Movers & shakers - October 2016

Promotions, new hires and accolades in the natural products industry this month.

5@5: The next big skincare ingredient? | Pepsi CEO recognizes insect protein trend

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

This week: Vital Farms spins off technology company | Former NFL player launches plant-based nutrition company

New product and company launches, certifications and other natural products company news this week.

5@5: Campbell's invests in nutrition startup | MOM's expands in Baltimore

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

Younger adults contribute to growing supplement use in 2016

Annual Council for Responsible Nutrition survey finds more than 170 million Americans take dietary supplements.

Rabobank announces FoodBytes! Boulder award winners

Mad Agriculture, The Honest Stand and FarmRaiser take home top prizes during event

Natural Grocers lays down a new standard for eggs

Going beyond cage-free eggs, the Colorado-based retail chain adopts minimum free-range standard.

GNC strategy makeover to launch by end of year

Technology, pricing and customer service key to 'The New GNC.'

5@5: Purple Carrot partners with Whole Foods | What makes people love certain food brands?

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

Maintaining your store's cultural identity while managing change

As you adapt to thrive in this new marketplace, let these four steps guide your communication with staff and customers.

Checking in with enzyme supplements maker Enzymedica

Since an updated formula won it a New Hope NEXTY Award in 2013, Enzymedica has expanded its consumer base and has new launches in the works this year.

Retail insights from Dean Nelson, man of mission

By taking the focus off products and putting it more onto being a business invested in its community, Dean's created a store culture that wins.

5@5: Big grocery looks to private label for natural/organic growth | Are hidden veggies still good veggies?

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

Naturally Boulder to host 12th annual Pitch Slam and Autumn Awards

Naturally Boulder's biggest event of the yearwill take place attheUniversity of Coloradoon Thursday, Oct. 27. The 12th annual Pitch Slam and Autumn Awardsis sold out; however,the Pitch Slam Preliminaries are freeandopen to the public, and do...

Neil Grimmer is taking nutrition personally

The "wired for wellbeing" space has a new champion in Habit.

5@5: Ugly produce movement sprouts | Eco-friendly packaging a must for conscious brands

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

By FDA's new guidance, other foods and ingredients may now be 'healthy'

As the agency takes testimony on the meaning of "healthy" on food labels, it revises its stance on high-fat foods.

Supplement trendspotting

Inside these bottles, theres a quiet revolution going on. These five innovations should be on your radar.

5@5: Hepatitis A cases linked to Detroit Whole Foods | A case study on working with brand ambassadors

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

How do stores find and develop good foodservice employees?

Simple tactics to reduce turnover and create a labor-efficient foodservice program.

From Boulder to Burlington, it’s not that far

In a tough ag economy, can commodity producers find opportunity in the natural and organic industry?

This week: Graze launches into U.S. retail | Fruit d'Or, Taiyo collaborate on new ingredient

New product launches, certifications and other natural products company news this week.

5@5: A new natural food coloring made from avocado pits | When Big Meat meets plant protein

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

Clean Label Project looks beyond ingredients, finds contaminants in baby foods

A new nonprofit has set out to up the quality of the food supply by identifying contaminants in products.

5@5: Retailers pump up produce departments | Chinese firms reportedly court GNC

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

Secret Shopper: Is there a certification I should look for on gluten-free skin care products?

This month, NFM's secret shopper visited an integrative pharmacy in the West to test its staff's knowledge.

How Celestial Seasonings strengthened consumer trust through packaging

Branding (and rebranding) wisdom from David Zeigert, president of tea company Celestial Seasonings.

FoodBytes! Boulder to unite new food ideas with capital

Game-changing startups will have the opportunity to connect with investors, executives and media pioneering the future of food.

5@5: 14 tips from a food investor | What's growing in grocery foodservice?

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

Connect with consumers through experience

Is your "why" at the center of your brand's strategy?

CoQ10 leads the mitochondrial supplements category

Even as the range of benefits expands beyond mitochondria, CoQ10 remains at the top of mitochondria nutrientsbut it's not the only one.

FTC and USDA ask: Do consumers understand organic claims for non-food products?

You label personal care or other household products as organic. You truly believe in the value of organic products, and your products in particular, and more than anything you value your customers. But have you ever wondered if your customers...

5@5: FDA leaders on industry challenges and 'healthy' | Why PepsiCo might buy KeVita

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

Selling cells: Can nutrients unlock cell functions?

Sometimes, in the manner of the proverbial horse led to water, supplying the body with raw resourcesantioxidants, vitamins, mineralssimply isnt enough. Cells eschew what should be their sustenance, allowing precious antioxidants and minerals to pass...

