What to Consider When Considering Crowd Funding Crowd funding has blazed a trail for entrepreneurs to make their dreams a reality. But how do you convince strangers to willingly donate thousands of dollars to the promise of a product or service? And with new platforms popping up everyday how do...
Fruit d’Or of Quebec, Canada, announced it will support Vitamin Angels in several ways in 2014, including making monetary donations to the group, promoting Vitamin Angels at tradeshows and hosting a charitable golf tournament featuring National Hockey League star players. In other news, the firm’s organic Cran Naturelle is...
Global ID Group, a co-founder of the Non-GMO Project and technical administrator of the group, launched a new initiative at Expo West. The Global Non-GMO Framework is said to be the first turnkey program that helps companies bring non-GMO-labeled products to markets overseas where Non-GMO Verification isn’t widely recognized. There...
Shoppers go hands on with the green household products market.One would think that most consumers don’t give Mother Earth a second thought as they go about their shopping. So from that point of view, the following statistics are surprising. 71% of consumers say they at least sometimes consider the environment...
Kansas City, MO—Add Popchips, Inc. to the growing list of food companies that have settled class action lawsuits over the use of the terms “natural” or “all natural” in marketing. A proposed settlement has the brand set to fork over $2.4 million to a class action fund, after a lawsuit...
Finland—Including more fatty fish in the diet is an important means of positively influencing cholesterol levels, says new research out of the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). The study, published in PLOS ONE, shows people who increased their fatty fish intake to at least three to four weekly meals had...
Boulder, CO-based Boulder Brands has announced it will transition the buttery spreads line of its Smart Balance brand to non-GMO ingredients, with the switch expected to be complete by early summer 2014. ZEGO, San Francisco, CA, maker of allergy-friendly snacks, launched a line of energy bars with packaging that...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report on genetically engineered crop use in the United States, in which it cited consumer concern over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and acknowledged the existence of certain risks to the environment. In a separate survey, many farmers claimed they’ve detected GMO contamination...
Palm oil is ubiquitous at the supermarket today, as it’s found in everything from margarine to cereal to potato chips. Palm oil imports have ramped up 485% over the last decade or so, according to the Rainforest Action Network’s palm oil factsheet. The consequence of this increased production is rampant...
Crush is the word that came to mind as I navigated Hall E, the lower level of Natural Products Expo West, in Anaheim, CA, in early March. This is where newer companies exhibit, some launching at the show. The aisles were packed, something I expected since hotels had sold out...
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