Target Makes non-GMO, Organic Goals

Send to KindleTweet A few years ago every big box brand wanted a piece of the breakfast market pie. Now everyone wants in on the grocery store market. Target Greatlands and the introduction of grocery options at many Target stores is apparently just the beginning. The midwestern retailer announced it will soon introduce a new [...]

Celebrity-Beauty Collabos Going Strong

Send to KindleTweet There’s no end in sight when it comes to the relationship between celebrities and beauty brands. In some cases, celebs go out on their own with a corporate deal and their own collection, such as Drew Barrymore‘s Flower or Josie Moran‘s self-titled argan-based skin and beauty line. But in many cases, it involves [...]

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 [...]

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: Beauty, Cleanses & Makeup M&A

Send to KindleTweet Years ago I mocked the mainstream media and big consumer brands when they realized white people aren’t the only beauty and clothing consumers. Now, beauty brands realize black women and spunky ladies buy lip butters too. So let’s start with beauty brands. CoverGirl is building on the recent announcement that they’d signed [...]

Weekly Links: Celeb Deals, New Workouts, & Food in Kendall

Send to KindleTweet If San Fran is the Silicon Valley and NYC is the Silicon Alley why can’t Boston-Cambridge be Silicon Harbor? The tech and pharma mecca that is Cambridge’s Kendall Square naturally is home to a growing number of grub joints. Even pharmaceutical executives have to eat, right? And IP lawyers too. Word on [...]

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 [...]

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