Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has forced brands to reassess how their products are merchandised online.
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Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has forced brands to reassess how their products are merchandised online.
Read ArticleIt has been reported that Danone will divest organic produce company Earthbound Farm, with a rumored price tag of $500M.
Read ArticleTea Drops, which makes bagless, organic tea drops that disintegrate in your cup, has just closed on a $1.9M round of financing.
Read ArticleAs 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.
Read ArticleWhenever 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.
Read ArticlePCC Community Markets, the country’s largest natural foods cooperative, currently uses about 5 million plastic containers in its deli department annually and intends to replace these with biodegradable alternatives by 2022.
Read ArticleIn what would have been absolutely unthinkable just a few years ago, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, a trade group that spent tens of millions of dollars fighting GMO-labeling, has now come out and said it supports full labeling of all GMO oils and sugars.
Read ArticleSince Amazon acquired Whole Foods, microtrips, visits lasting less than five minutes, are up nearly 9%. This also sheds light on the company’s retail strategy – focusing on convenience.
Read ArticleVery cool to see that Runa, an organic beverage company started in 2009 by two fellow Brown University alums, Tyler Gage and Dan MacCombie, has been purchased by All Market.
Read ArticleAt the recent NOSH Live 2018, Jeremiah McElwee, SVP of merchandising and product development at Thrive Market, talked about how his company works with brands to help them flourish.
Read ArticleCo-Founder and CEO John Foraker recently spoke at FamilyFarmed’s Good Food Financing & Innovation Conference in Chicago and said that his company aims to be a leading kids nutrition brand from baby all the way to age 12.
Read ArticleDanone Manifesto Ventures is planning to have invested in 20-25 food startups by 2020, with a focus on healthy drinks, snacks, baby food and alternative protein sources.
Read ArticleKroger has partnered with the UK’s Ocado, who has mastered automated fresh food delivery and is beating Amazon in this category.
Read ArticleAmid rumored clashes with Amazon executives, Whole Foods Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey says that he is “not afraid to get fired”, which may indicate that the end of his reign is getting close.
Read ArticleBarely alive, David Johnson is the first of 800 victims to sue Monsanto for causing him cancer.
Read ArticleOut of its nearly 7,000 private brand products, Amazon’s food and beverage items account for less than 2%.
Read ArticleSprouts’ CEO Amin Maredia said that his company’s Instacart partnership has scaled quickly and that 70% of its sales are coming from shoppers in a seven-minute drive or less from its stores.
Read ArticleWith the goal of reducing food waste and helping farmers, avocados using an organic coating from Apeel Sciences are now being sold at Costco.
Read ArticleAfter having visited the market once, 48% of shoppers are now regularly shopping at LIDL.
Read ArticleLOLA, a direct-to-consumer subscription service delivering tampons, pads, condoms, lubricant, and feminine cleansing wipes — all of which are “100% organic” by nature — has just announced a $24M Series B led by Alliance Consumer Growth, with support from existing investors Spark Capital, Lerer Hippeau and Brand Foundry Ventures.
Read ArticleThe Cornucopia Institute just released a formal request to antitrust regulators asking them to scrutinize Tyson Foods’ acquisition of organic poultry brand Smart Chicken, claiming it will irreparably harm competition in the sector.
Read ArticleAmazon’s purchase of Whole Foods has dramatically altered how other food companies are selling their products to consumers.
Read ArticleWith its purchase of the Nebraska-based brand of organic fresh chicken, Smart Chicken, Tyson Foods is deepening its commitment to its organic food strategy.
Read ArticleBare Foods, a manufacturer of organic and Non-GMO fruit and vegetable snacks, has just agreed to be purchased by Pepsi for nearly $200M.
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