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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Alkemist Labs Cuts Turnaround Time for Common Identity Tests

March 4, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Garden Grove, CA—Alkemist Labs has announced a 20% shorter turnaround time for the most common identity tests they provide, according to a press release. The two tests in question are routine HPTLC and Microscopy testing, the press release says. The turnaround time for these tests is now four days instead...

Uncle Matt's Organic Announces Anniversary, Probiotic Popsicles

March 4, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Clermont, FL—Uncle Matt’s Organic announced in a press release the kickoff of their twentieth anniversary of growing and producing organic juices at Expo West, where they also debuted new probiotic popsicles. Matt McLean, founder of Uncle Matt’s, said in the release, “I am humbled and honored that so many have...

Spinato's Partners with E.F. Reimann

March 4, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Phoenix, AZ—Spinato’s announced in a press release its partnership with food brokerage E.F. Reimann Company. Todd Milkovich, president of E.F. Reimann, will represent Spinato’s as they increase retail distribution throughout the U.S., the press release says. Spinato’s currently has a distribution of around 1,000 retail stores nationwide, according to the...

Fruit d'Or Partners with Innovative Natural Solutions

March 1, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Villeroy, Quebec, Canada--Fruit d’Or has announced a new partnership with Innovative Natural Solutions, the largest grower, processor, and supplier of black elderberry in North America, according to a press release. Fruit d’Or is known mainly for its cranberry ingredients, the release says. It is a participant of the Cranberry Quality...

Court Advances OTA's Lawsuit Against USDA

March 1, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Organic Trade Association (OTA) has presented solid arguments that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s failure to put into effect new organic livestock standards has caused harm to the organic sector, and that the association has the legal...

Amazon Plans Grocery Expansion, WSJ Reports

March 1, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Seattle, WA--Amazon.com Inc. has plans to open dozens of grocery stores across the U.S., according to a report from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which cited "people familiar with the matter" as the source. WSJ reported that Amazon is in talks to open stores in shopping centers in San Francisco, Seattle,...

SCS Global Services Partnering with Climate Collaborative as Solutions Provider

March 1, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Emeryville, CA—SCS Global Services is partnering with Climate Collaborative as a Solutions Provider, according to a press release. SCS is, the press release says, an international third-party certifier and standards developer, and works in the climate and sustainability arena. As Solutions Provider, it will share its insights with and support the...

BAPP Publishes 50th Laboratory Guidance Document on Grape Seed Extract

March 1, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) announced the publication of a new Laboratory Guidance Document (LGD) on Grape Seed Extract (GSE). It is the 50th peer-reviewed publication from the program. The latest ABC/HerbalGram herb market report for 2017 found that GSE was not among the 40 top-selling botanical...

Study: Natreon's PrimaVie Helps Maintain Muscular Strength, Decreased Hydroxyproline

March 1, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

New Brunswick, NJ—A 2019 study on Natreon’s product PrimaVie (shilajit) has shown benefits for retention of muscular strength and decreased hydroxyproline, according to a press release. The 8-week, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, clinical trial on active, healthy, males examined the impact that PrimaVie has on fatigue-induced percent decline in strength and concentric...

SVP of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs at CRN Moves to CV Sciences

March 1, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Duffy MacKay, N.D., who held the position of senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs at the Council for Responsible Nutrition, is departing CRN and taking up a position with CV Sciences, Inc., as its SVP of scientific and regulatory affairs, according to a press release. Andrew Shao,...