White starch's image took a beating during the Atkins Diet craze several years ago. Pasta, for one, enjoyed 88% household penetration pre-Atkins but quickly saw that number drop to 84%, where it stubbornly remains. A turnaround could be in the...
Build it and they will come. And climb. And stay in shape. A new co-op that opened in a Bronx, N.Y., neighborhood this summer is designed specifically to help tenants combat obesity. The common areas are dotted with motivational signs promoting...
DESPITE THE EMPHASIS on food and beverage, everyone knows the world of whole health is incomplete without natural and organic skincare products. Organic chamomile-infused lotions, Dead Sea-salt facial scrubs, paraben-free hand salves and hypo...
Is it possible to be entirely package-free? A handful of independent retailers believe so. London's Unpackaged, opened in 2006, features a wide selection of fresh and nonperishable products sold in bulk bins, cases and pump dispensers. Customers...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill Partnership has created a new online "Greenhouse Gas Impact Calculator" that allows food retailers to compare the effect that their refrigerant leaks and electricity...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa- Gluten-free living is the most popular subject of Hy-Vee’s new health and wellness online forum.
A Los Angeles city councilman has proposed a ban on single-use paper and plastic bags.
The American Farmland Trust has announced the selection of America's Favorite Farmers' Markets, chosen in a national online poll hosted by AFT's website.
PARIS — The Consumer Goods Forum here announced the release of the Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability (GPPS) to enable the consumer goods industry to better assess the relative sustainability of packaging.