Hain CEO Irwin Simon on CNBC
Jim Cramer interviewed Hain’s CEO Irwin Simon. You can watch the interview here .
Milk Advisory Board Gets Stupid
Creative and dishonest. See more here
Panera Pay What You Can Cafes
While we’re not regulars NBN is always grateful to find a Panera Cafe whenever on the road. The quality is good and the WIFI is too.Living in San Francisco we’re trained to suspect any good deed, especially when the good deed doer has more than 1,450 cafes and this type of publicity is nearly as […]
I’ll Have Big Mac, Double Fries and a Side of Pink Sea Salt Please
After a nearly six year hiatus coming back to San Francisco is a bit like remembering how much I loved to play baseball; its a surprise and obvious all at the same time. When I was a child one of my favorite pastimes, besides setting up bar for some of the oh so fabulous 1960’s […]
USDA’s Alfalfa Policy is For the Birds, Where Monsanto Rules the Roost
The ruling by the USDA allowing the use of Monsanto’s genetically modified Roundup Ready alfalfa reminds NBN of breakfast meeting with Thai rice farmers sponsored by the fair trade certified Transfair trade and fair trade food marketer Alter Eco. Farmers that had been growing rice for many centuries were persuaded by the government to utilize […]
Windpower is Stirring Things Up
In the 1970’s my parents installed solar panels on our house in Connecticut. They were supposed to power the water heater. Instead they powered my father’s cynicism about renewable energy. The concept was right but the technology wasn’t. Over thirty years later things have changed dramatically. Yet while interest in solar is strong among many […]
Time Magazine On Organic Eggs
Organic bashing or organic agribusiness exposed. Read the Time story and the Organic Trade Association (OTA) response and let us know what you think. Read the Time story here and the OTA response to it here
Whole Foods Pulls All Raw Kombucha Drinks Off Shelves
Were it not for the phenomenal 30% growth rate of Millenium Foods raw kombucha, sales estimated at $100 million, and the fact that Millenium inspired both Hain Celestial and Honest Tea (40% owned by Coke) to create me-too products, this story wouldn’t be worth posting, unless of course you happen to be a beverage geek […]
EARTH DAYS: Film Chronicles Birth of Eco Activism
Tonight on Public Broadcasting’s American Experience EARTH DAYS looks at the stories of the environmental movement’s pioneers. 9 PM tonight April 19th. Check your local listings. Find further information about about EARTH DAYS here.
The Winter Olympics—What Hain and McDonalds Have in Common
Fascinating article on feeding Olympic athletes. Wonder if antacids are popular too.
