California-based Urban Remedy will use the funds to fuel one particular new fresh food platform: dinner, which will be launching in Q4 2021 with three to five different ready-to-eat noodle and grain-based bowls.
Read ArticleCalifornia-based Urban Remedy will use the funds to fuel one particular new fresh food platform: dinner, which will be launching in Q4 2021 with three to five different ready-to-eat noodle and grain-based bowls.
Read ArticleThe organic direct-to-consumer baby & toddler food brand has raised $44m in a Series B round led by Valor Equity Partners, with participation from long-standing partner Kairos HQ.
Read ArticleHuge congrats to CEO Bob DeBorde — who has taken the brand to unprecedented heights — and to founders Jeff Church, James Brennan and Eric Ethans on the sale of the company to Paine Schwartz Partners. What Suja Organic accomplished is incredibly impressive. Not only did it play a leading role in taking cold-pressed organic juice to the masses, but it thrived in an extremely competitive category. An amazing run so far and much more to come.
Read ArticleNew data from Placer.ai tracking foot traffic at America’s leading food retailers shows that traffic at Whole Foods – while rebounding – remains lower than it was in 2019, while many rival grocers have staged a stronger recovery.
Read ArticleAfter the Congressional subcommittee report alleging “dangerously high” levels of lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic in select baby food products, Plum Organics, Happy Family Organics, Earth’s Best and others have been hit with lawsuits.
Read ArticleIn a very smart acquisition, Once Upon a Farm has purchased direct-to-consumer frozen organic baby and toddler brand Raised Real for an undisclosed sum.
Read ArticleShoppers sought out dairy during pandemic because of its nutritional profile and the industry’s advances around sustainability, ethical sourcing and transparency.
Read ArticleAccording to new research from the International Food Information Council, the number of Americans dieting last year held steady but calorie-counting grew while keto fell out of favor.
Read ArticleNew research suggests organic-certified meat is less likely to be contaminated with bacteria that can cause human illnesses, including multidrug-resistant organisms, than conventionally-raised meat.
Read ArticleAlbertsons will accept – to an extent – price increases that several large CPG players have warned in recent weeks are coming down the pike.
Read ArticleLed by District Ventures Capital, InvestEco Capital and Export Development Canada, the Canadian organic chickpea pasta brand will use the funds for new product innovation and to increase distribution across Canada and the U.S.
Read ArticleAccording to experts, many stakeholders are not yet up to speed on the new GMO-labeling rule, which becomes mandatory on January 1, 2022.
Read ArticleThe Organic Trade Association believes a “potential amicable resolution” is near in its ongoing lawsuit against the USDA for the withdrawal of the organic animal welfare standards.
Read ArticleThe economic fallout of the pandemic will fuel private label innovation and force brands to rethink packaging, according to one industry expert.
Read ArticleThe trend of home cooking and kitchen creativity, which scores of households exhibited last year, will stick around in 2021.
Read ArticleWith business booming during the pandemic, Thrive Market’s CEO/co-founder Nick Green says the company is “barely scratching the surface.”
Read ArticleAccording to the USDA’s Organic Survey released last week, sales of organic commodities grew 31% since 2016, but total organic acreage remains stubbornly stuck at less than 1% of overall farmland.
Read ArticleOne person’s take on the impact of months and months of cooking fresh meals at home.
Read ArticleStakeholders fear organic food exports will be banned if mutual recognition is not agreed upon between the UK and EU by December 31, 2020.
Read ArticleAnimal proteins will become less of a center-of-the-plate staple for many consumers, according to Mintel, which attributes the shift to the ability to meet protein needs from a wider variety of sources.
Read ArticleAccording to a report from Brick Meets Click, contact-less shopping method is becoming more integral for a broader consumer base.
Read ArticleAfter years of steady decline, sales of cereal have rebounded dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic as consumers sheltering in place — who once skipped breakfast in the face of long commutes — now have time to eat at home.
Read ArticleBrandjectory is a new online platform that aims to help foster relationships between early-stage CPG brands and investors.
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