Frederick, MD—The Common Market Co-op, a community-owned organic and natural foods grocery store, announced in a press release that it has purchased the former Safeway location on West 7th Street in Frederick and plans to open a second store there after significant renovations. This expansion, the release says, is in...
Seattle, WA--Amazon.com Inc. has plans to open dozens of grocery stores across the U.S., according to a report from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which cited "people familiar with the matter" as the source. WSJ reported that Amazon is in talks to open stores in shopping centers in San Francisco, Seattle,...
Seattle, WA--According to a report by Yahoo Finance, Whole Foods Market plans to convert its 365 stores into regular Whole Foods stores by the end of 2019. This decision accompanies Whole Foods Market’s decision to stop the expansion of their smaller format stores due to poor performance. The 365 stores...
Naperville, IL—KeHE Cares, the non-profit foundation of KeHE Distributors, is co-sponsoring a March 7 food packing event at Natural Products Expo West 2019 in Anaheim, CA, to assist local residents facing challenges in feeding their families, according to a press release. KeHE employees and show attendees will be packing 2,000...
Folsom, CA—A new epidemiological study suggests that consuming walnuts may be associated with a lower prevalence and frequency of depression symptoms among American adults, according to a press release from the California Walnut Commission. The press release says that after evaluating study participants for depression, researchers found that depression scores...
Chapel Hill, NC--Seal the Seasons, a company that provides frozen locally grown produce, announced their partnership with the Midwest retailer Meijer. According to the press release, Meijer is the first Midwest retailer to sell Seal the Seasons frozen local fruit. They will be carrying the following non-GMO, no sugar added,...
Whole Foods Market is raising prices on many of its items, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The WSJ reported that suppliers are raising prices, due to increases in packaging, ingredient and transportation costs, labor and copious products, causing the price hike to trickle down to consumers. According to...
After extensive research into California supply chain farms, water irrigation systems, and history of previous E.Coli outbreaks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) along with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Prevention, were able to trace the November 2018 E. Coli outbreak to a farm in Santa Maria, California...
Theanine, a major amino acid in green tea, can reduce stress in mice and humans, according to researchers from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Shizuoka--Japan. As explained in the study, the amount of theanine, which is the most abundant amino acid in green tea leaves, depends on...
Grocery-store-based nutrition education can improve eating habits, according to a new study titled "Nutrition Counseling for Hypertension Within a Grocery Store: An Example of the Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood Model." Researchers looked at 30 adults aged 18-60, all diagnosed with hypertension. Subjects received three free individual counseling sessions from registered dietitians over the...
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