Vermont Creamery, based in Websterville, VT, has been awarded for the second time with a Good Food Award for its flagship goat cheese, Bonne Bouche. From 2,059 entries, Vermont Creamery was one of only 193 winners who passed vigorous vetting to confirm the award’s standards of sound agricultural practices, sourcing...
Asheville, NC – Not long after Earth Fare announced its new Live Longer with Earth Fare campaign, the company has now taken the next step towards making healthy food more affordable and accessible with the removal of GMO ingredients from over 500 private brand items on its shelves now. In...
Los Angeles, CA - Essential Living Foods, a California based superfood brand, has had its assets acquired by the Terrafertil Group. As an innovator of superfoods, as well as organic and sustainably sourced foods, Essential Living Foods and Terrafertil Group will work in tandem to promote the Essential Living Food’s...
New York, NY — Last week, Daniel Lubetzky, founder and CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks, announced the launch of Feed the Truth, an independent organization seeking to improve public health by reforming the food industry and its self-serving practices through greater transparency and truth. Lubetzky has pledged $25 million to...
In an effort to reduce consumer confusion on product date labels, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) have joined together to adopt two standard phrases: “Best If Used By” and “Use By.” “Our product code dating initiative is the latest example of how retailers and...
Essen, DE — The Aldi supermarket chain plans to reinvent its look and product selection to deliver a modern and wholesome shopping experience to their customers. With the investment of $1.6 billion, the company also expects to grow to more than 1,300 locations by 2020. Aldi will be adding natural...
Los Angeles, CA — POM Wonderful filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California alleging that Trenton, NJ-based Bai Brands had infringed on its “Super Tea” trademark, causing a likelihood of confusion. Both POM and Bai super tea products are antioxidant-rich real brewed teas...
Austin, TX — Whole Foods Market will be focusing on current store growth in their new quarter instead of opening the recently forecasted 1,200 new stores across the U.S. The retailer has experienced low same-store sales in the last six quarters, and they’ll close down nine stores up until April...
Phoenix, AZ - Sprouts Farmers Market, a fresh produce market, is actively expanding to the Southeast with East Point, Georgia being the first addition. These markets require temperature-controlled spaces in order to produce fresh goods, and Americold, a temperature-controlled warehousing company based in Atlanta, Georgia, was happy to partner with the organic grocery market.
Washington, D.C. — The Organic Trade Organization (OTA) has announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that is meant to help guide farmers in transition to certified organic agriculture. The National Certified Transitional Program (NCTP) — using OTA standards — will provide oversight to approved Accredited...
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