People eat with their eyes first—and no matter how healthy (or pretty) something is, if it doesn’t taste good, people won’t go back for seconds. So, then, what are consumers looking for? WholeFoods asked industry experts, who listed the following trends: Clean, Vibrant Colors The name of the game:...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we emerge from COVID, what is the state of the supply chain, and what actions should we take as we move forward? That was the key focus of a talk at the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) 9th Annual Botanical Congress. “Maintaining a Sustainable Supply Chain” took a deep...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we learn more about the gut microbiome, one thing is becoming clear: “The more we learn about the gut microbiome,” says Marc Washington, Founder of Muniq, “the more we realize that there remains much more that we don’t know about this complex ecosystem.” Scientifically speaking, the term “microbiome” is...
Thank YOU. You are our heroes. Thank you to the healthcare practitioners who dove into the challenge of fighting a virus they knew very little about. Thank you to the natural products retailers who fought to keep their doors open so a worried public could access the products that help...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Store brands have been looking up for quite some time: According to the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), in 2019, private label grew 4.1%, three times as much as national brands (1). Market penetration advanced to 19.2% in dollar share and 23.1% in unit share. A report from Nielsen suggests...
With so many trade shows cancelled, we at WholeFoods wanted to give you the industry overview—and a look at the latest products—that you’re missing when you can’t stroll the aisles of the conventional hall. So we asked the experts: What’s trending? What would you have been showcasing at your booth...
Good for Me, Good for the Earth. That’s one of the top 10 trends for 2020, according to FMCG Gurus. Mike Hughes, Director of Insights for FMCG Gurus, discussed the trend during Driving Value Through Sustainability Across the Supply Chain, a #NaturallyInformed event powered by WholeFoods Magazine and Trust Transparency...
Why work with a contract manufacturer (CM)? The experts we contacted pointed to several benefits, and all of those ideas tie in with the bottom line. “The cost to set up a manufacturing operation that is GMP compliant is quite expensive,” explains Matt Kaufman, Business Development Manager, Paragon Laboratories. “Own...
U.S. consumers spent an estimated $9.602 billion on herbal dietary supplements in 2019, according to the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) 2019 Herb Market Report. That’s an 8.6% increase in total U.S. sales from 2018. And the growth continued as COVID-19 became a public health crisis: During the first six months...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With COVID-19 concerns top of mind, more consumers are eating from home—and baking up extra helpings of made-with-love comfort foods. Earlier this year, an AMC Global and OpinionRoute survey revealed that one-third of respondents were baking more than usual during the pandemic, and 20% of those individuals said they’ll continue...
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