According to new numbers from SPINS, Natural Vitality of Austin, TX, experienced more growth (36%) over the past year than any of the top 15 companies. Natural Calm Organic Lemon (8 oz) is now the second best-selling SKU out of 7,631 items, and several of the firm’s products remain...
Nathaly Battifora joined Nutratech, Inc. of West Caldwell, NJ, as a sales representative. Former Illinois assistant attorney general Saira Alikhan is now part of the litigation team at Amin Talati, LLC of Chicago, IL. Anurag Pande, Ph.D., vice president of scientific affairs at Sabinsa Corp. of West Windsor, NJ,...
A child’s smile is one of the most beautiful things on Earth. And that is exactly what we saw as we traveled 13,000 feet up in the Andes of Peru where non-profit organization, Vitamin Angels, was observing distribution of their prenatal and children’s multivitamins. Children in these communities walk at...
Washington, D.C.—Oral aloe vera has many beneficial properties, but the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), based here, recently gave aloe vera an “avoid” rating in its Chemical Cuisine food additives guide. CSPI’s main reason for having aloe vera join the company of artificial colors, aspartame, trans-fats and...
Harleysville, PA; Austin, TX—Two interweaving studies have been released that examine not only which natural supplements are growing in sales and popularity, but also who is buying them and their motivations for doing so. The 2013 Nutritional Supplement/OTC/Rx Consumer Insight & Market Opportunity Report, released in early August by the...
Although MegaFood is about to become a quadragenarian, the whole food vitamins manufacturer’s unique sense of business hasn’t changed a lick. The company was founded on the belief that dietary supplements should be made from farm-fresh whole foods, and still holds that belief after 40 years in the game. “There’s...
Whole Foods Market has certified derma e’s product line as gluten free. Newport Beach, CA-based Amazing Grass held the “Healthy You(th)” campaign during July, during which a portion of sales from Amazing Meal and Green SuperFood products sold at Whole Foods Markets was given to the Vitamin Angel Alliance,...
The Jolly Llama Company of Santa Monica, CA, hired Robert Tepper and his company Sunrise Brand Management to oversee national sales and distribution of its Jolly Llama Sorbet Pops. Paul Song, M.D., is the new chief medical officer of American River Nutrition, Inc., based in Hadley, MA. He also...
Rockville, MD—U.S. retail sales of pet food are estimated at $20 billion, according to Packaged Facts, which is a 4.5% sales increase over the recessionary slump of 2011. That being said, with volume sales relatively flat, competition for every pet food dollar has never been more intense, according to a...
Each month, we survey retailers nationwide to see what’s selling in their stores. This month, we’ve analyzed the July–September data to reveal the popular trends this quarter. Gluten-free products like breads and pizza continue to dominate the Foods category in every region. Other top sellers this quarter include natural, healthy...
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