This week’s email is a day earlier than normal, and there will be no commentary today, as I am attending Natural Products Expo West. The convention center floor opens tomorrow, but today is the Hemp & CBD Summit and Climate Day.
I’ll be posting plenty of Instagram Stories from Expo West, so please follow me (@livingmaxwell) if you’re unable to attend the show.
In next week’s Organic Insider, I will have a full recap of what took place and key trends that I saw in Anaheim.
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With gratitude, 
Max Goldberg, Founder |
In a departure from its nitro coffee product, RISE Brewing Co. has smartly capitalized on the booming oat milk trend and will start shipping an organic version of this drink on May 31st.
Served in Teatulia’s Tea Bar in Denver since 2012, these organic tea sodas will soon be available to consumers across the country. They come in four flavors – green, black, mint and lemongrass.
BRIANNA’S, a brand known for its award-winning flavors, is now offering organic options. The company has five new organic salad dressings – rich poppy seed, French vinaigrette, red wine vinaigrette, honey ginger vinaigrette and mango vinaigrette
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In a historic milestone, Once Upon a Farm has become the first refrigerated brand of organic baby food approved for Women, Infant, Children Program (WIC)-eligible families in West Virginia and Florida.
A federal judge has decided that the Organic Trade Association's lawsuit against the USDA - over its withdrawal of the new organic livestock and poultry rule - can proceed.
In a bid to save its critically important Biscayne Bay, Miami has banned the super-toxic weedkiller glyphosate, something that other Florida cities have already done.
In a move that would expand the retail and technology giant’s grocery footprint beyond its Whole Foods chain, Amazon will open dozens of its own grocery stores in cities across the country.
General Mills continues to show incredible leadership in soil and biodiversity, as it has committed to advance regenerative agriculture practices on one million acres of farmland by 2030. The company also donated $650,000 to non-profit Kiss the Ground, which will support farmer training and coaching through Soil Health Academies.
Researchers at Cal-Berkeley believe that genetically-engineered cannabinoids, produced via synthetic biology, will be available to medical specialists within a year.
Moringa superfood company has raised $5M from Kellogg's venture capital fund eighteen94 capital and Griffith Foods, and it intends to enter the foodservice space as a supplier of this super-hot ingredient.
A great profile of Suja and its CEO Jeff Church, as the company's investment in infrastructure gives it tremendous agility to roll out new products and expand into different categories.
The former Co-CEO of Whole Foods has invested in and joined the board of New Barn Organics, a fast-growing, organic plant-based food company.
Clif Bar's CLIF Second Responder Fund, a fund that helps communities recover from natural disasters, will earmark its first $1.5 million to the Butte Humane Society, which was impacted by the California Camp Fire.
Responding to growing consumer demand for more health-conscious options, Nestlé has introduced Nescafé Gold Organic, its first organic instant coffee product in the UK.
