Christopher Koveleski of Frey Vineyards issued an update on Tuesday saying the Frey wine pipeline would be filled by the holidays after devastating fires swept through Mendocino County. Here is his verbatim email to WholeFoods also posted on the Frey website: All of our family members and winery staff are...
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) on Tuesday provided testimony against HB 1195, a bill that would restrict those 18 years and younger from purchasing weight loss and muscle building products. CRN does recognize that the misuse and abuse of these dietary supplements by minors is a potential concern for...
The National Chicken Council (NCC) filed a petition asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to free them from the 140 birds-per-minute cap set by the Obama administration. The NCC says the limit was “arbitrary” and is setting the poultry industry back in the global marketplace, according to NBC News.
The Botanical Adulterants Program has released a new bulletin on Rhodiola rosea. Most of the rhodiola material in trade comes from China, where it was introduced through Western research. The rhizome and roots of the plant are mainly used in northern Europe in traditional herbal medicine. Ezra Bejar, PhD, John...
Fast-growing Siggi’s Yogurt, the Icelandic-style yogurt brand, is the latest natural food products brand looking for a potential sale with help from investment banker JPMorgan, CNBC reports. The company, which pioneered transparency, natural ingredients, and low sugar in the yogurt industry, expects 50% growth next year and more than $200...
Cook County IL, which includes the city of Chicago, has repealed the recently-implemented tax on soda after a 15-2 vote by the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The controversial tax, which charged a penny per ounce on sweetened beverages, leaves an estimated $200 million hole in the county’s 2018 budget.
Cleveland, OH -- Irish food and nutrition giant Kerry Group has acquired Ganeden, the $25 million probiotic innovation company with more than 135 patents. Kerry CEO Edmond Scanlon delivered the news at an investor gathering this week in Europe. He told investors, according to the Irish Times, that the group...
It’s been a month for the record books as hurricane-related flooding ravaged Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida, Louisiana and Texas followed rapidly by wildfires laying bare hundreds of thousands of acres in northern California. What it all means for the industry is still being calculated. The human costs...
Madison, WI -- Judge Louis Stanton of the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General’s complaint against Quincy Bioscience, the makers of Prevagen. “We are very pleased with the Judge’s decision today,” said John Villafranco,...
Battle Creek, MI — Kellogg announced its acquisition of Chicago-based protein bar company RXBAR, marking the company’s continued shift towards better-for-you food as new CEO Steven A. Cahillane joined this week from Nature’s Bounty. The price is $600 million and the deal is expected to close by year-end. RXBAR, a...
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