The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Plant Based World Expo connects buyers with sellers of innovative plant-based products

Over 3,000 people and over 200 companies attended the recent Plant Based World Expo North America (PBW) in New York, sampling innovative plant-based products, networking, and hearing latest developments in the industry. Exhibitors are signing up for next year’s event from countries including Italy, Denmark, Brazil, Thailand, Spain, and more. Presentations at this year’s expo included: […]

Award-winning Michigan exporter Zeeland Farm Services aims to keep its edge amid competition

Family-owned Zeeland Farm Services Inc., exporter since 1999, was named the 2023 Michigan Ag Exporter of the Year. The company processes, transports and exports Michigan-grown soybeans and soybean meal. Zeeland Farm Services exported around $23 million in food-grade soybean products and about $180 million in feed-grade products in 2022. The company’s primary export is non-GMO […]

Do Americans know what “natural” and “processed” foods are?

The average American spends $67 on processed foods every week, according to a recent survey. The poll asked 2,000 respondents about their experiences with buying both “natural” and “processed” goods at the grocery store and found that the average weekly grocery bill amounts to $98.50. Of this, the average person believes that 32% of their […]

Japanese trading giant Mitsui invests in regenerative agriculture

Business investment concern Mitsui and Co., Ltd. has invested in RRG Nature Based Solutions LLC (“RRG NBS”), a U.S. company with an integrated global involvement in regenerative agricultural projects. Regenerative agriculture fosters agricultural sustainability, productivity, and profitability by regenerating the natural environment through climate change countermeasures and conservation of ecosystems and water resources. Major food […]

Vital Farms becomes first national egg brand to earn a Regenified™ verification

Vital Farms recently became the first national egg brand to earn a Regenified™ verification. The third-party verification for the company’s regenerative offering, Restorative Eggs, recognizes the progress made with a core group of farmers using regenerative practices that build soil health in order to increase the land’s resilience to flood and drought. The accompanying Regenified seal is […]