(Important: We are building a new back-end for Organic Insider and sometime over the next few days, accessing the links to previous newsletters will require that you log in and create a password.)
At the end of each quarter, I will be doing a recap newsletter for those individuals who may have missed an Organic Insider or want to revisit a previous issue. I know that everyone receives a tremendous amount of email, and this gives people a quick and easy way to get caught up.
Here are the newsletters from the second quarter of 2018:
* Cornucopia’s very damaging report about fraudulent organic imports from Turkey and the USDA’s inability to stop this problem.
* Clearing up the confusion around “organic cannabis.”
* How the Real Organic Project is going to help ensure that organic is what farmers and consumers expect it to be.
* Two things to consider when marketing regenerative products.
* A look at the U.S. organic sales data for 2017 and asking the question whether the industry is maturing or not.
* How the USDA’s rejection of the check-off program could turn into a very positive outcome.
* Reading between the lines in the USDA’s proposed GMO-labeling standards.
* Recap of the National Organic Standards Board Meeting in Arizona and how addressing fraud was a clear priority.
* The harm that the House version of the farm bill could cause to the organic sector.
* What journalists who cover the organic food industry would like you to know.
* The sad reality of how the USDA has completely marginalized the National Organic Standards Board.
* Farmers suffered $400M in losses due to fraudulent imported organic grains.
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Have a great day! 
Max Goldberg, Founder |
An encouraging and excellent piece in the NYT about how agroecology is gaining momentum around the globe, much to the chagrin of the major chemical companies.
Since Amazon acquired Whole Foods, microtrips, visits lasting less than five minutes, are up nearly 9%. This also sheds light on the company's retail strategy - focusing on convenience.
It should come as no surprise that GMO-grass is beginning to cause real problems in Oregon, and Big Ag is off the hook in dealing with the mess.
At the recent NOSH Live 2018, Jeremiah McElwee, SVP of merchandising and product development at Thrive Market, talked about how his company works with brands to help them flourish.
Kroger has partnered with the UK's Ocado, who has mastered automated fresh food delivery and is beating Amazon in this category.
Danone Manifesto Ventures is planning to have invested in 20-25 food startups by 2020, with a focus on healthy drinks, snacks, baby food and alternative protein sources.
Co-Founder and CEO John Foraker recently spoke at FamilyFarmed's Good Food Financing & Innovation Conference in Chicago and said that his company aims to be a leading kids nutrition brand from baby all the way to age 12.
Very cool to see that Runa, an organic beverage company started in 2009 by two fellow Brown University alums, Tyler Gage and Dan MacCombie, has been purchased by All Market.
A recent Nielsen report is showing that plant-based foods are now accounting for 1/5th of all food and beverage purchases, a staggering number and one that should continue to grow.
