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Green Spoon Sales Appoints Hass Hassan to Board of Directors
Green Spoon Sales, a national natural food and beverage sales agency specializing in disruptive, innovative CPG brands, has announced the appointment of natural foods industry pioneer Hass Hassan to its board of directors. With more than 40 years of experience in the natural foods industry, Hassan will join the board immediately and will take a ...
Natural Product Retailers Adjust to COVID-19 Realities
With restaurants, grocery stores and other retailers scrambling to adapt their businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak, natural product retailers in the U.S. are also adjusting practices to meet the needs of their communities. World of Nutrition (WON) in Nampa, ID said it is remaining open during the pandemic, and is considering special hours for senior ...
For The Biome Adds to Executive Management Team
For The Biome, the Vermont-based wellness and skin care company launched last year by Paul and Barbi Schulick, welcomed Maren Giuliano to the company’s executive management team as VP sales and business development. Previously, Giuliano was executive global director-whole body department at Texas-based Whole Foods Market. Maren Giuliano “After nearly 25 years in the natural ...
Trade Magazine’s “Person of the Year” Sets Off Consumer Confusion at Whole Foods Market
When WholeFoods magazine recently named Mitch McConnell “Person of the Year” in the December 2019 issue, a storm of consumer confusion was set off for Whole Foods Market. After the New Jersey-based b-to-b natural products publication made the announcement, Republican senator and senate majority leader McConnell tweeted, “Honored to be named @WholeFoodsMag 2019 Person of the Year.” ...
Amazon Drops Grocery Delivery Fee as Competitors Close in
Amazon.com, Inc. (Washington) is eliminating its grocery delivery service fee for Prime members in the United States and making shopping easier by combining AmazonFresh and Whole Foods Market (Texas) ordering on a single site, in a bid to fend off rival grocery sellers like Walmart Inc. (Arkansas) and Kroger Co. (Ohio). Amazon is dropping its ...
Whole Foods Expands Topical CBD Products to Over 350 Locations
By the end of September, Whole Foods Market will have expanded distribution of topical CBD products to 13 additional states, making CBD products available in a total of 359 Whole Foods Market stores across the U.S.—the new states include Arkansas, Arizona, California, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Along ...
Whole Foods to Cut Medical Benefits for Part-time Workers
Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers, the Texas-based retailer confirmed. The changes will take effect on Jan. 1 and affect just under 2 percent of Whole Foods’ total workforce. Whole Foods has about 95,000 employees, so it means about 1,900 people will lose benefits. The benefits that the company is ...
HIPPEAS Makes Pledge to Whole Kids Foundation
New York-based makers of plant-based snacks, HIPPEAS Organic Chickpea Puffs, is donating up to $50,000 to Texas-based Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit founded by Whole Foods Market. The company’s contribution is affiliated with the organization’s annual “Growing Healthy Kids Campaign,” and will be invested to support grants for school gardens, salad bars and beehives, helping 7.3 million ...
Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery from Whole Foods Market
On April 10, Amazon and Whole Foods Market launched delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Asheville (NC), Charlottesville (VA), Columbia (SC), Lexington (KY), Little Rock (AR), Manchester (NH), Mobile (AL), Naples (FL) and Savannah (GA). Prime members in those cities can now shop through Prime Now for thousands of bestselling items including produce, meat and seafood, everyday ...
Whole Foods is Raising Prices
Prices are fluctuating at Whole Foods. The organic grocery store has raised prices on some items while discontinuing others, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a leaked email. A Whole Foods spokesperson said in a statement to Business Insider that the higher prices were because of rising material, packaging and transportation costs. The increase is ...
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