Oslo, Norway -- For the third year in a row, Aker BioMarine has received an “A” rating from The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) for its krill fishery in the Antarctic. Only 2.2% of the catch volume of reduction fisheries in the analysis achieved this rating, and all correspond to its...
Austin, TX — In a taste of what’s in store, Amazon’s Whole Foods Market stores are talking turkey by discounting Thanksgiving meal staples and offering even more for Prime members. Antibiotic-free turkeys are selling for $2.49 per pound, or $1.99 per pound for Prime customers. Whole organic turkeys, meanwhile, will go...
The founders of Boulder's Alfalfa's Market have sold the natural grocer to two Denver-based investors who plan to revamp the Boulder location and expand in other parts of the state, reports the Daily Camera. Mark Retzloff and Barney Feinblum sold their majority shares in the company to Mark Homlish, vice...
According to an article in USA Today, Butterball will be releasing organic turkeys and ground turkey in time for Thanksgiving this year. While one can get organic turkey from another producer, the fact that Butterball, one of the largest turkey product companies in the country, is throwing their hat in...
Washington, D.C. -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says a network of online marketers and the three people behind it have agreed to settle charges they sold more than 40 weight-loss, muscle-building, and wrinkle-reduction products to consumers using unsubstantiated health claims, fake magazine and news sites, bogus celebrity endorsements and...
Seattle, WA -- Amazon’s latest management move combining all its retail operations, along with Whole Foods Market, under SVP Steve Kessel gives it the flexibility to experiment seamlessly with the most efficient ways to deliver groceries to consumers and optimize the brick-and-mortar to digital connection and data. Kessel’s background using...
San Francisco, CA — Brandless, the online startup providing unbranded essentials, has introduced its vitamin and supplement lineup, all offering 30-count supplies for $3. Greens and antioxidant blend and melatonin appear to be the most popular items as both were sold out within a week of the site emailing customers...
Bentonville, AR — In an effort to steer customers to its brick-and-mortar stores and lift online profitability, Walmart is starting to charge customers more to buy certain products online, reports The Wall Street Journal. A new merchandising system in some cases lists products on Walmart.com with an online price and a...
Secaucus, NJ — Continued price competition in the sports nutrition segment led to an 8.5% decline in third-quarter net sales for The Vitamin Shoppe. Same store brick-and-mortar sales were down 7% and online sales were down 5%, the company reported this week. On a conference call with analysts, CEO Colin...
Washington, D.C. — On October 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to four companies which sell hemp oils marketed as having cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in hemp that is considered to have a variety of health benefits. Unfortunately, these benefits are not...
