Horizon Organic has become the company that small-farm advocates and organic supporters tend to point to when they want to cite an example of how the industry has become compromised by big business. Yet, where would American organic consumers be...
Fred Meyer is demonstrating that gluten-free is not synonymous with depravation. The Kroger-owned banner has increased the selection of wheat-free foods at stores throughout the Northwest. Products are positioned within Fred Meyer's Natural...
Under the umbrella of PepsiCo. since last November, Azusa, Calif.-based Naked Juice is busy getting dressed for success. We now get to leverage all the expertise that a world-class organization like PepsiCo can bring us, said Rachel Kenney, the...
Priced out of Organic, yet still wanting to tap into the red-hot specialty meat market, retailers like Don Rellstab increasingly find themselves stuck in the middle. That may sound like a tough position. But for Rellstab, manager of Pennington...
At nearly $15 billion in U.S. sales last year, bottled water can be found everywhere. So can the bottles and that's what has environmentalists fighting to reduce the approximately 38 million plastic containers that are discarded every year. Smart...
Functional beverages are moving beyond the taurine- and caffeine-fueled performance quaff to more sophisticated formulations that target specific health conditions. It's a milestone in an already booming functional foods market: Naked Juice just...
Antibiotic free is the buzzword for a lot of poultry producers venturing into the natural chicken market. But the term is almost old hat at Bell & Evans, the pioneer that put natural chicken on the map. At Bell & Evans' headquarters in...
Nature's Path is known for its breakfast cereals, but it continues to blaze new trails in other categories. Case in point: The Richmond, British Columbia-based company recently forged an alliance with health guru Dr. Andrew Weil, whose endorsement...
The Distinction of Hybrid isn't just for cars anymore. Take Marvelous Market, for example. This specialty grocer in the Washington, D.C., metro area is successfully blending better, healthier and faster food, and packaging it all in a gourmet...
Nap Time is Over for Baby Food. A number of imaginative products, many of them organic, are starting to reawaken category sales. I think what is happening now is pretty amazing, said Dave Bennett, co-owner of Mollie Stone's Markets, Mill Valley...