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WEST: First Amazon Fresh Grocery Store Opens In California

Opening Aug. 27 in Woodland Hills, California, to select customers, Amazon Fresh is a new grocery store designed from the ground up to offer a seamless grocery shopping experience, whether customers are shopping in-store or online. The store will open to the public in the coming weeks. “We’ve taken our decades of operations experience to […]

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LonoLife Bone Broth Innovates With Nutrition, On-the-Go Solutions

San Diego, California-based LonoLife – a leading brand of portable, powdered bone broth and collagen products – has announced its newest innovation, LonoLife Noodle Soups. The new soups are packed with 20g of protein, high-quality egg noodles and flavorful bone broth. Set to hit Amazon.com and retail store shelves early September 2020, LonoLife Noodle Soup will be available […]

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New Whole Foods Market in Huntington Beach Now Open

On Aug. 26, Whole Foods Market opened a new 44,000-square-foot store at 10081 Adams Avenue in Huntington Beach, California. And more than 1,450 local products are dispersed throughout the store from 296 local suppliers, many of which are launching at Whole Foods Market for the first time. Headliners, a juice bar, full-service coffee bar and taproom, […]

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Market Profile: Trucking, Technology Among Trends For Grocers Across Bluegrass State

by John McCurry, contributing writer Tod Griffin, executive director of the Kentucky Grocers & Convenience Store Association, is among industry observers who believe the pandemic has accelerated the trend toward online grocery shopping.  Many stores had been sitting on the sidelines, waiting to see what some of the bigger players were going to do.  “A […]

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New Whole Foods Market Now Open In Washington, D.C.

Whole Foods Market opened a new 46,000-square-foot store located at 967 Florida Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., on July 23. The store offers hundreds of local products, a variety of natural and organic grocery items and a plant-based fast-casual concept. Special features of the new store include: Friends of Whole Foods Market venue PLNT Burger, offering […]

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Alani Nu Continues Retail Expansion In Select QuikTrip Locations

Louisville, Kentucky-based Alani Nu, a premium women’s wellness brand, is continuing to expand its retail presence across the country with the debut of five energy drinks, available in select QuikTrip locations. The new flavors include Watermelon Wave, Hawaiian Shaved Ice, Tropsicle, Cosmic Stardust and Mimosa, all of which can now be found in the refrigerated section of 115 stores across the nation. “In […]

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Whole Foods Market Manhattan West Store Now Open

Whole Foods Market opened its 14th location in New York City on Friday, July 17. The 60,245-square-foot store in Manhattan, located at 450 W. 33rd St., is part of the 5.4 million-square-foot Hudson Yards development. Shoppers can enter the plaza at Manhattan West on Ninth Avenue between 31st and 33rd streets or enter the store directly on the corner of 31st St. […]

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Poppi Prebiotic Soda Launches New Watermelon Flavor

Dallas, Texas-based Poppi, a prebiotic soda brand known for its unique flavor profiles and functional/digestive health properties, has released its newest flavor – watermelon. Poppi’s better-for-you soda, featured on Shark Tank, has cemented its place at the top of the healthy soda trend with influencer brand fans in Hilary Duff, Whitney Port, Alyssa Lynch, Hannah […]

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Regal King Salmon Launches Wood-Roasted Salmon In The U.S.

New Zealand King Salmon Co. is expanding its U.S. offerings with a retail line of premium wood-roasted salmon. Regal Wood Roasted King Salmon features ready-to-eat roasted King salmon filets in four flavors including Wood Roasted New Zealand Beech and Double Manuka – roasted with Manuka wood and glazed with New Zealand’s famed Manuka honey. Flavors […]

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Cosmic Jerry Sauce Launches In Partnership With Garcia Family

Baltimore-based Tessemae’s, an organic fresh food company, has announced a brand-new partnership with the Jerry Garcia family. With a strong team connection and desire to push the boundaries of “traditional” health food, the first co-branded collaboration is a saucy tribute to the rock legend: Cosmic Jerry Sauce. The product combines clean eating with creative flavors, […]

