Snack Co. Blends Common, Alt Grains

Usually corn and quinoa are consumed by two different demographics. Corn is in almost everything, whether we realize it or not. Most animals are fed corn or soy, as food engineering allows farmers to produce crops faster. Quinoa, a cult food among the alternative crowd seeking gluten-free grains, is popular thanks to its many benefits [...]

Burt’s Bees Launches New Lotions

Burt’s Bees has launched three new body lotions – and there’s something for everyone, Fragrance Free, Soothing Sensitive, and Naturally Nourishing are the latest addition to the line. Made with 100% natural ingredients, Burt’s Bees lotions now include Liquid Crystal Technology; using an emulsifier borrowed from the food industry, it allows the nutrients to be [...]

Whole Foods Makes Plastic, Seafood Ultimatums

The publicly-traded natural food retailer Whole Foods Market recently followed its beauty ultimatum with a new plan to implement new packaging guidelines for its body care and supplement products. In an effort to cut down on plastic consumption, the company will get body and supplement suppliers to switch to post-consumer recycled (PCR) bottles and will [...]

Whole Foods Makes Organic Beauty Ultimatum

Whole Foods Market has given the beauty industry an ultimatum by announcing that all personal care products and cosmetics that claim to be “organic” and are sold in Whole Foods stores in the U.S. must be third-party certified by June 1, 2011. The new rule means all products that claim to be organic need to [...]

Beauty for Peace

Kiss My Face has demonstrated that every company need not wait until Breast Cancer awareness month to get involved in the global community and support worthy causes. The launch of Peace Soap shows KMF is not only a trendsetter in the beauty business, but it is also a socially conscious company. KMF had natural products on the market years [...]

The New Dairy Alternative: Hemp’s Future

A milk alternative hardly seems cause for protest or legislation but in the case of hemp, all of the above are justified. One might liken the resource as a criminal put in jail without a fair trial, convicted with DNA evidence, for the natural resource has the potential to be as successful as bamboo when [...]

Durable Pouches, Healthy Toddler Food

From packaging to locally-sourced ingredients, these companies are turning baby food into a sophisticated, high-brow gourmet food business sector. The result is a bevy of beautiful, portable packages, most of which are BPA-free, that are great for travel since they are light and have caps that enable moms and dads to reseal pouches. Among the [...]

Don’t Fear The Flavor: Gluten-Free Pasta

We’ve found gluten-free foods that don’t taste like paper or feel like a weight in your stomach. That’s important because gluten appears to be a no-go for more and more people, but not because of an intolerance or even a severe allergy to casein or actual gluten. More doctors and researchers are beginning to study [...]

Easy Entertaining: Apps in a Bag

New York residents are notorious for not using their tiny kitchens and ordering take out most nights of the week. This results in a staggering population of talented, driven individuals who even into their 30s and 40s, cannot cook much other than eggs and pasta. But entertaining and cooking isn’t always about skill, it’s about [...]

Whole Foods To Enter The Haight

Nouveau hippies in San Francisco’s historic Haight district will soon have a place to buy overpriced quinoa and coconut milk, thanks to the impending development of a Whole Foods on Haight and Stanyan Streets. According to the San Francisco Business Times, Developer Mark Brennan inked a lease with Whole Foods. The Austin-based grocery giant will [...]

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