Through Bolthouse Farms, Evolution Fresh joins private equity firm Butterfly’s brand portfolio that includes the likes of Pete and Gerry’s Organics, MaryRuth Organics and Orgain.
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Through Bolthouse Farms, Evolution Fresh joins private equity firm Butterfly’s brand portfolio that includes the likes of Pete and Gerry’s Organics, MaryRuth Organics and Orgain.
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As a subsidiary of produce distributor Organically Grown Company, Forcefield Capital is focused on finding financing for companies that adopt mission-aligned structures.
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In a round led by Titan Grove, the funding will be used to accelerate HowGood’s internal growth and to expand industry partnerships throughout the U.S. and Europe.
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The funding, which was led by Temasek, will enable Brightseed to advance natural compound discovery and clinical validation.
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The music icon, along with Beechwood Capital, Goat Rodeo Capital and others, participated in Lemon Perfect’s $31M Series A.
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The organic watchdog group’s updated white paper profiles the lobbyist-affiliated appointees to the National Organic Standards Board.
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In 2021, the company purchased more than 40.7 million pounds of organic and transitional ingredients and more than 35.7 million pounds of local produce, which Chipotle defines as an ingredient grown within 350 miles from one of its distribution centers.
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French retailer Carrefour said the initiative is in response to consumers’ growing desire for transparency when it comes to the provenance of its organic products and the production methods used.
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New investors include LeBron James, Maverick Carter, John Legend and Questlove, among many others.
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A new report questions the dramatic environmental claims that alternative proteins can save the planet, disrupt the status quo or challenge the power of the corporate food industry.
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The company is on track to generate $17 million in revenue this year and $36 million in 2023.
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I wonder how long it takes before B Corp does anything.
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Farmland LP, the largest manager focused on converting conventional farmland to organic in the U.S., today announced the closing of Vital Farmland REIT LLC, raising over $130 million in equity capital.
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Backed by Bayer (Monsanto), these CRISPR and gene-edited greens will be hitting the shelves in 2023.
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The pet nutrition startup that sells organic and natural pet supplements for dogs has closed on a Series A, led by CAVU Venture Partners.
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Founded by Jeffrey Bland, PhD, the company has been fostering the development of certified organic Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat, a legacy crop that fell into obscurity as modern cultivars of wheat, maize and other foodstuffs came to the fore.
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Laura Modi, co-founder and CEO of Bobbie, said she had expected $4 million in revenue for 2021 but closed the year with $18 million.
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Amy’s Kitchen has paid more than $100,000 to settle serious federal health and safety violations from the Department of Labor’s Office of Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), including $95,750 in penalties paid within five years of Amy’s certification questionnaire, which the company failed to disclose.
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Jason Karp, HumanCo’s founder and CEO, is keeping the company’s plant-based offerings but is adding a grass-fed organic dairy line in order to appeal to a much broader consumer base.
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Led by CAVU Venture Partners and existing investors S2G Ventures, Cambridge and Beechwood, the new investment will fuel innovation and category expansion.
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Having had their contracts cut by Danone and Maple Hill Creamery, organic dairy farmers in the Northeast have been given an incredible lifeline from Organic Valley.
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Called the Local and Emerging Accelerator Program, it will offer mentorship directly from Whole Foods Market experts and the potential for financial support to promote business growth.
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Founded by sisters Janett and Erika Liriano, Inaru is reimagining the cacao supply chain and has provided organic certification to more than 300 farmers, with a waitlist of 1,800 more.
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Founded by Alex Matthews and Rafael Martin Del Campo, the company makes Mexican-inspired, organic fermented and probiotic drinks.
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