Akron, OH--Phillip Nabors, who co-founded Mustard Seed Market & Café with his wife Margaret in 1981, is stepping down as CEO and passing the family torch to sons Gabe and Abraham, according to a press release. Having previously served as director of marketing and category management, Gabe has been named...
Phoenix, AZ--Thirteen new Sprouts Farmers Market stores will open by the end of 2019, the company announced in a press release, bringing the total store count to 340. New stores will open in Maryland (1), Florida (5), North Carolina (1), Virginia (1), California (4), and Arizona (1). According to a...
West Lafayette, IN, and Boston, MA--Replacing red meat with healthy plant proteins may lead to a decrease in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by researchers at Purdue University and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The meta-analysis, which was...
Washington and Oregon--Rite Aid will start selling CBD creams, lotions and lip balms in Washington and Oregon this month, according to CNBC. The drugstore is testing public demand for CBD-based consumer products, having "heard from many customers about their interest in purchasing CBD products," the company said in a statement quoted...
Austin, TX, and Seattle, WA--Whole Foods Market/Amazon is introducing Prime Now benefits to 75 locations, according to a press release. The 1-hr+ delivery service is now available in Asheville, Charlottesville, Columbia, Lexington, Little Rock, Manchester, Mobile, Naples and Savannah, and will continue to expand throughout the year. Grocery pickup services are expanding to Columbus, Ohio, the press release says.
New York City, NY—KIND snacks is unveiling an augmented reality-enabled installation/pop-up called “Sweeteners Uncovered” in NYC and a national mobile index to showcase the multitude of different sweeteners and sugar sources hidden in top-selling snacks, according to a press release. The release cites a recent survey fielded by Morning Consult,...
Whole food plant-based diets may reduce gingivitis, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology. "Study results clearly demonstrate the possibility to naturally reduce gingivitis by an optimized diet that also promotes general health," said lead author Dr. Johan Woelber, of the University of Freiburg, Germany, in an article...
Phoenix, AZ—The Neighborhood Grant program, founded in 2015 by Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation with a mission to drive change and educate the public on nutrition, is accepting applications until May 31, according to a press release. Available to nonprofit partners that support children's health and nutrition programs, this grant has...
New York, NY—The Plant Based World Conference and Expo (PBW) announced in a press release that Seth Goldman, co-founder & teaEO emeritus of Honest Tea and executive chair of Beyond Meat, will present a keynote talk on June 8 at 9:00 am at the Javits Convention Center in New York...
Washington, D.C.—The Organic Trade Association's "Bold Ideas & Critical Conversations" conference, scheduled for May 22 in Washington D.C. (during Organic Week), will focus on how the organic industry can earn and maintain shoppers’ trust even as it continues to flourish, according to a press release. Activist Rudy Arredondo, president and CEO...
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