Bariatric patients have an urgent need for micronutrients, and variety

In a nation of rising obesity, Type 2 diabetes and fat reality shows like My 600-lb Life, America is experiencing a steady rise in bariatric surgeries for shedding weight. Its a medical market projected to grow more than 11 percent by 2020. And that...

Why price is front and center for retailers these days

The first step to addressing pricing issues is understanding how these important factors are putting the pressure on.

5@5: Amazon's grocery model continues to evolve | How big brands land supermarket shelf space

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

Beyond the blender: Niche by niche, demand drives innovation in protein

Consumers have spoken: They want their protein, and they want it in a clean, sustainable, good-tasting and easy-to-use format....

This week: Green Valley Organics debuts organic lactose-free butter | Natural Vitality launches Calmful Sleep

Natural Vitality's new Calmful Sleep product builds on Natural Calm with the addition of rest-promoting magnesium glycinate, Suntheanine (a patented premium form of the relaxing amino acid L-theanine), calm-enhancing GABA (a non-protein amino acid) and...

Biodynamic agriculture, regenerative farming and climate change

Why we must change the way we farm to change the projectory of climate change.

5@5: Whole Foods moves into low-income neighborhoods | Dumping dairy

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

CBDs get functional

Undeterred by threat of federal action, companies innovate to bring CBDs into nutrition.

Could 2017 be the year of the prebiotic?

As probiotic efficacy comes under scrutiny, prebiotic-makers are upping their game.

Ingredient wars (file under: lose/lose propositions)

9 ingredient supply case histories, with lessons learned, for conducting business cordiallyand wisely

Ingredient competitors fight over eye-damaging blue light from computers

Lutein and zeaxanthin can help what could be the biggest new health risk of the modern age. But can you patent a health claim?

How will the changing path to consumer affect the business of natural products?

Companies need active, thoughtful strategies to adapt to the changes in the market happening now.

Watch Esca Bona 2016 live

Tune in Oct. 18 and 19 as we dig into the biggest issues facing our food system.

NDIs: is everything old new again?

A letter to the industry

Weight loss category sales big in the middle

The mass market dominates sales of weight loss and meal replacement supplements.

5@5: AccelFoods selects 6 more startups | DEA won't ban kratom—at least for now

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

New FDA guidance on NDIs could freeze the industry in its tracks

If you havent read all 112 pages of the FDAs new draft guidance on NDIs, youre not alone. If youre not ready for its full rollout and enforcement, or dont have a plan to get ready, youve got plenty of company in an industry that could soon be...

JAMA publishes innocuous supplement study but still finds space for criticism

A new study finds supplement usage stable between 1999 and 2012. But critics still have something to say.

5@5: Investors bet big on nutritional approach to fighting food allergies | Natural brands get on board with foodservice

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

Natural food industry missing opportunity with future farmers

One of the most important annual trade shows for the organic and natural food business is coming up October 19-21st in Indianapolis. Too bad hardly anyone from the organic and natural food business will be there....

Chapul, 2014 NEXTY Award winner, continues to grow

Maker of the original cricket bar has doubled its SKUs since winning the award.

Expanding the market: Thinking beyond the yoga mom

If you sell better-for-you products, you are likely missing your most important and lucrative consumer opportunity. An $8.7 billion market was never so easy to miss.

At Applegate, diverse collaboration is the way to sustainable change

Applegate's director of mission shares her vision for the future of food.

5@5: Beyond Meat gets a surprising new investor | Bad diets across the globe

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

5@5: Perdue Farms cuts antibiotics | Austrailian farm uses only sun and seawater

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

5@5: U.N. meets to address antimicrobial resistance | Post Foods faces class action lawsuit

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

SupplySide West 2016 officially underway

The expo floor of SupplySide West, an ingredient trade show, is now open. We have some New Hope editors on the scene, and we'll be sure to provide follow-up coverage after the event.In the meantime, watch what'sbeing reported from the show floor in...

Kemin Industries requests ITC investigation, seeks to preclude OmniActive from infringing on patent rights

Kemin asserts its patents, requests the ITC to prevent unlawful importation of carotenoids into the USA

5@5: Monsanto surprises with adjusted profit | Farm-to-table startups to watch

Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.

Clif's edge: The creation of a dominant category

"We're gonna make an energy bar," Gary Erickson recalls saying to his mother in 1990. "It's kinda like that great oatmeal chocolate chip raisin cookie that you make, but we can't use butter, we can't use sugar and we can't use oil."...