Seattle, WA — Amazon.com, the largest internet-based retailer in the world by total sales and market capitalization, which started as an online bookstore, and later diversified to sell everything from video and MP3 downloads and streaming to electronics, furniture, food, and jewelry, recently launched their own dietary supplements under the...
Austin, TX — The American Botanical Council (ABC) announces that Brassica Protection Products LLC as the 2016 recipient of the ABC Varro E. Tyler Commercial Investment in Phytomedicinal Research Award. Since its founding in 1997, Brassica Protection Products has been dedicated to the research and development of beneficial phytochemicals from...
New York, NY – Natracare is leading the way in safe feminine care by being the first brand to certify its tampons, pads, maternity pads and nursing pads with the MADE SAFE (Made with Safe Ingredients) seal. As the first nontoxic certification to apply widely to consumer products, the revolutionary...
Menlo Park, CA — The Landec Corporation recently announced their ownership of O Olive Oil, Inc. (“O Olive”) for $2.5 million. O Olive also has the opportunity to earn an additional $7.5 million in the next three years if agreed EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) targets are...
New York City, NY — Students in the New York City school system now have a healthier breakfast option available to them in the form of Back to the Roots cereals, reports The New York Times. Oakland, CA-based Back to the Roots produces cereals that are certified organic, are non-GMO...
There were aisles of candy, cakes, cheeses and animal parts being carved at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco mid-January that I was happy to gloss over in my search for what’s new and healthy in the specialty foods industry. Here are some of the trends and gems...
It might be too early to hand out a “supplement of the year” award for 2017, but it’s not too early to nominate one: collagen. You may have noticed that collagen products are showing up everywhere. There are collagen protein powders, collagen supplements, and an endless selection of collagen skin...
Washington D.C. — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, is announcing its continued partnership with the American Conference Institute (ACI) on the Fifth Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements, which WholeFoods Magazine is a sponsor...
Ever wonder how many billions of dollars go into protective gear for workers? Mechanics, painters, coal miners, … it’s a pretty long list. The gear can range from basic gas mask to full on astronaut suit for fire workers running into blazing buildings. You know who’s missing from that long...
Click to hear podcast Poria (Poria cocos) is one of the most widely utilized ingredients in traditional Chinese herbalism where it is used to support healthy kidney and urinary tract function. I just recently learned about this medicinal mushroom, Poria Cocos. It always excites me to learn about emerging...
