Organic and Non-GMO Company Profiles

La Brea Bakery to go non-GMO in all artisan breads

Leading artisanal bread brand is revolutionizing their bread line to deliver non-GMO breads by the end of 2016

Birchwood Cafe’s specialty—organic, non-GMO dining—is a hot food trend

The tides are shifting on food purchases, as consumers steer away from GMOs and toward “clean” food. The shift is also reflected in one of our most popular American activities: eating out, whether at a fast-food drive-through, a chain restaurant, or an exclusive fine dining venue. A preference for GMO-free restaurants is one of the […]

One Degree Organics sets standard for product transparency, connecting consumers to farmers

They’ve created a “new kind of local,” wrote New Hope Natural Media after awarding its 2012 NEXTY First Prize to One Degree Organic Foods. At the time, the novice company didn’t have a single client or distribution line—they simply brought to Expo West a line of organic sprouted breads and flours. But they had conceived […]

Good Earth Natural Foods: Safeguarding our organic & non-GMO food supply

Good Earth Natural Foods has been around since 1969, but in 2012, the pioneering organic market settled into a 22,000-square foot grocery space in Fairfax, California. Today, 250 employees offer Marin County customers 100% organic produce, an extensive array of prepared foods (99% organic) and grocery items where organic is the standard with few exceptions. Good Earth has won numerous sustainability awards, and is currently generating 35% of its electricity from a large (40,000 square foot) solar array installed in 2013.

Affordable, non-GMO LifeOiL brands: Healthy eating just got easier

Donald Bryant has a big heart. I know that, because while I was on the phone interviewing him for this profile, he was also helping a woman who had locked her keys in her car. One minute he’d offer her a suggestion, next minute he’d come right back to explaining how his company is able to produce affordable non-GMO oils and partner with Walmart and Sam’s Club to distribute them.