Baltimore, MD—This year’s Natural Products Expo East 2014 promises to draw in professionals from all sectors of the natural products industry. Scheduled at the Baltimore Convention Center from September 17—September 20, the convention serves as a great opportunity for retailers to both learn about larger trends going on within the...
Naperville, IL—The world of natural products distributors has become more compact with the acquisition of Nature's Best by KeHE Distributors, announced formally on July 18. The pairing is said to enhance and broaden KeHE's national distribution and its expertise in the natural/organic channel. Founded in 1969 by a family with...
White Egret Personal Care of Ogden, UT, announced its overall sales are up 25% since December 2013 when the firm redesigned its two- and four-pack candle packaging and introduced its all-in-one candling kit. Probium, LLC of Wausau, WI, announced its five probiotic products are available through Frontier Co-Op and...
Todd Pauli is now partner, strategic marketing at The Shelton Group, a Chicago, IL-based communications and PR firm. Robinson Pharma Inc. of Costa Mesa, CA, hired Rebecca Montes to be its vice president of manufacturing. NOW Foods of Bloomingdale, IL, made several staff changes. Ron Pillsbury joined the company as chief operating...
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.
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...
Washington, D.C.—Salmonella contamination is to blame for an increasingly widespread recall of organic sprouted chia powder. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 21 people across 12 states have been infected by the outbreak, which included two people ill enough to be hospitalized. The first voluntary recall...
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