New York Times Marc Bittman on Investor Interest in Organic Farms
Interesting New York Times blog post from Mark Bittman on hard nosed investor interest on organic farming.
Whole Foods Walter Robb in BusinessWeek
Interesting interview or puff piece to pump up investor relations. You decide and let us know. Of course maybe the two are one and the same.
White Wave Division of Dean Foods to File IPO
Dean Foods the world’s largest dairy and owners of Horizon Organic Dairy and Silk, makers of Silk soy milk, creamers and yogurt. No doubt the IPO success of the tiny Annie’s Homegrown brand must have left the Dean Foods folks stewing in their organic creamer. More details at Business Week on the IPO for White […]
CNN on Organic Valley Farmer
While not the most informative piece, this iReport on Hamburg Hills Farm in Wisconsin (created by a viewer, not the network) makes NBN grateful for his city-slicker slacker ways. The farm is part of Organic Valley, the nation’s leading organic milk brand is a farmer cooperative.
Is Peet’s Coffee A Billion Dollar Baby?
While some believe Peet’s is a sweet billion dollar deal for the German JAB Holdings, NBN has some doubts. Yet the price for Peet’s might get even higher. Bloomberg News reported that some investors think Starbucks is considering making a rival bid to keep the Northern Californian based coffee company from making the struggling coffee giant’s headaches even […]
Green Pampers
NBN’s first job in the natural foods business was working at a small store in Westport, Connecticut called The Fountain of Youth. The name wasn’t just metaphorical. There was actually a small fountain near the front of the store. I believed it slightly resembled a miniature version of the Elfin village from Lord of the […]
Vitamin Angels in Peru
In case you’re not familiar with the work fo Vitamin Angels, you should be and here at NBN we rarely use the word should. The organization provides supplements to underserved populations around the world making a huge difference in a wide range of easily preventable illnesses. Check out their blog and get inspired
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
