This article continues our series on building consumer trust, with insight from Abraham and Gabe Nabors, owners of Mustard Seed Market and Café. The natural products industry is unique in that there are many people who hear about the benefits and want to jump over, but don’t always have a...
This article continues our series on building consumer trust, with insight from Abraham and Gabe Nabors, owners of Mustard Seed Market and Café, given during a recent NPA webinar. One concept that Gabe and Abraham emphasized was establishing a clear set of core values that contribute to the company’s mission.
England—Organic crops and the foods made from them have significantly higher amounts of certain antioxidants, less frequent occurences of pesticide residue and lower levels of a toxic heavy metal than conventionally grown crops, according to the findings of a recent report. The Organic Trade Association (OTA) calls it a landmark...
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has been heating up with several large transactions over the past few weeks. First, Kroger Co., the largest supermarket chain in the United States, plans to buy online retailer Vitacost.com Inc. for $280 million, giving the grocery giant a new inlet into the healthy-living channel.
Boston, MA—Findings in a new study published in Osteoporosis International show that calcium supplementation (more than 1,000 mg/day) did not increase a woman’s the risk of cardiovascular disease(CVD). This counters previous research suggesting the contrary. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital examined data collected on 74,245 women in the Nurses’...
Washington, D.C.—The importance of bone health not only relies on weight-bearing exercises and eating healthy foods, but also adding calcium and magnesium supplements to keep our bones strong. A new economic report showed that the benefits of specific supplementation can prolong preventive health. The Smart Prevention—Health Care Cost Savings Resulting...
London, United Kingdom—Archer-Daniels Midland(ADM) is set to acquire Swiss-German ingredient maker Wild Flavors in a $2.99 billion deal, the company’s largest deal ever. ADM specializes in grain processing, while Wild Flavors provides flavorings, colors and ingredients to more than 3,000 customers in the food and beverage industries. Wild Flavors’ sales...
Cincinnati, OH—Kroger Co., the largest supermarket chain in the United States, plans to buy online retailer Vitacost.com Inc. for $280 million, giving the grocery giant a new inlet into the healthy-living channel. This merger comes on the heels of its purchase of the Harris Teeter supermarket chain for $2.5 billion...
New York—A bustling Summer Fancy Food Show, hosted by the Specialty Food Association at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City for the second straight year, featured over 2,730 exhibitors from 49 countries. The show, held June 29–July 1, was expected to host 28,000 buyers. Exhibitors set out...
Washington, D.C.—Members of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) came together in the Capitol to ask Congress to pass the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) of 2014. Taking place during CRN’s 11th annual “Day on the Hill,” 70 industry executives from CRN member companies made the case that DASCA...
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