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...
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...
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...
Secaucus, NJ — Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. announced preliminary results for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Total net sales in the second quarter were $293.1 million compared to $296.4 million in the same period of the prior year. Reported fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.30 in second...
By Scott Steinford, Managing Director, Trust Transparency Center On Feb. 22, 2017 Amazon entered the dietary supplement market with four products. As of Aug. 6, 2018, that number has grown to 30 SKUs, representing a 750% increase. Ten products were added between the last week of July and first week...
Skillman, NJ – The purchase of Zarbee’s Inc by Johnson & Johnson Consumer is just the latest instance of large consumer packaged goods companies getting ready to serve the consumer of tomorrow by purchasing companies that already appeal to them. “With its naturals positioning, a millennial target demographic and a...
San Francisco, CA – Sales of plant-based foods grew 20% over the last year and sales topped $3.3 billion, according to Nielsen data commissioned by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA). This is a strong increase from last year’s growth rate of 8%. In contrast, the overall food sector grew...
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