Brooklyn, NY — ITO EN (North America) Inc. announced its partnership with food industry redistributor Dot Foods, which will expand less than truck load availability of its popular brands, including matcha LOVE, TEAS’ TEA Organic and Oi Ocha, to distributors nationwide. Dot Foods has a streamlines business model, removing large...
Washington, D.C. — In July of 2016, Paris, France-based Danone SA announced its intention to acquire Denver, CO-based WhiteWave Foods Co. The firm has finally gained approval to proceed with the $12.5 billion buyout, its largest to date, but the Justice Department has made the purchase contingent on Danone selling...
Daniel Lubetzky, founder and CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks, based in New York City, NY has launched an independent organization called Feed the Truth. Lubetzky has pledged $25 million to Feed the Truth and has removed himself and his company from its operation to eliminate bias. Feed the Truth’s mission...
According to Bloomberg, Albertsons Cos., a grocery-chain operator, held preliminary merger talks with Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. Citing people with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg reports the potential deal, which is at an early stage and may not actually lead to a deal, would involve taking Sprouts private and add...
On March 6, 2017, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a confirmed case of the presence of H7 avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee, which is contracted to Tyson Foods Inc. Avian influenza, or...
Arlington Heights, IL — Importer of high-quality Norwegian Fish oils, Carlson Labs, announces the opening of Carlson Healthy Oils, a new bottling facility in Norway. The facility is certified by the Norwegian Food Safety authority and located near one of the busiest fishing harbors in the North Atlantic. The company...
New Hyde Park, NY — John Carroll, previous chief executive officer of Hain Celestial, has been named executive vice president of Global Brands, Categories and New Business Ventures of Hain Celestial with responsibilities including global branding, new business ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and the execution of Project Terra, the Company's...
Emeryville, CA - Clif Bar & Co., makers of organic foods, has been awarded a Climate Leadership Award for Supply Chain Leadership by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA advises that the award “recognizes organizations that not only have their own comprehensive greenhouse gas inventories and aggressive emissions reduction...
The Dr. Oz Show has been criticized for making unsubstantiated or sometimes downright contradictory claims. However, the show has won the key ruling against the North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA) in its recent lawsuit challenging the show’s reporting on mislabeled imported olive oil. Last year, the NAOOA filed...
New York City, NY — Students in the New York City school system now have a healthier breakfast option available to them in the form of Back to the Roots cereals, reports The New York Times. Oakland, CA-based Back to the Roots produces cereals that are certified organic, are non-GMO...
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