Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced a $200,000 investment in Grovara earlier this week. It marks the second investment the tech-based economic development organization has made in Grovara’s first-to-market online global wholesale marketplace for American Better-For-You brands.  The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) invests in and supports companies to create […]

Are you thinking about exporting your organic and natural food and beverage products and looking for access to international distributors? Grovara simplifies exporting, and we are adding carefully curated brands to our global marketplace every day. Who is Grovara? Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, Grovara was founded in 2010 to provide American wellness product manufacturers and […]

While concern around the globe has vacillated between nuisance and panic, the effects of the recent coronavirus outbreak are becoming much clearer — and more serious —  for the global economy. Guidance from supply chain experts indicates Chinese factories won’t resume production for 3-4 weeks, which would have a significant impact on international shipping. Dreary […]

It has been two years since the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed to a 50% minimum reduction of total greenhouse gases from international shipping, which is responsible for 2% of the planet’s anthropogenic CO2 emissions, a figure expected to rise to 17% by 2050 if unregulated.  It is only recently, however, that concrete measures […]

You’ve heard it a million times — the customer is always right. It’s easy to say for those who don’t run a business. But entrepreneurs, particularly those in service industries, know how vital the phrase is. The motto was born and gained popularity in the late 19th century as retailers boomed and the era of […]

American manufacturers lost an estimated $119 billion in output and some 80,000 jobs in 2016 and 2017 due to a highly preventable administrative hiccup: The U.S. Export-Import Bank, which serves as a vital bank of last resort for American manufacturers, could not produce a quorum on its board of directors in 2015 and subsequently saw […]

With only 6% of U.S. exports coming from its own manufacturers, there is a world of opportunity for American wellness brands to go global. A recent Council on Foreign Relations article details more about why that opportunity exists. Manufacturing exports are roughly three times as important to the European Union economy than the U.S., giving […]

GT’s Kombucha is now exclusive to Planet Organic in the United Kingdom! Planet Organic is the UK’s largest fully certified organic supermarket. Check out the below pictures of GT’s kombucha on their shelves!