Austin, TX—The Whole Foods Market Trends Council has revealed its predictions for 2022's top 10 food trends. What does the council, which is made up of more than 50 Whole Foods Market team members, including local foragers, regional and global buyers, and culinary experts, see on the horizon? Buzz-less spirits,...
Washington, D.C.—After more than a decade of service to the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and the organic community, CEO Laura Batcha plans to step down in spring 2022. The trade association announced that it has hired global organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry to lead its search for a new CEO...
Omya has launched two new excipients. Omyanutra 300 DC is a direct compressible version of the company’s calcium carbonate excipient, enabling tablet compactability and disintegration; Omyanuta 300 Flash comes with a superdisintegrant, intended to be an all-in-one solution for manufacturers of orally and fast-disintegrating tablets. Both ingredients are free from...
As a limited-time release, Sheila G's has introduced Brownie Brittle Chocolate Chip with Peppermint Drizzle, Brownie Brittle Chocolate Chip with White Drizzle, and Brownie Brittle Salted Caramel with Dark drizzle, all three of which are back for the holiday season. The holiday flavors will be available through December 2021 at...
Kevin Langan Gillespie, 54, of Amherst, NH, passed away on September 25, 2021, after an 18-month fight against rhabdomyosarcoma. Loved ones shared the news of his passing, and celebrated his life in an obituary that fondly recalled his love of family, outdoor adventures, and the natural products industry. Kevin graduated...
Arnhem, Netherlands—What ranks as the #1 concern for consumers? According to Innova Market Insights Top Ten Trends for 2022, health of the planet has overtaken personal health as the top priority and the biggest driver of consumer behavior in the year ahead. Innova explained in a press release: Consumers tell...
Guelph, ON—Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services announced its membership into the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) as a Preferred Supplier. As explained in a press release, Preferred Suppliers are companies that are pre-qualified to supply products and services to NASC Primary Suppliers without additional vendor qualifications that fall under NASC...
Bloomingdale, IL—NOW Foods has continued its quality testing of brands found on Amazon, this time testing for Glutathione. The results: Brands were overall of a better quality than in NOW’s previous tests, although there were still brands that failed on potency and heavy metal testing. As with prior analyses, NOW...
Washington, D.C.—President Biden has nominated Robert M. Califf, M.D., for Commissioner of the FDA. FDA hasn’t had a permanent chief since President Biden took office, reports the New York Times, and acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock is nearing the end of the term that acting officials are allowed to...
