Irvine, CA—Orgain has joined Whole Foods Market as a core sponsor of Whole Kids Foundation’s Growing Healthy Kids Campaign, according to a press release. Orgain will contribute 5% of product sales—up to $50,000—from their Kids Protein Organic Nutrition Shakes to support the Whole Kids Foundation. 100% of donations will go...
Washington, D.C., and Beijing, China—President Trump has announced that he will impose a 10% tariff on the remaining $300 billion worth of untaxed imports from China, according to The Washington Post. These new tariffs take effect September 1. News of the new tariffs comes just a day after negotiators wrapped...
La Farge, WI—Organic Valley announced in a press release that the construction of three community solar projects is complete, making the co-op the largest food company in the world to be 100% renewably powered. Organic Valley set forth their commitment in 2017, and collaborated with OneEngergy Renewables and the Upper...
New York, NY—OWYN, plant-based protein brand, has announced a partnership with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation: OWYN will donate 100% of sales from the company’s new Meal Replacement Shakes during the month of August, according to a press release. Laura Wingate, SVP of education, support, & advocacy at the Foundation,...
Aurora, IL—OSI Group, a meat processor and original supplier to McDonald’s, will start producing the Impossible Burger in September, allowing Impossible Foods to double its burger production, according to Chicago Tribune. OSI will produce the burgers at a facility in the Chicago area, and is capable of expanding to another...
Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., reported results for the 13-week second quarter ended June 30, 2019 in a press release. Highlights include: Net sales of $1.4 billion, a year-over-year 7% increase Comparable store sales growth of 0.1% and two-year comparable store sales growth of 2.1% Net income of $35 million,...
Boston, MA—People who adhere strongly to a plant-based diet may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those with a lower adherence, according to a new meta-analysis from researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Frank Qian, first author of the study, who conducted the...
Rockville, MD—Intermittent fasting can regulate blood sugar, regardless of weight loss, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Intermittent fasting, the practice of cycling through periods of normal eating and fasting, has been found effective for weight loss and the reduction...
Washington, D.C.—Scott Gottlieb, M.D., resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former commissioner of FDA, wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post calling on FDA to act quickly and regulate cannabidiol (CBD). Dr. Gottlieb opened the op-ed by noting that CBD is everywhere, and that the market could surpass...
Kroger is now selling Charlotte’s Web cannabidiol (CBD) products, according to The Motley Fool. The retailer reportedly plans to roll out the products to 1,350 stores in 22 states. “Since its founding,” said CEO Deanie Elsner in a press release, “Charlotte’s Web has been on a mission to make CBD...
