New York City, NY — The North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA), which had recently filed a lawsuit against TV personality and physician Dr. Mehmet Oz, has now taken legal action against importer and bulk specialty olive oil distributor Veronica Foods, as well as seven other specialty retail stores across...
The Vitamin Shoppe, Secaucus, NJ opened two new franchise stores in Paraguay. These franchise stores are operated by Vitamin Shoppe’s newest international franchisees Vigor S.A., a sister company of London Import S.A. a family owned and operated business in Paraguay. The stores are located in the greater Asunción area, the...
B&G Foods Inc., Parsippany, NJ has acquired Victoria Fine Foods Holding Company and Victoria Fine Foods, LLC, based in Brooklyn, NY from Huron Capital Partners, Detroit, MI and other sellers for approximately $70 million in cash. After it fully integrates Victoria Fine Foods, B&G projects that the brand will generate...
Rainbow Light has two new items in its Vibrance food-based multivitamins line; Young Men’s Multivitamin plus Healthy Skin Support and Teen Girl’s Multivitamin plus Health Skin Support. Both products contains a blend of bioavailable B vitamins to support energy levels and a blend of carrot, citrus bioflavonoids, chlorophyll, ginger, and...
Jay Jacobowitz, owner of Retail Insights, Brattleboro, VT and WholeFoods’ merchandising editor was awarded with South East Natural Products Association’s (SENPA) President’s Award at this year’s SOHO Expo in Orlando, FL. He was presented the award, which honors individuals who have dedicated 10+ years to the natural products industry. Jacobowitz...
The American Botanical Council (ABC), Austin, TX recognizes Naturopathica, East Hampton, NY, a natural health and wellness company, for being the first company to support the Adopt-an-Herb program and adopt arnica (Arnica montana). Naturopathica is one of 40 companies that provides support to ABC’s HerbMedPro database, a comprehensive interactive online...
More than 20 years ago, the Nutrition Facts label was introduced in an effort to help consumers make informed food choices and maintain healthy dietary practices (1). However, in order to reflect new scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease, the...
What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores around the country, rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends. If your store is interested in being included in our What’s Selling...
Westchester, IL — Ingredion Inc. has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of privately-held Tic Gums, Inc., White Marsh, MD which makes advanced texture systems for the food and beverage industry. This will complements Ingredion's expertise in starch technology, opening the door to new texture...
