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The Natural Products Industry—A Look Back and View Forward
Panelists: Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, www.betsyhealth.com Cal Bewicke, CEO, Ethical Naturals Inc., Novato, CA, www.ethicalnaturals.com Jonathan W. Emord, President and Principal, Emord & Associates, Clifton, VA, www.emord.com Dan Fabricant, Ph.D., President & CEO, Natural Products Association, Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Abhishek Gurnani, Partner (Chicago Office), Abhishek Gurnani, Amin Talati Wasserman LLP, ...
No Bones About it: Natural Pet Products Are On An Upward Trajectory
Now more than ever, consumers consider their pets to be part of their families and strive to do everything they can to preserve their furry friends’ health. As a result, the pet health supplement and food categories are booming. Many people around the world consider their pets to be part of their families. As a ...
Activating Your Fitness Nutrition Department
Sports nutrition has evolved to become more encompassing and relevant to many consumers. Here’s how to update your active nutrition section. In 2020 there was a rather dramatic irony: gyms were closed for awhile due to the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet one way in which people used this time was to resolve ...
Heart to Heart
The heart-health category needs a boost—here’s how you can keep its beat going. If there is one category that may require more attention and hard work this year, it is the heart health category. The pandemic, now in the Omicron phase, has created a “health halo,” especially for products that support immunity and sleep, as ...
Superfoods—A New Generation of Superhero Nutrients
More than just “drink this green powder and call me in the morning”—superfoods are the ultimate “more bang for your buck” products. Panelists: Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, www.betsyhealth.com JR Ortiz, President, MacroLife Naturals, Culver City, CA, www.macrolifenaturals.com Dan Lifton, CEO, Quality of Life Labs, Port Chester, NY, www.qualityoflife.net Matt Marturano, ...
What Women Want
Women’s top desires are to remain healthy, youthful and vibrant—no matter their age. Here’s how to help fulfill those wishes. No doubt, today’s woman—of any age—is refreshingly fierce. Staunchly independent and expressive, women today do not take their health for granted but they do indeed take self-care and prevention seriously. With 2022 here and the ...
Bone and Joint Health
Whether new entrants or old standbys, this market is defying expectations. Panelists: Abdul Alkayali, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Longevity by Nature, Temecula, CA, www.longevitybynature.biz Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, www.betsyhealth.com Annie Eng, CEO, HP Ingredients, Bradenton, FL, www.hpingredients.com Amanda Jepson, Senior Director, Marketing & International Sales, Biova, Johnston, IA, ...
Maintaining a Healthy Weight During a Pandemic
Maintaining a healthy weight can be challenging, particularly since the pandemic began. Supplements, along with healthy lifestyle changes, can make the struggle easier. Maintaining a healthy weight is difficult for many Americans for several reasons. Fluctuations in weight can be attributed to stress, medication, socioeconomic status, food deserts, physical inactivity and the hazardous chemicals that ...
Vitamin Retailer’s 2021 Best New Products
For the 14th consecutive year, Vitamin Retailer, with the guidance of a retailer panel, assembled the year’s best new natural products. Fourteen years ago, Vitamin Retailer (VR) magazine decided to honor the year’s top products by asking for the opinions of natural product retailers. Now, the objective remains the same, as these stores offer feedback ...
Brainstorming the Cognitive Support Market
Opportunities for retailers to help customers feel in mental control have never been better. Here’s a data nugget from Nutrition Business Journal’s 2021 Condition Specific Report: In 2020, vitamin D experienced a significant sales spike not for immunity but for mental health, notching a 162.1 percent sales gain in this sector. In the brain/cognitive/mental support ...
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