Heather Wainer

2 weeks ago | wholefoodsmagazine.com | Heather Wainer

New opportunities are wonderful, exciting, and always offer something new to learn. In April, I traveled to Arizona for the inaugural Women in Nutraceuticals (WIN) Leadership Summit, which was an uplifting experience. The networking was top-notch—I connected with many longtime friends, and met new ones.  Each speaker motivated me to be better all around.

Sep 25, 2024 | wholefoodsmagazine.com | Heather Wainer

Tempe, AZ — Arizona Custom Blends (ACB) showed off its new 144,000-SF facility at an open house for customers and vendors on September 6. The facility, which has room to grow, has the capacity for capsules as well as powders and packaging. ACB started off in an 8,000 SF facility in 2016, but the company quickly outgrew that space, and expanded into a second building, and then a third, which is where the facility is today.

Jun 5, 2024 | wholefoodsmagazine.com | Heather Wainer

Washington, DC—The Natural Products Association (NPA) hosted its annual federal government advocacy Fly-In on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 22. More than 100 natural products industry members gathered in D.C. to meet with members of Congress and their staff. This was the largest Fly-In Day post-pandemic, with retailers, brands, suppliers, and industry stakeholders from across the country welcome to attend.

Nov 27, 2023 | wholefoodsmagazine.com | Heather Wainer

Person of the Year has allowed us to highlight some special people over the years, and in 2023 we are recognizing someone who is truly special to the team at WholeFoods Magazine: Mark Blumenthal, Founder & Executive Director of the American Botanical Council (ABC), Editor-in-Chief of HerbalGram & HerbClip, and Director of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP).

Nov 26, 2023 | wholefoodsmagazine.com | Heather Wainer

Read More Publisher's Letter Read More Publisher's Letter Read More Read More A few months ago, I did an interview with Loren Israelsen of UNPA. He noted that WholeFoods Magazine has long had the foresight to discuss important topics early on. Loren pointed to our coverage of mood support, GMOs, and Mushrooms in 2008. Back then, those topics were just starting to get...