Ancient microbial species never seen before discovered in paleofeces
The research examines how modern day living has altered poop over the last millennia.
Archives for May 25, 2021
Bowery Farming raises $300m, plans to introduce tomatoes, root vegetables, and strawberries to market
Bowery Farming has secured $300m in a Series C equity round, bringing its total funding to $472m, the largest private fundraise for an indoor farming company to date.
'Protect the liver, feed the gut…’ Dr. Robert Lustig takes fresh aim at processed food industry: ‘We’ve literally turned ourselves into foie gras’
One cigarette won’t kill you, observes pediatric neuroendocrinologist and sugar’s arch-nemesis Dr. Robert Lustig, but 10,000 cigarettes over 10 years just might. Processed food is also poisoning us, it’s just doing it much more slowly, contends Lustig,...
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Retail sales of organic food & beverages rose 12.8% in 2020, with sales of organic flour and baked goods up 30%
Consumer shifts in cooking and eating habits during the pandemic more than doubled the growth rate of organic sales in 2020 compared to before the coronavirus outbreak, helping to drive up retail sales of organic products 12.4% to $61.9bn, according to...
IRI: “We could be anywhere near 7% to 10% price inflation as a benchmark” for CPGs late this year
As inflation threatens to crest double digits for CPGs by the end of the year, consumer price sensitivity also is increasing while volume consumption is decreasing – creating an “uncertain, idiosyncratic and uneven” market in which manufacturers must...