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1 month ago | 
newhope.com | Mark Hamstra |Shara Rutberg |Douglas A. Brown
While women lack representation in many industries, natural products retail has never been one of them. Many of the earliest health food store proprietors were women: Nutritionist Gladys Lindberg launched Lindberg Nutrition in Southern California in 1949; Lill Chapman opened Sunrise Health Foods in south Chicago in 1961; and, of course, Sandy Gooch, in co-founding Mrs. Gooch’s Natural Food Markets in 1977, is often credited with conceiving the modern natural products store.
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1 month ago | 
newhope.com | Douglas A. Brown |Dawn Reiss |Victoria Camron
DMI leverages proprietary consumer research to help brands create health-focused dairy products, with key insights into women’s wellness trends. Chicago, IL (Mar 2025) – Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) is helping brands tap into the growing health and wellness market with proprietary research that deciphers key consumer needs and behaviors. By leveraging AI-driven analysis, social listening, and ethnographic studies, DMI provides unmatched insights into emerging trends, particularly in women’s health.
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2 months ago | 
newhope.com | Jess Elliott |Douglas A. Brown
68% of women are actively seeking better sleep, with hormonal changes throughout life being a key factor. Want to tap into this demand for women-focused sleep solutions with your next food and beverage product? Join Dairy Management, Inc. at Expo West for a deep dive into women’s health and wellness with a spotlight on the latest innovations, plus free tastings of women-focused products.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
newhope.com | Douglas A. Brown
Jars and pouches of the nation’s first Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) baby food, Babylife Organics, landed on Whole Foods Market shelves in the fall. For company founder Richard Harford, the years-long journey to bring ROC baby food to market was well worth the toil and time. His ROC baby foods don’t contain heavy metals—a big problem with many baby foods. And because they’re organic, the ingredients that go into the formulations are free from pesticides and herbicides.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
newhope.com | Douglas A. Brown
As AI technology matures, it’s offering more tools—and opportunities—for grocers of all sizes. Learn how natural retailers can use AI for better business. At a GlanceArtificial intelligence offers retailers suggestions to improve inventory, personalization and customer engagement.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
newhope.com | Douglas A. Brown
After a few years of dramatic tumult, the plant-based meat industry is regrouping. The question for all stakeholders: What factors will pivot plant-based from pioneering to permanence? From new fungi-based steaks to AI-powered tools tasked with discovering novel ingredient combinations, brands are advancing product development to win over key consumers, including skeptics and meat eaters.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
newhope.com | Douglas A. Brown
Just three months after PepsiCo's blockbuster purchase of Siete Foods for $1.2 billion, another big deal shakes up the natural and organic products industry, with Wednesday's announcement that Flower Foods Inc. agreed to acquire Simple Mills for $795 million. The deal, in which Simple Mills becomes an independent subsidiary of Flower Foods, adds a generous better-for-you food portfolio to Flower Foods’ existing product line, nearly all of which is bread brands, from Dave’s Killer Bread to Wonder.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
newhope.com | Douglas A. Brown
The acquisition strengthens Flowers Foods' position in the better-for-you snacking category and expands its portfolio with Simple Mills nutrient-dense product line. At a GlanceFlowers Foods Inc. will acquire Simple Mills for $795 in cash. The deal is expected to boost Flowers' growth in the better-for-you snack category and diversify its portfolio. Simple Mills will remain an independent subsidiary, led by founder Kaitlin Smith.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
newhope.com | Douglas A. Brown
In 1999, half a century after Diestel Family Ranch began farming turkeys in California, the business embraced organic. Ever since, Diestel has stocked natural grocery retailers with organic birds. Now, 25 years after the pivotal decision to go organic, the company is raising some turkeys that champion another seal: regenerative agriculture certification from Regenified. And according to a new study, that seal highlights more than Diestel’s soil-enlivening, climate-friendly agricultural practices.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
newhope.com | Douglas A. Brown
At a GlanceThe second annual "Organic Night Out" at Expo West celebrates the industry's accomplishments in 2024. The March 5 gala supports Organic Voices, a nonprofit that gathers scientific evidence of organic products' many benefits. Nominations for the nine awards, which are open to U.S. and international people and entities, must be received by Jan. 10. Passionate stakeholders packed a ballroom at last year’s Natural Products Expo West to celebrate the organic industry.
