WholeFoods Magazine

2023 Trends Roundup!

December 22, 2022

The analysts and forecasters have been mining the data and following the buzz to determine the most pressing consumer need states…and to find out what is captivating consumer interests. Over the past several months, we’ve been covering various trend reports in our news section on www.WholeFoodsMagazine.com, so you can do...

Active Aging for Everyone

December 22, 2022

Marissa Fox

“Active aging, by definition, is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation, and security in order to enhance the quality of life as people age.” — Trisha Sugarek MacDonald, Bluebonnet Consumers are more tuned into the need to take action to age well, and from a younger age.

Looking Back and Ahead: 2022 Review, 2023 Outlook...

December 22, 2022

Jay Jacobowitz

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...

7 Challenges Impacting Independent Retailers & Solutions to Win in 2023

December 22, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

Challenge 1: Rising cost of doing business “Increasing costs of doing business are disrupting the entire retail supply chain,” reports Joe Tarnowski, VP of Thought Leadership & Global Media, RangeMe & ECRM. “Consumers and manufacturers alike are feeling the impact, and this is shaping how each behaves.” On the supply...

A Role for Personalization in Brick & Mortar?

December 22, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

Consumers are keen on the concept of personalization, but can brick-and-mortar independents capitalize on this trend? For insights, we turned to Noah Voreades, Managing Director of GenBiome Consulting. “Personalization in the nutritional supplements market in many ways is still trying to find the right business model, channels, and ways to...

2023 Marketing and SEO Trends Your Brand Needs to Succeed

December 5, 2022

Jane Phelps and Jane Phelps, CEO, Know Agency

The top 2023 marketing and SEO strategies are 100% focused on the customer. The brands that succeed are the brands that know, respect, and connect with their customers. You need to know your customer. You need to understand their challenges and needs. You need to communicate in simple language (hint:...

Black Seed: 6 Reasons to Love It

December 22, 2022

Rebecca Viscomi

Nigella sativa (aka black seed or black cumin) has been linked to many curative properties, traced back to the Old Testament. Today, research confirms that the herb delivers benefits. “Nigella is a relatively little-known but increasingly popular botanical in the Western medicinal herb and dietary supplement industry,” said Stefan Gafner, Ph.D.,...

Herb of the Month: Lavender

December 22, 2022

Jeffrey Burke, ND, MH, CNC, CHS

With a history dating back more than 2,500 years, lavender’s benefits are known around the world. Lavender is associated with purity, balance, serenity, and calm. Science supports this. A standardized essential oil extract of Lavandula angustifolia for oral administration has been approved for use in subsyndromal anxiety. "The SLO (Standardized...

Naturally Informed Education: Building Immune Resilience for a Whole New World

December 22, 2022

Rebecca Viscomi

If we look back 100 years ago, humans were greatly impacted by infectious diseases, often dying of illnesses that today are highly preventable. Tuberculosis, typhoid, dysentery… all common killers that are less of a threat today. Fast forward to the 2020s: Today, people are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease,...

In Memoriam: Michael Mercier Schoor, Essential Formulas Incorporated

November 28, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

Essential Formulas Incorporated (EFI) and the Schoor family shared news of the passing of company Chairman and Founder, Michael Mercier Schoor. "Sadly, Michael developed brain cancer (glioblastoma) which he fought valiantly for nearly two years," the company said in an announcement on social media. "He passed away peacefully on November 4, 2022, surrounded by family. Michael...