BOISE, ID – Albertsons is expanding its exclusive Open Nature brand into non-food categories and expects to release more than 240 new products this year. As announced in a press release, this launch follows the grocer’s recent releases of Open Nature goods in both baby and pet food categories. Geoff...
By now you've seen the results of the 40th Annual Retailer Survey. Join us for a webinar on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 2:00pm EST to learn what makes the difference for successful stores — and much more. Click here to sign up! WholeFoods Magazine Editor-in Chief Laurie Petersen and...
East Windsor, NJ — Sabinsa has been promoting the combination of its Curcumin C3 Complex and BioPerine for more than two decades based upon research showing the synergy between the company’s proprietary curcumin and piperine ingredients. A new study validates that research. The open access study, Curcumin and piperine supplementation of obese...
Learn the issues involved with minimum advertised price during a FREE hour-long webinar on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 2:00pm EST. Click here to register for the webinar. Ed Jones, owner of Nutrition World, Chase Ballard, general manager of Nutrition World and creator of NutritionProductsInsider.com, Taylor Hamilton, owner of Tunie's...
Kibbutz Ketura, Israel —Algatechnologies, Ltd., or Algatech, has invested in Supreme Health, Ltd., New Zealand, becoming its major shareholder. It will expand the company’s reach to China and Asia-Pacific, supplying those markets with astaxanthin and other algae-based products. The Asia-Pacific market for such products is currently valued at several hundred...
Bentonville, AR — Walmart is reportedly in talks to acquire Humana. According to a story first reported in the Wall Street Journal, Walmart is holding preliminary talks to buy U.S. health insurer Humana Inc. and the companies are discussing various options. Walmart Inc.’s potential acquisition of a health insurer would...
Andrew Balducci, owner of the famous Balducci's specialty foods and produce market, died on March 22, 2018 at the age of 92 of acute leukemia. Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to Maria Miscioscia and Louis Balducci, he spent his childhood in Corato, Italy, before emigrating back to the United States at the...
Washington, D.C. — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pilot study using portable screening devices has revealed the presence of pharmaceutical drugs in products marketed as dietary supplements. The FDA recently concluded a six-month pilot at two international mail facilities (IMFs) where the FDA monitors the import of products...
Washington, DC — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says the agency is closer to issuing guidance on the the word "natural" and also wants to make it easier for consumers to know what is "healthy," possibly through an icon or symbol. In a speech to the National Food...
Indianapolis, IN - Dozens of Indiana businesses that sell products with CBD oil in them can breathe a little easier. The Indiana Tobacco and Alcohol Commission (TAC) and its enforcement agency, the Indiana State Excise Police, have dismissed cases filed against the stores for selling CBD oil. The state will also...
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