Wow! Nielsen is reporting that by the last quarter of 2017, private label brands were posting dollar for dollar growth of more than three times the rate of branded products.
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Wow! Nielsen is reporting that by the last quarter of 2017, private label brands were posting dollar for dollar growth of more than three times the rate of branded products.
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With plant-based milks taking a real bite out of regular milk sales, experts are suggesting that the industry needs to look for new avenues of distribution.
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Harvard Business Review takes a look at the rise in popularity of organic and Biodynamic wine.
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The USDA has published a list of international and domestic businesses it claims are using fraudulent organic program certificates. But as I wrote about in last week’s Organic Insider, the problem is nowhere close to being solved.
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The trend in farm-to-table restaurants around the country isn’t just to buy local but to serve food from your own farm.
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Dr. Brian Ward, an organic vegetable specialist at Clemson University’s Coastal Research and Education Center, has developed a method for using “extreme bacteria” to produce an organic fertilizer so rich with ammonium that it rivals synthetic fertilizers.
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Australia has proposed mandatory fungicide treatment on a wide variety of vegetable seeds entering the country, saying the risk of pathogens from abroad has become too great to ignore.
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Wisconsin dairy farmers are reeling from competition from Texas mega-sized farms, who may not be adhering to organic rules.
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In an important ruling, the EU’s General Court said that consumer and environmental groups could challenge the way the European Commission authorizes the sale of GMOs.
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Organized by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a group of farmworkers went on a 5-day hunger strike in NYC to get the attention of billionaire Nelson Peltz, hoping he will pressure Wendy’s to sign the Fair Food Program.
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According to a new report from Mintel, a shocking 25% of all food and drink products launched in Germany in 2017 were organic.
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With new patents recently filed regarding farming automation, Walmart may become much more vertically integrated.
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Data just released shows that the monarch butterfly count fell by nearly one-third from last year’s count, indicating ongoing risk of extinction for America’s most well-known butterfly. This is largely due to the widespread planting of GE-crops.
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Applegate has filed a declaration in federal court in support of the OTA’s lawsuit demanding that the USDA enact the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule. The company also donated $25,000 to the suit’s legal fund.
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Some of the key trends at BioFach in Germany included innovative plant-based options, coffee alternatives, and sustainable packaging.
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Just as Biodynamic products have been gaining significant traction and interest in the organic food market, the same is starting to happen in the personal care industry.
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At the MOSES Conference in Wisconsin, industry experts and farmers fear for their livelihoods if fraudulent imported grains continue to come into the U.S.
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The Washington Post’s investigation into fraudulent imported organic grains from abroad has prompted the EU to see if it is suffering from similar problems.
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An Iowa State University professor has found that the Russian media is heavily pushing the anti-GMO narrative online, questioning the safety of these crops. I am 100% okay with this.
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Attempting to appeal to the health and wellness crowd, Michelob’s new Ultra Pure Gold beer is made with organic grains.
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The demand for fermented beverages exploded in 2017 and took market share away from shelf-stable coconut water, which saw a decrease in sales.
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With an oversupply of milk in the industry, organic dairy farmers are facing lower prices and production quotas.
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France is getting serious about improving its food supply and requiring that all public sector food be local or organic by 2022.
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According to a report released by the Organic Produce Network and Nielsen, sales of fresh organic produce items reached almost $5 billion in 2017, an 8% increase from the previous year.
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