Food manufacturer General Mills continues to expand its natural and organic offerings by acquiring Epic Provisions, a rapidly growing, premium meat snacks company.

Epic Provisions will operate as a unit of Annie’s, a natural food brand that General Mills acquired in 2014. “The acquisition of Epic Provisions positions General Mills for exciting growth with a highly authentic brand in an entirely new natural snacking category,” said John Foraker, President of Annie’s.

Natural Markets Food Group, the parent company of the Mrs. Green’s and Planet Organic chains, is opening two new stores mid-January in Illinois and Alberta. The company closed two stores last month in New York State.

According to Supermarket News, store openings and closures are part of the chain’s ongoing modernization and rebranding efforts. No further closures are currently expected. Rebranding includes a new logo for Mrs. Green’s stores as well as more emphasis on locally sourced produce and products.

Life Choice Ltd, a natural medicine company, has added two new members to its management team.

Dr. Emmanuel Mbobda, is Life Choice’s new Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, and Shawn Zemla, is the company’s new BC Sales Manager, excluding Vancouver Island.

Dr. Mbobda has worked in marketing and business development for over 12 years. His most recent employment position was with AOR Inc., as their Export Manager. Also, Dr. Mbobda has a degree in Pharmacy, and a major in Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy from the University of Perugia Italy.

Shawn Zemla’s has an education in holistic nutrition extending to whole food nutrition and food science. Shawn has several years of sales and marketing experience. His most recent position was with AOR Inc. as their territory sales manager.

Thrive Market, an online natural and organic foods retailer, is creating its own private label products. The plan is to sell these products exclusively on Thrive’s website and not to retailers such as Whole Foods.

So far, Thrive Market has launched their own brand of organic tomato sauce and coconut oil. However, Nick Green, co-CEO of Thrive, told Fortune that the online food retailer plans to release 100 private label products in the first half of 2016.

Thrive Market wants to offer natural and organic products at prices comparable to conventional non-organic retailers. The company would price the items to cover company expenses and profits as well as shipping costs. Currently, Thrive Market makes money by offering its customers subscriptions.

“It’s Whole Foods-type products at Costco-like prices,” Green told Fortune.

New research from the University of Cambridge in England shows that Vitamin D may help repair damage to myelin—the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres—in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

The study, published recently in the Journal of Cell Biology, provides considerable evidence that Vitamin D could eventually become a treatment option for patients with MS.

Research from the MS Society Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repairs shows that existing protein, known as the RXR receptor, connects to the Vitamin D receptor, which—as previously proven—helps to repair myelin.

Additional research is necessary to determine if lab results are effective in MS patients during clinical trials.

Roughly, 100,000 people living in Canada have multiple sclerosis. The Vitamin D Society, a Canadian non-profit group organization, encourages Canadians to protect their health by having their vitamin D levels tested on an annual basis.

Nud Fud Inc. is expanding nationally and has recently announced a partnership with iLevel Management Inc. to support that expansion.

Nud Fud Inc, a manufacturer of hand-made healthy, innovative, organic, raw, and gluten-free snacks, has recruited iLevel Management to help facilitate the company’s next level of growth. iLevel Management works together with companies who have innovative products to execute long-term plans for success.