Anaheim, CA—Eli Steltenpohl has announced the creation of the Greg Steltenpohl Pragmatic Visionary Award, an annual $100,000 grant for early-stage ventures in the food space. Greg Steltenpohl, Eli’s father, was the Founder of Odwalla and Califia Farms. He passed in March 2021. The new grant was announced at Natural Products...
Anaheim, CA—Day 2 of Expo West started with the keynote The Joy of Plant-Based Eating with Tabitha Brown, featuring Tabitha Brown herself—actress, vegan, and NYT bestselling author of Feeding the Soul—interviewed by Jessica Rubino, New Hope Network’s Executive Director of Content. “To me, Tabitha Brown just embodies all that is...
Anaheim, CA—Natural Products Expo West 2022 is on, and in-person, offering data, leadership wisdom, and advice for retailers. The first presentation of the conference, “The State of Natural & Organic,” was presented by Carlotta Mast, SVP, New Hope Network; Kathryn Peters, EVP Business Development, SPINS; and Nick McCoy, Managing Director,...
Lake Success, NY—The Hain Celestial Group has announced its participation in and support of the Smart Shelf Tag solution from Cornerstone for Natural. Smart Shelf Tags make use of ELI Codes, which are similar to QR codes, except that rather than linking to a webpage that has to be maintained,...
A number of brands have joined forces to create the Clean Oil Crew, raising awareness about the effects of vegetable and seed oils. LesserEvil, A Dozen Cousins, Cappello’s Primal Kitchen, and RIND Snacks all try to keep vegetable and seed oils out of their products by using butter, ghee, olive...
Saint Paul, MN—In an effort to support Ukraine's cooperative businesses and members, the National Co+op Grocers (NCG) has partnered with the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) and NCBA CLUSA. The collaboration has launched a fundraising drive to support the Ukrainian cooperative community's immediate and ongoing needs as they deal with this...
Berkeley, CA—The baby and child food company Once Upon a Farm has become the first brand to receive the 1,000 Day Promise Certification, with their new line of Advanced Nutrition Blends for babies. The non-profit Clean Label Project designed the program, basing it off of elements of European regulations for...
Auburn, WA—The Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) will be attending Expo West at booth #1041, and will be giving a talk on gluten-free topics. GIG will present “Gluten-free Matters: Insights Into the Gluten-free Market and Motivators for its Consumers” on Wednesday, March 9 from 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. The talk will be...
Seattle, WA—PCC Community Markets has shared the results of its 2021 community relations and giving efforts. Last year, PCC operated 15 locations across the Puget Sound area, and supported its community through donations of nearly 2 million pounds of food and goods and nearly $1m in donations, in-kind assistance, and...
Orlando, FL—Two new studies suggest that regular mango consumption may help improve glucose control and reduce inflammation, according to a press release from the National Mango Board. Specifically, the studies found: Mango consumption is associated with better overall diet quality and nutrient intake Snacking on mangos rather than other sweet...
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