Natural Buzz Today
 

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

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UNFI optimizes PCN. The distributor announced it will construct a new  1.2 million square-foot distribution center in addition to expanding its Ridgefield, Washington facility to 800,000 square feet. Learn about this first step toward expansion since the company's acquisition of SUPERVALU.

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Hain Celestial loses across the board. Net sales, gross margin, operating and net sales for the company's Q2 earnings call were "deeply disappointing." Find out what CEO Mark Schiller thinks went wrong, and how he plans to shift the company into recovery mode.


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The trends behind the trends. Check out thirteen of New Hope's macro forces, underlying consumer dynamics that manifest in diets such as paleo (macro force: Ancient wisdom) or healthy alternatives to our favorite indulgent food products (macro force: The world is fat).

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Pass the kombucha. Fermented foods saw a 149 percent increase in 2018, according to tech-based restaurant platform Upserve. But there's a catch: exotic-seeming foods such as kimchi and kefir far outgrew familiar probiotic-rich foods, such as sauerkraut, despite having many of the same properties. Get the scoop.

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The online grocery "arms race" comes to a head. Ever since Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods, retailers have been scrambling to invest in the grocery delivery marketplace–even if it means eating into profits. See how fear of Amazon's dominance has pushed competitors to invest in this contentious, still-niche space.

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