Seattle, WA — According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, Seattle council members have approved a tax on sugary beverages in an attempt to discourage unhealthy consumption and to fund other initiatives, like scholarships and classroom investments, job training, healthy and affordable food access, and children's health programs. Distributors now...
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will extend the timetable for compliance with its new rules for Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label and Service Size, the agency announced on Monday. “We listened to the industry and consumer feedback,” said Anne Norris, Health Communications specialist with the...
Berkeley, CA — Sovos Brands’ latest acquisition is Rao’s Specialty Foods, a producer of premium pasta sauce. This is Sovos Brands’ second acquisition in less than six months following their purchasing of Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods in January 2017. Sovos Brands is an up and coming food and beverage company...
Richmond, BC, Canada - The organic breakfast and snack food production business, Nature’s Path Foods, has received a Zero Waste Certification for its third facility in Sussex, Wisconsin. Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) has recognized the sustainability efforts of Nature’s Path and have also given Zero Waste Certifications to its...
Mumbai, India — Accoding to Reuters, tea prices are expected to increase this year due to dry weather putting a dent in production of the commodity in vital suppliers India and Kenya. Deadly flooding could also disturb tea transportation shipments to Sri Lanka, who are another crucial exporter in the tea...
Harrison, NY — Long-time soft drinks distributor PepsiCo has been reported by Reuters to be in talks to purchase All Market Inc., the owner of leading coconut brand Vita Coco. PepsiCo is offering less than the $1 billion that All Market is seeking, according to the report. All Market owners...
North Miami Beach, FL — Arteasans Beverages, announced that they will be increasing their current distribution in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions by partnering with distributors BCS International Corp. and Hana Food Distributors, Inc. Launched in June of 2016 in New York, Atreasan 5-calorie tea infusions are available in over...
Washington, D.C. — According to the Organic Trade Association’s 2017 Organic Industry Survey that was recently released, the rise in purchases in the American organic sector indicates that more consumers across the country are using organic products than in previous years. In 2016, organic sales in the United States totaled...
New York, NY — The 2017 winners of the Specialty Food Association Lifetime Achievement Awards have been announced. These Association members, along with many others, have contributed to the growth and sustainability of the current $127 billion specialty food industry. The stated purpose of SFA’s Lifetime Achievement Award is "to...
Bedminster, NJ — According to a press release from Swander Pace Capital, the private equity firm has sold Kicking Horse Coffee, Ltd., the #1 organic and fair trade coffee roaster in Canada to Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. in a transaction valued at C$215 million. In 2012, the firm partnered with Kicking...
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