Amazon is now offering its Prime members in four cities free, two-hour delivery from Whole Foods stores. And customers could get rewards for their participation as well. This week, Stephenie Landry, vice president of Prime Now, Amazon Fresh and Amazon Restaurants, announced that customers of the $99-a-year Amazon Prime delivery...
Beloit, WI - A natural immune health ingredient available in food, beverages and supplements may help protect against intestinal barrier function in adults when faced with stress. A newly published pre-clinical study with human donors led by researchers at the University of Örebro in Sweden and published in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases,...
Monterey, CA – Consumers bought nearly $5 billion worth of organic fresh produce items in 2017, according to data released by the Organic Produce Network (OPN) and Nielsen. That’s an 8% increase from the previous year. The data, taken from retail stores across the U.S., showed that fresh vegetables topped sales...
Lake Success, NY - Hain Celestial, an organic and natural products company, announced second quarter fiscal year 2018 earnings today that dipped in the U.S., and missed estimates. The company also stated it may divest itself of its Pure Protein brand, and significantly expand into e-commerce. According to the earnings report:...
Oslo, Norway – BASF has announced the launch of Accelon™ absorption accelerating technology. It’s been developed as a breakthrough solution to the bioavailability challenge of today’s omega-3 supplements. Results from clinical studies showing significantly increased absorption with Accelon™ will be presented at the GOED Exchange 2018, which is taking place...
Seattle, WA – Spurred by higher-than-expected results for its Alexa Virtual Assistant and an unprecedented number of new Prime members, Amazon.com’s fourth quarter sales were up nearly 40%, totaling $60.5 billion in sales. Prime is poised to become the loyalty program for Whole Foods Market stores. According to results released...
As the deadline draws near for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision on how to regulate homeopathic remedies, and an article in the mainstream media reignites the issue, homeopathic agencies and experts are offering guidance to those awaiting the decision. As we reported back in December, the FDA...
The investment in plant-based protein continues. Ripple Foods Inc., a two-year old beverage company that makes a milk-like drink from yellow peas, has received a $65 million investment from Goldman Sachs, among other investors, according to Bloomberg News. Run by founders Adam Lowry and Neil Renninger, Ripple Foods sells Ripptein,...
Hadley, MA - Annatto tocotrienol could help promote bone health in post-menopausal women. A recent clinical study conducted at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and published in Osteoporosis International provides a promising new link in vitamin E research. Results of the 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial using patented DeltaGold annatto-derived tocotrienol...
The Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA) published a study on Wednesday called “Associations of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplement Use with Cardiovascular Disease Risks.” The study questioned the supposed benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for cardiovascular health. It included a meta-analysis of 10 large trials including 77,917 subjects. According to...
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