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J-Palm formed a partnership with Pacha Soap, a US-based manufacturer of all-natural soaps and bath products. Pacha’s soaps are sold nationwide in Whole Foods in the US. In 2022, Pacha...

Pacha Soap Co. is an all-natural hygiene brand that sells products like soaps, bath salts, and soothing bath balms. All of Pacha's products are crafted in the United States and...

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of J Palm Liberia, Mahmud Johnson says smallholder palm farmers in Liberia will now have attractive prices for their products, as a result of a...

A Ghanaian crude palm oil and palm kernel oil processing company, 8 Degrees North, has received an amount of $1.1 million to support smallholder farmers in West Africa (Ghana and...

The USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) has awarded a $1.1 million co investment grant to 8 Degrees North, a Ghanaian palm oil processing company, to support...

Palm oil, processed from the fruit of the oil palm tree, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. The fact that this vegetable oil is an ingredient...

Pacha Soap Co. works with Grow Nebraska, an organization based out of Kearney who is committed to helping local small businesses improve sustainable practices, while also helping them distribute products...

This week, a Hastings business is focusing on what they can do to reduce their waste and carbon footprint, and have committed to the NetZero 2030 program, vowing to be...

Whole Foods Market has its eye on clean beauty trends for the year ahead, deploying its “Trends Council” to reveal a list of five trends in concert with the retailer’s...

Whole Foods has looked into its organic, non-GMO crystal ball and determined the biggest skin-care trends of 2021 — and the best part is they're all available to you today.

In celebration of Whole Foods Market’s Beauty Week, experts on the grocer’s Trends Council have unveiled their annual list of top five clean beauty trends for the year: Beauty Goes...

This season’s box is all about doing what feels good. We started with Richer Poorer’s sweats, which manage to be ridiculously soft and look sharp at the same time.

#SudsUpSustainably, a new campaign from mission-based educational platform Palm Done Right (PDR), aims to increase consumer awareness around making sustainable choices while washing hands and being mindful of the impact on communities,...

Grocery shopping has become a major outing during quarantine, which is why it’s crucial to visit a store that you know is going to stock everything you need in just...

OMAHA, Neb. — Keeping clean is nothing new for Pacha soap company in Hastings, Nebraska. The small business recently rolled out a helpful new product and they are giving soap to...

LEXINGTON — An ethanol plant helping child care providers seems like an unlikely partnership, but the COVID-19 pandemic has fostered numerous instances of community support, such as this.

Thanks to volunteers and community support, the local Meals on Wheels program offered by Senior Action Inc. has been able to continue offering hot meals to seniors in the city...

HASTINGS — Mary Lanning Healthcare announced that several community businesses and residents are helping to support its operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the Hastings area sees increasing clinical activity related to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, Mary Lanning Healthcare is thanking community residents, organizations and businesses for their...

Giving back has always been at the heart of Pacha Soap, a Hastings-based bath products manufacturing company founded by Andrew ’12 and Abi ’13 Vrbas in 2013. Each bar of artfully-crafted soap they sell,...

Today, we look at five companies that are innovating in the "Sourcing Responsibly" trend within the Inventive Business Models macro force. Working to mitigate the extractive tendencies of our food system,...

Governor Pete Ricketts said at his daily press conference that when things calm down, the restrictions put in place will be phased out overtime. They will do it in stages...

The Food and Drug Administration has relaxed regulations on the types of alcohol that can be used to make hand sanitizers during the shortage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, expanding...

Pacha Soap of Hastings is working to help solve the shortage of hand sanitizer brought about by the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19. Pacha founder Andrew Vrbas said Thursday afternoon...

We love a good DIY, but for real, you all, this is not the time for trying to save a buck on cleaning products. Earlier this week a New Jersey convenience...

As hospitals and nursing homes desperately search for hand sanitizer amid the coronavirus outbreak, federal regulators are preventing ethanol producers from providing millions of gallons of alcohol that could be transformed into...

With a volunteer force of Bristol Station residents, Pacha Soap has started toward its goal of filling 18,000, 12-ounce bottles of hand sanitizer as part of the company’s “We Got...

Pacha Soap of Hastings is working to help solve the shortage of hand sanitizer brought about by the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19. Pacha founder Andrew Vrbas said Thursday afternoon...

You’ve heard of beauty sleep (and have tried more than a few tricks to achieve it). But the one product to help you achieve that well-rested glow may actually be...

Pacha Soap of Hastings is working to help solve the shortage of hand sanitizer brought about by the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19. Pacha founder Andrew Vrbas said Thursday afternoon...

What's better than unwinding with a warm bath? Unwinding with a warm bath spiked with this salt block, made with Brazilian purple clay, lavender essential oil, and chamomile flowers. The...

Open to only celebrities and media, this event will host some of today’s most unique, fashionable and luxurious companies, products and services. From trips, to Hawaii. American Luxury Tours will...

We can’t tell you the number of hours (or the amount of money) we’ve spent at Whole Foods Market this year and — honestly — we think it’s best if...

We are thrilled to once again be partnering with our favorite dirty hippies over at Pacha Soap Company. Since it also happens to be the season of giving and, let’s be...

If your loved ones adore the smell of apple pie or warm apple cider, this soap is sure to please. Pacha’s bar soap has notes of fresh apples, cinnamon, cloves...

Things are really getting festive around here as we kick off the holiday season with our Holiday Gift Guides. We featured the clickable must-have gifts for kidsand now it’s time to...

Whole Foods is for many a paradise of organic produce, fancy pantry staples, and a kick-ass salad bar. And though you probably don’t think of it when you’re in the...

Six years ago, Andrew Vrbas was a budget-strapped college student making soap in his college apartment. He had an idea for a business that would help change the lives of...

You can buy Pacha soap simply because you need a bar of soap. Some customers do just that.But, the team at Pacha Soap Co. ™ wants you to know the rest of...

When barriers to market entry are lower and competition is higher, building a brand—not just a product—is key to survival. Brand building done right can be the secret sauce for...