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Nicolas Victorian, owner of 4 Vics Farm in Louisiana, poses for a portrait near a corn field.

Industry Insights

Nonprofit Black Farmers Index elevates community, supply-chain equity Black Farmers Index highlights diversity in food

During the COVID-19 pandemic, NYU professor Kaia Shivers founded the Black Farmers Index to increase visibility of Black-owned farms and increase food equity. See what it’s become.

Jan 14, 2025

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9 Min Read

The NEXTY Awards logo and the words "guest judges" sit inside a ribbon of the Expo West brand's colors.

Introducing the 2025 Expo West NEXTY Awards guest judges Expo West 2025 NEXTY Awards judges announced

byMeredith Kaufman

Jan 13, 2025

17 Slides

UNFI’s latest realignment divides natural and conventional grocery sales UNFI splits natural, conventional sales

byBill Wilson, Senior Editor, Supermarket News

Jan 11, 2025

4 Min Read

‘Misleading’ report cites lead levels in protein powders Alarmist report about lead in protein products called misleading

Jan 9, 2025

5 Min Read

The Flowers Foods logo is above the Simple Mills logo.

Flowers Foods acquires Simple Mills in $795M deal Flowers Foods buys Simple Mills for $795M

byDouglas Brown

Jan 8, 2025

3 Min Read

The year 2025 is layered over a photo montage of an analog wall clock and a blue calendar.

Mark your calendars now for 2025’s health and nutrition events 2025's nutrition, wellness events you can't miss

byVictoria A.F. Camron

Jan 6, 2025

5 Min Read

Natural Products Expo West brings together conscious CPG brands and retailers in the natural food industry's largest event.

Natural Products Expos

Register soon for Natural Products Expo West 2025

Don't miss Expo West 2025—register now

byNew Hope Network staff

NBJ Editor-in-Chief Rick Polito

Industry Insights

Editor's Take: Hangover relief products pose challenge for supplement industry

“Hangover” formulations don’t measure up as supplements

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

A variety of prepared salads, side dishes, fish and meats is showcased on white platters in a retail food service display.

FMI’s top strategies to spark retail food service growth

Grow retail food service with FMI data

byMelaina Juntti

Several bottles of tropical fruit collagen gummies and turmeric and ginger gummies are arranged on a field of blue.

Secret Shopper: Are gummy supplements as effective as pill-form supplements?

Secret Shopper: How do gummies compare to pills?

byMelaina Juntti

Photos of Eli Steltenpohl, Zacharia Ben and Pettachai Dejkraisak from Expo West 2024, and Sarela Herrada at Expo West 2022.

Nominations for Greg Steltenpohl Pragmatic Visionary Award due Jan. 15

Apply now for Pragmatic Visionary Award

byNew Hope Network staff

New Hope Network is launching a new newsletter called Navigating Natural.

New Hope Network launching Navigating Natural newsletter in January

Navigating Natural newsletter starts Jan. 7

byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter

A woman wearing blue denim pants kneels down and holds dark, healthy soil in her hands.

California Food & Agriculture officials wrestle with regenerative agriculture definition

California officials concerned 'regenerative' proposal

byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter

boxed and prepared curries on a table for dinner

Mike’s Organic Curry Love brings organic, biodynamic certification to Thai food

Mike’s Organic Curry Love focuses on quality, integrity

byMeredith Kaufman , Associate Editor

Woman stepping on scale

Market Data and Analysis

After Ozempic: Key strategies to retain natural and organic supplement consumers

Keeping supplement customers after Ozempic use

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

New Hope Network closed nominations for the 2025 NEXY Awards on Dec. 4, 2024. Finalists will be announced on NewHope.com on Feb. 12.

Expo West NEXTY Awards nominations closed for 2025

2025 Expo West NEXTY Awards nominations closed

Four bottles of Whole Foods Market's private-label wines are featured in front of yellow party lights.

