A petition has been launched to eliminate Non-GMO labels, calling them “intrinsically misleading.” However, experts say that the FDA is unlikely to consider it.
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A petition has been launched to eliminate Non-GMO labels, calling them “intrinsically misleading.” However, experts say that the FDA is unlikely to consider it.
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Coca-Cola has purchased Australia’s Organic & Raw Trading Co., which produces MOJO, the country’s leading brand of organic kombucha.
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Nature’s Path will now manufacture Back to the Roots’ cereals, with the important goal of getting these organic products into every school in the country.
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In an interesting move, Sneakz Organic recently received the hard-to-get Chinese organic certification. But with lax enforcement in the country, does it mean much?
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Apeel Sciences, which makes an organic, plant-based skin that extends the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables, has raised $70m from Viking Global Investors, Andreessen Horowitz, Upfront Ventures, S2G Ventures and others. Former Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb has also joined the company’s board of directors.
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Fascinating read! At the Digital Food & Beverage Conference in Chicago, there was plenty of discussion around the ever-changing nature of grocery e-commerce.
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With organic grains having suffered glyphosate contamination, the case is being made that current methods to separate organic and conventional farming are not working.
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Tea Drops, which makes bagless, organic tea drops that disintegrate in your cup, has just closed on a $1.9M round of financing.
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In what would have been absolutely unthinkable just a few years ago, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, a trade group that spent tens of millions of dollars fighting GMO-labeling, has now come out and said it supports full labeling of all GMO oils and sugars.
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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.
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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.
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An analysis of recent SPINS data shows that some plant-based milks are growing faster than others and that a third wave of this market is emerging.
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Almanac Insights, a fund started by Blue Hill’s David Barber, has led a $2.5M round of financing for organic pasta brand Sfoglini.
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Environmental group A Plastic Planet has launched a new plastic-free certification, which requires brands to use packaging that is 99% plastic-free.
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The EU has taken a number of very positive steps to boost the organic sector, including banning hydroponics, increasing the supply of organic seeds, and implementing strict, risk-based checks along the supply chain.
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The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 would remove federal roadblocks to industrial hemp farming throughout the U.S. and clarify the legal status of CBD.
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Wow! Nielsen is reporting that by the last quarter of 2017, private label brands were posting dollar for dollar growth of more than three times the rate of branded products.
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With plant-based milks taking a real bite out of regular milk sales, experts are suggesting that the industry needs to look for new avenues of distribution.
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With paid members now in the “mid-hundreds of thousands”, online organic retailer Thrive Market is now offering meat and fish products from suppliers who are using ethical and regenerative practices.
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In a bid to encourage other brands to purchase crops from farmers who are transitioning to organic, Kashi and QAI have created an open-source protocol to make the whole process easier.
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The acclaimed farm-to-table chef has started a new company to “re-imagine the food system from the ground up” and has received an investment from former Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb.
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The Washington Post’s investigation into fraudulent imported organic grains from abroad has prompted the EU to see if it is suffering from similar problems.
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The demand for fermented beverages exploded in 2017 and took market share away from shelf-stable coconut water, which saw a decrease in sales.
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With the State of California declaring that glyphosate causes cancer, don’t expect the pressure to let up on brands anytime soon. Companies would be well-served to get their supply chain tested as soon as possible.
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