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2019 Retailer of the Year: Kimberton Whole Foods
Kimberton Whole Foods, six locations in Pennsylvania—Collegeville, Douglassville, Downington, Kimberton, Malvern and Ottsville What began as a tiny farm store outside of Philadelphia, PA, now includes six natural grocery stores, a distribution center and commissary kitchen. While achieving growing success through the years, Kimberton Whole Foods never lost sight of ethical business practices and a ...
Pre- and Probiotics Move to Wellness
Pre- and probiotics are shifting their positioning beyond gastro. You’ve heard the words prebiotics and probiotics before, but are you clear on the difference? Typically found in some fruits and vegetables, prebiotics are made of complex carbohydrates that the body cannot digest. This energy instead acts as fuel for bacteria in the body. When you ...
Washington and the Natural Industry
Panelists: • Jonathan Emord, Esq., President, Emord & Associates, Washington, D.C., www.emord.com • Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic and Natural Health Association, Washington, D.C., https://organicandnatural.org • Mark LeDoux, Chair and CEO, Natural Alternatives International (NAI), Carlsbad, CA, www.nai-online.com • Steve Mister, President and CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., www.crnusa.org • ...
Easing the Pain
Everyone has times of aches and higher inflammation, from numerous causes. Here’s how to help. An old-timey joke goes like this: “I went to the doctor and told him ‘It hurts when I do this.’ The doctor said, ‘Then don’t do that.’” If only it were that easy. Pain tolerance is individual—no two people experience ...
Man Alive!
Male consumers are seeking targeted supplements to support their specific issues. Men’s health issues are not spotlighted in the media as frequently as women’s health issues. Perhaps it’s because of many men’s reluctance to talk about their health concerns and a corresponding notion that men keep things bottled up inside. But men make up half ...
2019 Vity Awards
Vitamin Retailer (VR) magazine once again polled its retailer readers on their top-selling products and best sales and merchandising support to compile its 2019 Vity Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s bestselling products than the people who sell them? What started in the 1990s has evolved into one of the ...
Go Green!
The “green energy” category has matured to sprout more options than ever. Remember wheat grass juice? Of course you do. But the original “green energy” category, said sources, has grown. “There has been an explosion in this category. Consumers are looking for energy in any form and we are happy to deliver it. Caps, drinks, ...
Healthy Weight Loss
Consumers are looking for healthy and tasty weight-loss options that don’t weigh down their lifestyles. “You are what you eat” is an old adage, but one that has never been more true, especially as scientific research continues to evolve about the relationship between food and health. It is safe to say, then, that the key ...
Up in Smoke or Smokin’ Hot?
A deep dive into the CBD category. Participants: • Jade Beutler, CEO, Emerald Health Bioceuticals, San Diego, CA, www.emeraldhealthbio.com• Lester Burks, CMO, Buried Treasure Liquid Nutrients, Pikesville, TN, www.buriedtreasureln.com• Laura Fuentes, Co-founder and CEO, Green Roads, Deerfield Beach, FL, www.greenroadsworld.com• Cheryl Myers, Chief of Scientific Affairs and Education, EuroPharma, Green Bay, WI, www.europharmausa.com• Marge Roman, ...
A Sight for Sore Eyes: Selling Vision-support Supplements
Supporting visual acuity and protecting ocular health is becoming increasingly more important to consumers of all ages. Today’s supplements fit the bill. Here’s why and how. It’s plain to see—there’s a lot going on in the vision support supplement category. And it’s not like it used to be—that’s because the category is now more relevant ...
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