Trends and Predictions What forces in 2022 will continue in 2023, and which ones will change? Here’s my best guess on a few. Staffing: The massive, late-2022 tech-industry layoffs of tens of thousands of workers will increase the size of the available U.S. workforce. At least some of these newly...
Danone North America, owner of Horizon Organic, will meet one of the requests of Northeast organic producer groups, in order to mitigate the damage resulting from Danone’s decision to move its milk sourcing to the west, a decision which leaves 89 organic dairies in the northeast without a market. As...
White Plains, NY—Danone Institute North America, a nonprofit established by Danone North America, has announced the five winning teams of the “One Planet, One Health” initiative, a grant program intended to promote resilient and sustainable local food systems. Each team will receive $30,000 in grant funds to develop and execute...
St. Paul, MN—National Co+op Grocers (NCG) has released its 2020 Food Co-op Impact Report, a comprehensive look at how retail food co-ops support local communities and economies, create markets for local farmers and producers, make food affordable for more people, and care for people and the planet. Building local food...
[caption id="attachment_78658" align="alignright" width="315"] The PCC Community Markets store located in the Ballard Neighborhood. Image courtesy of PCC.[/caption] Seattle, WA—The PCC Community Markets store in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle is the first Living Building Challenge (LBC) Petal-Certified grocery store in the world, according to a press release. PCC met...
Elwood, IN—Red Gold, a fourth-generation family-owned producer of tomato products, has announced a new wave of open positions following the installation of a multi-million-dollar high-speed can labeling line at its primary canning facility in Orestes, Indiana. Tim Ingle, Senior Vice President at Red Gold, said in the press release, “In...
Paris, France—Danone is reorganizing in order to put local first, according to a press release. A statement from Chairman and CEO Emmanuel Faber explains that Danone faces a paradox: On one hand, Danone’s healthy and sustainable brands are “more relevant in today’s world,” but on the other hand, the company...
Devens, MA—Little Leaf Farms, a packaged lettuce brand based on the east coast, has received over $18 million in financing from Bank of America with another $20 million incoming to help the company grow, according to a press release. [caption id="attachment_70448" align="alignright" width="248"] Image courtesy of Little Leaf Farms.[/caption] Little...
Doves and Figs hand makes jams, chutneys and fruit mustards from locally- gathered fresh fruits. Their products are sweetened with pure cane sugar and are free from artificial preservatives and added pectin. They have over 40 unique seasonal flavors that are available in three sizes of glass mason jars: 4.5...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Josh Hendrix of CV Sciences talks to Laura Sheehan, founder and owner of Full Circle Market based in Winchester, KY.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/nqQFE1Y84lM"][/vc_column][/vc_row] Paid for and provided by CV Sciences...
