Seattle, Washington– PCC Community Markets has released its annual Co-op Purposes Report 2021, including past achievements and current goals. The report highlights the company’s efforts in charity, employee culture, and diversity and inclusion progress. It gives the market direct accountability to its community and membership, which grew by 13% in...
Portland, Oregon—Neutral Foods, a carbon-neutral food company, announced funding with several celebrity investors who support the company's vision for developing a more sustainable food system. Among the backers: NBA stars Lebron James and Kevin Love, musicians John Legend and Questlove, and author Emily Ratajkowski. The new investors will be joined...
Los Angeles—Miyoko’s Creamery, Animal Outlook, and Mercy for Animals have partnered to create an online toolkit that serves as a resource to help animal farmers transition their farms to plant-focused operations. Mercy For Animals’ Transfarmation project has helped farmers transition to plant-focused farming, growing both hemp and mushrooms, while Miyoko’s Dairy Farm...
Ann Arbor, Michigan—Wegmans Food Markets has announced its new Verified with Confidence program, with the aim of providing quality and consistency to storefronts that consumers can trust and recognize. This initiative will implement testing and review of all of Wegmans Food Markets products at 106 store locations, according to a...
A Dozen Cousins announced expansion into REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) nationwide, advancing its goal in bringing diversity to the outdoors. Starting in April, A Dozen Cousins globally inspired rice and beans will be available to shop in-store at REI locations across the U.S. Each year, A Dozen Cousins offers a...
Danbury, CT—Organic snack company LesserEvil announced its acquisition of R.E.D.D. Bar. The deal will permit the company to be competitive in the snack food market and help R.E.D.D. expand through LesserEvil’s industry connections and network, according to a press release. “Given LesserEvil’s focus on functional snacking, the bar category is...
Austin, TX—Mikaila Ulmer is having a great start to 2022. Not only is Ulmer graduating from high school this year, but her mission-driven company Me & the Bees Lemonade has grown 317% in the last two years, with distribution to all 50 states. The company has been named to the 2022 class...
Coventry, England—A study published in Science Advances revealed that price distortion has a direct impact on the fruit and vegetable intake of consumers. Researchers at the University of Warwick report that government subsidies of 25% would increase fruit and vegetable consumption and allow for healthier diets. The research team used...
Dallas, TX—A large, prospective study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has linked eating two or more servings of avocados a week to lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study is noted as the first to report the benefits between avocado consumption and cardiovascular events, such as...
Saint Paul, MN—National Co+op Grocers (NCG) and Food Co-ops and its members have raised more than $100K to benefit Ukraine’s cooperative businesses and its members. In an effort to support the cooperative community in Ukraine, NCG previously partnered with the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) and NCBA CLUSA. NCG offered a...
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