Some zombucha products are under fire for false advertising. As reported in Legal News Line by Food Navigator, a consumer has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Health-Ade Zombucha and Whole Foods Market California Inc. The plaintiff alleges that she and...
“The fight against hunger does not belong to any one sector. It has to be done in concert with charities, corporations and governments if we want to have a hunger-free society.” That’s according to Carlos Rodriguez, executive director for Fulfill, formerly the FoodBank for Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New...
Alkemist Labs hosted clients and colleagues at its new testing facility outside Anaheim, CA, during the recent Natural Products Expo West. Click first image to view slideshow. [gallery columns="1" ids="56851,56850,56849,56848,56847"]...
Click first image to expand and begin slideshow. Click here for words from Vitamin Angels founder Howard Schiffer. [gallery td_gallery_title_input="League of Angels Benefit at Angels Stadium for Vitamin Angels" ids="56815,56816,56817,56818,56819,56820,56789,56786,56787"]...
Anaheim, CA — At this year’s League of Angels, the theme was mothers. The Vitamin Angels fundraiser that coincides every year with Natural Products Expo West also coincided with International Women’s Day, a perfect opportunity to introduce the charity’s new initiative: scale up its prenatal multivitamin program in an effort...
Austin, TX - Whole Foods Amazon will meet with some of its “most important brands” on March 19 to discuss growing tensions, according to a report from CNBC. The parties will reportedly discuss Whole Foods' efforts to centralize its merchandising. Of concern is the shift from local to national buying,...
Oakland, CA — Consolidation in the supplement industry is escalating with the Clorox Co. agreeing to buy Nutranext — owner of Neocell, Rainbow Light, and Natural Vitality brands — for $700 million. Clorox already owns RenewLife. The Sunrise, FL based Nutranext manufactures and markets leading dietary supplement brands in the...
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has withdrawn the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) regulation, saying it exceeds the department’s "statutory authority" but the organic industry is not going to let things go unchallenged. USDA announced the move this week, reversing a regulation signed into law...
Providence, RI — United Natural Foods, Inc. reported record-setting net sales, and raised its guidance for fiscal 2018 during its second quarter financial results conference call. The organic, natural and specialty food distributor's net sales were $2.53 billion, representing growth of 10.6% or approximately $242 million over the second quarter...
Anaheim, CA — It's happened to all consumers — faced with the same product from different manufacturers, they have to decide which salad/yogurt/tea they’re going to choose. What makes them put Numi's tea in their shopping cart, as opposed to Tetley's? Numi's is hoping it's the packaging. The nearly 20-year-old company announced...
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