“We plan to triple our sales of what we call Good for You products, including fruit and vegetable juices, oatmeal, nuts, seeds, low-fat dairy, sports drinks for athletes over the next decade,” explained Dr. Derek Yach, Senior Vice ...READ»
For nearly 40 years, the Belleville Farmer's Market in Belleville, IL has been delighting its customers. In recent years, the produce industry has seen dramatic changes. Now the community market faces fierce competition from big box stores and large grocery chains. In order to compete, the market is using technology tools to gain a competitive advantage. READ»
Mindbloom helps students track their goals by visualizing them as a growing plant. But if that plant withers and dies, it could have the opposite effect.READ»
Integrity isn't the first word that comes to mind when you think of burritos. Chipotle is out to change that with a new marketing overhaul, Food with Integrity. Though they won't be tampering with the tasty (and caloric)
burrito ...READ»
Now that tobacco advertisements have been cut down to size by the U.S. government's Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act (no more color ads for tobacco, audio ads that use music or sound effects, mail-in cigarette coupons ...READ»
“A billion people endure and suffer the irreversible effects of hunger and malnutrition,” Navyn Salem told me. Salem is the Founder and Executive Director of Edesia, a new nonprofit manufacturing company that produces life-saving ...READ»
Forget peak oil. The next big crisis is peak phosphorous--a shortage of mined phosphorous for fertilizer. The problem is so bad that supply won't be able to meet agricultural demand within the next 30 to 40 years. But a Robert F. ...READ»
Sunscreen is supposed to protect us from cancer, but a new report from the Environmental Working Group claims that many products don't do what they're supposed to. Some sunscreens contains ingredients that might even trigger skin ...READ»
Think about what you hope for when you buy a meal from a local fast
food joint--speed, convenience, taste, and maybe even
sustainably sourced ingredients if you're lucky. But a low-calorie
meal? Probably not that high on the ...READ»
Acai Max Cleanse contains high levels of pure Acai and other natural
extracts of effective plants. It is a wonderful blend of fatty amino
acids such as oleic and linoleic acids, vitamins like B1, B2, B3, C and
E along with as well ...READ»
The Diet Solution Program is a weight loss manual written by nutritional specialist Isabel De Los Rios. The book is fairly detailed with lots of good tidbits and recommendations for recipes, meals, and food shopping. Along with those ...READ»
We have all been in the position in which we think we ought
to lose a little weight. It can be stressful and even sad. Junk food, unhealthy
food, lack of exercise, and stress are some of the many factors that cause us
to be ...READ»
Last week, we saw how the Stanford d.school's new building was designed for innovation. This week, how the school converted into a trade show to give students an opportunity to showcase--and sell--their ideas.READ»
Why are kids fat? Toys. Or that's one logical takeaway from a proposal by the Santa Clara County (California) Board of Supervisors. They want to ban Happy Meal toys and other promotions that attract children to high-calorie, ...READ»
