Pittsburgh, PA—GNC Holdings Inc. announced its partnership with BFG Brasil Comercial de Vitaminas LTDA, a professional retail operator, to help expand the company’s presence in Brazil, according to a press release. The partnership will allow GNC to grow its franchise presence outside the U.S. and reach more consumers in Latin...
Secaucus, NJ—The Vitamin Shoppe announced the launch of Only Me, a personalized online assessment that delivers a custom assortment of vitamins and supplements to participating subscribers each month. Only Me uses a detailed questionnaire designed by medical experts about current health status and daily routines to curate a wellness plan...
Lakewood, CO—Natural Grocers is celebrating its 30-year history of selling only 100% organically grown produce with a month-long series of festivities for Organic Harvest Month, according to a press release. The month will kick off on September 7, with a one-day-only free bag giveaway with any purchase; {N}power members will...
Austin, TX—Whole Kids Foundation has launched its annual monthlong Growing Healthy Kids campaign to fund K-12 school programs in the U.S., U.K., and Canada that connect kids to real food, according to a press release. For this year’s campaign, all Whole Foods Market locations will match register donations up to...
An extreme case of picky eating caused a 17-year-old’s blindness, according to a case study from the University of Bristol. The patient, who had first visited his general practitioner complaining of tiredness, had a normal BMI and height and no visible signs of malnutrition. Initial tests showed macrocytic anemia and...
Berlin, Germany—Germany will ban the use of the weedkiller glyphosate from the end of 2023 and limit its use before then, according to Reuters, which cited a statement from the Environment Ministry. Glyphosate is thought to be a carcinogen; a World Health Organization agency concluded in 2015 that it probably...
East Windsor, NJ—Sabinsa announced in a press release the opening of a warehousing, sales and distribution office in Poland, which will serve customers in the growing East European, Eastern Block, and CIS countries. [caption id="attachment_67771" align="alignright" width="299"] Sabinsa Poland staff, from left: Karol Torz, Marcin Rutkowski, Dagmara Krupniewska, and Thomasz...
Bloomingdale, IL–NOW announced that the company has expanded its supplement product lines with the acquisition of SuperNutrition, a supplement company that specializes in multi-vitamin formulations based on scientifically proven potencies. SuperNutrition was founded by Patrick Mooney and his son, Michael Mooney, in 1977. Patrick’s daughter, Kathy Mooney, later led the...
Paris, France--Eating nuts like walnuts, almonds, pistachios and hazelnuts twice a week is associated with a 17% lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared to consuming nuts once every two weeks, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. “Nuts are a...
Wildfires continue to rage in the Amazon--Reuters reports that there have been 72,843 fires detected by Brazil’s space research center INPE so far this year, which is an 83% increase over the same period of 2018, and is the highest number since 2010. Ecovia Intelligence, a specialist research, consulting & training...
