From Natural Products Insider The rights to the Wild Oats intellectual property (IP) has been won by Luberski Inc., according to the FTC. The holding company now holds the worldwide licensee rights to the Wild Oats brand, which it said would help them give birth to new natural and organic food, beverage and supplement products in [...]

Beachwood, Ohio – June 22, 2010 – NaturalProductsBiz.com, a leading web portal providing industry news and resources for the Natural Products, Foods, Supplements and Health Product Manufacturing industries, has expanded its offerings to include complimentary job postings and access to available talent for job seekers and employers. Ginni Garner, the visionary behind the site and [...]

By Ivana Taylor Would YOU hire someone that has a consulting or freelancing business on the side? In the past, many employers would say “No way!”  After all, if that person is focused on THEIR business, they won’t be focused on mine — right? WRONG! There are HUGE benefits to hiring marketers, copywriters, designers and [...]

According to the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), organic claims must be certified organic by the USDA or certified as “contains organic ingredients” under the NSF ANSI 305 standard or the products will not be allowed on Whole Foods’ shelves starting June 1,  2011. “In the wake of the BP oil spill, Whole Foods’ announcement couldn’t [...]

Jason Provenzano of Nutricap Labs reports on the weight loss manufacturing industry. …According to Marketdata Enterprises, a market research firm based in Florida, in 2004, the U.S. weight-loss market was valued at $46.3 billion; in 2007, it was worth $55 billion. Today, the estimation is more than $60 billion, with the herbal weight-loss supplement segment [...]

If you are an avid drinker of protein shakes, check the July 2010 issue of Consumer Reports magazine. In a study of popular protein drinks, Muscle Milk powder (chocolate and vanilla crème flavors) and EAS Myoplex  (in rich dark chocolate) were both found to have high levels of cadmium, arsenic and lead. Other brands also [...]

From Natural Products Marketplace. Health food sales grew 1.8 percent to reach $143 billion in sales in 2009, which is in step with the total U.S. food market, which grew 1.6 percent, reaching $628 billion in sales, according to Nutrition Business Journal’s 2010 Healthy Foods Report. The Nutrition Business Journal noted staying at an equal [...]

See the award winners from the 2010 World Tea Expo. Best Publication, Best Packaging, Best Tea Ware, Best Baked Goods and more!

From Penny Andino, New Hope Media The inaugural NutriCosmetic Summit drew an impressive crowd of over 120 manufacturers, suppliers, formulators, marketers and innovators in the natural beauty industry this past Thursday, June 10, 2010 in Las Vegas. An impressive ‘who’s who’ from the industry gathered to network and learn, and most importantly to become an [...]

By Misha Hughes from insidecosmeceuticals.com According to Mintel research, 35 percent of Americans are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products. With major International companies entering the arena, green product manufacturers no longer resemble a ragtag band of small mom-and-pop manufacturers espousing a do-it-yourself philosophy of natural care—nor do their customers. Now with a [...]

How refreshing! Mom’s Organic Market a Maryland based retailer with six locations recently decided to stop selling bottled water. Instead the stores will sell filtered water and encourage patrons to bring in reusable containers. Kudos to Scott Nash, owner and founder. Read more from The Gourmet Retailer

Toronto-based Catalyst Capital Group Inc. acquired the asset of publicly traded Planet Organic Health Corp. Planet Organic operates nine natural food stores in Canada and eleven in the US. Planet Organic received bankruptcy protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in April, when more than $31.1 million in debt was called in by Catalyst Capital. [...]

I visited the Creative Healing Center last night and was introduced to a great non-profit called The Cancer Project. The Cancer Project is a 503(c)(3) organization that strives to educate on cancer prevention and help improve the survival of those who have been diagnosed with cancer by “providing comprehensive information about the role of dietary [...]