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.
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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.
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CCOF’s OCal standards, certification process and regulations mirror almost exactly those of the USDA’s National Organic Program.
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Yesterday, nine organic organizations representing organic farmers and consumers delivered two petitions with 15,234 signatures asking Danone North America, owner of Horizon Organic, not to leave the Northeast.
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The organic Kalamata olives are being studied because of their antioxidant and cardioprotective properties.
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The problem is processing and transportation capacity, not a lack of food.
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While organic foods still cost more than conventional, the prices of conventional foods are increasing more quickly than the prices of organic foods.
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At an Expo East panel, one industry analyst said that trends happen on Amazon approximately 24 months ahead of food, drugs and mass.
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The Colorado-based producer of organic and Non-GMO hummus, dips and guacamole gets acquired.
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It’s never a good thing when a state makes these decisions, especially when it’s because they can’t find enough labor.
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Research has shown that the diversity of the bacteria on an organic apple is far greater than on a conventional one.
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While food labels are nothing new, a different type that calculates the environmental cost has had a surprising effect on consumers.
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Animal-based meat and dairy manufacturers increasingly are addressing consumer demand for improved animal welfare and environmental impact – helping to defend and grow their sales in the face of encroaching competition from plant-based options.
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“The FDA needs to get on the ball and needs to make sure that we do what the science requires, as opposed to, what, potentially industry is asking for,” the representative from Illinois went on to say.
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Friends of the Earth just released its 2021 Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard. How does your grocery store rank?
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A new peer-reviewed study from the Environmental Working Groups shows that organic packaged goods are much safer than conventional ones.
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Organic producers and handlers can now apply for USDA funds to assist with the cost of receiving or maintaining organic certification.
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A look at commodity prices, structural issues with logistics and the current set of practices that led us to this situation.
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The pandemic brought rampant growth for local food distribution platforms.
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The pandemic has changed how companies provide a taste of their products to shoppers.
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With Danone citing growing transportation and operational challenges in the industry, this decision will cause immeasurable harm to organic dairy farmers and their communities throughout New England and New York.
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Beyond Pesticides filed another lawsuit against a company alleged to be mislabeling CBD products as organic.
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Greenpeace Philippines strongly denounced the approval of GMO ‘Golden Rice’ for commercial production, a crop that faced massive opposition from Filipino farmers, scientists, consumers, health advocates and environmental groups.
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A bill put forward by Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to decriminalize marijuana includes language on CBD that has been welcomed by supplement industry stakeholders.
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According to research published in the journal Environmental Pollution, organic food consumption among children is associated with higher scores on tests measuring fluid intelligence and working memory.
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