Customers at this Los Angeles natural products store are under a spell to improve their health and purchase more products. It's not witchcraft, just a simple tonic bar.
Despite the potential for significant financial gains when switching to more sustainable practices, most supply-chain managers currently do not focus on environmental concerns. According to the EPA, one reason is that cost accounting systems typically hide “environmental costs.”
Five companies are updating the ingredients in cocoa, cranberry supplements, stevia, fish oil and personal care products to be more ecologically friendly. Check them out here.
But suppliers and manufacturers that really want to be green through and through are going farther by reducing their use of resources like electricity, water and materials. This is where sustainable practices can turn a company’s bottom line from red to black—or should we say green?
Stock up now for your customers' fall detox plans by Laurel Vukovic
NFM editors pick the top six supplements to recommend to parents whose kids are headed back to school.
How can your shoppers ensure that their children get a smart start? You can help by learning about—and stocking—key supplements to boost brain power, improve immunity and soothe stress. Here are experts' top picks and why they work.
Functional Ingredients' Todd Runestad explains the March issues surrounding fish oil, the safety of the product and studies surrounding the controversial supplement.
Functional Ingredients' Todd Runestad explains the differences between fish, krill and vegetarian sources of Omega-3s.
Are you neglecting this tried-and-true customer base? Use tips like not smelling fishy and keeping food separate to draw your vegetarian customers in.
Anchovies and sardines are some of the most concentrated sources of DHA and EPA around, and rank near the bottom when it comes to mercury contamination, but to most Americans, the thought of anchovies and sardines is more gag-inducing than mouthwatering.
Retailers can shine by suggesting other foods that offer Omega-3s, critical nutrients that don't necessarily have to be found in fish.
From precooked to traditional products, rice is a gluten-free and flavorful food that appeals to the nonallergic consumer as well. Here are some newer versions of this dietary staple by Jean Weiss
Jean Weiss explains the latest trends and products in the rice world and how retailers can educate themselves to move more merchandise.
Carolee Colter explains how Kootenay Co-op took an idea for a promotion and turned it into a new way of life for the community and employees of the store.
America's new crop of farmers is remarkably different than previous generations. More than 75 percent have college degrees, and at least half say that one of their primary goals is to educate people about healthier food.
Delicious Living magazine and iVillage polled 4,900 consumers—90 percent of them women—on everything from how they define “healthy” to their favorite brands. What they found may surprise you.
With flavor-forward options like snickerdoodle and vanilla almond bark and increasingly creamy consistencies, there’s even more reason for traditional ice creams to “moove” over. Here are some options to stock.
Marketing manager Jessica Matzuk takes you inside Natural Products Expo East 2010 as she explains the organic pavillion, the colocation of All Things Organic and how organics will shape the event in October.
Each month, NFM's secret shopper heads incognito into a natural products store with a question. The employee's answer—and our expert's evaluation of the response—is reported here. Our aim: To help you improve your store’s customer service.