Secaucus, NJ – The Vitamin Shoppe has announced a new, nationwide Healthy Awards loyalty program designed to empower customers to make their well-being a priority, according to a press release. All enrolled members earn a $5 award with every 125 points and receive 10% off their purchases when they subscribe...
Washington and Oregon--Rite Aid will start selling CBD creams, lotions and lip balms in Washington and Oregon this month, according to CNBC. The drugstore is testing public demand for CBD-based consumer products, having "heard from many customers about their interest in purchasing CBD products," the company said in a statement quoted...
Austin, TX, and Seattle, WA--Whole Foods Market/Amazon is introducing Prime Now benefits to 75 locations, according to a press release. The 1-hr+ delivery service is now available in Asheville, Charlottesville, Columbia, Lexington, Little Rock, Manchester, Mobile, Naples and Savannah, and will continue to expand throughout the year. Grocery pickup services are expanding to Columbus, Ohio, the press release says.
Rockville, MD--CBD is appearing more frequently in pet supplements and treats thanks to increasing demand for a product to help decrease pet stress, according to a press release from research firm Packaged Facts. "Already, numerous companies are involved in creating CBD products for pets. With the current trajectory, various industry...
Seattle, WA—Unhealthy diets kill more people annually than smoking tobacco does, according to a study published in The Lancet. In the study, titled “Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” researchers estimated the proportion of disease-specific burden...
Secaucus, NJ--That's a wrap on SupplySide East 2019, which took place at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey on April 9 and 10. Nearly 300 industry providers filled the sold-out expo hall at the to showcase more than 5,000 ingredients, solutions and services. Food, supplement and beverage ingredient suppliers;...
Phoenix, AZ--From June 3-9, Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and the hemp industry community will celebrate the 10th annual Hemp History Week by raising awareness and educating the public, according to a press release. During the campaign, natural product retailers, hemp advocates and HIA chapters across the country will be hosting over...
Unilever Plc subsidiary Schmidt’s Naturals, a natural deodorant company, is launching a CBD-infused product later this year, Bloomberg reports. Bloomberg cites Cowen & Co. as saying that nearly 7% of Americans are already using CBD products, with the market forecast to rise to 25 million consumers who could spend upwards...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued a statement in response to the Supplement Safety & Compliance Initiative’s (SSCI) publication of draft standards against which the industry can benchmark dietary supplement audit programs, expressing optimism that the initiative will bring stability and predictability to supplement audits. Steve Mister, president...
Boston, MA—A new study from Tufts University says that nutrient intake is only associated with decreased risk of all-cause mortality when the nutrient source is foods; The study says that there is no association between dietary supplement use and a lower risk of death, and that excess calcium intake is...
