Category Archives: Selling Wellness
An easy pill to swallow
Consumers are incorporating various vitamins and supplements into their daily routine. Now is the time for retailers to capitalize on this lucrative industry. Continue reading
Wellness out West
Expo West proved once again to be an explosive showcase for the wellness category. This year’s Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim, Calif. … Continue reading
Get ‘em while they’re young
Natural and organic food manufacturers are offering an array of products geared toward babies and young children. Continue reading
Healthy beginnings
Better-for-you breakfast options are jump-starting consumers’ mornings and adding dollars to retailers’ cash registers. Continue reading
Best of the best in wellness
These wellness companies have been honored with GHQ’s 2013 Selling Wellness Trailblazer award. Continue reading
A healthy bounty of frozen foods
Many consumers are looking for the convenience of frozen foods along with the advantages of healthy eating. Frozen foods have always been associated with … Continue reading
Wellnes sales flout science
Sales in the wellness category remain strong, despite recent research questioning organics’ health benefits. Ever since organic foods made it onto retailer shelves, all … Continue reading
Top Finds at Expo East
The Baltimore Convention Center was awash with the latest and greatest wellness products. Continue reading
Worth their salt
Healthy options and bold flavors are spicing up interest in the better-for-you snack category. Continue reading
Naturally Personal
Natural personal care products are evolving from a special treat to every day use. Environmentally friendly plant-based products that are free from harmful ingredients … Continue reading
The GMO debate
Retailers play an important role in educating consumers. GMOs are at the top of the list of what people want to know about. Some … Continue reading
Thirst-quenching opportunities
Consumers are demanding authenticity, ingredient accountability and meaningful innovation from better-for-you beverages. Continue reading
How sweet it is
Thanks to a plethora of better-for-you cookies, candies and other treats, consumers are quickly learning that they can have their cake and eat it … Continue reading
Good-for-You Getting Better
This is going to be a year filled with opportunities and challenges for the wellness and better-for-you categories. Continue reading
Wellness worthy
GHQ takes a glimpse at trends impacting key wellness categories and the hot items expected to drive growth this year. Continue reading
Healthy side up
Following an all-natural or gluten-free diet used to require making a trip to a specialty health food store or searching out a small corner section of the supermarket. Continue reading
Wellness winner’s circle
The economy may have slowed the number of products companies are launching, but it is clear by the submissions we received for the 2012 Trailblazer Awards that it has not curtailed the amount of innovation introduced to the wellness category. Continue reading
Frozen food forte
From appetizers to snack foods to entrees, the better-for-you frozen food category is heating up. By Carol Radice Time-pressed consumers are always looking for … Continue reading
Growing gluten-free
The gluten-free market is expected to double in the next four years. The biggest challenge facing retailers may be holding the attention of consumers. … Continue reading
Smart snacks
Manufacturers continue to innovate the better-for-you snack category, but the question remains—where is the best place for retailers to merchandise product? By Carol Radice … Continue reading
United stands on wellness
United Supermarkets’ Living Well initiative earns the chain Grocery Headquarters’ “Wellness Retailer of the Year” recognition. By Deena M. Amato-McCoy Many supermarkets created wellness … Continue reading
Health & wellness purchasing trends revisited
In Phase III work on studying the Consumer Shop ping Habits for Wellness and Environmentally Conscious Life styles, the Global Market Develop- ment Center … Continue reading
A natural glow
Product integrity and performance are driving natural and organic personal care sales. By Carol Radice Consumer interest in natural and organic skin, hair and … Continue reading
Fair for all
Fair Trade products may cost a little more, but increasingly consumers are willing to shell out the extra money knowing their purchase can affect … Continue reading
Reformulating function
Unique ingredients and health-driven benefits of functional beverages are serving as a growth engine for an otherwise mature beverage category. By Carol Radice Lucille … Continue reading
