Do you practice effective empathy in your store? Maybe you should, according to an Expo West educational session given by Alyssa D’Arienzo Toro, senior partner and chief marketing officer, and Scott Madden, senior partner and director of strategic planning at Connelly Partners. If you missed it, this Boston, MA-based marketing...
Naomi Whittel was appointed chief executive officer of Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc., of American Fork, UT, replacing Tom Tolworthy, who left the company. Joe Huff is now CEO of AlgaeLife’s U.S.-based operation in Irvine, CA, and Bob Capelli will be its executive vice president of global marketing. PLT Health Solutions,...
GNC released a 58-page document at a United Natural Products Alliance summit in which the store outlines guidelines for its vendors related to mandatory GMP compliance and quality standards. Apollo Global Management will buy Fresh Market for $1.36 billion. The Medicinal Hemp Association of Lyons, CO, relaunched www.The-MHA.org with a...
UNFI, Providence, RI, acquired Nor-Cal Produce, Inc., West Sacramento, CA, in a cash transaction of approximately $68.6 million. Nor-Cal is a family-owned and -operated distributor of conventional and organic produce in Northern California, with annual net sales for the 12 months ending February 29, 2016 totaling approximately $151 million. This...
On March 31st, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued 14 warning letters to manufacturers that illegally included methylsynephrine, also known as oxilofrine, in illegal sports supplements. Soon after, Pieter Cohen, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and NSF International, published a study conducted in partnership with...
Washington, D.C.— In a unanimously authorization by its board, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced today its creation of an industry-wide dietary supplement product registry, which will be launched by the end of the year. In the beginning, the product registry will serve regulators and the retail community. However,...
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that certified organic operations have seen significant growth. According to data released by the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP), the amount of domestic organic operations have increased by nearly 12% between 2014 and 2015, the highest growth rate...
Lake Success, NY—Hain Celestial has reported it will be removing the claims that certain Earth’s Best personal care products contain “no harsh chemicals” and "no sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate," according to The Wall Street Journal. This announcement comes after the newspaper commissioned tests on products containing sodium coco sulfate, SCS. Earth’s...
Mushroom Wisdom, East Rutherford, NJ, founded by CEO Mike Shirota in 1991, celebrated its 25th Anniversary at Expo West. Addressing the audience at Mushroom Wisdom’s annual Expo West breakfast symposium, Shirota reflected on the company’s 25 years and expressed his gratitude. “On behalf of Mushroom Wisdom and all of its...
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