Carol Ortenberg

NSF’s certification, which is part of its Consumer Values Verified Program, utilizes accepted practices from both the E.U. and Vermont’s GMO labeling requirements to create a more streamlined process.

Dollar store chains, including 99 Cents Only Stores, Dollar Tree and Dollar General, are changing their models and merchandising in order to capitalize on consumers’ desire for fresh, healthy foods that are also affordable.

Whether by innovating in some parts of its portfolio, acquiring for others, or just plain pointing out what it already does, spice company McCormick & Co., Inc. has spent much of the past year trying to show it’s keeping up with consumer desire for fresh, healthy and creative food options. Today the company announced the… Read more »

Recent articles published by The Guardian and the Associated Press reported that members of the American Egg Board, a government-backed lobbying group, engaged in a long-running campaign intended to debilitate sales and distribution growth of Hampton Creek’s Just Mayo, a product that is formulated without eggs.

Taking its ongoing acquisition campaign into a new section of the store, B&G Foods announced today it had agreed to buy the venerable Green Giant and Le Suer vegetable brands from General Mills. The deal, valued at approximately $765 million in cash, allows B&G to quickly expand past its core competency, in the shelf stable space to the frozen aisle.

The BevNet team is excited to announce our newest media property, Project NOSH, which will cover the world of Natural, Organic, Sustainable and Healthy packaged food companies. This new platform will offer increased daily coverage of the trends, news, personalities and events that are affecting food brands as they launch and grow.

A recent Harris Poll examined how much the buzzwords handmade/handcrafted, artisan/artisanal, custom, craft, limited edition, and small batch matter to consumers and if they actually impacted purchasing.

What do you do when your signature product’s name is deemed unacceptable by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? That’s the situation Hampton Creek is in after the government agency sent a warning letter to the company regarding its Just Mayo brand.

This week American Halal Company announced that it has acquired Mediterranean Snack Foods Company, LLC. The addition of Mediterranean Snack gives a significant boost to the company’s snack portfolio.