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Excellence in Action! Celebrating Brands and Branded Ingredients

Celebrate the winners of WholeFoods Magazine's Natural Choice Awards, plus get the insights that will help you achieve even greater success in 2026!

September 26, 2025

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

There’s so much excellence to celebrate in the natural products industry! Check out the winners of the 2025 Natural Choice Awards, and much more!

Healthy snack of pumpkin seeds and granola

Diverse and Dynamic: Emerging Trends from ECRM’s Natural, Organic, and Healthy Foods Session

September 20, 2024

Nancy Trent

Discover 5 key trends, plus the brands driving innovation, from ECRM’s Natural, Organic & Healthy Foods Session.

ECRM Hosting Industry Roundtables

WholeFoods Magazine Publisher Heather Wainer will moderate two upcoming events.

July 16, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Brands & buyers will have several opportunities to meet and discuss key industry topics at the upcoming ECRM roundtables.

Southeastern Grocers Virtual Event Supports Local Suppliers

The event offers an opportunity for underrepresented suppliers to collaborate with others in the community.

September 15, 2023

Rebecca Viscomi

Southeastern Grocers will host a virtual event this November to support local and diverse suppliers.

Sprouts to Host 2nd Annual Brand Sustainability Vendor Summit

The virtual event will allow the company to discover new private label manufacturers that focus on sustainability.

July 27, 2023

Rebecca Viscomi

Sprouts Farmers Market's virtual event will be held in partnership with ECRM and will allow the grocery store to discover new private label manufacturers that focus on sustainability.

Multi-colored Japanese ice cream Mochi in rice dough and Jasmine flowers on a concrete blue background.

Snacking is Getting Better For You

Discover the splendid brands upgrading our treats, as seen at ECRM’s Better for You Snack show

June 15, 2023

Nancy Trent

Many snack and candy companies are shifting towards using more natural, whole-food ingredients and avoiding artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives. Here are some of the splendid brands upgrading our treats, as seen at ECRM’s Better for you Snack show

Trends in natural and organic foods (fresh whole foods, yogurt with fruits)

Emerging Brands Dominate at Recent ECRM Programs

11 trends to watch.

March 22, 2023

Nancy Trent

ECRM Trends to Watch: Gluten & Allergen Free, Keto & Plant-Based

December 21, 2022

Nancy Trent

ECRM is the driving force for buyers and sellers, and they put the right brands in front of the right buyers at the right time with end-to-end solutions that drive seamless product discovery, evaluation and purchase. They recently hosted their Gluten & Allergen Free, Keto and Plant-Based Food & Beverage...

Where the Beauty Industry is Headed in 2023 & Beyond

December 21, 2022

Nancy Trent

The beauty and personal care industry was one of the industries that actually saw an upward spike during the pandemic, and it doesn’t look like it is declining anytime soon. As people were home more, they were investing in themselves, focusing on their skincare, and discovering which products (and ingredients)...

Trends to Watch: ECRM Produce, Seafood, Meat

October 18, 2022

Nancy Trent

It was wonderful to see the trends emerging from the ECRM programs for Produce, Seafood and Meat. Consumers want to know where their dollar is going, and they want to get the most for that dollar. With that in mind, they are looking for the freshest in fresh, but they...