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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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Tea prices

Dry Weather and Deadly Floods will Lead to Increase in Kenya’s and India’s Tea Prices

June 1, 2017
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Mumbai, India — Accoding to Reuters, tea prices are expected to increase this year due to dry weather putting a dent in production of the commodity in vital suppliers India and Kenya. Deadly flooding could also disturb tea transportation shipments to Sri Lanka, who are another crucial exporter in the tea...
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PepsiCo Courting Vita Coco's Owners for Potential Acquisition

May 31, 2017
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Harrison, NY — Long-time soft drinks distributor PepsiCo has been reported by Reuters to be in talks to purchase All Market Inc., the owner of leading coconut brand Vita Coco. PepsiCo is offering less than the $1 billion that All Market is seeking, according to the report. All Market owners...
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Arteseans Beverages Announces Distribution Partnerships

May 30, 2017
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
North Miami Beach, FL — Arteasans Beverages, announced that they will be increasing their current distribution in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions by partnering with distributors BCS International Corp. and Hana Food Distributors, Inc. Launched in June of 2016 in New York, Atreasan 5-calorie tea infusions are available in over...
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OTA Survey Shows Upward Trend in Organic Sector

May 30, 2017
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Washington, D.C. — According to the Organic Trade Association’s 2017 Organic Industry Survey that was recently released, the rise in purchases in the American organic sector indicates that more consumers across the country are using organic products than in previous years. In 2016, organic sales in the United States totaled...
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Beatrice Trum Hunter Passes Away at 98

May 30, 2017
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Hillsborough, NH — Brooklyn-born Beatrice Trum Hunter, creator of “The Natural Foods Cookbook” and 37 other healthful food books, passed away at the age of 98 on Wednesday, May 17, in Hillsborough, NH, according to the New York Times. Born Beatrice Josephine Trum on December 16, 1918 to Gabriel Trum and...
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SFA Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

May 30, 2017
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
New York, NY — The 2017 winners of the Specialty Food Association Lifetime Achievement Awards have been announced. These Association members, along with many others, have contributed to the growth and sustainability of the current $127 billion specialty food industry. The stated purpose of SFA’s Lifetime Achievement Award is "to...
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Coffee

Kicking Horse Coffee Sold to Lavazza

May 25, 2017
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Bedminster, NJ — According to a press release from Swander Pace Capital, the private equity firm has sold Kicking Horse Coffee, Ltd., the #1 organic and fair trade coffee roaster in Canada to Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. in a transaction valued at C$215 million. In 2012, the firm partnered with Kicking...
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Nutraceutical International Corp. to be Acquired by Private Equity Firm

May 25, 2017
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Park City, UT — Nutraceutical International Corporation has entered into an agreement under which an affiliate of HGGC, LLC, a middle-market private equity firm, will acquire the company in a transaction valued at about $446 million that includes debt to be refinanced. Under the terms of the agreement, Nutraceutical stockholders...
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Algae farm

Qualitas Health Announced New Strategic Partnership

May 25, 2017
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Houston, TX — Qualitas Health has announced a long term, strategic partnership with the commercial crop producer Green Stream Farms in an effort to triple its algae production. This will allow the firm to achieve enough critical mass to become a sustainable omega-3 alternative worldwide at a commercial scale. “We...
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Winning at Weight Loss Through Carb Control

May 24, 2017
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]David Foreman, RPh, "The Herbal Pharmacist" talks about managing carbs as an important way to lose weight and how Phase 2 is an effective tool for controlling carbohydrates and promoting weight loss. Sponsored by Pharmachem Laboratories NOTE: WholeFoods Magazine does not endorse any specific brand or product. Always seek the...
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