Articles by Nicholas Saraceno
Dr. Bronner’s Announces New Sales Leadership
California-based Dr. Bronner’s announced the promotion of Marc De Rosa to director of sales and Gina Coccari to senior national sales manager. The two assumed leadership of Dr. Bronner’s sales department in January of this year and have since acted as interim co-directors of sales under CEO David Bronner and President Michael Bronner, working closely ...
NOW Partners With Kelly LeVeque
Illinois-based NOW and Kelly LeVeque, health coach and author of Body Love (2017), teamed up to launch the #BodyLoveInsiders campaign at nowfoods.com/bodyloveinsiders. The campaign features exclusive wellness content created by LeVeque to give people an inside look at her second book, Body Love Every Day, that will hit shelves early 2020. “I’m excited to work with NOW again ...
House of Representatives Instructs FDA to Regulate CBD
Legislation passed the House of Representatives on June 25 that would appropriate $100,000 for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to perform a Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) and set a safe level of CBD for consumers to use each day. The process would follow the same precedent as red yeast rice, which allows a natural product to ...
Bragg Acquired by Investor Group
Bragg Live Food Products, Inc. (“Bragg”), a producer of apple cider vinegar, announced that it has been acquired by an investor group led by Swander Pace Capital (California), a private equity firm, Dragoneer Investment Group (California), an investment firm, and co-investors singer and songwriter Katy Perry, actor Orlando Bloom, and the founder of Pressed Juicery (California), Hayden Slater. Founded in 1912 by ...
Robinson Pharma Launches Inventory Funding Program
California-based Robinson Pharma, Inc. (RPI), a contract manufacturer of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements, announced the launch of a new inventory funding program which offers up to $5 million in inventory support from RPI to assist its clients. This program aims to help qualified companies who need assistance with cash flow while maintaining their inventories and shortening lead time. ...
Thrive Market to Remove CBD Products
Online natural and organic grocer Thrive Market (California) plans to stop selling hemp- and cannabidiol (CBD)-based products in response to a request by its merchant processor. CEO and co-founder Nick Green announced the move in a letter to customers and employees that was posted on Thrive’s blog. “In early June, we received a notice from our ...
Sprouts Farmers Market Announces New CEO
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (Arizona) announced that Jack L. Sinclair has been appointed as the company’s CEO and a member of its board of directors, effective since June 24, 2019. “We are extremely excited to have Jack Sinclair as our new chief executive officer following a thorough search and selection process by the board of ...
New Legislation Expands Access to Nutritional Supplements for Low-income Families
New legislation introduced in the House and Senate would expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to include nutritional supplements. The Natural Products Association (NPA) applauded the action and urged Congress to pass the legislation. “There are 13 million American children living in food-insecure households, and that’s why we need Congressional action to expand programs like ...
Americans Confused by Nutrition Labels Want Retailer’s Help
Americans are at risk of serious illnesses, as new research revealed that 72 percent of consumers do not understand the recommended levels of salt, fat and sugar consumption. The survey by Spoon Guru revealed 28 percent of shoppers think they can confidently decipher the value of nutrients in food, with an opportunity for retailers to offer ...
Vitamin Shoppe Holds Vitamin Angels Fundraising Events
The Vitamin Shoppe (New Jersey), a retailer of nutritional products, raised over $700K in 30 days through a robust event, in-store and digital campaign throughout the month of May to benefit Vitamin Angels (California), a global public health organization fighting to end malnutrition worldwide. Through this campaign, The Vitamin Shoppe reached more than 2.8 million ...
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