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Industry News
Flowers Foods acquires Simple Mills in $795M dealFlowers Foods buys Simple Mills for $795M

The acquisition strengthens Flowers Foods' position in the better-for-you snacking category and expands its portfolio with Simple Mills nutrient-dense product line.

byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter
Jan 8, 2025
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Retailers
Gen Z's shopping habits: What natural retailers must understandHow to attract Gen Z shoppers to natural retail
byJessica Rubino
Jan 7, 2025
1 Min Read
The year 2025 is layered over a photo montage of an analog wall clock and a blue calendar.
Industry News
Mark your calendars now for 2025’s health and nutrition events2025's nutrition, wellness events you can't miss
byVictoria A.F. Camron
Jan 6, 2025
1 Min Read
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 revolutionWatch NBJ Live: The Ozempic effect and supplement opportunities
byNew Hope Network staff
Jan 6, 2025
1 Min Read
Natural Products Expo West brings together conscious CPG brands and retailers in the natural food industry's largest event.
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byNew Hope Network staff
Jan 1, 2025
1 Min Read
Inside the Bottle: Top 6 supplement market trends in 2024
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Dec 23, 2024
1 Min Read
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Industry Insights
Mark Blumenthal: DSHEA protects herbs, reduces fraud in dietary supplements
DSHEA protects herbs and reducing supplement fraud
Dec 20, 2024
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8 Min View
byJess Elliott, Digital Content Program Manager
Data supports the importance of communicating science to consumers
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Data supports the importance of communicating science to consumers – video
Data supports the importance of communicating science to consumers
Dec 20, 2024
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6 Min View
Oobli's selection of dark and milk chocolate bars that include the brand's sweet proteins in front of a gradient background of orange, white and blue.
Brands
FDA approves Oobli’s protein-based sweetener monellin
Oobli’s sweet protein approved by FDA
Dec 20, 2024
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1 Min Read
byDawn Reiss
Inside Organic Newsletter – December
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Inside Organic Newsletter – December
Inside Organic Newsletter – December
Dec 17, 2024
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1 Min Read
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
Dec 16, 2024
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1 Min Read
byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal
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Retailers
FMI’s top strategies to spark retail food service growth
Grow retail food service with FMI data
Dec 13, 2024
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1 Min Read
byMelaina Juntti
Photos of Eli Steltenpohl, Zacharia Ben and Pettachai Dejkraisak from Expo West 2024, and Sarela Herrada at Expo West 2022.
Industry News
Nominations for Greg Steltenpohl Pragmatic Visionary Award due Jan. 15
Apply now for Pragmatic Visionary Award
Dec 11, 2024
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1 Min Read
byNew Hope Network staff
New Hope Network is launching a new newsletter called Navigating Natural.
Industry News
New Hope Network launching Navigating Natural newsletter in January
Navigating Natural newsletter starts Jan. 7
Dec 11, 2024
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1 Min Read
byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter
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Retailers
8 methods natural products retailers can use to optimize private label sales
8 ways to increase store brand sales in grocery
Dec 10, 2024
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1 Min Read
byMelaina Juntti
Feature image for The Natural List podcast by New Hope Network, with the title, icons of a microphone, light bulb, orange slice, and wellness items.
