Chipotle Now Labels GMO Ingredients
Chipotle is the company that changed the fast food game when it introduced Niman Ranch pork into its pork carnitas and showed narrow-minded number crunchers that despite a higher price with Niman pork, sales grew with the use of a top quality ingredients; its fleet response to growing concerns over GMO food is equally impressive. It […]
Video: Not Safe For People Who Can’t Stand Bullsh–
Watch the video here from a coalition of beverage companies that oppose increased government oversight on sodas and more.
Media Watch Week of May 13
Bloomberg News interview with Whole Foods CEO Walter Robb. Supermarket News on Asian supermarkets reach for 2nd and 3rd generation young shoppers. “With no single ethnic food retailer dominating the U.S., the race is on to capture new markets where second- and third-generation shoppers are more likely to patronize chains like Whole Foods Market or […]
As Expected Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Monsanto in Seed Patent Case
In our piece about fighting in the organic foods industry we said context was everything. Well, we’re having a hard time thinking that despite Monsanto’s expected victory,this isn’t something way less than half-full; this isn’t something really, really bad. Its hard to put a good spin on this, even though the Supreme Court ruling was […]
Danone, Stonyfield Yogurt Corporate Parent, Buys Happy Family Organic Baby Food Maker
French Group Danone, owner of Stonyfield Yogurt announced today that it was acquiring a 90% share of organic baby food and children’s food maker Happy Family. The company, originally called Happy Baby has been a strong innovator in the baby food category, introducing the first frozen organic baby food line, before abandoning that approach and […]
Media Watch Week of April 28th
The Sunday New York Times story The Brain — Our Food Traffic Controller should not be missed In a story that should be getting wider circulation, author Hannah Wallace details how to feed a family of three all-organic foods on a food-stamp budget, published in all places Bon Apetit Blog. Take a look at Wallace’ […]
Media Watch Week of April 20th
As reported April 20 in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, California organic growers are increasingly looking East to China for new market opportunities Ad Age discussed the details behind a new ad campaign funded by leading frozen food manufacturers ConAgra, General Mills, Heinz, Nestle and Kellogg’s is seeking to reverse declining sales of frozen foods. Read this […]
Have No Fear Algae Covered Building is Here
Learn more about what’s likely the “only building in the world where having slimy green things” covering the walls is something to celebrate. Then again we remember in the 1980’s when spirulina and blue green algae were going to solve the world’s hunger problem. Lets hope this one has a bit more staying power. […]