KeHE Distributors has entered into a second partnership with Minneapolis-based Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA) to service participating members in the Midwest. This strategic alliance will enable participating INFRA members in the Midwest region to improve their purchasing position in the market and have a platform that is flexible enough to support innovation, according […]
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Green Bean Delivery Expanding To Nashville
Green Bean Delivery, an online organic and natural grocery home delivery service, will launch in Nashville this month, the Nashville Business Journal reports. Founded in 2007, the company is based in Indianapolis and currently operates in four states—Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri. The company operates on a membership-based subscription model, but without sign-up or membership […]
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What’s Next In Specialty Food?
A panel of food trend experts earlier this week “nibbled” their way through the largest Winter Fancy Food Show in its 40-year history to identify the top five trends bound for store shelves in the coming year. The West Coast’s largest trade show devoted exclusively to specialty food wrapped up Tuesday at Moscone Center in […]
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Door To Door Organics Expands Michigan Service To Kalamazoo
Door to Door Organics, a leading natural and organic online grocer, will expand its Michigan service to the Kalamazoo community. The Colorado-based company has been delivering farm-fresh organic produce and locally curated groceries to Michigan customers since 2009. Expanding into the Kalamazoo area continues Door to Door Organics’ sustainable growth trajectory, according to the company. […]
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Hickory Harvest Foods Introduces Organic Snack Line
Hickory Harvest Foods has rolled out a new organic snacks product line in response to the consumer trend for healthier snack options, the Akron, Ohio-based company says. The new line features 13 of the most requested organic snack products, available in tubs for the grocery and food distributor market. “The popularity of organic nuts and […]
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MOM’s Oyster Farm Highlights Grocer’s Efforts In Sustainability
From its very own oyster farm off of Fleets Island, Virginia, MOM’s Organic Market is adding oysters to its list of sustainable seafood choices. MOM’s Oyster Farm promotes conservancy and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. Partners like the Environmental Working Group helped with research, and the Oyster Recovery Partnership’s trained staff and is working with […]
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Organic Trade Association Moves To Tighten Organic Standards
Acting on extensive feedback and input from its members, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) last week filed two petitions with the National Organic Program to amend the national list of substances that can be used in organic production and processing—in one case strengthening the requirement for organic ingredients and, in the other, removing a non-organic […]
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Snyder’s-Lance Creates ‘Better For You’ Division
Snyder’s-Lance Inc. has created a new “better for you” division as well as increased in its investment in Late July Snacks LLC—a leader in organic and non-GMO snacks. The moves support the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company’s goal of creating a stronger presence in a healthier, more sustainable food industry. “We see our company growing and […]
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BrandStorm Launching New Natierra Superfoods Brand
BrandStorm Inc. is unveiling a new umbrella brand for its lines of superfoods, gourmet salts and on-the-go snacks. Inspired by CEO Thierry Olliver’s decade of world travels, Natierra not only harmonizes Himalania and Nature’s All Foods product lines, it fuses the spirit of adventure and the celebration of health and community to bring conscious consumers […]
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Mrs. Green’s Hosts ‘Shop Free For A Year Sweepstakes’
Mrs. Green’s Natural Market has rolled out its first Shop Free for a Year Sweepstakes. Mrs. Green’s will provide one shopper $90 a week for the entire year—a gift card worth a total of $4,680. The contest is designed to encourage consumers to purchase organic groceries and healthy lifestyle products at any Mrs. Green’s location. […]
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House Foods Intros ‘Biggest Loser’-Branded Packaging For Tofu Shirataki Noodles
House Foods, a premium tofu purveyor since 1983, has unveiled a new look for its category-leading Tofu Shirataki noodles. The noodles now feature branding from NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” to encourage consumers to eat consciously and get in shape like the contestants on the show. “The Biggest Loser has been integral in showing Americans how to […]
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Consumers Snacking More On Specialty Food
Specialty food consumers are spending more of their food dollars on specialty food this year, and the all-powerful Millennial generation is gravitating toward specialty food for snacks and on-the-goal meals, according to new research from the Specialty Food Association. Overall, specialty food shoppers say they are spending one in four of their food dollars on […]
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Natural Grocers Will Open Eighth Oregon Store In Eugene Sept. 23
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will open its eighth Oregon location in Eugene on Sept. 23 at 201 Coburg Rd. “Natural Grocers is excited to introduce itself to the Eugene community, where lifestyle and healthy living intersect for residents in so many different ways,” said Kemper Isely, co-president of Natural Grocers. “We know Eugene residents […]
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Ancient Harvest Introduces Hot Cereals Featuring Grains
Ancient Harvest is serving up ancient grains for breakfast with the debut of its line of hot cereals. Featuring a blend of quinoa, millet, amaranth and gluten-free rolled oats, the new hot cereal line, like all Ancient Harvest products, is organic (non-GMO) and gluten-free. Prepared by adding water and heating in a microwave or cooking […]
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Crider Selected For First-Ever OTA Member Of The Year Award
Steve Crider doesn’t see a problem with being outspoken and tenacious, especially when it comes to getting things done in Washington, D.C., to support the organic food and agriculture movement and to act as advocate and champion for the organic industry. The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is honoring Crider for his strong and consistent voice […]
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Dave’s Killer Bread Line Earns Non-GMO Project Verification
Dave’s Killer Bread (DKB) has achieved Non-GMO Project verification for all its 13 varieties of organic breads. DKB uses no artificial ingredients, preservatives or high fructose corn syrup. The Oregon-based company is the No.1-selling organic bread maker in the U.S. Packaging on all products, including DKB’s popular 21 Whole Grains and Seeds, Blues Bread and […]
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General Mills To Acquire Annie’s For $820M
General Mills has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Annie’s, a leading U.S. producer of branded organic and natural food products with net sales of $204 million in its latest fiscal year, completed March 2014. The transaction is valued at approximately $820 million. Annie’s will join General Mills’ U.S. natural and organic products portfolio, […]
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Whole Foods Endorses Oregon’s GMO Labeling Campaign
Whole Foods Market is backing Oregon’s Measure 92, requiring mandatory labeling of raw and packaged foods containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by Jan. 1, 2016. More than 155,000 Oregonians signed a petition to put Measure 92 on the ballot this November. “At Whole Foods Market, we believe consumers have a fundamental right to know what’s […]
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G.H. Cretors Popped Corn Introduces Organics
G.H. Cretors—best known for its Chicago Mix, the combination of caramel corn and cheese corn in the same bag—is rolling out a new certified organic line of popcorn, which includes Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Simply Salted varieties. The Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) flavor is the first ever popcorn to be wet-popped in EVOO, […]
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La Tourangelle Launches First Artisan Cooking Spray Oil
Adding to its repertoire of gourmet oils, La Tourangelle, the company that utilizes a 150-year-old traditional production method with its artisan mill in Woodland, Calif., introduced its spray oils set July 15. Finding a gap in the market for a healthy, propellant-free, all-natural spray oil product, La Tourangelle CEO Matthieu Kohlmeyer said he decided it […]