Natural Product Trends
The Natural List - Opportunities in regenerative CPG with ReGen Brands' Anthony Corsaro
The Natural List - Regenerative CPG opportunities with Anthony Corsaro
Dec 9, 2024
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25 Min View
byJess Elliott, Digital Content Program Manager
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Industry News
California Food & Agriculture officials wrestle with regenerative agriculture definition
California officials concerned 'regenerative' proposal
Dec 9, 2024
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1 Min Read
byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter
Market Data and Analysis
Analyst's Take: GLP-1 drugs and the supplement industry's role
GLP-1 drugs and the supplement industry's role
Dec 6, 2024
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1 Min Read
byErika Craft, Market Research Analyst
Sponsored Content
Supplement industry news and updates – December 2024
Supplement industry news and updates – December 2024
Dec 6, 2024
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1 Min Read
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
Dec 5, 2024
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1 Min Read
byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal
Build consumer trust in product quality: Communicating ingredient science is key
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Build consumer trust in product quality: Communicating ingredient science is key – video
Bottom line: Sharing science simply wins consumer trust and loyalty
Dec 3, 2024
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8 Min View
New Hope Network's 25 CPG and Retail trends for 2025
Natural Product Trends
25 top predictions for conscious CPG and retail in 2025
25 CPG and retail predictions for 2025
Dec 3, 2024
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1 Min Read
byJessica Rubino, Adrienne Smith
Feature image for The Natural List podcast by New Hope Network, with the title, icons of a microphone, light bulb, orange slice, and wellness items.
Natural Product Trends
The Natural List - Top trends shaping CPG and retail in 2025
The Natural List - 2025 trends reshaping CPG and retail
Dec 2, 2024
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23 Min View
byJess Elliott, Digital Content Program Manager
Regulatory
Patchwork of state regulations complicates hemp CBD supply
States’ various hemp CBD rules affect sales
Dec 2, 2024
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1 Min Read
byMark Hamstra
NEXTY Awards 2025 deadline is midnight Dec. 4, 2025.
NEXTY Awards
EXTENDED: Expo West NEXTY Awards nominations due Wednesday
NEXTY Awards nominations deadline extended to Wednesday
Nov 27, 2024
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1 Min Read
Market Data and Analysis
Editor's Take: Ozempic reframes the concept of weight management
Outlining Ozempic
Nov 26, 2024
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1 Min Read
byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal
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Industry News
Organic strawberry farms face additional challenges after Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton hurts Florida’s strawberry farms
Nov 26, 2024
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1 Min Read
byDawn Reiss
The UNFI logo has white letters on a field of navy blue.
Industry News
Class-action lawsuit accuses UNFI of improperly taking supplier discounts
Lawsuit: UNFI improperly took supplier discounts
Nov 26, 2024
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1 Min Read
byBill Wilson, Senior Editor, Supermarket News
Loren Israelsen with the text "The DSHEA Effect: A Conversation with Loren Israelsen" in green, set against a background of plants and a seating area.
Industry Insights
Breaking the binary: How DSHEA redefined the supplement industry
Breaking the binary: DSHEA redefined the supplement industry
Nov 23, 2024
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6 Min View
byJess Elliott, Digital Content Program Manager
NBJ Live promotional image with Rick Polito and Bill Giebler, featuring the event title 'A Global View of Supplement Sales' on Dec. 4, 2024
Market Data and Analysis
Watch NBJ Live: A global view of supplement sales
NBJ Live: A global view of supplement sales
Nov 23, 2024
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1 Min Read
byNew Hope Network staff
Family members gather around the dinner table to celebrate a winter holiday.
Retailers
Food, family meals are holiday shoppers’ top priorities, FMI study finds
Holiday shoppers won’t change plans based on food costs
Nov 22, 2024
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1 Min Read
byMelaina Juntti
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Industry Insights
Inside Sandy Gooch’s fight to transform the supplement industry
Sandy Gooch’s fight to transform the supplement industry
Nov 22, 2024
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6 Min View
byJess Elliott, Digital Content Program Manager
A smiling Black woman smiles at a white man who opened the door to accept his grocery delivery.
Retailers
Skyrocketing delivery growth drives 28% increase in October's online grocery sales
October online grocery sales increase, hit new record high
Nov 21, 2024
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1 Min Read
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
Nov 20, 2024
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1 Min Read
byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal
Industry News
Diestel Family Ranch turkeys with regenerative seal deliver more nutrients
Regenerative Diestel Family Ranch turkeys more nutritious
Nov 19, 2024
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1 Min Read
byDouglas Brown, Senior Retail Reporter
Mar 4 - Mar 7, 2025
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