At the Monsanto Tribunal in the The Hague, five judges ruled that the company has “engaged in practices which have negatively impacted the right to a healthy environment, the right to food, and the right to health.” The ruling, however, is symbolic and is not legally binding.
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The Financial Times reported that Albertsons is taking a serious look at buying Whole Foods.
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With a much greater emphasis on wellness and organic & natural products, CVS appears set to become the Whole Foods of the pharmacy world.
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Dannon believes that it should be able to market its products as “all-natural”, even if the animals producing the milk are consuming genetically-modified feed. Class action lawyers think otherwise.
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It appears that natural grocer Sprouts Farmers Market may be looking to open locations in the Northeast and Northwest, two regions where it currently does not have a presence.
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I’m not an IP lawyer, but it looks like Juicero has a very, very strong case here. The company is suing Shanghai-based iTaste for patent, design, operation, and slogan infringement.
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Several influential Silicon Valley investors have funded an organic baby food company called Yumi, which was started by a former reporter from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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Private equity firm Sunrise Strategic Partners has taken a minority stake in Vital Farms, which specializes in organic, pastured-raised eggs.
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The California Certified Organic Farmers and the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom are administering a grant program called Look at Agriculture … Organically! The program will provide grants of up to $1,000 to schools who teach students about organic farming.
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A behind-the-scenes look at Thrive Market’s new distribution facility in Indiana and how the company is tackling complex supply chain, logistics and fulfillment issues.
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Whole Foods Market just adopted much stricter standards for how its hens must be raised.
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Organic granola and breakfast start-up Purely Elizabeth has received a $3 million cash infusion from 301 Inc., the venture capital arm of General Mills.
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Healthy and organic food brands, such as Sakara Life, are using Instagram in very strategic ways to build their followings.
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Publix has announced that it will relaunch its natural and organic grocery concept GreenWise.
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Bank of America and Jeffries have been hired to explore an IPO for Sun Basket. Preliminary discussions are valuing the company between $500 million and $1 billion.
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Before Brands has raised a whopping $35 million to deliver Early Adaptive Training™ products. These edible baby foods, the first of which will be a protein powder, will launch at the end of 2017.
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For the second year in a row, Organic Valley has revenues exceeding $1 billion, from which it netted $6.3M in profits. The company is also taking a hard look at how to make its products more affordable.
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In its most recent quarterly report, the natural and organic segment delivered strong numbers again for General Mills. No surprise at all.
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With members of Congress urging the FDA to prevent non-dairy companies from using “milk” on their labels, organic nut milk company MALK has taken a preemptive step and removed “milk” from all of its packaging.
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Drink Maple, the Vermont-based maker of organic maple water and organic watermelon beverages, has just raised $3.9 million. Filings show that the company is seeking to close the round at $4.6 million.
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Natural Grocers is launching a national TV ad campaign, advocating for animal welfare standards and organic and sustainable food practices.
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According to Bloomberg, preliminary merger talks between Albertsons and organic grocer Sprouts have been held. If this deal does go through, this could spur a private equity firm to make a play for Whole Foods.
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In conjunction with Community Grains, Rudi’s Organic Bakery will launch two new organic bread products at Whole Foods Market this month. What makes them unique is that consumers will be able to trace the grain used in each loaf back to the farm where it was grown.
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In what could be a complete game-changer for the company, Juicero has just launched a pilot program with Whole Foods Market at 11 of its stores in Southern California.
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