June 30, 2014 1:45 pm • Bill Daley Chicago Tribune “Pasture-raised eggs”: Do you look for that description when shopping? Fewer than 1 in 4 respondents looked for that phrase, according to a poll of 670 Americans conducted in May for Vital Farms, an Austin, Texas-based company that describes itself as the “only national supplier of …

Shoppers are spending more on specialty eggs, but new research reveals they do not really know what they are buying. A new national survey shows egg carton labels are confusing consumers. They want the benefits of pasture-raised eggs but are mistakenly buying eggs labeled “free-range” and “cage-free” instead because they do not understand the difference …

Certified Humane Organic foods have long graced store shelves. But there’s another label that may be just as important. Here’s something to start looking for on your grocery products. Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) is a non-profit organization that manages a program ensuring the humane birth, care and slaughter of farm animals. In order to …

The Natural way David Minton/DRC The dairy case as Denton Natural Grocers is shown Thursday. Natural Grocers has announced it will only sell dairy products from pasture-based dairy farms. Grocery chain moving to products derived from animals raised humanely By Jenna Duncan / Staff Writer Jenna Duncan / Staff Writer Denton Record-Chroniclejduncan@dentonrc.com Published: 03 May …

The happy egg co. Launches in Safeway to Bring Free Range Eggs to Consumers in Three Regions SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Mar 18, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Continuing its mission to make high quality eggs, the happy egg co. today announced it is expanding its distribution network with the addition of national grocery store chain, …