Cincinnati, OH--Two Kroger associates have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. One employee works at Kroger-owned Fred Meyer in Washington state and the other at King Soopers in Colorado. “Upon learning of these cases, we partnered with state and local health experts, followed all sanitation and cleaning procedures, communicated with and...
London—The Sustainable Food Awards for 2020 is now open for entries. The Sustainable Food Awards, organized by Ecovia Intelligence aims to recognize operators who contribute to the sustainable food industry. The awards are open to many types of operators in the sustainable food industry, including: food and beverage brands, ingredient...
Anaheim, CA—Natural Products Expo West will not be rescheduled, according to an announcement from New Hope Network, which will be shifting its focus to Natural Products Expo East, to take place in Philadelphia, PA, September 23-26. The announcement says: “2020 will be the first time in 40 years that we...
Providence, RI—United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced its Q2 Fiscal 2020 results--a summary of those results, which include net sales of $6.14 billion compared to $6.15 billion in last year's fiscal Q2, can be found here. In an earnings call on Wednesday discussing the results, Steven L. Spinner, Chairman and CEO, addressed...
Washington, D.C.—The 5th annual Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS), which was scheduled to take place at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 27, has been postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19. The one-day summit is an educational industry event specifically designed for manufacturers, marketers and...
New Port Richey, FL—SENPA has formed a subcommittee to evaluate how its SOHO Healthfest event on May 29-31 in Irving, Texas, can be expanded to welcome additional retailers and suppliers looking to make up for lost show time, according to a press release. Debra Short, Executive Director of SENPA, said...
Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, has told WholeFoods previously that anywhere from 20-70% of a given company’s ingredients may come from China—TraceGains customers source 2,700+ items from over 1,300 supplier locations in China. And the situation isn’t looking good there. TraceGains and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) held a...
Denver, CO—The 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo are rescheduling this year’s event out of concern for the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The show was originally scheduled for March 26-28; it is now scheduled for August 6-8, in the same locations, including the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel and the National Western Complex...
New York, NY—Plant Based World Conference & Expo announced in a press release that plant-based buyers from Kroger and Whole Foods Market have joined the PBW Buyer’s Council for the 2020 expo, scheduled for June 5-6 at the Javits Center in New York City. Matt Thomas, Buyer’s Council Chair, Co-Owner...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA is reopening the comment period for last year’s CBD hearing. The hearing was intended to obtain scientific data and information about the safety, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale of products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds; the docket for public comment was supposed to close on...
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