As the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies and social distancing becomes the new normal, consumers are changing their shopping habits. New research from Nielsen, outlined in the article COVID-19: The Unexpected Catalyst for Tech Adoption, explores consumer motivation to turn to technology-enabled solutions to assist in tasks like shopping. Nielsen points to...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced on March 18 that it has asked Governors of all 50 U.S. states to deem health food stores selling nutritional supplements “essential businesses” and to allow small businesses to request Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance. The letter sent by NPA can be viewed here.
Providence, RI—Food wholesaler United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced that on Sunday it had joined with leaders from across the food and retail grocery industries to participate in a meeting convened by the White House. Steven L. Spinner, UNFI Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, represented the company and reaffirmed UNFI's...
UPDATE: Plant Based Word Conference & Expo is being rescheduled to October 2-3, 2020. New York, NY—Plant Based World (PBW) Conference & Expo is being postponed, according to a press release. Originally scheduled to take place June 5-6, the release says that the PBW team is currently discussing the alternative...
Cincinnati, OH--Two Kroger associates have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. One employee works at Kroger-owned Fred Meyer in Washington state and the other at King Soopers in Colorado. “Upon learning of these cases, we partnered with state and local health experts, followed all sanitation and cleaning procedures, communicated with and...
London—The Sustainable Food Awards for 2020 is now open for entries. The Sustainable Food Awards, organized by Ecovia Intelligence aims to recognize operators who contribute to the sustainable food industry. The awards are open to many types of operators in the sustainable food industry, including: food and beverage brands, ingredient...
Providence, RI—United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced its Q2 Fiscal 2020 results--a summary of those results, which include net sales of $6.14 billion compared to $6.15 billion in last year's fiscal Q2, can be found here. In an earnings call on Wednesday discussing the results, Steven L. Spinner, Chairman and CEO, addressed...
New Port Richey, FL—SENPA has formed a subcommittee to evaluate how its SOHO Healthfest event on May 29-31 in Irving, Texas, can be expanded to welcome additional retailers and suppliers looking to make up for lost show time, according to a press release. Debra Short, Executive Director of SENPA, said...
New York, NY—Plant Based World Conference & Expo announced in a press release that plant-based buyers from Kroger and Whole Foods Market have joined the PBW Buyer’s Council for the 2020 expo, scheduled for June 5-6 at the Javits Center in New York City. Matt Thomas, Buyer’s Council Chair, Co-Owner...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has outlined a 2020 action plan to help advance the safety of leafy greens. FDA notes in their plan that leafy greens like romaine lettuce are safely consumed daily, but that the produce has often been implicated in outbreaks of foodborne illness—for instance, the recurring outbreaks of...
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