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Op-Ed

Food at the Heart of Climate Action

A Call for Courage, Collaboration, and Science

December 26, 2025

Juan Aguiriano, Chief Sustainability Officer, Kerry Group

The world is finally recognizing that transforming food systems is inseparable from tackling climate change and safeguarding human health.

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Sustainability

Good for the Planet — Good for Business

Find out how companies are lighting the way on sustainability.

September 3, 2024

Jennifer Joseph

The natural products industry is leading the way in building business practices that support a healthy planet as well as healthy people—and winning consumer trust (and sales!) in the process. Learn the strategies that are making waves and how retailers can capitalize on the success.

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2024 Trends

Expo East Trend Report: 5 Top Trends in Natural Products (Part 1)

Natural Products Expo East Sunset Show Featured Many Rising Stars

October 19, 2023

Nancy Trent

Trendspotter Nancy Trent shines a light on the top trends at Natural Products Expo East.

UNFI, Crisp Launch Tech for Consumer Goods Industry

August 4, 2023

Rebecca Viscomi

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) has announced the launch of UNFI Insights, an exclusive product developed with Crisp, designed for the CPG industry.

Lighting the Way on Social and Environmental Sustainability

August 23, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

WholeFoods Magazine invited companies in the natural products industry to showcase how they are going above and beyond with their environmental and social sustainability efforts. Read on for the latest efforts from companies throughout the supply chain (listed in alphabetical order), and get a glimpse at their goals for a...

How Machine Learning Can Reduce Food Waste in Grocery Stores

May 20, 2022

Matt Frost

The FMI - The Food Industry Association, reports that the average supermarket stocks more than 31,000 items (1). To operate efficiently, it’s important to track how many of these items are actually sold and how many are wasted. Reports suggest that in the UK grocery retail sector, stores throw away the...

Rescued Produce Yogurt

December 22, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Full Harvest and Danone North America have launched Two Good ‘Good Save’ yogurt, made with Full Harvest Verified Rescued Meyer lemons. The product line utilizes 100% Verified Rescued Produce and will launch new flavors in 2021. www.twogoodyogurt.com...

Danone, Full Harvest Collaborate to Address Food Waste

December 16, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

San Francisco, CA—Full Harvest in collaboration with Danone North America, announced a new product line that addresses food waste by utilizing rescued foods on the market. The first product in the line, Two Good ‘Good Save’ yogurt, is made with Full Harvest Verified Rescued Meyer Lemons that would have been...

Let’s Talk About Food Loss

October 19, 2020

Jacob Foss

Growing up, my mom would tell me to eat everything on my plate before leaving the dinner table. “Don’t let all of that goodness go to waste,” she’d say like clockwork. “Someone had to grow it.” She taught me to value the work it took farmers to put food on...

7 Highlights from the Sustainable Food Summit

July 30, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

London--Ecovia Intelligence, a research, consulting & training company that focuses on global ethical product industries, has released a report outlining key outcomes from the European edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit, which took place in Amsterdam in June. Highlights from the report, which were announced in a press release: The...