German grocer Aldi is expanding its U.S. presence with a remodeling scheme, a new advertising campaign, and a national rollout of its delivery partnership with Instacart. The grocer plans to spend $5 billion to go from 1,800 to 2,500 stores, reports MediaPost, while remodeling existing stores and expanding fresh food...
Washington, DC -- The trade war is on. President Trump announced he is ordering 10% tariffs beginning Sept. 24 on the $200 billion worth of Chinese imports on a list released July 10, NPR reports. The list included a variety of items the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and the...
Baltimore, MD —Passage of the “game changing” hemp provisions in the Farm Bill of 2018 is expected to go smoothly, according to a panel of attorneys at the Natural Products Hemp & CBD Summit. While it will be a landmark action, some ambiguities will remain because states will still have...
Baltimore, MD — Hurricane Florence won’t keep us away! Look forward to seeing you this week at Expo East. You’ll find us at Booth 3012 in the supplement section! We’ll be honoring our Natural Product Award winners and Mama Jean’s, our retailer of the year, on Friday at 1pm. Come...
Austin, TX — Total consumer spending on herbal dietary supplements in the U.S. reached an estimated $8.085 billion in 2017, according to the recently published HerbalGram Herb Market Report for 2017. For the fifth consecutive year, horehound (Marrubium vulgare, Lamiaceae), an herb commonly found in natural cough drops and lozenges,...
Silver Spring, MD — The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to request that a proposed 25% duty on Chinese imports be revised to remove from this new tariff burden numerous ingredients used in dietary supplements and other...
San Diego — CV Sciences, Inc. announced its CBD gold extract has has received self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status in accordance with stringent U.S. FDA safety guidelines. This designation certifies all of the company’s PlusCBD Oil Gold Formula product line as being recognized as presumably safe among experts under the...
Salisbury, MD -- Perdue Farms recently announced it will expand into non-meat options, suggesting consumers are also looking for plant-based ways to get their protein. The company is looking at investing in smaller startups, pure vegan options and options that combine meat, plant based -based proteins and vegetables, Perdue Farms...
Washington, D.C. — The Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced plans to push for a voluntary, organic check-off program, which it says will help promote, educate and research the organic sector. This statement comes after a decision in May by the United States Department of Agriculture to terminate a proposed rule...
East Windsor, NJ -- Asha Ramesh was promoted to CEO for Sabinsa USA and will join the company’s Board of Directors “Asha is well-suited to oversee Sabinsa’s US division, given her many years of experience with several aspects of the company. She has a keen understanding of the company’s principles,...
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