Private-label wines jazz up sales for holiday season

Private-label wines spike sales

byHeather Lalley, Managing Editor, Supermarket News, Managing Editor of Supermarket News, Restaurant Business, Foodservice Director and CSP Daily news

The Country Club Hills, Illinois, location of Sunrise Health Foods, is a boxey store

Checkout: Sunrise Health Foods brightens Chicago’s South Side with organic foods

Checkout: Sunrise Health Foods shines bright with organic

byMelaina Juntti

Patchwork of state regulations complicates hemp CBD supply

States’ various hemp CBD rules affect sales

A human hand holds several bright red strawberries that are still attached to the bright green plant, planted in soil.

Organic strawberry farms face additional challenges after Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton hurts Florida’s strawberry farms

Class-action lawsuit accuses UNFI of improperly taking supplier discounts

Lawsuit: UNFI improperly took supplier discounts

byBill Wilson, Senior Editor, Supermarket News

A smiling Black woman smiles at a white man who opened the door to accept his grocery delivery.

Skyrocketing delivery growth drives 28% increase in October's online grocery sales

October online grocery sales increase, hit new record high

byTimothy Inklebarger, Editor, Supermarket News

Rick Polito, editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Industry Insights

Editor's Take: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might be a ‘friend’ the supplement industry doesn’t need

Kennedy, Oz could politicize wellness industry

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Active woman

Marketers: Meet active women where they are

How to market supplements to active women

byShara Rutberg, Freelance writer

Diestel Family Ranch turkeys with regenerative seal deliver more nutrients

Regenerative Diestel Family Ranch turkeys more nutritious

byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter

The words "2025 Organic Oscars" in golden balloon numbers and letters stand above silver, gold and black decorations to set the gala's tone.

Natural Products Expos

'Organic Night Out' benefit for Organic Voices returns to Natural Products Expo West

Organic industry awards gala returns to Expo West

byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter

ReGen Brands Coalition unites regenerative CPGs to drive demand, grow market

ReGen Brands Coalition supports regenerative CPGs

A drawing of a female body builder in a squat is lifting a barbell with bottles of whey and plant-based protein powder on each end.

Secret Shopper: How does plant-based protein compare to whey for muscle building?

Secret Shopper: Plant-based or whey protein for muscles?

byMelaina Juntti

Five of the eight products featured in this holiday baking gallery are pictured here.

Unboxed: 8 flours and baking mixes to simplify nutritious holiday baking

Unboxed: 8 nutritious baking ingredients

byJenna Blumenfeld, Freelancer

This photo features 13 of the 32 products included in the slideshow here.

November NFM New Product Spotlight

November NFM New Product Spotlight

byNew Hope Network staff

Zack Troyer of Folkland Foods, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke about the $3 million grant at the Troyer family's farm in October.

Business Management

Pennsylvania program supports growth of organic potato market

Organic potato farm to grow with Pennsylvania's support

byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter

A wide variety of cosmetic categories are required to meet new FDA regulations regarding testing and transparency.

FDA’s Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act designed to improve safety

FDA increases cosmetic safety with new rules

This cover photo features five of the 14 natural products included in this gallery of gift ideas.

Unboxed: 14 natural holiday gifts to create spectacular endcaps

Unboxed: 14 natural gifts for holiday endcaps

byJenna Blumenfeld, Freelancer

Green globe covered in grass on a mossy surface, symbolizing regenerative agriculture and sustainability.

Regenerative agriculture: Key takeaways for sustainable retailers

Regenerative highlights for retailers

byJess Elliott, Digital Content Program Manager

The Vitamin Shoppe's good performance in the sports nutrition category has been obscured in the bankruptcy filing of its parent company.

The Vitamin Shoppe’s financial stability overlooked in owner's bankruptcy

Vitamin Shoppe’s parent company filed for Chapter 11

byHank Schultz, Senior Editor

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