Trends and Predictions What forces in 2022 will continue in 2023, and which ones will change? Here’s my best guess on a few. Staffing: The massive, late-2022 tech-industry layoffs of tens of thousands of workers will increase the size of the available U.S. workforce. At least some of these newly...
In the United States, 32 million tons of plastic waste is thrown out every single year, holy crap! What’s worse is that this waste doesn’t just disappear. Plastic doesn’t compost, it can either leach dangerous chemicals such as phthalates, BPA, and flame retardants into the ground or it can turn...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When people care about their health, they will make the effort. That is something Susie Farbin learned while working for her mother at Jean’s Health Ways in Ava, MO, for 14 years. A prominent natural product retailer, customers were taking long treks from Springfield and other cities to shop for...
Consumers are increasingly disenchanted by “enriched” white breads, made from the low-nutrient starchy part of the inner wheat kernel with nutrients lost in processing added back in to the flour. This accounts for the rapid growth of the whole grain foods market. A new report from research firm Technavio projects...
Seattle, WA- Amazon has announced to businesses that it will be taking less commission from the sales of non-perishable grocery items priced at $15 or less from 15% to 8% for the next year. While Amazon has declined to comment on their rationale, analysts speculate the reasoning behind their actions...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shot on site at Natural Products Expo East 2016, WholeFoods Magazine's assistant editor Sebastian Krawiec interviewed Nils Hughes, VP of global sales for Rosseto Serving Solutions, who explained his firm's unique bulk shop solutions and how they can help retailers not only sell bulk products but attract customers.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5-ux2FNYiM"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
