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Sep 15, 2023 | 
newhope.com | Claire Morton |Gianna Rosenbach |Shara Rutberg
This year at Expo East, many products will take a “less is more” approach, as minimalism and simplification are transforming the natural home, living and personal care categories. This trend signifies consumers making more sustainable and streamlined choices. Brands are responding by introducing simpler formulations, smarter formats and more environmentally friendly packaging, which often offer practical benefits, such as compactness and efficiency.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
newhope.com | Claire Morton |Gianna Rosenbach |Shara Rutberg |Douglas A. Brown
USDA Organic certification touches on a diversity of factors from soil health to animal welfare to the use of fertilizers. Initially, however, consumers largely latched onto a key organic advantage: its rejection of most pesticides and herbicides. Then once consumers realized the good-for-me reasons to buy organic, the concept really began gaining ground. Like organic, regenerative agriculture incorporates a wide range of farming practices that support sustainability goals.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
newhope.com | Claire Morton |Gianna Rosenbach |Shara Rutberg |Nancy Coulter-Parker
One of the biggest conundrums facing the natural products industry is finding sustainable packaging that still protects the goods inside. Today, many brands use organic or regeneratively grown ingredients to make clean-label products—only to wrap them in plastic. Even though glass and stainless steel can offer better solutions, plastic’s share of packaging is expected to hit 72% by 2024. The problem with plastic is multifold.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
newhope.com | Claire Morton |Gianna Rosenbach |Shara Rutberg |Amanda Hartt
The Slow Food movement, born in the 1980s as an antidote to hyper-processed, unhealthy fast-food options, resisted the American-driven proliferation of McDonald’s and Burger King around the world. Decades later, the Slow Money concept looked to local food advocates to raise capital to support growing regional and sustainable food ecosystems.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
newhope.com | Claire Morton |Gianna Rosenbach |Shara Rutberg |Jessica Rubino
There’s no denying that machine learning and generative AI are influencing the food products making their way onto retail store shelves. High-tech innovations have plenty of potential: They can help develop convincing meat and dairy analogues, support food system biodiversity, expand positive health outcomes and develop more robust and resilient climate-friendly agricultural models.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
newhope.com | Claire Morton |Gianna Rosenbach |Shara Rutberg |Rick Polito
In a food environment that some experts describe as toxic—too much sugar, too much fat, too much processed everything—it can be useful to look not just at what’s been added but also at what’s been taken out: key nutrients that could be described as “gaps” in the modern diet. At the top of the list for many would be fiber. Fewer than 5% of Americans hit the recommended daily intake of fiber (25 grams for women, 38 grams for men), and most people aren’t even coming close.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
newhope.com | Claire Morton |Gianna Rosenbach |Shara Rutberg
The rising trend of culturally inspired and heritage-rooted foods is enriching the natural products industry and will have a significant presence at Expo East. Led by diverse-owned brands that aim to recover and represent their cultural heritage on store shelves, this movement goes beyond surface-level exploration of ingredients and flavors. Instead, brands turn to ancestral techniques that embody authenticity, traditional wisdom and diverse cultures.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
newhope.com | Claire Morton |Gianna Rosenbach |Shara Rutberg |Robyn Lawrence
Once discussed only in embarrassed whispers and euphemisms, women's health is a hot topic. Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Katie Couric and Michelle Obama are getting real about their experience with menopause, while influencers promote "mindful menstruation" and track their periods on TikTok. Retailers are opening up shelf space for products aimed specifically at helping women achieve optimum health, and brands are showing up to meet their unique needs and goals.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
newhope.com | Claire Morton |Shara Rutberg |Gianna Rosenbach |Amanda Hartt
Conventional wisdom indicates that consumers prioritize a “what’s-in-it-for-me” mindset when shopping for products they need. And while a focus on personal wellness—brain health, immunity, digestive health, balanced macronutrient intake of fats, carbs and protein—can largely ring true, today’s marketplace also has space for greater societal impact and value-driven purchases.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
newhope.com | Claire Morton |Shara Rutberg |Gianna Rosenbach |Hank Schultz
Cooperation between intracompany teams and the latest in data collection tools are the keys to protecting your nutrition brand in the online marketplace, attendees at a recent law symposium were told. Natural Products Insider, a New Hope Network sister website, attended the recent Nutrition Law Symposium in Lehi, Utah. The event was hosted by the multilevel marketing firm Young Living, which sells mainly essential oils products.
