Food Distribution Giant Reveals Nutrition Trends

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 cooking oils, and [...]

Gluten-Free Beer: A Health-Social Enterprise Mashup

Is the latest health food drink a trend in both the social enterprise and alcohol sectors? European beer giant SABMiller just announced that it has launched a new beer called Impala, which is based primarily on the root vegetable, cassava. Cassava is often grown in tropical countries and in some nations is called yucca. SABMiller’s Mozambique-based subsidiary Cervejas [...]

McDonald’s Announces Sustainabilty Goal

McDonald’s Corporation revealed a new sustainability aim last month after it joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Membership means the fast food giant is committed to its goal to source palm oil only from RSPO member companies by the end of 2011, and to use only RSPO-certified palm oil in restaurants and pre-cooked [...]

Researchers Use Banana Peels To Clean Water

Scientists in Brazil published a paper in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research noting the potential to use banana peels as part of a water purification apparatus. Gustavo Castro and his colleagues explained that mining processes, runoff from farms, and industrial wastes can all deposit heavy metals, such as lead and copper, into water. But, existing methods of cleaning [...]

Uniqlo: The New Gap?

Years ago when New Yorkers heard a little known Japanese store called Uniqlo was coming to Broadway in SoHo, we heard it described as “the Gap of Japan.” Fast forward five years and Fast Retailing, Uniqlo’s parent company, is gearing up for the much anticipated launch of two huge new U.S. stores, both located in [...]

Tea Giant Goes Fair Trade

British tea giant Twinings joined the ranks of major beverage brands at last year’s Expo East to release a new line. This time, the tea brand was present to reveal a Fair Trade line of tea.  Twinings now offers a complete line of Fair Trade teas, from Rooibos to Chai to citrus and mint varieties.  The [...]

Seventh Generation Debuts Paper Bottle

Condensed formulas, reusable bags, and recycling have been, to date, the best options most Americans have when it comes to cutting plastic consumption. Non-paper compostable packaging gets tricky because the result can be more harm than good if it ultimately ends up in a land fill. But, that is set to change with a new [...]

Healthy Lunchbox Additions

The truth about healthy snacks for kids is that they often serve parents too. Parenthood usually leads to less adult time, which generally translates to less “partying,” and hence, food replaces boozes. While it is quite easy to gain weight from drinking too much, snacking too often and consuming high-calorie snacks can also result in [...]

Unilever To Source Sustainable Palm Oil, Cut Greenhouse Gases

Personal care goods giant Unilever revealed plans to achieve sustainability goals that include cutting the environmental footprint of its brands in half and helping “1 billion people prove their health and wellbeing.” Unilever, which owns Dove, Sunsilk, Vaseline, TIGI, Lipton, Slim-Fast, and Surf, among others, also aims to  source 100% of its agricultural raw materials sustainably. Unilever introduced what [...]

Hydration Helpers: Low Sugar BPA-Free Tools

Detox goals usually only last a few days. Cutting carbs, sugar, caffeine, and alcohol are often a short-lived dietary move. One that may having a more lasting impact is to lower one’s alcohol and caffeine intake and to ingest more water and soup. Two tools that might help are a low-calorie water soluble vitamin mix [...]

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