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Sandy Almendarez is the Associate Editor for the Natural Products Marketplace Magazine. She is new to the Natural Products Industry, but has been working on various magazines for more than five years. She graduated with a Journalism and Mass Communications degree from Arizona State University. She has always been a "label reader" and is excited to be learning so much about natural products. She stays healthy by hiking, jumping rope, weight training and eating raw vegetables every day. |
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07/27/2010
Faster Times Investigates Store BrandsThe Faster Times's “Generic Foods Investigation,” includes information on private-label meat sourcing, and where specific private label products are made (including Trader Joe’s). It even has its own inside informer, who Westervelt has dubbed "Beef Throat," who is “extremely knowledgeable about the meat industry.” ... |
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07/20/2010
Supermarket EducationEver think shoppers would buy more if only they knew how to cook with sea vegetables or bulgur wheat? Maybe this—and the tuition fees—was behind the decision for a U.K. supermarket chain to open its own culinary school. |
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07/13/2010
Heart-Heath Bout: Fat vs. CarbsIf I am going to splurge on bad food, which is worse for my heart: saturated fat or refined carbs? ... |
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07/06/2010
Small Towns Losing Grocery StoresMany rural town stores are closing as they face competition from larger supermarkets in nearby cities and dwindling budgets. |
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06/29/2010
Hain Hurting in the UKEven with so many brand in the United States, Hain Celestial is struggling in the UK. The U.S.-based company has never made a profit there, but still it isn’t giving up. |
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06/22/2010
Teaching with ToursOne supermarket in Hastings, MN, is scheduling “grocery store tours” with a registered dietitian to show shoppers how to shop heart healthy. |
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06/15/2010
Healthier Processed FoodsPrevention released “The 49 Best Ready-to-Eat Foods,” and by best they mean easy, fast, healthy (and even tasty) packaged foods without trans fats, refined grains, high sodium levels, hidden sugar or unpronounceable ingredients. |