A Night In Italy, March 28th, 2019
Photos from the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management event at the United Sales & Services office in Houston this past week.
Whole Foods shelves 365 store concept
The Whole Foods 365 location in Cedar Park, Texas. After less than two years, Whole Foods Market plans to discontinue the Whole Foods 365 store format. Whole Foods CEO John Mackey informed employees of the move in an internal memo. Plans call for the Austin, Texas-based company to continue operating the current 12 Whole Foods … Continued
Top 8 Trends at San Francisco’s Winter Fancy Food Show (according to the San Jose Mercury News)
The annual Winter Fancy Food Show, which descends on San Francisco every January, is the largest marketplace devoted to specialty foods and beverages in North America, with more than 80,000 items, including thousands of new products. The trade-industry show, which runs through Jan. 15, is a massive gastronomic spectacle, filling Moscone Center with 1,400 … Continued
UNFI Wraps Up Supervalu Acquisition
https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/united-natural-foods-wraps-supervalu-acquisition United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) today finalized its $2.9 billion deal to buy fellow food wholesaler Supervalu Inc. With the transaction’s closing, trading of Supervalu’s common stock will cease as of the market open on Oct. 22 and be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. Supervalu shareholders approved the acquisition agreement on Friday. … Continued
Natural Products Expo West Celebrates Largest Event to Date
BOULDER, Colo., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The 38th annual Natural Products Expo West & Engredea, the world’s largest natural, organic and healthy products event, experienced another record-setting year hosting more than 85,000 attendees including industry pioneers and a new generation of innovators shaping the future of healthy products. The show, produced by New Hope Network, a part of Informa, … Continued
Whole Foods Union Station Opens in Downtown Denver
The new Whole Foods Union Station is big. In fact, it’s 28 percent larger than the next-biggest Whole Foods in Colorado, according to store manager Michael Mead. The Austin, Texas-based chain needs all that square footage to wedge in the many new features that will make the market a magnet for tourists, businesspeople and residents … Continued
Expo East 2017 Nexty Award Winners Announced
The NEXTY awards have gained notoriety in the natural products industry and become one of the premier recognitions of the companies and products that help shape the future of natural and healthy living. NEXTY winners are determined in a two-round judging process that is completed in the Boulder-based New Hope Network office in the weeks … Continued
Natural Products Expo East 2017
Boulder, CO (September 18, 2017) – The 32nd Annual Natural Products Expo East, held September 13-16, hosted more than 1,500 brands including 451 first-time exhibitors and more than 29,000 community members. Both large and small brands continue to launch innovative products that further missions centered on health, wellness, community building and sustainability. Natural Products Expo … Continued