Bodycare Claims Heat Up as Dr. Bronners Sues Hain, Others. We Need a Drink.
The natural products industry’s version of the WWF Smackdown has gotten a start this spring as a lawsuit by Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps and a counter suit from French organic certifier EcoCert have landed in San Francisco’s Superior Court. Bronner’s lawsuit charges that Avalon Organics, Jason Natural Products, Nature’s Gate, Ikove, Aveda, Juice Beauty, Head […]
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 […]
Bronner Boxes Bureaucrats over Rule Reversal
Battle Over Organic Non Food Labels Heads To Court The Organic Consumer Association and Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps issued a lawsuit attempting to win an injunction against the USDA’s recent attempts to ban disallows any labeling or marketing of products that are certified to comply with the NOP (National Organic Program) standards. When the rules […]