[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Beauty is big business—and getting even bigger. The category of nutricosmetics, or the use of diet and nutritional supplements to elicit a cosmetic effect naturally, is expected to rise at a 5.0% CAGR from 2017 to 2025, climbing to a worth of $7.93 billion worldwide, according to a report from...
Note: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher and editors of WholeFoods Magazine. Sometimes, even though we know the importance of clean, healthy living, it takes something dramatic to encourage a lifestyle change. That was the case...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The numbers are staggering: More than 100 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes. More than 30 million—9.4 percent of the population—are diabetic, with another 84.1 million battling prediabetes, a condition that can lead to Type 2 diabetes if not treated, according to the most recent report from the Centers for...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Healthy aging. To many, the phrase is an oxymoron, like ‘working vacation’ or ‘instant classic.’ How can the process of aging, with its mental and physical declines and indignities—wrinkles and gray hair and weight gain and increasing frailty—be considered healthy? Well, there’s over $200 billion invested in proving the oxymoron...
“The fight against hunger does not belong to any one sector. It has to be done in concert with charities, corporations and governments if we want to have a hunger-free society.” That’s according to Carlos Rodriguez, executive director for Fulfill, formerly the FoodBank for Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New...
Anaheim, CA — It's happened to all consumers — faced with the same product from different manufacturers, they have to decide which salad/yogurt/tea they’re going to choose. What makes them put Numi's tea in their shopping cart, as opposed to Tetley's? Numi's is hoping it's the packaging. The nearly 20-year-old company announced...
Cincinnati, OH - More than 50 emerging natural food brands participated in Kroger's second Natural Foods Innovation Summit last week, an increase of ten from its inaugural summit in October. Part of the reason for this could be the supermarket's new online portal for suppliers, launched in September. The supermarket,...
As the deadline draws near for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision on how to regulate homeopathic remedies, and an article in the mainstream media reignites the issue, homeopathic agencies and experts are offering guidance to those awaiting the decision. As we reported back in December, the FDA...
Plano, TX and Burlington, MA - Keurig Green Mountain announced plans Monday morning to buy Dr Pepper Snapple in a deal that creates a new beverage giant with $11 billion in sales, according to a company press release. Dr Pepper Snapple shareholders will receive $103.75 per share in a special cash...
Price is important when it comes to buying organic products, but today’s consumer is influenced by other factors when filling up their shopping cart. According to the Natural Marketing Institute’s (NMI) 2018 State of Sustainability in America, 16th Annual Consumer Insights & Trends report, about two thirds of today’s organic...
