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2020 Year in Review Part 3: Calls to Action: Elevate 2021

Part 1 of 2020 in Review, What's New and What's Next for 2021, is available here. Part 2, Retailers Weigh In, is available here.

December 18, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Contributor

Part 1 of 2020 in Review, What's New and What's Next for 2021, is available here. Part 2, Retailers Weigh In, is available here.

Keys to Happy, Healthy, & Stress-Free

December 18, 2020

Julia Peterman

Shall we start with the good news? A report from the Global Wellness Institute found that the global mental wellness economy is a $121 billion market (1). Of course, the bad news is that the market is booming because 2020 has left many of us feeling stressed, sad, and depleted.

Person of the Year 2020: Frontline Heroes

November 19, 2020

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Thank YOU. You are our heroes. Thank you to the healthcare practitioners who dove into the challenge of fighting a virus they knew very little about. Thank you to the natural products retailers who fought to keep their doors open so a worried public could access the products that help...

Craving Convenience

November 19, 2020

Rachel Appleton

Consumers may be spending more hours at home these days, but that doesn’t mean they’re not busy. For the parents who have taken on the role of full-time employee, full-time parent, and full-time chef, convenient eats have been key for smooth days at home with the kids. Better-for-you frozen foods...

The COVID-19 Effect on Weight Management

November 19, 2020

Julia Peterman

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Weight management is a sizeable market: According to 360 Market Updates, the global weight loss and weight management market was valued at $179 million as of August 2020, and expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.2% to reach $229.1 million by 2026 (1). One factor driving that growth: COVID-19,...

2020 Retailer of the Year: Weavers Way

October 22, 2020

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a produce buying club founded by a group of neighbors in Philadelphia, the early days of Weavers Way were modest, and focused on filling a simple need: to provide the neighborhood with access to quality produce. And while the focus in 2020 is still on filling the basic need...

Inside the Baking Aisle

October 22, 2020

Rachel Appleton

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nestled in Camp Hill, PA, The Healthy Grocer has seen more yield in its baking category in the first 8 months of 2020 compared to all of 2019. Flour and yeast have topped the charts as amateur and professional bakers alike spend more time cooking up comfort in the form...

Sweetening Up

September 24, 2020

Rachel Appleton

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With COVID-19 concerns top of mind, more consumers are eating from home—and baking up extra helpings of made-with-love comfort foods. Earlier this year, an AMC Global and OpinionRoute survey revealed that one-third of respondents were baking more than usual during the pandemic, and 20% of those individuals said they’ll continue...

9 Top Plant-Based Sources of Omegas

September 24, 2020

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

It’s a plant-based world—at least that’s what consumers are showing us. New data from SPINS commissioned by Good Food Institute and the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) found that total plant-based retail sales reached $5 billion and grew 11% in 2019 (1). An important, health-promoting part of those sales belongs...

Regenerative Agriculture in the Age of COVID-19 & Beyond

August 20, 2020

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Edited by Maggie Jaqua One year ago on the pages of this magazine, experts stressed why it is critical that the world makes a shift to regenerative agriculture—and that we do so immediately. In an article titled Regenerative Agriculture: 25 Things to Know Now, Dave Herring, Executive Director...