Hain’s Irwin Simon Goes Shopping with a Reporter
As regular readers know, NBN is very aware of Irwin Simon’s ability to acquire companies, run them poorly, and still curry favor with Wall Street. Time and time again Hain’s touch has been leaden, transforming fast-growing brands into slower-growing and declining ones. Yet after reading a profile of Simon and the company in this Sunday’s […]
Pfizer Pushes Lipitor Against Generic With Half Truths Or Maybe Just Lies
As noted in the New York Times, Lipitor, Pfizer Pharmaceutical’s blockbuster drug will soon be pummeled by an increasing number of doctor’s shifting towards the new generic version. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/03/business/03generic.html Wonder if there is a prescription drug to treat indigestion caused by lies from PHIC (Pharamceutical Industrial Complex).
Laloo’s Goat Milk Ice Cream Finalist in Food Network Awards
Laloo’s Runner Up In Food Network Awards NaturalBusinessNews person we love, Laura Howard founder of Laloo’s Goat Milk Ice Cream was one of three finalists in the ice cream category at the Food Network Awards show. Despite Laloo’s loss to Moobella, the gourmet ice cream gourmet vending machine comapany, we’re sure this attention will add even more growth and […]
It’s the Cops. Quick, Hide the Oreos!
Veda City, Iowa Commune-Itarians Ban Non-Organic Foods I’ve heard reports that Vedic City, Iowa, built in 2001, by disciples of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has banned conventional foods. A blend of 19th century American Utopianism, New Age spiritualism and ancient Indian spirituality, Vedic City residents join together for meditation to create world peace, have created an […]
Barley Malt Liberation Front Protests at Whole Foods
Jim Crotty of The Crotty Farm report notes that Whole Foods Markets is the intended target as the Barley Malt Liberation Front (BMLF) intends to “expose the deterioration of standards by Whole Foods in an attempt to appease corporate backers and gain a larger share of those gourmet loving yuppies who wouldn’t know the difference […]
Hain Celestial Continues to Impress Wall Street
The Hain Celestial Group has become the darling of Wall Street even though its growth through acquisition strategy is making less and less sense (unless of course you think buying not one, not two but three natural body care companies is wise). Turns out the fusionists love the company too. Okay well maybe it’s just […]
It’s A Bird, It’s a Plane, No It’s SUPERWEED
Genetically Modified Crops Reportedly Create New Weed A report in the GuardianUK online edition today noted that researchers have identified a new weed that is pesticide resistant. The super weed, identified in fields where is genetically modified rapeseed was planted, is reported to be a cross between rapeseed (commonly sold as human vegetable oil as […]
What’s Not So Great About Costco? Or Anything Compared to Wal-Mart Seems Good
What’s Not So Great About Costco? Or Anything Compared to Wal-Mart Seems Good Recent stories about Costco have led some people, good and smart folks who care about creating a world that works for everyone to believe that Costco is an example of a large company that takes care of it’s employees. And while, yes […]
Whole Foods Anti-Trust Regulatory Review Leaves Us Confuse
Before beginning we want to admit to any new readers, that when it comes to Whole Foods, NBN is the nerd in the schoolyard who loves it when the bully gets in trouble. In other words we’re fond of slapping Whole Foods around when the company acts a bit holier than thou. Yet for the […]
