A member of the mint family, sage is native to the Mediterranean. It has gained popularity as a culinary spice, as well as for its medicinal benefits. Although there are literally hundreds of sage species, white sage, Salvia apiana and Salvia officinalis, or culinary sage, are the most well known.
Click here for the January Digital Edition Gain the Insights You Need to Master the Industry's Top Trends... Editorial: 2023 Trends Roundup! Active Aging for Everyone Merchandising Insights: Success Toolkit: Looking Back and Ahead 7 Challenges Impacting Retailers & Solutions Personalization in Brick and Mortar Tip of the Month: Marketing...
Trends and Predictions What forces in 2022 will continue in 2023, and which ones will change? Here’s my best guess on a few. Staffing: The massive, late-2022 tech-industry layoffs of tens of thousands of workers will increase the size of the available U.S. workforce. At least some of these newly...
Current market needs are evolving, and the packaging pros are innovating to meet consumer demands. Consumers today are more interested in packaging that reflects their values, but still looks enticing. The top five trends in packaging today: Eco-Conscious Increasingly important to consumers: environmentally friendly products…and...
Contract manufacturers point to what consumers will be looking for in the new year. PLUS: 5 Qs to ask before choosing a contract manufacturing partner. What is on the horizon for the natural products industry? Contract manufacturers serve as trendspotters, studying sales and consumer behaviors to identify evolving categories...
Chicago, IL—IRI has released insights on Thanksgiving-related grocery trends, touching on demographic differences and categories at risk of shortages. The top finding: More people than ever are shopping early. “More than ever before, consumers are planning ahead for Thanksgiving by shopping early for key items, driving a 4% sales lift...
The Naturally Informed event Healthy Aging: Mastering the Market packed a lot of information into two days, on every conceivable aspect of the market. A few topics of note: Trends: ClearCut Analytics' Dan Harari, VP Business Development, offered a session on Amazon trends. Why Amazon? Trends happen on that website,...
Chicago, IL—Grubhub today released findings from its annual “Year in Food” report, according to a press release. After analyzing tens of millions of orders placed by more than 21 million users of its platform, Grubhub came up with the top 10 orders of the year, the top five breakfasts, desserts,...
The Hot Products section at the recent Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore was one of the buzziest spots to be in the naturals industry from September 11-14, 2019. “Every fall the exhibit halls at the Natural Products Expo East are bursting with products that are increasing consumer awareness about...
