While some retail sectors are making the best of stagnant or declining sales, the natural/organic industry is a standout. Natural and organic products retailers hold a unique place in the lives of consumers. Even if shoppers have less financial security than they did in years past, there’s no lack of...
What’s new in the natural dessert aisle?Without question, preferences in the dessert category follow the flavor trends and movements taking place in the food industry at large. Savory, for some, is the new sweet, while others look to get creative by cooking up some sweet concoctions for themselves. It’s also...
Teatulia, Denver, CO, was given an award in the category “Focus on the Future” at the 8th annual Naturally Boulder Autumn Awards Party, which is held to honor and identify achievements in the natural products industry. The award is given to a company with a sustainability initiative that incorporates...
Melville, NY—Premier Foods, one of the largest food producers in the United Kingdom, has sold several of its packaged grocery brands to The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. The brands acquired, all belonging to the Histon Sweet Spreads business, are home to such products as peanut butter, honey, jams, fruit, jelly,...
New data paint a picture of non-GMO as a sales trend to stay on top of. Non-GMO Project Verified products have racked up $2.4 billion in sales in the last 52 weeks, for an increase of 66% over last year, according to SPINS. With California Prop 37 to label GMOs...
A round-up of the year’s hottest beverage news.Whether we’re gulping, sipping or slurping, beverages are a major part of our dietary intake. Drinks are so important that their sweeteners, calorie content, energy boosting quality and the like have been under the microscope. Here, we review some of the most recent...
Terra, a brand of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Melville, NY, sponsored Just Food’s fifth annual “Let Us Eat Local” tasting benefit. Just Food is a nonprofit that seeks to connect New York City communities with local farms and food, as part of the community-supported agriculture movement. Kettle Brand...
Elk Grove Village, IL—The advantages of an organic diet are convincing, according to a new clinical report published in Pediatrics by members of the Committee on Nutrition and the Council on Environmental Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics, based here. The authors say that those who eat organic food...
Columbus, OH—The famous phrase about apples and the doctor may actually be true, at least when it comes to their concern over our cholesterol. A new study conducted at Ohio State University and published in the Journal of Functional Foods reveals that consuming one apple per day for four weeks was...
Washington, D.C.—Two new sets of research, one from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and another from Consumer Reports, indicate levels of arsenic, a known carcinogen, in some rice and rice products grown in the United States that exceed five parts per billion (ppb). The five ppb safe exposure...
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