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Patricia Bragg, Natural Health Foods Industry Leader, Dies at 94
Patricia Bragg, health industry pioneer and CEO of the Bragg food company, died at age 94 on August 10 in her Goleta, CA home, according to a post published to Bragg’s official Instagram account. “Patricia was a true visionary who transformed the lives of millions through her work in health [and] wellness education and nearly ...
Vitamin Retailer’s Top 10 Stories from 2022
Another year since the pandemic has come and gone, and compared to the previous two years, Vitamin Retailer‘s (VR) top stories have involved COVID-19 far less. Rather, the topics that were most popular in 2022 involved VR awards, information and solutions about different health ailments and those the industry has lost this year. The top ...
Howard Pollack, Owner, Rainbow Acres, Dies at 82
Retailer Howard Pollack, owner of Rainbow Acres located in Los Angeles, CA, died on October 21. According to his family, Pollack passed away due to complications from COVID-19. He was 82 years old. An announcement by Positively Natural, a natural products industry association, stated, “Howard was a longtime staple of the natural products industry. His ...
Richard A. Passwater, PhD, Pioneer in Natural Products Industry, Dies at 84
Richard Albert Passwater of Winterville, NC, Sarasota, FL and Ocean Pines, MD died on April 28, 2022, at the age of 84. During his extensive career, he served as a civilian scientist with the Air Force’s Project Papa Bear to ensure the purity of liquid nitrogen for the Centaur rocket; he was director, Research Analytics Laboratories at Allied Chemical ...
Orrin Hatch, 7-term Senator of Utah Who Impacted the Natural Products Industry, Dies at 88
Retired Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah passed away at age 88 in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 23, due to complications of a stroke he suffered on April 15. The longest serving Republican and the sixth longest-serving senator in the history of the Senate, Sen. Hatch served a 42-year-long, seven-term career, which began ...
Obituary: Steven Foster, ABC Board Member, Author & Photographer
The American Botanical Council (ABC) has announced the passing of author, photographer and ABC Board of Trustees member Steven Foster. Mark Blumenthal, ABC founder and executive director, has released the following statement: It is with a deeply saddened heart that I share with you the unexpected news of the passing of our dear friend, longtime ...
Obituary: Paul C. Ross (1931-2021), Bioforce USA Founder & Chairman
Paul C. Ross, a resident of Millbrook, NY and formerly New York City, passed away at his home on December 22, 2021. He was born in New York on January 4, 1931 to George and Diana Ross. He attended Friends Seminary in New York and graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio, where he earned a ...
Burt Shavitz, founder of Burt’s Bees, dies at 80
Burt Shavitz, who founded the Burt’s Bees beauty brand, has passed away at the age of 80 in Bangor, ME. According to USA Today, he died of respiratory complications, surrounded by friends and family. Shavitz gained recognition as his personal-care products, decorated with a likeness of his face, spread around the world. But before his ...
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