In the category of developments to watch is Brandless, a San Francisco startup that launched in July with $50 million in funding. Brainchild of serial entrepreneurs Tina Sharkey and Ido Leffler, every item in the online store is $3 and many are good-for-you items in non-perishable food, health and beauty,...
Forsyth, MO -- Dietary supplement industry leader National Enzyme Co., named Nicholas (Nick) Bruns, Ph.D. president and CEO. Taking the reins from recently retired Charlie Amidon, he joins the NEC team with nearly 30 years of industry experience. Bruns was most recently SVP, global product management, for Glanbia. Detroit, MI...
If you’ve seen the documentary “What the Health” on Netflix about the healthcare, pharmaceutical and food industries, you probably found yourself saying “What the [insert desired word here].” In Michael Moore style, the producers did a good job of showing what corruption and dark marketing can do to us as...
[Editor's Note: We will continue to update this story as developments unfold.] Houston, TX – Leaders in the natural and organic products industry are starting to reopen for business after Hurricane Harvey dumped rain forecast to reach more than 50 inches. The economic impact of the storm, which has caused...
Clark, NJ – While Amazon closed its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market in record time, a visit to one suburban New Jersey store on Day One Monday showed it will take some time for the changes to roll out. A cashier was enthusiastic about what was to come,...
Lake Success, NY — Hain Celestial announced a 2% decline in Q4 sales and a greater 5% year-over-year decline but maintained it is poised for turnaround due to some strategic moves in 2017 and predicted the Amazon-Whole Foods Market combo will be a boon, even with reduced prices. "Amazon's acquisition...
Click to hear podcast The story of cinnamon as a nutritional supplement is an interesting one. I am always intrigued by the back story of how a supplement comes to be understood and recommended for its health benefits. How is it that we know that cinnamon supports healthy glucose metabolism?...
Austin, TX — Whole Foods Market headquarters was not impacted by Hurricane Harvey but the company has already teamed with its new owner Amazon.com to help raise funds for flood victims. “Our thoughts are with those affected by the devastating damage caused by Hurricane Harvey,” spokesperson Betsy Harden told WholeFoods...
In characteristic speedy fashion, Amazon.com is wasting no time and will lower prices when the doors of Whole Foods Market open on Monday. The announcement erased nearly $12 billion of value from grocery stocks. "Everybody should be able to eat Whole Foods Market quality -- we will lower prices without...
Large retail chains are discovering that reducing greenhouse gases is easier said than done, reports NPR. Specifically Walmart, which unveiled Project Gigaton, a plan to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases by a billion tons of carbon between now and 2030 — almost as much carbon that is released from...
