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Retailers

Whole Foods to Further Reduce Plastics in Stores

Amazon-owned grocer to ban straws, offer smaller produce bags and new rotisserie chicken bags that use less plastic, and reduce an estimated 800,000 pounds of plastic per year.

Industry Partners

KeHe Adds New Strategic Capital Partner

KeHe Distributors adds international investment management firm TowerBrook Capital Partners as a new shareholder committed to infusing capital, helping the firm's strategic growth plans.

Wellness

The Dietary Risk Factors We Need to Understand

By Phil Lempert on May. 17, 2019

The Lempert Report: How not enough whole grains and fruit has a bigger effect than eating "bad" foods.

Fresh Food

Organic Responsibility for Retailers

By Phil Lempert on May. 07, 2019

The Lempert Report: Groups are calling on the FDA to ban the additive perchlorate from food packaging.

Retailers

Natural Grocers Sees Higher Rings in Q2

By Jon Springer on May. 03, 2019

The retailer said a focus on core natural food shoppers drove higher sales in quarter, despite trips declining.

Retailers

C&S Wholesale Moves to Expand Natural/Specialty

By Jon Springer on May. 01, 2019

As rivals combine to create a hybrid wholesaler, C&S must continue to innovate, Chief Commercial Officer Joe Cavaliere says in an exclusive WGB interview.

CPG

Organic Valley Tops $1B in Sales for 3rd Year

By WGB Staff on May. 01, 2019

Amid increasing market volatility, the dairy co-op is bullish on the future.

Topics

8 Trends Driving Growth in Natural and Organic

By Jennifer Strailey on May. 01, 2019

The U.S. natural and organic industry continues to grow, hitting $219 billion in sales last year. Fast-growing products include CBD oils and plant-based dairy alternatives to grain-free foods, and more.

Retailers

Euro Trip: Inside Plus, the Dutch Co-Op

By Anne-Marie Roerink on May. 01, 2019

In the fourth part of a new European store tour series, WGB insider Anne-Marie Roerink highlights the Netherlands' Plus, a cooperative for 227 independent retailers with 260 locations.

Fresh Food

Cherry-Picked Promotions for a Stone Fruit Rebound

By Jennifer Strailey on Apr. 29, 2019

After some supply fluctuations, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, mangoes and avocados are poised for a summer comeback.