Oakland, CA—Belcampo has reported that approximately 8,000 acres of land on its farm at the base of Mount Shasta have burned in the Zogg Fire. No employees, animals or structures have been harmed or lost and the supply chain is not expected to be affected, according to a company press...
Sanford, Fl—Smart Baking Company has been placed on Orlando Business Journal's 2020 Fast 50 list and the Elite 50 list. “We’re honored to be on these lists and in such great company among growing Central Florida businesses,” said Harvey Heuvel, CEO of Smart Baking Company, in a press release. “But...
Providence, RI—United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020, and has announced CEO Steven Spinner’s intention to retire. Highlights of the fourth quarter, according to a press release, include: Net sales increased 0.4% to $6.75 billion, an 8.0% increase on a...
Chicago, IL—IRI has announced the launch of the IRI CPG Channel Shift Index and IRI CPG E-Commerce Demand Index as additions to its COVID-19 Insights Dashboard, according to a press release. “The IRI COVID-19 Dashboard has become a trusted, standard resource for understanding the CPG landscape in real time, including...
South Plainfield, NJ—For 30 years, WholeFoods Magazine has honored natural product retailers with its annual Retailer of the Year award. This year, the honor goes to Weavers Way Co-op. A driving principle: “Our food represents our values, as well as our hopes and aspirations for our community and our region.
Los Angeles, CA—A new industry group is looking to promote representation of black, indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) space, according to a press release. Ibraheem Basir, Founder and CEO of A Dozen Cousins, has created Project Potluck as an organization to help BIPOC thrive...
Raleigh, NC—The adoption of nutrition data on front-of-package (FOP) labels is associated with improved nutritional content—both of those products and their competitors, according to a new study that analyzed 16 years of data on tens of thousands of products. “We wanted to know whether food companies were responding to increased...
It started with a phone call from a doctor—or rather, the expectation of one. “Within a month of the start of the COVID crisis,” said David Williams, EVP of Business Development at Cornerstone Consulting, “we had to go to Costco, and I was waiting for an important phone call from...
Washington, D.C.—The Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced efforts to host a Congressional fly-in to address climate change, which will take place over a two-week period from September 21 to October 2. Nearly 60 organic stakeholders from across the country representing the entire organic supply chain will “virtually converge" on Capitol...
Oklahoma City, OK—The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), Upton’s Naturals, and a founding board member of PBFA have teamed up with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a federal lawsuit challenging a new Oklahoma food labeling law as a violation of the First Amendment, according to a press release.
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