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Nude Foods Market Scales Zero-Waste Grocery Model
Nude Foods Market is a Colorado-based grocery company co-founded by Verity Noble and Rachel Irons that is dedicated to eliminating single-use plastic from everyday shopping. Founded in 2020 in Boulder, CO, Nude Foods has expanded to a second brick-and-mortar location in Denver alongside a growing e-commerce and delivery operation serving the Boulder-Denver metropolitan area. Select ...
CRN Criticizes New York Times Article on Dietary Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued a statement in response to an article published on Feb. 9 in The New York Times titled “Do You Need These Popular Supplements?” The association said the article presents a “grossly inaccurate narrative” that most dietary supplements are unnecessary for the general population and that consumers would be ...
Oliver’s Market Raises More Than $68,000 for Redwood Empire Food Bank
With strong support from the community and a generous company match, California-based Oliver’s Market’s Annual Holiday Bell Campaign brought a total of $68,714 for the Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB). Now in its 10th year, the annual holiday campaign raised the highest amount ever to support REFB’s ongoing work to provide food to more than ...
HHS and USDA Release New Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Industry Responds
On Jan. 7, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030. The updated guidelines are intended to deliver a clear message to the American people: eat real food. According to HHS and USDA, the guidelines reestablish food—not pharmaceuticals—as the foundation of ...
Fungi Perfecti Earns Living Wage Certification
On Oct. 10, Fungi Perfecti (Olympia, WA), makers of the Host Defense Mushrooms line, announced it received official certification as a Leading Living Wage Employer by Living Wage For US. According to the Global Living Wage Coalition, a living wage is defined as “the remuneration received for a standard workweek by a worker in a ...
FitLife Brands Acquires Irwin Naturals
FitLife Brands (Omaha, NE), a developer and provider of nutritional supplements and wellness products, announced it entered a definitive agreement to acquire Irwin Naturals (Los Angeles, CA) and its related affiliates for $42.5 million. Irwin previously filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2024. According to FitLife, both brands have product lines that are largely ...
GNC Leads Study on Diet Trends Among GLP-1 Users
GNC (Pittsburgh, PA) revealed new research on the first real-world nutritional analysis of GLP-1 users. The study highlights critical evidence of everyday eating habits among GLP-1 users and the unintended nutritional deficiencies from decreasing food intake and changing dietary habits. “We set out last year to develop a product tailored to the unique needs of GLP-1 users. ...
FDA Updates Ruling on “Healthy” Food Label Claims
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its final ruling to update the “healthy” claims used by manufacturers for food labels. The updated claim is consistent with current nutrition science and federal dietary guidance. According to FDA, claims like “healthy” on food labels can help consumers identify healthier choices at a quick glance. ...
New Chapter Launches First Upcycled Certified Products
New Chapter (Brattleboro, VT) announced its first Upcycled Certified products including its entire Wholemega Wild Alaskan Salmon Fish Oil line. The Upcycled Certified mark identifies products that have full nutritional value but would have otherwise been discarded for various reasons, the company said. Using these surplus foods to create new, high-quality items reduces food waste ...
Once Again Partners With SedEx and HowGood For Deeper Transparency
Once Again Nut Butter (Nunda, NY) announced its contracts with SedEx and HowGood to provide a deeper layer of transparency into the company’s Honest in Trade Program. Honest in Trade focuses on environmental impact, social and supply chain justice and producing safe, quality foods, the company said. SedEx will provide Once Again customers with full ...
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