Still feeling the sting of Expo West being canceled, many natural and organic brands have no choice but to emphasize direct-to-consumer strategies.
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Still feeling the sting of Expo West being canceled, many natural and organic brands have no choice but to emphasize direct-to-consumer strategies.
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A very positive development — The USDA now has 180 days to reconsider its justification in withdrawing the Organic Animal Welfare Standards.
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Even though women drive 70-80% of all consumer purchasing, very few companies include women on their boards – a mismatch that hurts brands’ ability to connect effectively with their core consumer.
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Miyoko’s has gone on the offensive in a dispute with the State of California, who demanded that ‘butter’ be removed from the company’s labels, along with terms such as ‘lactose-free’ and ‘hormone-free.’
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The Consumer Brands Association (formerly known as the Grocery Manufacturers Association) has launched an advisory board to provide “thought leadership and strategic oversight for the industry as it moves forward in seeking appropriate regulation of CBD.”
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A new and very risky narrative is emerging that gene-edited food will be required for indoor vertical farms.
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According to a report from the Organic Produce Network, the top 10 categories drive 61% of dollars and 69% of volume.
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China has published a new list of products that can be accepted for organic certification, and a set of revised organic certification regulations is expected by January 1, 2020.
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Food products produced using gene-editing technology could go on sale in Japan by the end of the year despite no specific labeling rules being in place.
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At NOSH Live, the Vice President of Grocery, Dan Epley, said that the company is staying away from CBD ingestibles because of its legality.
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According to NPD Group, an increasing proportion of U.S. consumers (between 18- and 44-years-old) claim to be factoring in the environmental impact before purchasing a food or beverage product.
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As widely predicted, the plaintiff’s bar has turned its attention to the burgeoning CBD category with a series of lawsuits alleging that products contain “significantly lower levels of CBD than advertised.”
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A lawsuit alleging that Nestlé USA is misleading shoppers with its ‘No GMO Ingredients’ seal has been allowed to proceed.
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Grays Peak Captial has purchased organic baby and toddler food brand NutureMe for an undisclosed amount.
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Not surprisingly, the new 3-tier food certification from Moms Across America includes testing glyphosate and heavy metals, among things.
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Poor organic branding and a lack of policing are two of the major challenges facing the organic industry in the APAC region today.
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In a new study that looked at the food consumption habits of Millennials, they prioritize cost (48%), nutrient density (46%), no artificial additives (40%), organic food (39%) and plant-based (37%).
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PURIS has raised $75M from Cargill, one of the world’s biggest players in GMOs, to expand its organic pea production capacity.
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Organic meal kit service Sun Basket is now offering CPG products, such as those from Hodo Foods and Hu Kitchen, in its boxes.
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Thrive Market has temporarily halted sales of hemp-derived CBD products after its merchant processor demanded it cease selling them amid uncertainty over their legal status.
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Maple Hill Creamery CEO Tim Joseph makes the case that multiple farming systems will co-exist in the future.
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One company is betting that Andean Lupin, a nutritionally-dense legume, will be the next big superfood.
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FoodShot Global’s Victor Friedberg has created a unique collaborative capital investment platform that offers a “capital continuum” to support long-term transformations to the food system.
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Best known for its stevia, monk fruit, and botanical ingredients, Layn Corp has announced plans for a U.S. facility capable of processing a minimum of 5,000 tons of hemp biomass per year for full- and broad-spectrum oil, distillate and crystallized CBD isolate.
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