Goss+ Valentine's Edition
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Mike Houston
Expo West Preview
In 2026 Expo West will celebrate 45 years of bringing together the natural foods industry in Anaheim. Fun fact: the first Expo West in 1981 featured a session led by Frank Abagnale, the con artist whose life was portrayed in the movie Catch Me If You Can. While the industry
Investigation: Instacart Dynamic Grocery Pricing
You grab a box of crackers marked $2.99 off the shelf at the grocery store and put it into your basket. As your wealthy neighbor approaches the shelf, the price increases to $3.09. A mother of three is stuck in the cereal aisle with her children pleading in
Built For This: IMPACT 2025
"This is what co-ops are built for"
This year’s Cooperative IMPACT Conference, hosted by the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA), had a number of references to the current moment in America. Dr. Keri Jacobs put it most succinctly during the opening panel “From Challenge
Who You Gonna Trust?
The last month has seen a number of headlines that signal the government retreating from public health and safety. The state of Florida plans to end school vaccine requirements. The USDA is cancelling contracts with food safety and animal health inspectors. The administration pulled back funding to study forever chemicals
A Dose of Hope
The pinpoints of a dozen CCD spaces across a half-mile radius laid out a vision for the possible future of CCD in this historic West Baltimore community.
Welcome to Garlic and Roses
Something happened to me recently. I started in grocery in 2009 as a cashier at an independent store in Brooklyn called Perelandra. It was a job. During my time there I came to love the industry and worked my way up to store management. I identified strongly as a natural