Vegan & Plant-Based

Sacramento – October 06, 2026 -- Marianne's Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC®) Avocado Oil and Organic Avocado Oil are rolling into more than 800 Target stores nationwide this fall, giving shoppers access to what the brand says is the only Seed Oil Free Certified® avocado oil currently on shelves.

The launch comes less than a year after Marianne's entered broader retail and follows a 2026 UC Davis research study that found the majority of products labeled "made with 100% pure avocado oil" were actually adulterated with cheaper oils. Marianne's was named the benchmark for purity in that study, the standard every other brand was measured against.

September 18, 2026 – Appleton, WI – -- Natural Grocers is opening a new store in Appleton, Wisconsin, on Sept. 30, giving the first 150 customers mystery gift cards worth $5 to $500 and the first 500 shoppers a free hand-crafted Ecuadorian drawstring backpack normally valued at $30.

The good4u Crew will kick off the day at 8:15 a.m. with a $2,500 donation to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, followed by a ribbon-cutting with the Fox City Chamber. Doors open at 8:27 a.m.

A prize wheel and sweepstakes run through mid-October

Shoppers can spin a prize wheel between noon and 5 p.m. on opening day. From Sept. 30 through Oct. 14, customers can enter a sweepstakes for prizes including a $1,400 Aventon e-bike and a $500 Natural Grocers gift card, with entry forms available in-store.