Los Angeles, CA—Learn Grow Lead has recently partnered with 1% for the Planet, furthering its mission to educate, feed, and empower communities through sustainable farming, according to a press release. Learn Grow Lead partnered with Children Helpers Foundation in Cape Coast, Ghana, and realized that there was an opportunity to...
Providence, RI--Despite objections from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, UNFI shareholders approved a substantial executive compensation plan. The union outlined its concerns in a letter to shareholders in November, prior to the vote, citing a "75% collapse in UNFI's stock price since the announcement of the Supervalu acquisition in July...
BREAKING NEWS (February 3, 2020): Earth Fare Announces Inventory Liquidation at All Stores Asheville, NC--Earth Fare, which was founded in 1975 in Asheville and now has locations across 10 states in the Southeast, mid-Atlantic, and Midwest, will be closing its Indianapolis-area locations in Carmel, Noblesville, and Greenwood on January...
Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market is opening two new stores in Washington, in Seattle and Silverdale. The Silverdale Sprouts on Pacific Crest Place Northwest will open on Mar. 18 and the Seattle store on Aurora Avenue North will open on Apr.15, both at 7 a.m. “Neighborhoods throughout Washington have been asking...
Naperville, IL—KeHE’s Product Innovation Gurus have summarized the top five trends to watch in 2020, according to a press release. Those trends: Nootropics—These substances that boost brain performance will find their way into foods, beverages, beauty products, and supplements. The release cites IRI/SPINS sales data showing that nootropics have seen...
Champaign, IL—Caffeine may offset some of the negative health effects of a diet high in fat and sugar, according to an animal study from the University of Illinois. According to a report on the study from the University, caffeine may reduce the storage of lipids in fat cells, limit weight...
The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) has launched a plant-based meat test with Kroger, according to a press release. 60 Kroger stores across Denver, Indiana, and Illinois now sport three-foot plant-based meat sets within the conventional meat department. The goal is to measure the impact of changing plant-based meat placement...
Boston, MA—A healthy diet could save the U.S. $50 billion in health care costs, according to a new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. An unhealthy diet is one of the leading risk factors for poor health, accounting for up to 45% of all deaths from cardiometabolic diseases (CMD), a...
Sanford, FL—Smart Baking Company has launched a monthly subscription program called Smart Routines to help customers get in a healthy groove, according to a press release. The program includes 38-calorie Smartcakes, 63-calorie Smartbuns, and 100-calorie Smartmuf’ns, all gluten-free, keto, and diabetes-friendly. There are four different bundles—Have Your Cake, Sunrise, Bun...
Americans want to eat better, but they’re not—which, according to Nielsen, creates a big opportunity for brands. Nielsen’s “How America Will Eat” report found that two-thirds of Americans say their eating habits have changed over the last five years, and three in 10 say they’re making more healthy food choices...
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