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Natural Products Industry News Briefs: Natural Grocers, Sabinsa, & More

What's new in the natural products industry? Catch up on expansions, awards, and other industry happenings.

June 10, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Read up on all the latest news in the natural products industry.

Upcycling: Moving Towards a Circular Economy

Experts outline the challenges with using upcycled ingredients...and the solutions that can cut food waste and promote sustainability.

August 24, 2023

Julia Peterman

Upcycling—taking would-be waste and turning it into a usable or edible product—is on the rise, although it’s better known globally than it is in the U.S., where manufacturers are still working to educate customers. Here's an update on where things stand now.

Sustainable Foods Summit Features Regenerative Agriculture, Upcycled Foods

January 9, 2023

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

London—The Sustainable Foods Summit is returning to San Francisco on January 25-26, 2023, after a three-year absence. The event will focus on approaches to encourage regenerative agriculture and upcycling in the food industry. Regenerative agriculture In the opening keynote, Professor David R. Montgomery of the University of Washington will call...

Lighting the Way on Social and Environmental Sustainability

August 23, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

WholeFoods Magazine invited companies in the natural products industry to showcase how they are going above and beyond with their environmental and social sustainability efforts. Read on for the latest efforts from companies throughout the supply chain (listed in alphabetical order), and get a glimpse at their goals for a...

Weekly News Briefs: Lycored, Gelita, Kerry & More

July 5, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Lycored will showcase a range of its super-stable red, orange, gold, and yellow hues and food ingredients at the IFT Expo in Chicago in July. Lycored offers sodium- and sugar-reduced products with cleaner ingredients. The company is showcasing its taste-enhancer, SANTE, at booth #S0625 with samples of plant-based meatballs. Lycored’s...

Barley Ingredients Receive Upcycled Food Certification

February 28, 2022

Julia Peterman

St. Louis, MO—EverGrain Ingredients has announced that its entire portfolio of upcycled barley protein and fiber ingredients has received the Upcycled Food Association’s (UFA) certification. The mark will enable food and beverage manufacturers that use these ingredients to place the claim on the packaging of the final product. “We started...

5 Hot Topics at the Sustainable Foods Summit

December 21, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Virtual—Innovations in sustainable and plant-based foods will be showcased at the 12th North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit on January 24-27, 2022. Organized by Ecovia Intelligence, the executive summit will be hosted on a customized online platform. The event will explore developments in sustainable proteins, regenerative agriculture, upcycled...

UFA Opens Enrollment for Upcycled Certification Program

June 18, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Denver, CO—The Upcycled Food Association (UFA) has opened enrollment for its Upcycled Certification Program, according to a press release. The program is opening after more than a year of work with myriad stakeholders committed to reducing food waste by making use of all food. The program lays out a set...

Upcycled Food Association Announces Certification Mark

April 28, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Denver, CO—The Upcycled Food Association (UFA) has introduced a new certification mark, providing consumers clear guidance about the presence of upcycled food ingredients in food, beverages, cosmetics, pet food, personal care products, household cleaners, and dietary supplements. A press release on the topic cites Project Drawdown as stating that eliminating...