In a bid to encourage other brands to purchase crops from farmers who are transitioning to organic, Kashi and QAI have created an open-source protocol to make the whole process easier.
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In a bid to encourage other brands to purchase crops from farmers who are transitioning to organic, Kashi and QAI have created an open-source protocol to make the whole process easier.
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With many other Big Food companies having already launched venture capital arms, Kraft Heinz is following suit and has introduced Springboard to seek out promising organic, natural and health start-ups.
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With new patents recently filed regarding farming automation, Walmart may become much more vertically integrated.
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On March 19th, vendors and suppliers will be meeting in Austin to express their serious discontent with the proposed merchandising policy changes.
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Founded by Dr. Josh Axe and Jordan Rubin, organic bone broth maker Ancient Nutrition has just raised a whopping $103 million round, led by VMG Partners.
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Snack brand Square Organics has become the first investment for Thrive Market Ventures, the venture capital arm of Thrive Market.
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Yahoo! reported that tensions have been high behind the scenes over whether to allow Coca-Cola on the shelves of Whole Foods.
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Working directly with farmers in India, Puja Barar launched Satva, an athleisure brand of clothing which uses organic cotton and GOTS-certified fabrics.
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In a stunning move, General Mills is converting 34,000 acres — roughly 53 square miles — of farmland in South Dakota to organic in order to meet the supply needs of Annie’s.
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Offering a more intimate touch and a non-corporate appeal, independent organic markets are finding their footing in the Amazon-Whole Foods world.
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The acclaimed farm-to-table chef has started a new company to “re-imagine the food system from the ground up” and has received an investment from former Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb.
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Starbucks — an important and prestigious distribution outlet for numerous organic brands — is the latest company to reduce its selection.
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A federal judge temporarily ruled that California cannot force Monsanto to put a warning label on its glyphosate products, but the chemical can still remain on the state’s cancer-causing list.
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In very worrisome news, GE-apples that don’t brown will hit more stores than initially planned, spurred by positive feedback from misinformed consumers.
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Berekely-based TCHO is being purchased by Ezaki Glico of Osaka, a nearly 100-year-old food company known for making Pocky, chocolate-dipped cookie sticks.
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Since the program started two years, Kashi is currently helping 15 farmers — up from 4 farmers only two years ago — become certified organic and more than 4,200 acres will supply certified transitional crops to Kashi in 2018.
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On CNBC, Hain Celestial CEO Irwin Simon said that despite the price cuts, his company’s sales to Whole Foods are increasing dramatically.
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This isn’t the first time that I have heard people complaining that Sun Basket’s organic meal kits are much less organic than they claim to be.
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Led by investors M3 Ventures and Sweat Equities, Mooala closed on a $5M round to increase its distribution throughout the U.S.
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In its quest to expand its organic and natural portfolio, Nestle took a controlling stake in Ecuador’s Terrafertil.
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At Expo West, the Savory Institute will be debuting its Land to Market program, which will ultimately provide brands and retailers with access to meat, dairy, wool and leather originating from land that is regenerating.
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A federal lawsuit has been filed against the EPA and Monsanto over the approval of Monsanto’s XtendiMax weedkiller, which puts hundreds of endangered species at risk.
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Okanagan Specialty Fruits, the maker of genetically-engineered apples, hopes to generate US$1 billion in sales by 2030, buoyed by the Canadian government just approving its third variety of GE-apples.
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In a $30M round led by Danone Manifesto Ventures, Mousse Partners and AccelFoods, Harmless Harvest will use the funds to continue its growth and to have a positive social impact on the Thai communities from where it sources its coconuts.
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