The Meatless Farm Co. will debut meatless burgers and ground in more than 450 Whole Foods Market locations across the U.S. beginning Aug. 5. Whole Foods Market customers can purchase Meatless Farm’s meat-free quarter-pound burger patties, priced at $5.99 for a pack of two, and meat-free ground, priced at $7.99 per 14-oz. pack. Meatless Farm products […]
Category: Health & Wellness
The Shelby Report covers health and wellness for grocery retailers nationwide, from better-for-you products and natural and organic trends to supplements, functional foods and supplier announcements. Updated regularly across our five regional editions.
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Serenity Kids Baby Food Closes $1.5M Round Of Funding Led By Wild Ventures
Austin, Texas-based baby food company Serenity Kids has closed a $1.5 million funding round led by Wild Ventures, an early-stage venture fund of wellness influencers. The investment will support the operations, inventory, research and development, and extend the national presence for the only high-fat, low-sugar baby food on the market. Serenity Kids is a baby food company on […]
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Honey Stinger Joins Forces With International Exporter Grovara
Honey Stinger, the award-winning maker of sports nutrition products featuring honey, has joined with Grovara, an international exporter of organic, natural and specialty food and beverage products. Founded in 2001 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Honey Stinger has established itself as one of the premier sports nutrition brands on the market. With Grovara, the brand will have […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Beverage News, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Suppliers, West
Good Day Launches Premium CBD-Infused Beverage Line
Good Day, a new beverage brand based in Los Angeles, has launched its line of premium CBD-infused beverages for every part of the day: cold brew coffee for a boost of easygoing energy, citrus sparkling water for mental and physical refreshment, and chamomile herbal tea for enhanced relaxation and stress release. Good Day CBD-infused cold […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open Greensboro, NC, Store Aug. 7
Sprouts Farmers Market will open in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, making it the fifth Sprouts in the state. Sprouts will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new 30,000-s.f. store at 3357 Battleground Avenue before doors open at 7 a.m. The public is invited. The first 200 shoppers will receive 20 percent off their […]
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Sprouts To Open West Hollywood, California, Store July 31
Sprouts Farmers Market will open in West Hollywood, California, on Wednesday, July 31. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new 25,000-s.f. West Hollywood location at 8550 Santa Monica Boulevard is scheduled before doors open at 7 a.m. The public is invited. The first 200 shoppers will receive 20 percent off their initial total purchase and muffin and […]
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Top 10 Summer Fancy Food Show Trends Revealed
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) held its 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show June 23-25 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. “It’s fascinating to observe the ever-evolving specialty food marketplace, which has grown into a nearly $150 billion industry,” said Denise Purcell, director of content for the SFA. “From the uptick of members […]
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Boulder-Based Bobo’s Adds Boulder Food Group As Partner
Boulder, Colorado-based Bobo’s has closed $5.5 million in Series B1 funding led by BFG (Boulder Food Group), as well as current investors Ridgeline Ventures and BIGR Ventures. Bobo’s grew 70 percent in 2017, 45 percent in 2018, and anticipates 40 percent growth in 2019; this round of financing will continue to support the brand’s rapid […]
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MVP Dairy Opens New Ohio Production Facility To Supply Danone
MVP Dairy, a partnership between McCarty Family Farms and VanTilburg Farms, has opened a new dairy in northern Mercer County, Ohio, creating 35 new local jobs. MVP Dairy produces fresh milk that is Non-GMO Project Verified for Danone North America, a leading U.S. yogurt maker. The dairy is 18 miles from Danone’s facility in Minster, […]
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FMI Asks FDA For Clear Rules On Hemp, CBD Products
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has filed comments in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) request for scientific data and information about products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds. The 2018 Farm Bill allows for the production and commercialization of hemp and hemp-derivatives like cannabidiol (CBD), but the new law explicitly preserves FDA’s authority […]
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Gardein Expands Line Of Plant-Based, Meat-Free Dishes
Gardein, a brand of Conagra Brands Inc., is expanding its line of meat-free dishes, including new items that feature pea and wheat protein. “Fifty-two percent of households purchase plant-based foods and more than 60 percent are trying to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diet yet have concerns that they’ll sacrifice taste or texture,” said […]
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Sprouts Hiring 150 For New Laveen, Arizona, Store
Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on its new store in Laveen, Arizona, and has scheduled a hiring fair to fill about 150 full- and part-time jobs. The hiring fair, with open interviews, is scheduled for 8 a.m.-5 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 1, at the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Downtown, 15 E. Monroe […]
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Recommended: Lunds & Byerlys To Close Twin Cities Pharmacies
Edina-based grocer Lunds & Byerlys will close all 14 of its Twin Cities pharmacy locations at the end of the business day Tuesday, after the company said it no longer could absorb “significant losses.” A spokesman said Friday that 27 pharmacy managers and staff pharmacists will lose their jobs, but technicians have been offered open jobs within […]
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Ridley’s Launches NimbleRx On-Demand Prescription Delivery
Ridley’s Family Markets will begin offering on-demand prescription delivery to Utah and Idaho residents through a partnership with NimbleRx. The service will provide Ridley’s customers with delivery of common medications and specialty treatments right to their doorstep. It initially will be available at the two Ridley’s locations in Eagle Mountain, Utah, and Highland, Utah, and will […]
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NectarTek CBD Isolate Co. Helmed By Former Chipotle Execs
NectarTek is a new hemp extraction company in Las Vegas, producing a CBD isolate for CBD product makers. Former executive director of supply chain and operations services for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Tim Spong, serves as the company’s CEO. The company’s board members include Steve Ells, founder of Chipotle Mexican Grill; Monty Moran, former president and […]
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Fifth-Graders Help Gelson’s Dietitian Create A Peach Melba Smoothie
Through June 15, the Gelson’s store in Manhattan Beach, California, will donate a portion of sales of a seasonal smoothie to the Growing Great Junior Chefs program. Gelson’s Staff Dietitian Jessica Siegel welcomed Grand View Elementary School fifth-graders in the Junior Chefs program, an initiative of Growing Great, a non-profit teaching children to make healthy […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open First Jacksonville, Florida, Store July 10
Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, July 10. Sprouts will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new 30,000-s.f. location at 4873 Town Center Parkway before doors open at 7 a.m. The public is invited to join the festivities. The first 200 shoppers will receive 20 percent off their initial […]
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Chobani, Fair Trade USA Exploring First-Ever Dairy Certification
Chobani revealed July 2 that it is collaborating with Fair Trade USA to look at developing the first-ever standard and certification program for the dairy industry. The program, called Milk Matters, focuses on greater transparency around fresh milk from local farms. The program is not only for Chobani’s own milkshed but all dairy farms. Chobani […]
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Chiquita Adding Fitness Stickers To Its Bananas For July
More than 200 million Chiquita bananas will be sporting a collection of 10 fitness stickers with simple and quick exercise challenges to help promote a healthy diet and lifestyle. For the whole month of July, the iconic Chiquita blue stickers will contain various fitness graphics that encourage fans to complete a variety of fitness challenges, […]
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Natural Grocers To Open New Store In Fredricksburg, Texas
Natural Grocers plans to open a new store in Fredricksburg, Texas, that will create 18 full-time jobs. The grocer held open interviews for the positions in late June for the store, which is located at 610 E. Main Street. Applicants also may apply for consideration at careers-naturalgrocers.icims.com. The Lakewood, Colorado-based company—a specialty retailer of organic […]