Jeremiah McElwee, VP of Purchasing and Merchandising at Thrive Market, talks about what he looks for when taking on a new product and also discusses the trends that he is seeing.
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Jeremiah McElwee, VP of Purchasing and Merchandising at Thrive Market, talks about what he looks for when taking on a new product and also discusses the trends that he is seeing.
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With Whole Foods moving to a centralized buying model, some are speculating that food start-ups may face serious problems getting on store shelves.
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The Today Show did an interesting segment on how organic produce distributor Baldor’s is putting 100% of its food scraps to good use.
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Hunt’s Tomatoes posted a video proudly advertising that its tomatoes are Non-GMO. Needless to say, the pro-GMO community wasn’t happy about this.
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The coconut water giant agrees to settle a lawsuit over illegally using non-organic coconuts. Class action lawyers say that the organic certifier, Bioagricert, was not doing its job correctly.
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In El Paso, Texas, Whole Foods Market has just opened its first bilingual store and is positioning it as the “third place” for city residents.
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ShopRite, the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the U.S. with more than 270 stores, has just launched its own private label line of organic products.
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In an interesting interview, the CEO of Danone, Emmanuel Faber, discusses the future of organic and the pending $10 billion WhiteWave acquisition.
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Instacart has disclosed the five most popular brands that people were searching for on its website in 2016.
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On the heels of the company firing nine store managers in the Mid-Atlantic region for manipulating the bonus program to their benefit, two former employees have filed a massive class action lawsuit claiming that Whole Foods cheated them and 20,000 other employees out of their earned bonuses.
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A fascinating look at what people are purchasing the most at Whole Foods.
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A Los Angeles Superior Court just dismissed a lawsuit against Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company for falsely labeling its infant formula as organic. Immediately, the Organic Consumers Association filed an appeal.
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In what seems to be a growing pattern, Monsanto is sued for illegal herbicide use which caused serious crop damage. This time, the largest peach farmer in Missouri is taking the seed giant to court.
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Seeking to expand its lunch offerings, Starbucks will begin a regional rollout of organic soup in the spring.
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Tom Chappell, who started Tom’s of Maine toothpaste and sold it to Palmolive for $100 million, will be opening up two Ramblers Way stores in New Hampshire, which sell organic clothing.
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In further consolidation in the organic chicken sector, Pilgrim’s Pride has acquired GNP Company for $350 million.
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An incredibly inspiring story – Lancaster Food Company looks to hire ex-offenders and hopes to offer these individuals a second chance.
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Organic, drinkable gazpacho company Tio Gazpacho has inked a multi-faceted partnership with Jose Andres, the most acclaimed Spanish chef in the U.S.
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Maple Hill Creamery, the producer of organic, grass-fed dairy products, has just sold a minority stake in its business to private equity firm Sunrise Strategic Partners.
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Whole Foods is employing two new strategies in its stores – craft beer and restaurants -to keep its competitors at bay.
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Leading organic dairy company Organic Valley has teamed up with major food company Dean Foods to help grow the Organic Valley brand in the marketplace.
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A handful of organic companies, including Nutiva, Annie’s and Dr. Bronner’s, are leading the way in regenerative agriculture as a way to mitigate climate change.
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Pepsi has officially announced its acquisition of probiotic drinks company KeVita, although financial terms were not disclosed. Rumors, however, put it in the $500m range.
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Vanity Fair gives us a fascinating look at the latest with Sarma Melngailis, founder of Pure Food & Wine, who is now facing 15 years in prison for grand larceny and fraud.
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