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Local Hive Launches Initiatives To Support Local American Beekeepers

Local Hive has launched grassroots and national initiatives to help increase awareness of the importance of the American Beekeeper while encouraging shoppers to purchase 100-percent, USA-only honey. The Greeley, Colorado-based company supports local communities and purchases natural, raw and unfiltered honey from more than 150 local American beekeepers from coast to coast. Most people may not know where […]

Posted inPlant-Based News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Whole Foods

Pull-Ups Introduces Training Underwear With Plant-Based Ingredients

Neenah, Wisconsin-based Pull-Ups is celebrating the launch of its newest product, New Leaf. Pull-Ups New Leaf is made with plant-based ingredients like sugarcane and fluff pulp, carefully selected and crafted to provide the same level of protection parents know and trust from the Pull-Ups brand. Pull-Ups New Leaf is the softest training underwear available on […]

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4505 Meats Launches Its First Keto-Friendly Snack Mix

San Francisco-based 4505 Meats takes keto-friendly snacking to the next level with the launch of its first-ever snack mix, Cheese-Charrones. The product features a blend of 4505’s Chicharrones, Cracklins and Whisps Cheddar Cheese Crisps. The keto-friendly snack mix will be launched exclusively in Whole Foods stores nationwide and on Amazon. 4505 Cheese-Charrones Snack Mix features bite-sized pieces of Chicharrones and […]

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Mighty Lil’ Lentils Is Seapoint Farms’ New Healthy Superhero Snack

Huntington Beach, California-based Seapoint Farms has introduced its latest innovation – Mighty Lil’ Lentils, a new plant-based artisan crafted snack that comes in four flavors. The launch of Mighty Lil’ Lentils follows the introduction of the company’s Organic Edamame Pasta and Riced Veggie lines. Seapoint Farms has taken this nutritional powerhouse and created a variety […]

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CitrusAd Delivers Ad Network Growth Spanning 23,350 Retail Stores

New York-based CitrusAd has taken on the additional role of media sales sparking growth for the entire e-commerce ad network. The CitrusAd network has catapulted from reaching 968 retail stores to 23,350 retail stores within just three months, representing nearly $180 billion in sales. CitrusAd expanded its ad network coverage by bringing more media partners […]

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Minnesota’s Cargill Makes Swift Move Into Plant-Based Protein

Midwest retailers expanding space to keep pace with shopper requests by John McCurry, contributing writer   Consumption of plant-based protein products continues to surge across the U.S. This not only includes beef or chicken substitutes, but an array of products. The Plant Based Food Association and the Good Food Institute released a study earlier this year […]

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Pet Food Company Donates Millionth Meal To Shelters, Food Banks

Boulder, Colorado-based “I and love and you,” maker of holistic pet food and treats, has announced a major milestone – a total donation of more than one million meals to animal welfare organizations nationwide including rescue shelters and pet food banks. Each month since 2016, “I and love and you” has been donating approximately 2,000 […]

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Wonderful Pistachios No Shells Flavors Win Best Bite Awards

Wonderful Pistachios No Shells’ new flavors, Honey Roasted and Chili Roasted, were voted winners of Delicious Living magazine’s 2020 Best Bite Awards. The awards recognize natural foods that prioritize flavor and clean ingredients and also consider quality, purity, efficacy and innovation. The Delicious Living “Best Bites” Awards include both Retailer Choice Awards (voted by natural health retailers) and […]

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New Splenda Diabetes Care Shakes Have No Added Sugar

Splenda Brand has launched its S​plenda Diabetes Care Shakes,​ the first no added sugar​ ​shakes specifically designed to help manage blood sugar​​ and support the needs of people managing diabetes and prediabetes​.​ The shakes serve as a meal or snack replacement and contain protein and key ingredients needed for diabetes management. Each shake contains 16g […]