According to new data, the overall plant-based foods sector reported a significant slowdown (but still positive) growth for 2021 vs. 2020, with plant-based meat sales seeing flat growth while other categories grew by single digits.
Read Article
According to new data, the overall plant-based foods sector reported a significant slowdown (but still positive) growth for 2021 vs. 2020, with plant-based meat sales seeing flat growth while other categories grew by single digits.
Read Article
‘Forever chemicals’ were found in bowls, bags, plates and wrappers, even from some companies that say they’ve phased them out.
Read Article
Maine Farmland Trust and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association raised $255,000 to aid farmers who have had to remove their products off market shelves while testing for PFAS.
Read Article
Paper pots have been the source of much debate at the National Organic Standards Board, and now there is an organic one.
Read Article
Funding will be provided to partners who implement climate-smart production practices, activities and systems on working lands; measure/quantify, monitor and verify the carbon and greenhouse gas benefits associated with those practices; and develop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart commodities.
Read Article
According to data released by NielsenIQ, this figure underscores the impact supply chain challenges have had on food retailers.
Read Article
Similar to The Washington Post’s story a few years ago about fraudulent organic grains from Turkey and Ukraine, this article exposes just how easy it is for bad actors in India to manipulate the USDA’s antiquated and porous paper-based system. Here is the response to the NYT article from the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).
Read Article
California accounts for nearly 20% of US organic farms and acreage.
Read Article
While farming coffee will be more challenging in a warmer climate, some countries will be able to grow more cashews and avocados, a new study finds.
Read Article
U.S. sales of organic fresh produce surpassed $9 billion for 2021, the first time the market has reached that mark, but didn’t match the double-digit gain from the previous year.
Read Article
PFAS were found in the soil, well water and produce of an organic farm in Maine, causing serious concern throughout the entire state.
Read Article
RBC Capital Markets gives an interesting analysis of the plant-based investment space.
Read Article
Millennials have now become the category’s largest consumer, seeking products made with fewer and more premium ingredients.
Read Article
American consumers have pushed sales to record levels, with retail experiencing growth of more than 5% a quarter.
Read Article
Because supply chains are made of people.
Read Article
The New York Times finally takes a look at the perilous road ahead for small organic dairy farmers.
Read Article
At the Sustainable Ag Summit, industry leaders paid more attention to an ‘anti-meat agenda’ than the climate crisis.
Read Article
This user-submission study showed that organic chicken may come from plants with high salmonella rates.
Read Article
Producers are over-ordering supplies for 2022, and farmers are considering new cash crops. Others are getting out of the business.
Read Article
There is a limited supply of glass, containerboard, cardboard and aluminum — with no clear end in sight.
Read Article
Sober-curious drinkers, dual-purpose brands and functionality collaborations head the list.
Read Article
Because of the presence of ethylene oxide in organic sesame seeds, the EU has blacklisted five certifying agencies from India.
Read Article
The Specialty Food Association’s Trendspotter Panel picked its top 5 trends for next year, and it predicts a surge in popularity of peppers and pasta.
Read Article
CCOF’s OCal standards, certification process and regulations mirror almost exactly those of the USDA’s National Organic Program.
Read Article
