WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The editorial team at WholeFoods Magazine has decades of experiences reporting on natural products and dietary supplement industry news, trends, and more. This national business-to-business magazine has been published continuously for more than 40 years (the magazine was founded in 1977, and has been owned by Wainer Finest Communications since 1984). It is the longest-tenured media outlet of its kind in the natural products industry. The editorial focus at WholeFoods Magazine is, and always has been, on informing and educating members of the natural products industry.

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Learn Grow Lead Funding Organic Community Farm

December 27, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Los Angeles, CA—Learn Grow Lead has recently partnered with 1% for the Planet, furthering its mission to educate, feed, and empower communities through sustainable farming, according to a press release. Learn Grow Lead partnered with Children Helpers Foundation in Cape Coast, Ghana, and realized that there was an opportunity to...

Gadot Biochemical Reopens European Office

December 23, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

[caption id="attachment_70841" align="alignright" width="184"] Tim van de Gehuchte. Courtesy of Gadot.[/caption] Haifa Bay, Israel—CEO of Gadot Biochemical Industries Ohad Cohen announced in a press release the company has reopened its European office as of December 16. The office is located in Amsterdam and will serve all of Europe. Tim van...

UNFI: Teamsters End Strike; Exec Bonus Approved

December 23, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Providence, RI--Despite objections from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, UNFI shareholders approved a substantial executive compensation plan. The union outlined its concerns in a letter to shareholders in November, prior to the vote, citing a "75% collapse in UNFI's stock price since the announcement of the Supervalu acquisition in July...

Taiyo: New Sunfiber, Suntheanine Studies Confirm Efficacy

December 23, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Taiyo, maker of branded ingredients Sunfiber and Suntheanine, has recently published two human studies on their ingredients. One study, published in Nutrients, was performed on 44 adults. In the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, adults took either 5g of Sunfiber per day or a placebo for 12 weeks. The findings: Those...

Washington Post Reports on Amazon CBD Sales

December 23, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Seattle, WA--A recent report in The Washington Post (The Post) titled Amazon prohibits CBD sales, but it’s still easy to buy on the site raises awareness on a topic that also has been addressed in WholeFoods Magazine: the availability of cannabidiol (CBD) on Amazon. The Post reporter Jay Greene wrote,...

Nielsen Releases 2020 Forecast for Hemp-CBD and CPG Industries

December 23, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Nielsen has released their 2020 forecast for the U.S. Hemp-CBD and CPG Industries, predicting that the market could be a $2.25-2.75 billion industry in 2020—and calling that projection conservative. The estimate accounts for hampered FDA rulings and other possible speed bumps. Rich Maturo, VP, Cannabis Practice at Nielsen, said in...

HealthTech BioActives Develops Sustainable Form of B12

December 20, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Ann Arbor, MI—HealthTech BioActives has developed an active form of B12, MecobalActive, which is produced sustainably to avoid negative effects on the environment, according to a press release. Cai Berg, President of Berg Nutrition, exclusive U.S. distributor of MecobalActive, notes in the release that the production of the methylcobalamin form...

Earth Fare Latest to Announce Closings

December 20, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

BREAKING NEWS (February 3, 2020): Earth Fare Announces Inventory Liquidation at All Stores Asheville, NC--Earth Fare, which was founded in 1975 in Asheville and now has locations across 10 states in the Southeast, mid-Atlantic, and Midwest, will be closing its Indianapolis-area locations in Carmel, Noblesville, and Greenwood on January...

Sprouts Opening Two Locations

December 20, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market is opening two new stores in Washington, in Seattle and Silverdale. The Silverdale Sprouts on Pacific Crest Place Northwest will open on Mar. 18 and the Seattle store on Aurora Avenue North will open on Apr.15, both at 7 a.m. “Neighborhoods throughout Washington have been asking...

ABC: True Lavender Adopted by National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy

December 20, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Austin, TX—The American Botanical Council (ABC) announced in a press release that the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) has adopted true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) through ABC’s Adopt-an-Herb botanical research and education program. NAHA’s adoption supports ABC’s HerbMedPro database, a comprehensive, interactive online database that provides access to important scientific...