Newport Avenue Market in Bend, Ore., is celebrating a mission accomplished: The company’s “Food for February” campaign held in December resulted in a fresh food donation that will produce 5,000 meals per month for nearly five months. The December campaign raised $12,668.24 from customer donations. Inspired by that level of generosity from its shoppers, Newport […]
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GoodBelly Offers Free Probiotic Drinks To Sickened Cruise Passengers
GoodBelly, a line of probiotic juice drinks designed to boost daily digestive health, is responding after passengers aboard the Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas cruise ship were struck with an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, presumably due to norovirus. With hundreds of passengers and their tummies signaling SOS to “Save Our Stomachs,” GoodBelly says it […]
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EVOL Foods Introduces New Products To Frozen Entree Category
EVOL Foods, Boulder-based maker of new-age frozen meals, burritos and snacks, is launching two new product lines: MultiServe Skillet Meals and Lean & Fit single-serve meals. These new products further round out EVOL’s growing product portfolio while still remaining committed to providing convenient, clean food made with real ingredients that taste great, according to the […]
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Gluten Free Growth Projected For 2014
Gluten free looks poised for continued growth in 2014, according to new research conducted on behalf of FreeBird chicken. Four in 10 health-conscious respondents (41 percent) plan to buy more gluten-free products this year, with 57 percent intending to buy the same amount as they did in 2013. Notably, 70 percent of those surveyed said […]
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Number Of Meat-Eaters Still Up, Though Americans Have Cut Back On Red Meat
As January continues, many consumers continue to forge ahead with healthy eating habits as part of New Year resolutions. Indeed, despite prevalent health trends encouraging consumers to eat less red meat, and 90 percent of consumers eating some kind of red meat at least once a month, new research from Mintel reveals some 39 percent […]
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Nutrition-Focused Social Platform Provides Healthy Food Guidance, Cost Savings
In partnership with Guiding Stars and Wellness Layers, Premera Blue Cross has launched Serve it Up!, a free nutrition-focused social platform that helps people make healthier food choices at home and in the grocery store by “serving up” the most nutritious options first. The platform offers tools to build and share healthy shopping lists and […]
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GMA Responds To Couric’s ‘Fed Up’ Film
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is responding to “Fed Up,” the documentary film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Sunday. The film is produced and narrated by Katie Couric and explores the childhood obesity epidemic and its apparent causes. “Our companies have been trusted by generations of families to […]
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Simply7 Snacks Debuts Gluten Free Certified Quinoa Chip Line
Simply7 Snacks is expanding its product line by introducing a line of better-for-you Quinoa Chips. Recognized as a superfood, Simply7 says quinoa offers a double punch of nutrition by being high in both fiber and protein. The ancient grain, quinoa, typically used in a variety of recipes like salads and hearty main dishes, now serves […]
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Luna Adds Two Flavors To Protein Bar Line
Luna, the maker of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, has added two flavors to its Luna Protein line: Lemon Vanilla and Chocolate Coconut Almond. Lemon Vanilla, the first Luna Protein bar without a chocolate coating, has a zesty lemon taste with a creamy vanilla outer shell, while Chocolate Coconut Almond is wrapped in chocolate […]
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Oldways/WGC Invites Food Industry To Sampling Day
The third annual Whole Grain Sampling Day will be held Wednesday, April 2, and restaurants, foodservice, food trucks, supermarkets and manufacturers are invited to participate by offering special promotions and low- or no-cost whole grain items to their patrons on that day. Organized by Boston-based nonprofit Oldways and its Whole Grains Council (WGC), last year’s celebration prompted millions […]
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Cascadian Farm Introduces Bars Made With Organic Pea Protein
Cascadian Farm is launching a new line of bars made with organic pea protein, a protein source derived solely from plants. The new chewy bars are available nationwide in two flavors—Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip and Honey Roasted Nut—and provide consumers a convenient, great-tasting alternative to protein bars made with dairy and soy proteins, according to […]
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Original Cheerios Goes GMO Free
Consumers across the U.S. are now seeing “not made with genetically modified ingredients” on familiar yellow boxes of original Cheerios. Original Cheerios has always been made with whole grain oats, and there are no GMO (genetically modified organism) oats, according to Tom Forsythe, VP of global communications for General Mills, maker of Cheerios. “We do […]
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Roundy’s To Launch New Nutrition Labeling Program In 2014
On Jan. 1, Roundy’s introduced health key, a solution to simplify shopping for healthful groceries. The new program clearly labels foods with healthy attributes using shelf tags, allowing those with intolerances and health concerns to quickly and easily find what they need. Using the guiding principles of science, trust and ease, Roundy’s says health key […]
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Chicken Council Responds To Report About Poultry Bacteria
The National Chicken Council is responding to a Consumer Reports article, “The High Cost of Cheap Chicken,” released last week and featured in the February 2014 issue of the magazine and online at consumerreports.org. Americans eat about 160 million servings of chicken each day, and 99.99 percent of those servings are consumed safely, according to […]
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Tarté Asian Yogurt Hits Shelves
Tarté Asian Yogurt says it is leading the pack when it comes to innovation in the yogurt industry. Asian yogurt originally was introduced by the French during the colonial period of Indochina. Asian Yogurt has a lighter, more subtle sweet taste, yet it is smooth and creamy in texture for a high-protein yogurt. Asian yogurt’s signature […]
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Gourmet Cheesecake Protein Bar Rolls Out This Month
Pure Protein bar entrepreneur David McCabe is debuting his latest natural protein bar this month: the Gourmet Cheesecake Protein Bar. “We’ve waited a long time to introduce this bar,” said McCabe, CEO of Advanced Nutrient Science and who is known as the “bar man” throughout the nutrition sports industry. “The Gourmet Cheesecake Protein Bar is […]
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Linwoods Superfoods Unveils Enhanced Website
Linwoods, maker of flaxseed-based superfood blends, has launched an expanded website to build its online community and provide customers with healthy living tips. The family-owned company offers six superfood blends that are rich in omega oils, vitamins, minerals and fiber. The newly enhanced website provides an improved user experience and a range of content, including […]
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Natural Grocers To Open In Wichita Falls, Texas, On Thursday
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will hold a grand opening ceremony at its newest Texas location in the new Town Square Shopping Center at 3910 Lawrence Rd. in Wichita Falls on Thursday. “We invite the Wichita Falls community to come in see what we’re about,” said Kemper Isely, Natural Grocers co-president. “While they are here, […]
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Cargill Gives 1K Turkeys For Tornado Victims
Thousands of Oklahomans impacted by the Moore tornado are still working to recover and rebuild their lives. Thanks to Cargill, 1,000 families in Moore will receive a turkey to help make their Thanksgiving complete. The 1,000 donated turkeys will be available at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s partner agencies that are serving Moore tornado […]
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Women’s Study: Eating Tree Nuts Reduces Pancreatic Cancer Risk
According to a long-term women’s health study recently published, women in the study who ate a 1-oz. serving of tree nuts two or more times a week had a reduced risk of pancreatic cancer compared to those studied who did not include nuts in their diet. This is the first study to measure the association […]