Almost seven in 10 Gen Zers, 69 percent, said it is important to them to purchase food labeled organic.
Category: Organic Natural
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Whole Foods Market To Open In Elk Grove, CA, In September
The store represents the Austin, Texas-based grocer’s fourth store in the Sacramento area and 94th in California.
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Fresh Thyme Running $5K Gift Card Giveaway With 5 Vendors
President Liz Zolcak said the giveaway is “another opportunity to support and reward our customers.”
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Natural Grocers Q3 Net Sales, Comparable Stores Up
The grocer said its new store growth plan continues to gain momentum, with two more planned this fall.
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Report: Transition To Natural Food Dyes Means Supply Chain Overhaul
“The ingredients, agricultural capacity, manufacturing systems and infrastructure needed to support this transition cannot be built overnight,” says NCA’s John Downs.
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Sprouts Sales Up, Comps Down In Q2; New Store Pace To Grow In Q3
The Phoenix-based grocer expects to open at least 15 stores in the third quarter – its largest quarterly cadence to date.
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Organic Produce Summit Marks 10th Year With Record Turnout
The Organic Produce Summit (OPS) closed its 10th anniversary event July 16 at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California, drawing nearly 200 exhibitors and more than 750 attendees and buyers. Buyers made up 40 percent of attendees and traveled from more than 40 U.S. states and 12 countries to attend the event, said to […]
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INFRA Honors Retailers, Vendors, Staff With Brix Awards
Pat Sheridan, INFRA president and CEO, said the award recipients “remind us that independent doesn’t mean alone, it means choosing to build a stronger future together.”
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Whole Foods Market Plans August Opening For NJ Store
The Skillman store is set to open its doors Aug. 21, less than a month after the company’s Eatontown, New Jersey, opening.
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Sprouts Opening First Store In Savannah, GA
Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first store in Savannah, Georgia, next year, according to a news release from an Atlanta real estate firm. The Phoenix, Arizona-based natural and organic grocer has signed a lease at Crossroads Shopping Center, a 92,000-square-foot neighborhood retail center on Savannah’s east side. The store is targeted to open in […]
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New Sprouts Opens Along Southwest FL Coast
Sprouts Farmers Market opened a new store May 15 in Naples, Florida. The store sits at 5351 Airport Road North in Naples, along Florida’s southwest coast. According to Sprouts’ website, it operates 63 stores in the Sunshine State. Sprouts noted on its Facebook page that it held “coast to coast” grand openings on May 15, […]
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Independent Natural Food Co-op INFRA Tops 400 Members
The Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA) has surpassed 400 member stores in more than 650 communities nationwide. In addition, the association reached $3.4 billion in representative sales in 2025 and continues to lead the natural channel in dollar sales growth, at 8 percent year over year from 2024-25. Pat Sheridan, INFRA president and CEO, […]
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La Fermière Launches LTO Yogurt Pots Designed By Alex Alpert
French yogurt brand La Fermière launched a newly designed terracotta pot April 6 that will be available for a limited time at partner retail stores. The pots were designed by Alex Alpert, a visual artist and creative director living in New York City who has done work for companies such as American Express, Nike, Red […]
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Good2grow Rolls Out Bottles Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
Good2grow, an Atlanta-based beverage and snack brand for kids, is launching anniversary-edition BIGGER bottles featuring an Americana design with four U.S. national monuments – the Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, U.S. Capitol and Gateway Arch. The commemorative packaging celebrates America’s 250th birthday and will appear on good2grow’s 10-oz. BIGGER bottles across four flavors, including […]
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Natural Grocers Relocating In Abilene, Seeking Health Coaches
With the grand opening of its replacement store in Abilene, Texas, set for April 9, Natural Grocers is holding a virtual hiring event for nutritional coaches across the country April 1. Bigger, better Natural Grocers‘ current store at 3350 S. Clack St. in Abilene, which opened in 2011, will close at 2 p.m. April 6 […]
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Organic & Natural Health Association Honors SENPA’s Short With Champion Award
The Organic & Natural Health Association presented Debra Short, executive director of the Southeast Natural Products Association, with its Champion Award Jan. 22 at the conclusion of its 11th annual conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Short was honored her commitment to advocacy, education and support of independent natural products retailers. She opened the conference, “The […]
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INFRA Shares Executive Leadership Promotions To Support Growth
INFRA, a nationwide purchasing cooperative of independent natural food retailers and a leader in the natural foods industry, has shared two executive leadership promotions, reflecting the organization’s continued growth and deepened focus on serving its members. Danelle Rydel has been promoted to chief of member operations, while Jen LaValley has been promoted to CFO. “These […]
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Organic & Natural Health Association To Address Policy Integrity, Innovation
The Organic & Natural Health Association will spotlight policy integrity, supply chain innovation and industry advocacy at its 2026 Organic & Natural Industry Conference, the association’s flagship event for the organic and natural products sector. The three-day conference, scheduled for March 8-10 in Las Vegas, will convene business leaders, policy experts and industry partners from […]
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Whole Foods Market Opens Relocated Store In Lakewood, CO
Whole Foods Market has relocated its Lakewood, Colorado, store into a larger 49,500-square-foot space that features more than 800 products from 200-plus local suppliers that meet the company’s strict standards. The site at 14225 W. Colfax Ave. is down the street from the one it replaced at 14357 W. Colfax, which was shuttered after more […]
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First Sprouts Farmers Market In NY To Open At End Of January
Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market plans to officially enter the New York grocery market Jan. 30 with a store opening at 1930 Middle Country Road in Centereach on Long Island. Sprouts says it will offer “a shopping experience rooted in freshness, quality and wellness to the local community.” The store also is creating 92 full- and part-time […]