Vegan soup company aha Pure Foods, a resident client of UF Innovate | The Hub, a business incubator in the University of Florida business incubation system, is the 2018 winner of Cox Business’ Get Started Gainesville Business Pitch Competition. Cox Business selected five finalists out of more than 40 local business applicants who pitched their […]
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Natural Grocers Opening Stores In Texas, Colorado
Natural Grocers will open new stores in Fredericksburg, Texas, and Salida, Colorado, on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The stores, located at 610 E. Main Street and 200 F Street, respectively, will each open at 8:30 a.m. with grand opening celebrations. At each store, Natural Grocers will host a Grocery Giveaway Sweepstakes in which nine customers will win Natural Grocers […]
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Kroger Hosts Fourth Natural Foods Innovation Summit
The Kroger Co. hosted its fourth Natural Foods Innovation Summit in partnership with 84.51°, in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Nov. 8. During the keynote presentation, Seth Goldman, the co-founder of Honest Tea and executive chairman of Beyond Meat, a plant-based protein brand, spoke about the importance of sustainability in the food industry and shared best practices for operating a mission-driven […]
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Amazon Expands Whole Foods Grocery Pickup To Eight More Cities
Amazon on Nov. 7 expanded grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now to eight more cities, including Birmingham, Colorado Springs, Long Island, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Tacoma and Tulsa. Prime members in those cities now have the option to shop Whole Foods online and pick up their order in as little […]
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New Sprouts Store Will Bring More Than 140 Jobs To Sugar Land, Texas
Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on a new location in Sugar Land, Texas, to help meet the growing local demand for fresh, natural and organic food. The 30,000-s.f. store will be located at 13550 University Boulevard and will open on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 7 a.m. Sprouts plans to release details about the grand opening celebration at a later date. Shoppers at the […]
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Roche Bros. And One Mighty Mill Debut Local Farm-To-Table Wheat
Roche Bros. is the first retailer to carry freshly milled flour and baked goods from One Mighty Mill. Available in select Roche Bros. stores, One Mighty Mills’ whole wheat flour, bagels and tortillas are all made from transitional organic wheat grown in Linneus, Maine, and milled in Lynn, Massachusetts. The traditional process keeps the […]
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New Natural Grocers Store Coming To Woodland Park, Colorado
Natural Grocers is preparing to open a new store in Woodland Park, Colorado, and plans to hire 18 full-time crew members to lead the new location at 916 Paradise Lodge Lane. The retailers will host open interviews for department leaders, cashiers and store support on Nov. 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Natural Grocers store located […]
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Capra Foods Is First U.S. Lamb Company To Receive ‘Step 5’ Certification
Capra Foods, based in Goldthwaite, Texas, has become what it says is the first U.S.-based lamb company to receive the Global Animal Partnership’s (GAP) Step 5 Animal Welfare rating. According to Capra, it received the highest rating ever issued to a commercial lamb program globally. GAP, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization based in Austin, Texas, is […]