The best way to ensure you have what it takes to best serve your customers and take your business to the next level? Practice self care! Take care of yourself, and you are better able to care for your staff, your customers, and your business. In this educational session from...
At SupplySide West in Las Vegas from October 31 to November 4, 2022, the WholeFoods Magazine team met with many industry players, getting up-to-date on the latest science and learning about the trends that will be driving sales in 2023. Throughout the event, there was one word we heard again...
Silver Spring, MD—The latest series of warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were sent to five companies that FDA said is illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD). FDA warning letters were sent to: 11-11-11 Brands Naturally Infused LLC Newhere Inc dba CBDFX Infusionz LLC CBD American...
South Plainfield, N.J. — Attention natural products retailers! Every year, natural products retailers choose the products that have had the greatest impact on their businesses by filling out an online ballot that makes it easy to vote on 20 categories in the supplements, foods, HABA, and pet products categories. Voting has officially...
What's going to be capturing our eye and tantalizing tastebuds in 2023? The forecasters at ADM say 2023 is poised to be a year of self-expression. Bold colors and flavors will influence product development across categories, they say, from functional offerings to indulgent treats. 4 key trend spaces for 2023 There...
Washington, D.C.—A recent Cleveland Clinic trial compared common dietary supplements to a low-dose cholesterol-lowering medication (a statin). The study was funded by AstraZeneca, which markets Rosuvastatin. Researchers looked at the funder’s low-dose statin, placebo, and six supplements—fish oil, cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, plant sterols, and red yeast rice—over a four-week period for impact on low-density...
Essential Formulas Incorporated (EFI) and the Schoor family shared news of the passing of company Chairman and Founder, Michael Mercier Schoor. "Sadly, Michael developed brain cancer (glioblastoma) which he fought valiantly for nearly two years," the company said in an announcement on social media. "He passed away peacefully on November 4, 2022, surrounded by family. Michael...
Increasingly, U.S. consumers are cutting back on their grocery shopping as a result of inflation. That's the finding of a survey commissioned by specialist PR consultancy Ingredient Communications. SurveyGoo polled 500 U.S. consumers during the first week of October 2022. A previous survey was conducted in December 2021 when inflation was already...
Washington, D.C.—The Organic Center (TOC) and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) are awarding of $627,000 to support research and solutions to advance organic agriculture. The money will go to six projects that will move organic farming forward with much-needed training, technical support, and innovative climate research, according to a press release.
The fight to ensure access to dietary supplements continues, with efforts now ramping up in New Jersey. NJ legislation Bill A3512 seeks to prohibit sale of certain diet pills and dietary supplements for muscle building to persons under 18 years of age under certain circumstances. The Natural Products Association (NPA) reports...
