Gaia Herbs of Brevard, NC, welcomed Guinevere C. Lynn as director of sales. Ashish Sehgal is now president of Sabinsa Europe GmbH, based in Langen, Germany. Jon Tilyard joined Sabinsa Australia of Woolloomooloo NSW, as general manager and Alison Dear joined as technical advisor. Robin Luo joined Novel Ingredient...
Faye Glazer, a natural products pioneer, passed away at the end of January. With roots in retailing, Glazer worked at Jandi’s Nature Way in Oceanside, NY, beginning in 1982, and moved to Cornucopia Natural Foods in 1987, where she stayed for 12 years. Glazer went on to become a founding...
B&D Nutritional Ingredients of Vista, CA, released an infographic on the Surprising Costs of a Sick Day. According to the firm, “while the total economic impact of colds ($40 billion) adds up to $127 per person, per year, the cost of flus clocked in at just under $200 per...
This month, we analyzed the What’s Selling data from January, February and March to see the sales trends for the first quarter of 2014. No surprises in the beverages category: coconut water and kombucha popped up in nearly every region of the country, but matcha and yerba mate tea were...
Washington, D.C.—On February 4, the U.S. Senate passed the long-delayed Agriculture Act of 2014, otherwise known as the farm bill. After much debate and many different versions of the legislation, the final result looks to contain several victories for the organic food industry. Other winners include dairy and soybean farmers,...
Irving, TX—Natural Products Association (NPA) Southwest is holding Health Fest 2014, March 22–23 at the Irving, TX Convention Center. The first day of the show is intended for education, with speakers like Terry Lemerond of Europharma, Helena Suarez of KeHE Distributors, and Michael Schwartz of Michael’s Naturopathic Formulas. Attendees will...
Washington, D.C.—A new economic report released on February 13 by market research group Frost & Sullivan demonstrates that supplementing with B vitamins may lower the number of hospitalizations related to coronary heart disease (CHD). Commissioned through a grant by the Council for Responsible Nutrition Foundation (CRNF), based here, the report,...
It is with great sorrow that WholeFoods learned of the passing of Rae Howard, an irreplaceable figure in the Natural Products Industry, co-founder of Good Earth Natural Foods, and beloved wife, mother and grandmother. She passed away on February 8. In 1973, Howard, along with her husband Ken and mother...
Quebec, Canada—Women may experience weight-loss benefits from taking a daily probiotic, according to a new data published in the British Journal of Nutrition. The study, headed by Angelo Tremblay, professor at Université Laval, located here, was based upon previous research that showed the intestinal flora of obese individuals to be...
