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SENPA Announces New Dates for SOHO Expo

by Eric Munson | January 9, 2024

On Jan. 8, SENPA (New Port Richey, FL) announced its SOHO Expo will be held in September beginning with the 2024 show. SOHO Expo will continue to be held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Prior to the announcement, SOHO Expo was typically held around the first week of December. […]

FDA Warns Neptune’s Fix Products Contain Illegal Opioid-like Ingredient

by Eric Munson | November 27, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use or purchase any “supplement” products from Neptune’s Fix. The products contain tianeptine, which can lead to severe health issues and even death, according to FDA. Tianeptine is a controversial opioid alternative, that has shown up in products labeled as dietary supplements, often […]

Shriners Children’s Partners With ThreePeaks Brands to Improve Children’s Health

by Eric Munson | October 16, 2023

On Oct. 12, Shriners Children’s (Tampa, FL), the global pediatric health care system, announced a partnership with ThreePeaks Brands, Inc. (Surprise, AZ), a functional food and beverage company. As per the agreement, ThreePeaks will donate a portion of the proceeds to Shriners to support the lives of children around the world. ThreePeaks will also display […]

NaturaNectar’s Bee Propolis Products Earn Certification from NSF

by Angela Sabarese | August 2, 2022

Bee Propolis Ultimate, Red Bee Propolis, Green Bee Propolis, and Brown Bee Propolis from NaturaNectar LLC (Sunrise, FL) recently earned independent certification from NSF, a global public health organization. NSF certification helps consumers identify products that have been independently tested and certified to meet rigorous standards for quality, safety and label claims. Since its inception in 2009, […]

[Video] 2022 Retailer of the Year: Healthy Edge Retail Group

by VRM Media | July 28, 2022

   This growing retail group stays true to its employees, its communities and to its health food store roots that date back to 1935. Images from Akin’s, Chamberlin’s Natural Foods and Earth Origins Market. Feature

SENPA Board Announces Go-No-Go Date for SOHO Expo 2020

by Nicholas Saraceno | August 18, 2020

SENPA, a non-profit trade organization and its Board of Directors has set a “Go-No-Go” date of Oct. 1, 2020 for SOHO Expo currently scheduled Dec. 10-13, 2020 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The Board established the Oct. 1 deadline due to the fluid environment surrounding COVID-19. SENPA is following […]

SOHO Healthfest Has Been Canceled

by Nicholas Saraceno | July 21, 2020

SOHO Healthfest, produced by SENPA and scheduled for August 14-16 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel & Resort in Dallas, TX, will not take place as planned, due to events outside of SENPA’s control, the organizer announced in a press release. These include national and state mandates to the COVID-19 pandemic, company travel restrictions and unforeseen […]

Lucky’s Market Founders to Purchase Remaining Stores

by Nicholas Saraceno | February 5, 2020

According to Supermarket News,  Lucky’s Market has agreed to sell its remaining seven locations to co-founders Bo and Trish Sharon. On Jan. 29, Lucky’s said that it has entered asset purchase agreements with the Sharons, two chefs who launched the Colorado-based specialty grocery chain in 2003. This comes after the grocer  announced that it would […]

Industry Members Respond to Earth Fare and Lucky’s Market Closures

by Nicholas Saraceno | February 4, 2020

On Feb. 3, Earth Fare, the North Carolina-based specialty natural and organic grocery store and full-service supermarket, announced that it will begin inventory liquidation sales at all of its stores. All employees have been notified of the impending closure of the company’s stores and corporate office. The company will continue to pursue a sale of […]

Lucky’s Market Closing Most of Its Stores

by Nicholas Saraceno | January 27, 2020

The regional grocery chain Lucky’s Market is closing most of its stores and laying off thousands of employees in a matter of weeks, the Sun Sentinel reported on Jan. 21. The 17-year-old company has about 39 stores in 10 states. Lucky’s plans to close 32 of those stores by Feb. 12 and lay off about 2,500 employees, […]

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