Lakewood, CO—Natural Grocers has announced an ice-cream themed 3-day celebration commemorating 65 years in business with sweepstakes, contests, giveaways and more at their 159 locations across the U.S. At the celebration, which kicks off on August 13, customers will have ample opportunities to engage in a socially distant way, including...
Sausalito, CA—Patagonia Provisions announced the launch of its new spice line, and shared the story of the seed that inspired the line. Rewind 50 years: It's 1968, and Yvon Chouinard, Founder of Patagonia, is camping with friends to climb Monte Fitz Roy with Patagonian gauchos. The group stops to rest...
Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has reported results for its second quarter ended June 28, 2020, in a press release. Highlights include: Net sales of $1.6 billion, a 16% increase from the same period in 2019 Comparable store sales growth of 9.1% and two-year comparable store sales growth of 9.2%...
Virtual—A key finding from FMCG Gurus Global Sustainability 2020 survey: 63% of consumers say they are concerned about the environment, and 53% say brands should be doing more to protect the environment. By 2021, Nielsen estimates that one quarter of total store sales in the U.S. ($150 billion) will be...
Las Vegas, NV—SupplySide West and Food ingredients North America 2020, which had been scheduled for October 27-30, 2020, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. SupplySide announced that the decision to cancel was not an easy one, but was made with the health...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced that it will hold its annual flagship events virtually in 2020, according to a press release. The day-long symposium “The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science” is being renamed to “Science In Session” and splitting into two half-days, taking place Tuesday, October...
Spring, TX—The CoQ10 Association shared the news of its Ingredient Integrity Initiative. The Association is partnering with Trust Transparency Center’s Ingredient Transparency Center to continue the testing initiatives it has been conducting over the past two years. The goal: to test every retail offering of single-ingredient CoQ10 in an effort to develop improved,...
Washington, DC—The House of Representatives voted to approve an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would ensure that the U.S. Department of Defense may not prohibit the possession, use, or consumption of hemp products—in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local law—by members of the Armed Forces.
Landing, NJ—DolCas Biotech, LLC, has shared its zero-waste goal for its portfolio of nutraceutical ingredients. The company is committing to accelerating a full-sustainability strategy centered on upcycling, according to a press release. DolCas will pair this endeavor with ongoing clean-label initiatives. One example the press release notes of DolCas’ upcycling:...
Sioux Falls, SD—New research co-authored by OmegaQuant's William S. Harris, Ph.D., showed that women who had a higher Omega-3 Index were more protected from the adverse effects on the brain from air pollution than those with a lower Omega-3 Index. In the study, which was published in Neurology, Omega-3 Index...
