1 in every 6 shoppers is Hispanic or Latino
The Hispanic and Latino demographic has grown by 41 percent within the last decade, to more than 50 million people and represents one in every six residents. Yet even with this dramatic incline, experts say this market remains virtually untapped in the natural and organic space.
Feeding the diabetic child
With childhood diabetes on the rise, it is increasingly important for retailers to educate themselves on ways to help parents accomodate the diabetic diet, including providing glycemic and carbohydrate values in food and kid-friendly healthy recipe suggestions.
Get more bang for your bulk
Consumers looking to stretch their dollars are bulking up on bulk foods—or perhaps trying them for the first time.
Boosting kids breakfast
Parents are continually looking for ways to get their kids to eat a nutritious breakfast before heading out the door
Q&A with Nathan Jones
Q&A with Nathan Jones of Xlear: How the naturals industry can break through to mainstream health
Homeopathy helps heal little ones
Parents also are drawn to homeopathy because of warnings from pediatricians and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration against the use of certain conventional medications, most recently for cough and cold medicines for kids age 2 and younger.
Patching up the Patch
The managers of Nature's Food Patch, a small store in Clear?water, Fla., won the 2007 Delicious Living Retail Store
