Investment and incubation group Sonoma Brands has raised a $60 million second fund and has stakes in organic tea company Guayaki, organic soup company Zupa Noma, and several others.
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Investment and incubation group Sonoma Brands has raised a $60 million second fund and has stakes in organic tea company Guayaki, organic soup company Zupa Noma, and several others.
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A lawsuit against the retailer claims that it sold organic eggs laid by hens raised in enclosed structures when the package labels said the birds had access to the outdoors.
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At the CODEX meetings in Berlin, Monsanto attempted to convince committee members that genetically-engineered foods should be classified as “biofortified”, which would greatly mislead and confuse consumers.
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Whole Foods has announced that all brands must use a company-appointed firm to oversee all in-store merchandising, thereby giving smaller brands less freedom and making life more difficult for brokers.
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How changes to Amazon’s current grocery business indicate where its future strategy may be heading.
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E-commerce experts share their input on how grocery brands can best represent themselves on Amazon.
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Arjan Stephens, Executive Vice President at Nature’s Path, discusses how and why the company underwent a packaging re-design.
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In just four months, Whole Foods’ 365 Everyday Value private-label brand has racked up $10 million in sales and is experiencing 9% weekly growth.
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Promoting its tea as “all natural”, Bigelow is now facing a class action lawsuit because the product contained cancer-causing glyphosate.
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Representing more than 50 California residents, lawsuits have just been filed against Monsanto, claiming that its Roundup herbicide caused them to develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned fragrance & flavor company, has purchased New Jersey-based Natural Flavors, a pioneer in organic flavors.
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The USDA’s lack of transparency into the complaints about Aurora operating as an “organic factory dairy farm” is very concerning.
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Despite their well-publicized problems, Monsanto’s dicamba-resistant seeds are giving the company a much tighter grip over the seed supply — a very scary prospect.
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Online grocery is an uncharted realm, and Amazon’s dominance is by no means assured.
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Beginning on December 27th, the salad bars at Whole Foods will feature root-to-stem vegetables and superfoods, including blueberries, wakame seaweed, turmeric sweet potatoes, broccoli florets, flax seeds, superfood salad dressing and power greens.
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Brandless, the company that sells organic and Non-GMO items for $3, has raised $35 million from a handful of celebrities, including NBA star Steph Curry.
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One of the most sustainable and forward-thinking organic chocolate companies, Alter Eco, has been purchased by private equity firm NextWorld Evergreen.
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After some early complications, Campbell’s has finally closed on the purchase of Pacific Foods.
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Months after Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods, a tremendous amount of uncertainty still exists as to how the centralized buying will impact small, local brands.
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As food sales continue to move online, supermarkets across the country are rushing to enlist start-ups such as Instacart and Shipt.
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Roly Nesi, the founder of Roar Beverages, was inspired to start his organic sports drink business while opening up distribution channels for AriZona Beverages in Asia.
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Acre Venture Partners, the venture capital arm of Campbell’s Soup, led a $13m round in Pilotworks — a WeWork for the food industry.
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General Mills has given $735,000 to the National Wheat Foundation and the Soil Health Partnership in order to research soil health practices on wheat farms.
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Despite the fact that the company has seen an increase in sales since Whole Foods’ deep discounts over the past few months, CEO Amin Maredia is open to acquisition talks. This is very telling.
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