Evanston, IL, and Pennsylvania—Eating red meat and processed meat drives risk of heart disease up, according to new research from Northwestern University and Cornell—and eating a plant-based diet drops that risk, according to separate research from Penn State. The study from Northwestern and Cornell, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, pooled...
Niwot, CO—Lucky’s Market, which confirmed in January that it would be closing most stores, issued a press release on February 4 announcing that it has entered into new Asset Purchase Agreements (APAs) for a total of seven locations. The APAs are with Southeastern Grocers, Seabra Foods and Hitchcock’s Markets: The...
Asheville, NC—Earth Fare, a specialty natural and organic grocery store and full-service supermarket that was founded in 1975 and has locations across 10 states in the Southeast, mid-Atlantic, and Midwest, announced that it will begin inventory liquidation sales at all of its stores. The company said in a press release...
President Donald Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, following its approval by both the House and the Senate. It keeps much of the original NAFTA, while pulling in new provisions from the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement in areas such as digital...
Niwot, CO—Lucky’s Market has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with a group led by Bo and Trish Sharon, the company’s founders, for seven locations that will continue to operate, according to a press release. The stores are located in Traverse City, MI; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Columbia, MO; Melbourne,...
New York, NY—Registration is now open for the 2nd annual Plant Based World Conference & Expo, which will take place June 5-6 at the Javits Center in New York City, according to a press release. There will be more than 250 plant-based vendors in the exhibit hall, and educational sessions...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association urged the FDA to take action against nutritional supplements claiming to treat or prevent infection by the coronavirus, according to a press release. President and CEO of NPA Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., wrote in the letter: "As you are aware, the Wuhan Coronavirus is a substantial...
Niwot, CO—Natural foods chain Lucky's Market, which last week announced the closure of most of its locations, issued the following updates on January 27: Lucky's will continue to operate seven of its locations, including its markets in Traverse City, MI; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Columbia, MO; Melbourne, FL; North Boulder...
Boulder, CO—Following reports that multiple stores would be closing, Lucky’s Market issued a statement announcing that it began closing certain locations on Wednesday, January, 22, 2020, as part of its restructuring efforts. After exploring multiple alternatives, the announcement says, the company made the decision to close various stores and to...
Mustard Seed Market announced the January 24, 2020, departure of Jon Fiume, COO, and the welcoming of Gabe Nabors as new CEO. “I am extremely grateful for my tenure at Mustard Seed,” Fiume said in a release. “It has been an incredible personal growth experience and nothing has been more...
