I acquired a taste for brussels sprouts fairly late in life as they were not common fare at our family dinner table. A leafy green vegetable that looks like a miniature green cabbage, brussels sprouts are one of those vegetables that can draw a mixed response. But if you like...
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...
Bixby & Co. now offers Bixby Bites, 0.5-oz single-servings of handcrafted certified organic candy bars. Bixby Bites are available in milk chocolate peanut (Nutty For Me) and dark chocolate (Nutty For You). Bars have five times as much protein (5 g/serving) and four times as much fiber (3 g/serving) as...
Brio has unveiled new packaging and upgrades to its “better for you” ice cream. Brio Ice Cream is made with organic whole milk pasture-raised cows and probiotics. Single-serve products now include a built-in spoon for convenience. The product is said to have 50% less fat, 35% fewer calories, deliver balanced...
New from Organic Valley is a line of Kingdom Organic Cheese imported from the United Kingdom. The line is USDA Certified Organic, non-GMO, antibiotic free and made with milk from pasture-raised, grass-fed cows. The cheeses include Kingdom Organic Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Kingdom Organic Cheddar Cheese with Cracked Black Pepper and...
Paris, France—The 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...
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...
Minneapolis, MN—General Mills announced last week that it entered into a strategic sourcing partnership with Organic Valley, the largest U.S. organic cooperative. This partnership will help 20 dairy farms add 3,000 acres to organic dairy production over the next three years, building upon General Mills’ commitment to double its organic...
You’re certainly familiar with the old adage: “The customer is always right.” For most retailers and business owners, this represents a need to appease disgruntled customers, but for a cooperative, these are words to live by. As the largest consumer-owned food market in the country, WholeFoods Magazine’s 2016 Retailer of...
