Flamous Brand Zatar Chips Make Sun Chips Seem Like Wonder Bread
When we received a box of assorted chips from a company with the smile inducing name Flamous, we were impressed by the good humor of the name but not so sure about those chips. They sounded a bit too gimmicky and cute, sort of like what a quirky Wharton MBA might come up with for […]
Dangers of Tweeting While Eating Thai Noodles and Pondering GMOs; But Monsanto Still Sucks
A funny thing happened while reading the NY Times opinion page and eating my favorite noodle soup at King of Thai Noodles #2 on Clement Street. (Which Yelp unfairly gives only 3.5 stars but that is an issue for another time). NBN tweeted about a NY Times piece detailing Monsanto’s efforts at convincing Vietnam […]
Numi Tea’s High Flying Ahmed Rahim in NY Times
We’ll be writing more about Numi Tea and their new line of savory teas (can you say “pour me another cup of Broccoli Cilantro, and pass the scones, please”) in our upcoming coverage of Natural Products Expo West but are happy to pass on a link to a short piece written by Ahmed Rahim, one-half […]
Whole Foods, Following Ouster of Scharffen Berger Chocolate, Requires Ethical Sourcing Audit for Coconut Water
After removing Hershey owned Scharffen Berger Chocolates from its stores due to ongoing concerns over Hershey’s sourcing procedures and child labor, BevNet reports that Whole Foods is now requiring all of its coconut water vendors to conduct ethical sourcing audits from a list of store approved 3rd party auditors. Another Hershey brand, Dagoba Chocolate, […]
Expo West Coverage Coming Soon; Luckily No One Choked on Some Chia Seeds
Natural Products Expo West 2013 was an exciting show, with lots of new product extensions, many of which were exciting, many leaving NBN furrowing his brow and wondering how much VC money did these folks have to spend.? We’ll leave most of them for another time, but next week we’ll be presenting our Best of […]
Brilliant Video on the Costs of Bottled Drinking Water as Soda Stream Controversies Bubble Up
It’s hard to fathom that not too long ago analysts once estimated that the market for bottled water was extremely small. After all why would people in countries with clean water supplies pay for something that they can get for free. But of course the human animal works in mysterious ways, especially when marketing is […]
Salt, Sugar Fat on the Science Behind Addictive Foods
While we knew some details about the product development that goes into creating crispier, more satisfying snack foods and making some cold breakfast cereals have a shorter bowl life (soggy sooner like Life cereal) versus a longer bowl life (a la Captain Crunch) when NBN read the excerpt from Pultizer Prize winning author Michael Moss’ […]
John Mackey What Are You Talking About
While in Boston promoting his new book Conscious Capitalism, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey proclaimed: “If we allow it, I have no doubt capitalism will wipe out poverty and illiteracy,” Mackey said. “Humanity has been lifted up by business and yet it has been completely hijacked by its enemies who create a narrative that business is […]
Mackey, Obamacare, Fascism and Why He’s Still A Vision for the Future
As anyone who knows NBN understands, we’re not in the habit of defending people who say incredibly stupid things about an incredible simple issue such as national health care. Yet as more and more people consider whether shopping at Whole Foods is like feeding Sheldon Adelson Beluga caviar, it’s important to come to Mackey’s defense even while […]
Organic Monitor’s Sustainability Summit 2013 to Explore Feeding a Fast Growing World
While there’s plenty of reason to be optimistic about the future of sustainable food the upcoming 2013 North American Sustainability Summit right after that Winter Fancy Food Show is certain to offer lots of food for thought including thoughts of concern. As noted in a recent release from the summit’s producer, the Organic Monitor, consumers […]
