New York--The Plant Based World Conference & Expo (PBW) has announced a new PBW Advisory council made up of members representing retailers, distributors and brokers in the industry, according to a press release. This advisory council is set to ensure support and guidance to the industry as plant-based products continue to...
Santa Barbara, CA--Celebrating its 45th anniversary, New Zealand-Based Comvita has launched new packaging across North America and a campaign aimed at educating consumers on Manuka honey, according to a press release. Comvita's new packaging features darker earth tones and gold which, the press release says, "echo the gold standard of...
Escondido, CA--Henry Avocado Corporation has issued a voluntary recall of California-grown whole avocados due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illness have been reported in association with this recall, which was prompted by positive test results on environmental samples taken during a routine government inspection of the company's...
New York—High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) caused mice predisposed to colon cancer to develop larger tumors, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian. And it doesn’t take much: The mice only consumed the equivalent of one can of soda per day. A press release from...
Chicago, IL--What's Next for Meal Kits, a new report from The NPD Group, suggests that 93 million Americans who have never tried meal kits are interested in trying them. The marketing research and consumer trends group also reports that Americans who once exclusively purchased meal kits through subscriptions are now seeking meal...
Walking through the aisles of 2019 Natural Products Expo West shows that plant-based diets are in demand, and there is no shortage of plant-based alternatives to meat to help people make the dietary shift. But as more people seek out meat alternatives, a question has been raised: Should there be...
Phoenix, AZ-- Sprouts Farmers Market expands their grocery delivery with Instacart to Southeastern markets, according to a press release. The release states that starting on March 5, residents in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina will be able to order organic groceries and household essentials via Instacart and...
Oakland, CA—Kuli Kuli closed a deal with Griffith Foods and Kellogg for $5M series B financing to make the superfood moringa a common household ingredient, according to a press release. The release states that Griffith Foods and eighteen94, Kellogg Company’s venture capital fund, led the investment. Other investors include InvestEco,...
Clermont, FL—Uncle Matt’s Organic announced in a press release the kickoff of their twentieth anniversary of growing and producing organic juices at Expo West, where they also debuted new probiotic popsicles. Matt McLean, founder of Uncle Matt’s, said in the release, “I am humbled and honored that so many have...
Phoenix, AZ—Spinato’s announced in a press release its partnership with food brokerage E.F. Reimann Company. Todd Milkovich, president of E.F. Reimann, will represent Spinato’s as they increase retail distribution throughout the U.S., the press release says. Spinato’s currently has a distribution of around 1,000 retail stores nationwide, according to the...
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