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Food and Beverage

Plant-based meat's wild ride needs R&D, savvy to stabilize Plant-based meat industry hunts for stabilization

Plant-based meat rocketed to the top of the zeitgeist in the early 2020s, but then enthusiasm, and investments, slumped. It still holds promise, however. Read on to learn how this market is staying innovative, winning consumers, merchandising for success and finally coming into its own.

byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter

Jan 9, 2025

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Unboxed: 11 non-alcoholic mocktails for Dry January Unboxed: Mocktails for Dry January

byJenna Blumenfeld

Jan 9, 2025

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

byDouglas Brown

Jan 8, 2025

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Gen Z's shopping habits: What natural retailers must understand How to attract Gen Z shoppers to natural retail

byJessica Rubino

Jan 7, 2025

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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

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GLP-1 drugs impact the weight loss market. Join NBJ on Jan. 8th to learn more about opportunities for supplements.

Market Data and Analysis

NBJ Live - The Ozempic Effect: Opportunities for supplements in the GLP-1 weight management revolution Watch NBJ Live: The Ozempic effect and supplement opportunities

byNew Hope Network staff

Jan 6, 2025

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Natural Products Expos

Natural Products Expo West delivers fresh change for 2025

Change comes to Natural Products Expo West 2025

byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter

Why try to reduce your meat consumption?

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Why try to reduce your meat consumption? – infographic

Why try to reduce your meat consumption? – infographic

Data supports the importance of communicating science to consumers

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Data supports the importance of communicating science to consumers

FDA approves Oobli’s protein-based sweetener monellin

Oobli’s sweet protein approved by FDA

Discover small greens with big impact

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Discover small greens with big impact – snapshot

Discover small greens with big impact – snapshot

Dairy-Free done right!

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Dairy-Free done right! – snapshot

Dairy-Free done right! – snapshot

Gluten-free can be bold

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Gluten-free can be bold – snapshot

Gluten-free can be bold – snapshot

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FMI’s top strategies to spark retail food service growth

Grow retail food service with FMI data

byMelaina Juntti

Crafting artisan goat cheese with heart and sustainability

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Crafting artisan goat cheese with heart and sustainability – video

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AI redefines supplement marketing: Credibility beats clever advertising

AI redefines supplement marketing

byNutrition Business Journal

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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

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8 methods natural products retailers can use to optimize private label sales

8 ways to increase store brand sales in grocery

byMelaina Juntti

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Natural Product Trends

The Natural List - Opportunities in regenerative CPG with ReGen Brands' Anthony Corsaro

The Natural List - Regenerative CPG opportunities with Anthony Corsaro

byJess Elliott, Digital Content Program Manager

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California Food & Agriculture officials wrestle with regenerative agriculture definition

California officials concerned 'regenerative' proposal

byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter

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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

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Food and Beverage

Unboxed: 9 nutrient-rich legumes to love this winter

Unboxed: 9 warm and cozy legumes

byVictoria A.F. Camron, Digital content specialist

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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

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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

Build consumer trust in product quality: Communicating ingredient science is key

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Bottom line: Sharing science simply wins consumer trust and loyalty

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

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Natural Product Trends

The Natural List - Top trends shaping CPG and retail in 2025

The Natural List - 2025 trends reshaping CPG and retail

byJess Elliott, Digital Content Program Manager

Voyage Foods nut-free spreads: delicious, allergy-friendly solutions for foodservice operators

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Voyage Foods nut-free spreads: delicious, allergy-friendly solutions for foodservice operators – white paper

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Patchwork of state regulations complicates hemp CBD supply

States’ various hemp CBD rules affect sales

NEXTY Awards 2025 deadline is midnight Dec. 4, 2025.

EXTENDED: Expo West NEXTY Awards nominations due Wednesday

NEXTY Awards nominations deadline extended to Wednesday

Market Data and Analysis

Editor's Take: Ozempic reframes the concept of weight management

Outlining Ozempic

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

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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

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