Articles by Nicholas Saraceno
HIPPEAS Makes Pledge to Whole Kids Foundation
New York-based makers of plant-based snacks, HIPPEAS Organic Chickpea Puffs, is donating up to $50,000 to Texas-based Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit founded by Whole Foods Market. The company’s contribution is affiliated with the organization’s annual “Growing Healthy Kids Campaign,” and will be invested to support grants for school gardens, salad bars and beehives, helping 7.3 million ...
Poll: Pets Help Older Adults Cope with Health Issues, Get Active and Connect with Others
A curled-up cat, a tail-wagging dog, a chirping parakeet or even a serene goldfish may help older adults cope with mental and physical health issues, according to a new national poll. While pets come with benefits, they can also bring concerns, and some people may even put their animals’ needs ahead of their own health, ...
For the Love of Pets
The pet health category continues to grow, and manufacturers are looking for new ways to keep our furry friends in tip-top shape from nose to tail. For many of us, pets are a part of the family. They are loved and cared for just as any other family member would be, and just as healthy ...
Nestlé Health Science Expands Into Personalized Nutrition
Switzerland-based Nestlé Health Science (NHSc) is expanding into personalized nutrition with the acquisition of Persona (Washington), a vitamin business founded in 2017. Persona will operate under NHSc’s USA-based Atrium Professional Brands. “Persona’s expertise in personalized nutrition brings a new dimension to the growing Nestlé Health Science portfolio,” said Greg Behar, CEO of Nestlé Health Science. “There’s increasing interest in personalization among consumers ...
The Simply Good Foods Company to Acquire Quest Nutrition
The Simply Good Foods Company, a Colorado-based developer, marketer and seller of branded nutritional foods and snacking products, and California-based Quest Nutrition, LLC, a healthy lifestyle food company, announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Simply Good Foods will acquire Quest for $1 billion in cash, or approximately $870 million net of ...
Sprouts Expands Instacart Grocery Pickup to Phoenix Area
Families in and around Phoenix looking to save time and money while shopping for healthy groceries can now place orders for thousands of fresh, natural and organic products on delivery.sprouts.com to be picked up at participating Sprouts (Arizona) locations. The Phoenix Valley is the latest and largest market to receive Sprouts’ “click and collect” services through Instacart. The ...
NPA Files For Bankruptcy
The Natural Products Association (NPA), which said it is the largest and oldest U.S. nonprofit dedicated to the natural products industry, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, citing six straight years of losses and a costly arbitration with a former chief financial officer. CEO and President Daniel Fabricant, PhD said in a filing with the U.S. ...
Company Settles Vitamin Lead-level Suit For $1.75 M
Florida-based Rainbow Light has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle the city of Los Angeles’ allegations that it falsely advertised its lead levels. Los Angeles, CA City Attorney Mike Feuer announced the settlement with the company and affiliated companies owned by The Clorox Company (California). The office said Rainbow Light advertised the vitamins as ...
RE Botanicals and Palmetto Harmony Announce Merger
Colorado-based RE Botanicals, the Pure Organic Hemp Apothecary and South Carolina-based Palmetto Harmony, a provider of organically cultivated natural essential life oils, have announced a stock merger between the two companies. The merger of RE Botanicals and Palmetto Harmony came from a chance encounter at the Victory for Hemp party celebrating the passage of the ...
The Vitamin Shoppe to be Acquired by Liberty Tax
Liberty Tax, Inc. (Virginia) the parent company of Liberty Tax Service and Buddy’s Home Furnishings, and New Jersey-based Vitamin Shoppe, Inc., announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Liberty Tax will acquire The Vitamin Shoppe in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $208 million. The Vitamin Shoppe shareholders will receive ...
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