While $1.6 million is a drop in the bucket, compared to Amazon’s $8 billion monthly online revenue number, this figure could rise significantly once Amazon puts its full weight behind Whole Foods-branded products.
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While $1.6 million is a drop in the bucket, compared to Amazon’s $8 billion monthly online revenue number, this figure could rise significantly once Amazon puts its full weight behind Whole Foods-branded products.
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In a strange and slightly unsettling interview, John Mackey compared himself to Houdini and also said “amazing things are coming” but he didn’t know what.
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An inside look at Cultivate Ventures, the venture arm of Hain Celestial.
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Founded in 2013, start-up bedsheet company Boll & Branch is the fastest growing consumer of organic cotton in the world.
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Hilary’s, a star in the organic plant-based world, has closed on a round of financing from VG Growth Partners.
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Monsanto’s dicamba is so problematic that even Trump’s EPA is contemplating taking action.
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As Whole Foods centralizes buying, Kroger is making a bigger play for local brands with its new We Are Local initiative. Smart.
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Whole Foods has ended its practice of allowing brand representatives to promote their products in the store or to check that they are being displayed correctly. A big blow to local vendors.
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The 5-time Super Bowl champion and quarterback of my beloved New England Patriots goes on the attack against GMOs and Big Food in his new self-help book.
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Shocking! New documents reveal that the EU made its safety recommendation about glyphosate based on a study that it copied and pasted from Monsanto’s own documents.
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Supermarket chain PCC Natural Markets has changed its name to PCC Community Markets to better reflect its community ownership and commitment to the Pacific Northwest.
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Supermarket chain Wegmans has been operating its own organic farms in upstate New York for the last decade and now shares this knowledge with local farmers.
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Chuck Templeton, the founder of OpenTable, has closed on a $180 million fund to invest in food start-ups.
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Over 2,200 farmers in 20 states have reported crop damage of three million acres, all caused by Monsanto’s super-toxic herbicide dicamba.
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Starting off with 63 cows in 2004, Maple Hill Creamery now has its 100% grass-fed organic products in more than 6,000 stores.
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With a real focus on expanding its private-label breakfast options, Thrive Market will be introducing plant-based nut milks, cereals and granola.
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For an undisclosed sum, Pukka Herbs has been purchased by Unilver. Pukka Herbs did approximately $30 million in revenues last year.
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Inspiring profile of Rachel and Andy Berliner and how they carefully and methodically built Amy’s into a $500 million-dollar business.
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In order to show that it can compete with Amazon-owned Whole Foods, Kroger has made major price cuts, invested more in technology, and added meal kit options to some of its stores.
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In its first week of being owned by Amazon, Whole Foods sold nearly $500,000 of its private label product. However, the company ran into inventory problems because it underestimated demand.
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With its incredibly rapid growth, the founder of Hippeas, Livio Bisterzo, claims that his company could be a $100 million brand within the next few years. Based on what his company has achieved so far, I believe it.
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The success of Amy’s Drive Thru, America’s first vegetarian, organic, gluten-free-optional fast-food restaurant, has encouraged the owners to think about a national footprint.
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General Mills’ new CEO Jeff Harmening says that innovation and fresh organic products will be critical to the success of the company.
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Whole Foods has slashed prices on some food items by up to 43%, with organic apples, organic avocados, and organic chicken as the big beneficiaries.
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