Wal-Mart aims to push organic foods into mainstream
The Wild Oats organic items will start out in about 2,000 Wal-Mart stores, including some in the Chicago area, and they should ultimately be in the more than 4,000 Wal-Mart brand stores across the country that sell groceries. (John J. Kim, Chicago …
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Organic food a natural fit for Lynchburg
For communities like Lynchburg, the market for organic and natural foods has yet to be poached by corporate giants — like Whole Foods Market or Trader Joe's — leaving, for the moment, a gap. The Fresh Market on Old Forest Road, a supermarket which …
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Hillshire Brands Acquiring Van's Natural Foods
Catterton Partners, the leading private equity company that is consumer focused and the Hillshire Brands Company have announced that Hillshire Brands signed an agreement to acquire Van's Natural Foods from Catterton. Van's is a leading food brand that …
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