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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People News: May 2018

April 23, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Terry Moody is new CEO of Alpha Packaging, St. Louis, MO. He had been CEO of the Metal Cutting & Composites business unit of Fives Group and has more than 30 years of experience in specialty manufacturing. Mike DiBiasa, general manager, U.S. nutritionals and digestive health at Bayer Consumer Health...

Ways to Stimulate Short Visits

April 23, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Giving shoppers a chance to pick up their packages is causing more to visit their local Whole Foods Market, according to research from inMarket. Serving as a package drop-off point can work for any neighborhood retailer who already has a trusted relationship with customers and wants to give them another...

How the 2018 Source Directory Was Made and How to Use It

April 23, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Lots of care went into the production of this year’s edition of the WholeFoods Magazine Source Directory. Containing nearly 3,000 companies, cross-indexed in multiple ways, it is the product of much work and attention from the entire team. Leading this year’s effort was former associate editor Sebastian Krawiec. His industry...

What's Selling: May 2018

April 23, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends.

Sabinsa Successfully Protects its Curcumin C3 Reduct Technology

April 23, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Piscataway, NJ - Sabinsa Corporation has successfully ended its patent infringement lawsuit against Olive Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. On April 5, the United States District Court in New Jersey entered a judgment awarding Sabinsa over $850,000 in damages, enhanced damages, attorney’s fees, costs, and interest, according to a statement from the...

UAS Laboratories Acquires Nebraska Cultures

April 20, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Wausau, WI — UAS Laboratories LLC has acquired Nebraska Cultures, Inc., a company which specializes in custom manufactured probiotic solutions. Through this transaction, UAS Labs will accelerate its leadership in the fast-growing probiotic industry. UAS will now offer its global partners a complete portfolio of stable products including exclusivity to...

[REPLAY] How We Deal: The Inside Story on Minimum Advertised Price (MAP)

April 20, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Presented on April 19 by WholeFoods Magazine and sponsored by Buried Treasure Liquid Nutrients, this webinar panel discussion breaks down what retailers and manufacturers need to know about MAP from experts in the field. The discussion is moderated by Laurie Petersen, editor-in-chief, WholeFoods Magazine and panelists include: Ed Jones, owner,...

FDA Panel Votes To Approve Epilepsy Medication Made with CBD Oil

April 20, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C. - A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel yesterday unanimously recommended approval of an epilepsy medication made with CBD oil. If the agency follows the recommendation, as is expected, the drug would be the first pharmaceutical formulation of purified, plant-based CBD, a cannabinoid lacking the high associated with...

Average Marijuana Consumer Will Spend $146 to Celebrate 420

April 19, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

America likes celebrations. In April alone, besides the biggies, like Easter and Passover, there’s National Ferret Day, National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, and National Hug a Newsperson Day. The marijuana users of America also have their day Friday, April 20th. Called - unsurprisingly - 420, its celebrants say it’s...

Amazon Hits Over 100 Million Prime Members

April 19, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Whole Foods Market’s loyalty program will be folded into Amazon Prime, which has over 100 million Prime members worldwide, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed in his annual shareholder letter this week. For context, the U.S. has about 126 million households, notes Retail Insights president and founder Jay Jacobowitz, "which leads...