New York, NY—Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) has welcomed three new Board Directors who will contribute to its mission of ensuring access to healthy, fresh, and affordable foods grown with 21st-century hydroponic farming techniques. "We are thrilled to bring on three new strong allies to our board, whose diversity, career...
Kutztown, PA—Rodale Institute has announced the recipients of the 11th Annual Organic Pioneer Awards, an annual recognition of leaders who are changing the landscape of regenerative organic agriculture for the better. Congratulations to the 2021 Organic Pioneer Award recipients: Jay Feldman, Beyond Pesticides Founder and Executive Director; Denise O’Brien, farmer and activist; and Don...
Philadelphia, PA--There are new safety policies for Expo East 2021, according to a press release from Informa Markets’ New Hope Network. Since February, the press release adds, Informa Markets has hosted numerous trade shows within the U.S. and around the world. The new measures: Informa is implementing a mask mandate,...
The Specialty Food Association’s Fancy Food Show 2021—the in-person component of the show—has been canceled, according to a statement. Fancy Food 24/7, the digital component of the show, will run as planned from September 27-October 8. The decision was made due to increasing concerns about the Delta variant. “The Specialty...
Seattle, WA—Suzy Monford has stepped down from her position as President and CEO of PCC Community Markets, according to The Seattle Times. In a statement issued Saturday morning, Monford said: “I have made the difficult decision to leave PCC to pursue other career opportunities. Being part of PCC has been...
Pittsburgh, PA—TrueCommerce, a global provider of trading partner connectivity and integration solutions, has announced a partnership with Vori. The initiative offers food industry customers new options for eliminating manual data entry with the end-to-end Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between grocery retailers and suppliers, according to the press release, as well...
Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., has reported results for the second quarter ended July 4, 2021. Noting that Q2 last year was in the early days of the pandemic, highlights include: Net sales of $1.5 billion; a 7% decrease from the same period in 2020 and a 7% increase from...
San Francisco, CA, and Paris-Saclay, France—Danone has announced a multi-year partnership with biosciences company Brightseed to advance Danon’s plant-based expertise, according to a press release. Brightseed is the creator of Forager, an artificial intelligence platform that maps and predicts the health impact of plant-based compounds. Brightseed is partnering with Danone...
Lakewood, CO—Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has announced results for its third quarter fiscal 2021 ended June 30, 2021, and has raised its outlook for fiscal 2021 altogether. Noting that Q3 fiscal 2020 was the early days of the pandemic, a press release lists highlights for Q3 2021 as...
Purchase, NY—PepsiCo, Inc. has entered into an agreement with PAI Partners to sell several of their North American juice brands, including Naked and Tropicana, as well as several juice businesses in Europe. According to a press release, this will result in combined pre-tax cash proceeds of approximately $3.3 billion while...
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