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2018: The Year of the Consumer

January 1, 2018

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association, @OrgNatHealth, shares her perspective on 2018. We no longer have to wonder about the impact of the FDA’s budget being frozen, a federal hiring freeze, or a full-out directive to terminate and prevent promulgation of ‘most’ regulations. The...

2018 Forecast: Hemp Food, CBD

December 20, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Contributor

Sean Murphy, Founder, Hemp Business Journal, offered his opinions on where hemp is heading in the coming year. Hemp Business Journal estimates the hemp industry will grow to $1.8 billion in sales by 2020, led by hemp food, body care and CBD-based products. The data demonstrates that the hemp industry...

2018 Forecast: A Grocer's Favorite Trends

December 20, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Contributor

Jon Clinthorne, Ph.D., Manager of scientific affairs and nutrition education, Natural Grocers, Lakewood, CO, shared his favorites from a list of trends. The collagen trend is really, really big. People understand that protein is good for them and for so long we’ve focused on protein for building muscles. Now people...

2018 Forecast: Where Opportunity Knocks

December 20, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Contributor

Diane Ray, VP, strategic innovation, NMI (Natural Marketing Institute), Harleysville, PA, shares her thoughts on where the opportunity lies in the coming year. Boomers control the bulk of the wealth in the country yet everybody’s focused on millennials. Millennials will be the future and if you get them early and...

2018 Forecast: Full Speed Ahead in China

December 18, 2017

William Hood

After a recent week spent traveling through China, we continue to be impressed by the energy and focus on the growing role of health and wellness in the attractive and increasingly wealthy Chinese consumer market. According to the Economist, China’s middle class is 220 million people today and will be...

2018 Forecast: Independent Retailers Well-Positioned

December 18, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Contributor

Corinne Shindelar, president/CEO of the Independent Natural FoodRetailers Association (INFRA) shares her insights and expectations for independent retailers in the coming year. The Independent Natural Food Retailer has an excellent opportunity in 2018 and beyond. The acquisition of Whole Foods Market by Amazon has basically opened the door even wider for...