French dairy company Danone, marketed in the United States as the Dannon Company, acquired Denver, CO-based WhiteWave Foods Co. for $10.4 billion, making this the company’s biggest acquisition in a decade. With brands that include Horizon Organic milk, Wallaby Organic yogurt and Earthbound Farm packaged salad, top sellers in their...
There’s no shortage of interest in “free from” foods. One might attribute this uptick in sales to an increased prevalence of common food allergies like peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soy, fish and shellfish, as well as intolerances like gluten and lactose. While these shoppers’ needs represent the core...
What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends.
Los Angeles, CA—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter of non-objection to Axiom Foods regarding the GRAS status of its Oryzatein organic brown rice and Vegotein pea protein ingredients. According to the firm, this is the first time a rice protein has received this designation. In an...
Walking the Summer Fancy Food Show June 26-28 at the Jacob Javits Center I noticed that so many ingredients have gone from obscurity to mainstream since the West Coast winter show in January. Chickpeas for one were all over the show floor this year with brands like The Good Bean...
Washington, DC—The United States Senate on Thursday voted 63-30 to pass legislation requiring that foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) be labeled with words, pictures or a barcodes that consumers could scan with their smart phones. The bill, sponsored by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) of the...
New York City, NY—The Specialty Food Association’s 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show took place June 26–28 at the Javits Center with 2,670 exhibiting companies and more than 47,000 specialty food professionals walking the exhibit halls, making it the largest in exhibit space since the show was established in 1954. Attendees...
Washington, D.C.—Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Pat Roberts (R-KS), the Committee Chairman, reached a bipartisan agreement Thursday, on legislation for a national GMO labeling standard that would preempt the Vermont mandatory labeling law. While the proposed bill does require...
Silver Spring, MD—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Austin, TX-based Whole Foods Market for not sufficiently addressing the long list of food safety violations accrued at the Whole Foods Market North Atlantic Kitchen after a series of inspections this past February. This facility is responsible...
