Kroger and Walgreens say they have formed the new group purchasing organization to deliver “purchasing efficiencies, lower costs and combined resources to help drive further innovation.”
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Kroger and Walgreens say they have formed the new group purchasing organization to deliver “purchasing efficiencies, lower costs and combined resources to help drive further innovation.”
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The Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner’s discusses his cannabis and environmental activism, including his newest venture – Brother David’s.
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The beloved LA-based Erewhon has taken an investment from the Stripes Group and will expand to other parts of California and possibly to NYC in a few years.
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Zak Normandin’s Iris Nova, which uses text messaging to sell beverages directly to consumers, has added two organic brands — Minna and HALO Sport — to its platform.
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Juice Beauty is being studied by UC-Davis for developing grapes and olives specifically for skin benefits.
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Mark Ramadan, a fellow Brown University alum and co-founder of Sir Kensington’s, has been named the CEO of the parent company of Hu Products and Hu Kitchen.
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With its investors growing frustrated with its “money-bleeding” operations, Brandless has hired a new CEO and is abandoning its $3 pricing strategy.
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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.
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Sustain Natural, a natural/organic sexual and reproductive wellness brand started by Meika Hollender, has sold a majority stake in the company to Combe.
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Organic baking company Foodstirs has become the first major organic retail brand to receive Glyphosate Residue-Free Certification, which has been called the next “must-have” clean food label.
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In a new study out by research firm Gordon Haskett, which looked at seven pricing studies of a basket of 108 items over the past year, it was found that prices at Whole Foods have gone down by only 0.8% since the Amazon acquisition.
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As part of its Restock Kroger initiative to expand its digital presence, Kroger Ship customers will be able to select from 4,500 private-label offerings and more than 50,000 groceries and other household items.
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Brandless, an online retailer which sells organic food, beauty and personal care items for $3, will be opening a “Pop-Up With Purpose” on May 1st.
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Working directly with farmers in India, Puja Barar launched Satva, an athleisure brand of clothing which uses organic cotton and GOTS-certified fabrics.
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Gunnar Lovelace, the founder of e-commerce leader Thrive Market, discusses how his company has gone zero-waste in two of its fulfillment centers.
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An inspirational profile of Priscilla Tsai, who left Wall Street in order to build Cocokind, a USDA certified organic skincare brand based in San Francisco.
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No other Big Food CEO “gets it” more than Campbell’s Denise Morrison, whose organic food portfolio is among the top 10 in sales and is growing by double digits.
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Things between the two companies must be really bad because at a speech Sunday at the American Production and Inventory Control Society’s annual conference, Whole Foods’ Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey described the culture clash as “challenging”.
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East Coast ingredient distributor Baldor has gotten into the meal kit business with a “veggie side kit” offering.
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Carole Bamford’s organic farm/shop/restaurant/wellness center in the UK has opened its first outpost in the U.S. I am happy to know that NYC is next.
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With a much greater emphasis on wellness and organic & natural products, CVS appears set to become the Whole Foods of the pharmacy world.
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A cool story in Forbes of how Barnana got started and how it has quickly grown, all with the mission of not letting unwanted bananas go to waste.
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Here are some predictions on how Millennials will impact food in the coming year. Not surprisingly, technology is a big influence.
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A Los Angeles Superior Court just dismissed a lawsuit against Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company for falsely labeling its infant formula as organic. Immediately, the Organic Consumers Association filed an appeal.
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