Purchase, NY — PepsiCo’s $3.2 billion acquisition of the Israeli-based seltzer maker SodaStream International continues its push into healthy beverages and also rides the wave of resistance to plastics in the wastestream. SodaStream's products, marketed as a healthy alternative to sugary sodas, fit Pepsi's goal of "making more nutritious products...
New Port Richey, FL — Independent natural retailers and their staff attended SENPA’s 4th Annual Strategies for Success Road Show from May - August in the host cities of Jacksonville, FL; Chattanooga, TN; Raleigh, NC, and Houston, TX. “It has been a summer of expansion, growth and exhilaration for the...
Boston, MA – Cambridge Naturals opened its new location across the river in the Brighton neighborhood on Aug. 16 and is throwing a four-day party for the grand opening. The store was strategically placed in the Boston Landing complex, which gives it a built-in audience of health and wellness enthusiasts...
Bentonville, AR — Walmart posted its best quarterly grocery sales growth in nine years and will offer home delivery to about 40% of the country by the end of 2018. Total ecommerce sales also grew 40% for the quarter. The news came during the retailer’s quarterly earnings report in which...
Westminster, CO — TraceGains, a compliance software solution providing information exchange across the supply chain for food, beverage, and CPG companies, has acquired Healthnotes, which offers a regulatory and consumer education solution for dietary supplement retailers and manufacturers. Arizona Nutritional Supplements, Nature’s Way and NOW are among the clients using...
Category tactics should be used to amplify the retailer’s mission and focus. They need to clearly communicate the “purpose” behind a promotion, a merchandising strategy, the product assortment, and the retailer’s value statement (one stop shop, value leader, local, etc). Retailers should use this strategy to convert casual shoppers into...
Los Angeles, CA — Cannabis Strategic Ventures, Inc., gains distribution for its vitamin and hemp-derived CBD formulations through the acquisition of Fitamins CBD, which serves a network of 600+ wholesalers catering to the Asian-American market. CSV announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the brand. “We have selected...
Millennials and iGens (aka Generation Z) are changing the snack market as they opt for more “fresh” options, according to research from Mintel. The trend has big implications for refrigerated consumer packaged-goods brands and is influencing how retail is merchandised. In the "Future of Fresh," Mintel details that younger consumers...
San Francisco, CA — Dewayne Johnson has successfully sued Monsanto for causing his non-Hodgkin lymphoma due to glyphosate in its herbicide Roundup. According to Reuters, Monsanto has been ordered to pay Johnson $289 million in damages. Bayer shares plummeted $12.5 billion (12%) the day after the verdict, while the company...
Portland, OR— It’s not often we get to report on a new natural products store opening. Although this is a small store, it’s a big story because it’s the brainchild of Chuck Eggert, founder of Pacific Foods, and Errol Schweizer, who worked for Whole Foods Market for 14 years and...
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