Austin, TX — As Whole Foods Market continues its transformation under new parent Amazon.com, suppliers have been given notice of what it will cost. According to the Washington Post, an email recently sent to the company’s suppliers, spells out the new system. Under the previous system, suppliers could run in-store...
New Hampton, NY — A new study suggests that the increased use of choline during pregnancy could make a child smarter. According to research recently published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (The FASEB Journal), and conducted at Cornell University by Marie Caudill and her...
Edison, NJ — Serum β-carotene and α-carotene may help protect against Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Diabetes Retinopathy (DR), according to a new study published in Current Molecular Medicine. In the cross-sectional study conducted in Beijing, China, 272 diabetic retinopathy patients, 190 diabetic patients without retinopathy and 285 healthy patients were...
Lake Success, NY – The Hain Celestial Group cannot find a buyer because the organic food giant has been expanded to include too many brands, according to a story in The New York Post. Veteran deal reporter Josh Kosman says four sources familiar with the situation told him Hain’s been...
NEW YORK — Family-owned Lactalis has agreed to acquire siggi’s, the fast-growing U.S. based maker of Icelandic-style skyr yogurt with “simple ingredients, not a lot of sugar.” Price was not disclosed. CEO and founder Siggi Hilmarsson will continue to lead the company as a standalone operation from its New York...
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a constituent update announcing it will use enforcement "discretion" in specific provisions in four regulations of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). They include: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food (AKA...
San Francisco, CA — Sun Basket, a meal delivery service featuring organic and sustainable produce, has added three new meal plans — Vegan, Pescatarian and Mediterranean — while increasing its total number of weekly recipe options to 18. Options are available to choose two, three or four recipes per week, choose premium...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to rescind the 2013 Obama administration memo saying it would not stand in the way of states that legalize marijuana may scare investors, but should not affect hemp-based businesses or the retailers that sell their products. That’s the opinion of Sean Murphy, founder and publisher...
Bloomingdale, IL — To celebrate its 50 years, NOW is giving back in a big way — $500,000 in prize money for consumers who find one of 50 Gold-capped bottles carrying a Willy Wonka-inspired golden ticket inside that will earn each bearer $10,000. Retailers and their staff are eligible to...
Washington, D.C. — Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, 83, a friend of the natural products industry and the longest serving GOP senator, announced in a video statement that he will not seek re-election in 2018. “It is a huge loss to have him leaving the Senate. He has been a tireless...
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