Phoenix, AZ - Sprouts Farmers Market saw comparable store sales grow 4.6% and topped analysts’ earnings expectations for the fourth quarter. In its earnings report, the natural foods grocer announced net sales of $1 billion, a 16% increase from the same period in 2016. Comparable store sales growth was 4.6%,...
Washington, D.C. – Megan Olsen has joined the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, as its new Assistant General Counsel. She will report to CRN president and CEO Steve Mister. Olsen most recently held the position of special counsel...
New Hampton, N.Y. – A $2.6 million grant to UNC Nutrition Research Institute to study choline status in humans is spurring industry leaders, researchers and the medical community to push choline into the mainstream. “This grant is an important step in supporting human health by providing a tool that will...
Chattanooga, TN — Ed Jones, founder of Nutrition World, is on a mission to bulletproof the natural products retail industry and he wants you to join him. Jones has started an education campaign to rally independents to demand respect from their vendors in the form of a Minimum Advertised Price...
Boise, ID and Camp Hill, PA. - Grocery chain Albertsons announced today it is expanding its retail pharmacy divisions by purchasing more than 2,500 Rite Aid stores. According to a company press release, the combined company is expected to serve more than 40 million U.S. customers per week at approximately 4,900...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Natural Products Expo West takes place on March 7 – 11 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. With the expansion of the convention center, there is a change in the layout of the show. For example, the Hot Products are now in the newly constructed North Hall. Other...
If you missed part one in this three-part series on Anti-Aging for Men, here’s the executive summary: Five lifestyle behaviors account for the majority of health benefits. These five behaviors could lower the risk of chronic disease by between 70 and 90% depending on the disease—there’s not a drug in...
San Francisco, CA - Could that box of chocolates from Valentine's Day make you sick? The answer to that question may finally be forthcoming. Earlier this week a California Superior Court Judge approved a settlement between the non-profit consumer advocacy group As You Sow and leaders of the chocolate industry. ...
Washington, D.C. - The Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2018, a bipartisan bill that works to increase funding for the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI), was introduced recently by Senators Susan Collins, R-ME, and Bob Casey, D-PA. This bill, which acts as a Senate companion bill to the...
Washington, D.C. - Under a proposal in the president’s newly released budget for 2018, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), or the program formerly known as Food Stamps, would significantly affect recipients receiving more than $90 a month in benefits. They would be given half their benefits in the form...
