The Skinny on Evolution Juices

Send to KindleTweet I’m going to tell you a story about how a woman just spent $13 at Starbucks. It’s not hard. I was sucked in by the new offering of juices from Evolution Fresh, their new subsidiary, thanks to the $30 million acquisition in November 2011. I must confess I knew this wouldn’t hold [...]

Single by Choice, 2013 Diet Trends, Yoga Advice & Female Billionaires

Send to KindleTweet The New Year is on and so far it’s simultaneously eventful and dull — juggling people seems more work than one’s job. Facebook seems to have become the new email and hence it’s bloody boring. I now turn to Twitter for interesting bites – but what’s next? Food, sex and fashion – [...]

Method Boasts New Sustainable Packaging

Send to KindleTweet Cleaning product company Method recently launched a new product in the sustainable packaging sector – bottles made from a mix of plastic from the ocean and post-consumer recycled plastic. The limited-edition packaging was developed for a new Method product, a two-in-one hand and dish soap that is available only Whole Foods . “Our goal with [...]

Whole Foods Preps Boston Expansion

Send to KindleTweet Publicly-traded alternative grocery giant Whole Foods Market recently revealed that they have landed an agreement to buy six leases from Massachusetts-based family-owned grocery chain Johnnie’s Foodmaster. The deal is expected to close November 30, 2012, but all Johnnie’s Foodmaster location will close before the agreement is final. The six leases Whole Foods will acquire [...]

Whole Foods Heads Uptown

Send to KindleTweet Whole Foods Market recently announced the planned opening of two new Manhattan locations: Harlem and the Upper East Side (UES). The stores, which are in the works, build upon the other existing seven locations in NYC. The Harlem location, which is set to open in the summer of 2015, will be located [...]

Weekly Links: Haircare Developments, GMO Updates, & Big Box News

Send to KindleTweet Link love from this week and last – hipsters at hotels outside Manhattan (I know, brace yourself), Nordstrom may finally arrive on NYC soil, hair care innovations, GMO updates and more! L’Oreal apparently has some new hair cair ingredient dubbed neogenic that could possibly help improve hair density, according to Cosmetics Design. [...]

Greek FroYo & Frozen Kefir: Fad or Fab?

Send to KindleTweet Vermont-based activist food company Ben & Jerry’s has revealed a new line of frozen yogurt products based on Greek yogurt. The line up includes four flavors that will come in pint and snack-size containers. The product is said to have more protein and fewer calories than the standard B&J product. According to [...]

GMO Spotlight: Spuds

Send to KindleTweet Are you ready for GMO french fries? You better be because at this very moment, now that the Europeans have rejected GMO foods, multinationals are testing genetically engineered potatoes on U.S. soil. I don’t trust anything that involves a company that has been part of 1) agent orange 2) the making of [...]

Juicing Without A Juicer

Send to KindleTweet I toyed with the idea of buying a juicer, but even just spending $100 on a juicer is expensive because then you need to buy greens and veggies weekly. Instead, I’ve settled on eating kale and lettuce, and juicing the rest. Getting the consistency one might get from a juice bar is [...]

Food Distribution Giant Reveals Nutrition Trends

Send to KindleTweet One of the biggest distributors of organic and natural foods, UNFI or United Natural Foods Inc., released its 3rd quarter roundup of trends, both existing and upcoming. The video below is geared at those that manage or own health food stores. Among the products hot listed are “super seeds,” non-dairy spreads and [...]

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