about half the price of comparable organic products.
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Co-Founder Jennifer Garner is turning her old family farm into a site where they’ll grow blueberries, kale and persimmons for her organic baby food company Once Upon a Farm.
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ReThink Water, which sells USDA certified organic flavored water for kids in 11,000 outlets throughout the country, has closed a $6.7M round of financing led by AccelFoods.
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Carrefour has purchased So.Bio, a regional organic food retailer in France, with the goal of expanding this concept throughout the country.
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Nestlé’s Lean Cuisine has expanded its Origins frozen entrée line with organic ingredients and a handful of vegan options.
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As a part of Kroger’s recently launched Wellness Your Way platform, its new OptUp app helps shoppers make healthier food choices in the supermarket.
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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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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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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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Arguably the most creative marketer in the organic industry, Organic Valley is repurposing influencer videos to promote its ghee.
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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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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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Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has forced brands to reassess how their products are merchandised online.
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It has been reported that Danone will divest organic produce company Earthbound Farm, with a rumored price tag of $500M.
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Tea Drops, which makes bagless, organic tea drops that disintegrate in your cup, has just closed on a $1.9M round of financing.
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As some employees threaten to unionize amid an uncomfortable streamlining of operations, some brands are seeing an uptick in sales after Amazon’s purchase of the company last year.
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Whenever someone dares to question the safety of the Impossible Burger, even when it is Bloomberg or The New York Times, the company’s PR representative unleashes her ‘anti-science’ rant.
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