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Levana Nourishments looks to fill nutrition gaps with private label-ready meal replacements

16-Nov-2022 By Asia Sherman

Food tech start-up Levana Nourishments has created nutritional powder mixes as complete meal replacement for people with special dietary needs, picky eaters and lifestyles on-the-go. They are now available as private label to partners in the nutraceutical...

Walnuts' impact on gut health may explain blood pressure benefits

27-Jan-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

The heart health benefits associated with walnuts may be due to their ability to boost good gut bacteria, according to a new study by Penn State researchers.

Satiety makes a comeback in weight management

22-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

Promoting satiety as a weight management strategy has had a checkered career, but the concept is regaining some acceptance as a viable way to help consumers battle the bulge.

Tru Niagen’s Canadian retail footprint now includes Whole Foods in Ontario

24-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

ChromaDex Corp., the California-based maker of nicotinamide riboside supplement Tru Niagen, expands its Canadian retail footprint to include all seven Whole Foods Markets in the province of Ontario.

Riding on ‘whole food’ trend, AlgaTech launches whole-algae ingredient

13-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

Israeli astaxanthin maker AlgaTech added a new ingredient to its portfolio, the whole-algae AstaPure Arava, named after the desert in which the company grows its microalgae.

Ascent sports supplements get national distribution deal at Whole Foods Market

03-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

Protein powder products by Colorado-based Ascent, which markets whey protein free of artificial flavors and sweeteners, will be distributed nationwide at Whole Foods Market.

After long voyage, Blue Ocean's shrimp oil omega-3s finally on retail shelves

02-May-2017 By Hank Schultz

Blue Ocean Nutrasciences, after years of fits and starts, has finally landed on retail shelves with a line of omega-3 ingredients based on its proprietary shrimp oil.

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Has Whole Foods lost its mojo?

13-Feb-2017 By Adi Menayang

As natural and organic goes mainstream, Whole Foods’ differentiator is, well, not that different from the rest of the market anymore, says one retail analyst.

From Paleo to Probiotics: What are the hottest trends in the natural food and beverages market?

03-Mar-2016 By Elaine Watson

From bone broth to grass-fed dairy, trends which start in the natural food market have the potential to move to the mainstream faster than ever before as conventional retailers seek to get a bigger slice of the action in natural and organic foods, says...

Whole Foods: PETA’s ‘cynical, publicity-driven’ lawsuit is a waste of the court’s time and taxpayer’s money

29-Sep-2015 By Elaine Watson

Whole Foods Market has challenged allegations by animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), that the standards to which it holds its meat and poultry suppliers “barely exceed common industry practices”.

UNPA report shows organic and natural products sales surging in Arizona despite state's sizable couch potato segment

23-Jul-2015 By Hank Schultz

Arizona is emerging as a hotbed for sales of organic and natural foods and beverages, dietary supplements and other natural products, according to a new analysis by the United Natural Products Alliance. According to the report, the first of its kind focusing...

Whole Foods defends its prices and explains source of new value chain's savings

15-Jun-2015 By Elizabeth Crawford

Executives are aggressively defending Whole Foods Market’s high prices, even as they tout the potential cost-savings for the consumers at the retailer’s newly named value chain.

TABS Group: 'NBJ rebuttal doesn’t measure apples-to-apples'

01-Jun-2015 By Kurt Jetta, PhD, founder of the TABS Group

In response to the Nutrition Business Journal's rebuttal of the TABS Group's size of the US dietary supplement market, Dr Kurt Jetta, Founder of TABS Group, made the following statements: 

Hain Celestial execs predict organic, natural products will continue to grow 3 to 5 more years

10-Nov-2014 By Elizabeth Crawford

Mainstream retailers that have been slow to take up the natural and organic product mantle now are realizing the trend is not a flash-in-the-pan and are scrambling to stock more healthy options, which is good news for Hain Celestial, company executives...

United Natural profits from demand for natural and organic

08-Mar-2010 By Caroline Scott-Thomas

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) has reported a 15 percent increase in profits for Q2 of the current fiscal year compared to the equivalent 2009 period, on the back of continuing demand and new business.

Planet Organic to acquire 17 stores from Newfound Health

23-Feb-2005

Canadian organic supermarket is spreading its reach on home soil by
acquiring Newfound Health's 17 franchise stores throughout Alberta.

Organic Planet gets greater

25-Aug-2004

Canadian firm, Planet Organic, which owns several natural food
supermarkets and a chain of supplement and market stores across
Canada, has taken another step on the road to becoming a large
corporation, with the acquisition of Great...

Hain Celestial buys up Walnut Acres owner

18-Jun-2003

Natural foods company the Hain Celestial Group has acquired the
owner of the Walnut Acres brand of organic fruit juices, soups and
sauces. The acquisition is expected to add around $20 million in
sales to Hain Celestial.

Planet Organic opens new Calgary outlet

22-Jan-2003

Natural food supermarket Planet Organic Health has opened its first
store in Calgary to capitalize on increasing consumer demand, it
said this week. The 10,824-square-foot store is the company's third
organic and natural foods...

Hain buys non-dairy drinks maker

04-Dec-2002

Natural and organic food company the Hain Celestial Group this week
announced it has bought Imagine Foods, a private non-dairy beverage
company specializing in rice and soy milks and organic products.
Terms of the transaction were...