Natural consumers have always been savvy, but that savviness is expanding as the general population becomes more health conscious and fringe lifestyles such as vegetarian, vegan and gluten free move to the mainstream. While not everyone is embracing these lifestyles, the beverage aisle is where all these different types of...
What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends.
Washington, D.C.—Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Pat Roberts (R-KS), the Committee Chairman, reached a bipartisan agreement Thursday, on legislation for a national GMO labeling standard that would preempt the Vermont mandatory labeling law. While the proposed bill does require...
Philadelphia, PA—Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to approve a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. With a vote of 13-4, the City Council passed the bill on June 16. One major selling point was that the estimated $91 million the tax could bring each year would significantly boost the...
Silver Spring, MD—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Austin, TX-based Whole Foods Market for not sufficiently addressing the long list of food safety violations accrued at the Whole Foods Market North Atlantic Kitchen after a series of inspections this past February. This facility is responsible...
You’re certainly familiar with the old adage: “The customer is always right.” For most retailers and business owners, this represents a need to appease disgruntled customers, but for a cooperative, these are words to live by. As the largest consumer-owned food market in the country, WholeFoods Magazine’s 2016 Retailer of...
What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores around the country, rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends. Retailers: Give your store a chance to shine! Participate in our Monthly...
People of a certain age will remember The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, a now-classic 1966 Clint Eastwood spaghetti Western where good-guy gunslinger Eastwood teams up with a bad guy gunslinger to find a buried cache of stolen Confederate gold during the American Civil War. The messy plot, with...
A Greener World, based in Redmond, OR, launched a new non-genetically engineered label: Certified Non-GE by AGW. Developed in response to demand from retailers, farmers and consumers for a reliable non-GMO label claim on meat, eggs and dairy, AGW’s certification is the only North American certification audited in conjunction with...
