Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it is calling for health food stores selling nutritional supplements to remain open during the government’s response to the coronavirus COVID-19. In a press release, NPA pointed out that health food stores offer many essential products, including, water, electrolytes, nutritional supplements, healthy...
UPDATE: Plant Based Word Conference & Expo is being rescheduled to October 2-3, 2020. New York, NY—Plant Based World (PBW) Conference & Expo is being postponed, according to a press release. Originally scheduled to take place June 5-6, the release says that the PBW team is currently discussing the alternative...
Cincinnati, OH--Two Kroger associates have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. One employee works at Kroger-owned Fred Meyer in Washington state and the other at King Soopers in Colorado. “Upon learning of these cases, we partnered with state and local health experts, followed all sanitation and cleaning procedures, communicated with and...
Providence, RI—United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced its Q2 Fiscal 2020 results--a summary of those results, which include net sales of $6.14 billion compared to $6.15 billion in last year's fiscal Q2, can be found here. In an earnings call on Wednesday discussing the results, Steven L. Spinner, Chairman and CEO, addressed...
Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, has told WholeFoods previously that anywhere from 20-70% of a given company’s ingredients may come from China—TraceGains customers source 2,700+ items from over 1,300 supplier locations in China. And the situation isn’t looking good there. TraceGains and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) held a...
Denver, CO—The 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo are rescheduling this year’s event out of concern for the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The show was originally scheduled for March 26-28; it is now scheduled for August 6-8, in the same locations, including the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel and the National Western Complex...
By Scott Steinford, Founder, Trust Transparency Center and Traci Kantowski, Communications Director, Trust Transparency Center The current environment surrounding the coronavirus COVID-19 is unlike one any of us have seen, and retailers have a key role to play. The safety of customers and employees is paramount. Whether you believe...
Geneva, Switzerland—Vitafoods Europe has been postponed as concerns over COVID-19 grow, according to a press release from Informa. Originally scheduled to take place in May, it will now take place September 1-3, 2020. It will still take place at Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland, and the release says that all existing registrations...
Secaucus, NJ--SupplySide East has been postponed, according to a press release from Informa Exhibitions, due to concerns regarding the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The event, which will remain at Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ, will now take place June 23-24, 2020. Related: Vitafoods Europe Postponed Due to Coronavirus NoCo Hemp...
Silver Spring, MD—The FDA and FTC issued warning letters to seven companies for selling fraudulent COVID-19 products, according to a press announcement from FDA. The warning letters are the first to be issued by FDA for unapproved products intended to prevent or treat the coronavirus. FDA, the release says, is...
