Due to recent quality and labeling issues, CBD products and their supply chains are under increased scrutiny and litigious duress. Products presented to consumers as CBD and not correctly labelled have had serious adverse events associated with their use, due to the presence of material amounts of THC. With this...
Starting with the end in mind Budget, timelines, and pressure to be innovative are just a few of the barriers that many companies face when looking to gain market access. The trick is knowing what you want to say about your product, what you can say, and having a clear understanding...
It’s no surprise that the face of the U.S. consumer is growing more diverse year by year. With that in mind, the food industry and CPG (consumer packaged goods) suppliers are increasingly feeling the pressure to brand and market more diversity solutions and food inclusion efforts, especially since diversity is...
Logistics management is topic #1 for grocery leaders as they grapple with out-of-stocks, supply chain breakdowns and rapidly changing consumer buying behavior. Research from McKinsey suggests that shoppers are more willing than ever before to switch brands or retailers, especially when items are unavailable. All this makes the crucial holiday...
First up, I decided to make use of holiday season flavors—with cookie dough. Recently, Doughp partnered with TV personality and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen to create a new flavor called Chrissy Pie: Sweet Potato Streusel Pie. A little background about Doughp: The company was founded in 2017, after Founder Kelsey...
After two years, industry members finally gathered in person for Natural Products Expo East 2021. This expo consisted of dreamers and doers; people who are revolutionizing the health and wellness industry. The core of every company is a team coming up with creative ideas, pioneering trends, and pushing the boundaries.
Our country is facing a monumental food production crisis. Estimates vary, but according to a 2014 statement by the United Nations, our current farming practices are quickly stripping away the earth’s precious topsoil, which is essential to growing nutritious food. If we want to preserve the ability for our future...
This year ECRM hosted their skin care, bath, cosmetics, and natural beauty program online. We explored new trends with the brands that are revolutionizing the industry with their innovative products in natural and organic skin care and cosmetics. We covered a variety of brands and trends in part one of...
As the country and the world continue to work towards decreasing pollution and reducing the carbon footprint, producers of flexible packaging need to be responsive to how it is perceived. Being able to recycle packaging is becoming more and more important to consumers. At the same time, consumers continue to...
We are facing new challenges of how to keep our children healthy and well. In addition to the usual parent stresses of making them a healthy lunch, adequate sleep, and getting them up on time to the school bus, we now have to wrestle with the concerns of COVID and...
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