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Amazon Begins Curbside Pickup at Some Whole Foods Stores
Washington-based Amazon.com Inc. said it was launching curbside pickup at Whole Foods stores, in its latest tactic to win over U.S. grocery shoppers, according to Reuters. Customers can place orders via Amazon’s Prime Now app and ask to have groceries loaded into their car upon arrival at a store, the company said in a statement. ...
UNFI to Buy Supervalu for $1.35 Billion
U.S. grocery retailer Supervalu Inc. (Minnesota) said it will sell itself to Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), a distributor of natural and organic foods, for $1.35 billion, after coming under pressure from shareholders to explore a sale, according to Reuters. UNFI is the primary supplier for Amazon.com, Inc.’s Texas-based grocery chain Whole Foods ...
Krill Fishing Companies Back Call to Protect Antarctic Ocean
A Greenpeace campaign to protect the Antarctic Ocean, backed by 1.7 million people globally, has received the unprecedented support of the vast majority of krill fishing companies operating in Antarctic waters, according to greenpeace.org. The move was announced at Greenpeace’s Antarctic 360° event in Cambridge, U.K., attended by scientists and Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem, who joined Greenpeace’s ...
Kroger Launches Ship e-Commerce Platform
The Kroger Co. (Ohio) announced the introduction of Kroger Ship, its new direct-to-customer e-commerce platform. “Kroger Ship is our next step in creating a seamless experience that allows our customers to shop when and how they want,” said Yael Cosset, Kroger’s chief digital officer. “Our new service is just one more way we are redefining the customer ...
Trump Tariffs Will Impose Financial Burden on Supplement Industry, NPA Warns
The Trump Administration’s proposal to impose tariffs on key ingredients for nutritional supplements and vitamins will cause disproportionate economic harm to U.S. interests and increase costs for small businesses and consumers, the Natural Products Association (NPA) said in a letter to United States Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer. President and CEO of NPA Daniel Fabricant, ...
Gaia Herbs to Expand Operations in Western North Carolina
North Carolina-based Gaia Herbs (Gaia) announced the expansion of its operations in western North Carolina with the construction of a new facility in Mills River. The facility will be located in the Broadpointe development, which is also home to several other local companies, including Raumedic AG, Sierra Nevada, Empire Distribution, and the Mountain Horticultural Crops ...
FDA to Crack Down on Labeling Nondairy Products as ‘Milk’
According to Politico, on July 17, the head of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) said that the Trump administration will move to crack down on the use of the term “milk” for nondairy products like soy and almond beverages. The agency will soon issue a guidance document outlining changes to its so-called standards of ...
Twinlab Names Anthony Zolezzi CEO
Anthony Zolezzi has been named chief executive officer of Florida-based nutritional and nutrient supplement company, Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc. (Twinlab). Formally appointed to the company’s board of directors in May of this year, in his new role as CEO, Zolezzi will lead the 50-year-old company into the next evolution of transforming personal health through nutrition. ...
Founders of New Chapter Part Ways With Procter & Gamble
In 2012, Ohio-based Procter & Gamble (P&G) entered the U.S. nutritional supplement market by acquiring Vermont-based New Chapter, founded by Paul and Barbi Schulick. New Chapter is known for its healing-driven mission and vitamin and herbal formulations. After six years of working with P&G, the Schulicks have announced that as of July 1, 2018, they have parted ways ...
earthy Hand Soap Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label
Illinois-based earthy, LLC announced that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. The product, earthy spa Natural Hand Soap, is now able to display a unique USDA label that highlights its 99 percentage of biobased content. Third-party verification for a product’s biobased content is administered through the USDA BioPreferred Program, an ...
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