New Product Review's Top 40

Each month, The Natural Foods Merchandiser polls retailers throughout the United States to determine what products are their top sellers. To participate in the Top 40, contact bedmonds@newhope.com.

Sue Gibson,
owner, Sue's Super Nutrition Inc., Harrisonburg, Va.

Grocery

1. Annie's Naturals salad dressings
   
2. Sue's Peanut Butter
   
3. Traditional Medicinals Mother's Milk Tea
   
4. Tree of Life Black Cherry Juice Concentrate
   
5. Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Bread

Supplements

1. Vinco's OsteoSheath
   
2. Broadmoore Labs NatraGest Cream
   
3. Vaxa Aller-Sine
   
4. Washington Homeopathic Poison Ivy Pills
   
5. Desert Herbals Dr. Tieraona Lowdog's Protocols

HABA

1. Taylor Made Aromatherapy
   
2. Jason's Thin-to-Thick Shampoo
   
3. Rich's MSM Lotion
   
4. Alvera Natural deodorants
   
5. Tom's of Maine Toothpaste

Miscellaneous

1. Barlean's Barley Greens
   
2. Ener-G Gluten-Free Pretzels
   
3. Klaire Labs Probiotics
   
4. Wisdom of the Ancients Stevia Extract
   
5. Alacer Corp. Emer'gen-C, lemon-lime

Jodi Van Eaton,
owner, Back to Nature, Sturgis, S.D.

Grocery

1. Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Bread
   
2. Cedarlane Mediterranean Focaccia
   
3. Kettle Foods Black Bean Tortilla Chips
   
4. Marlow Foods Quorn Nuggets
   
5. Ener-G Rice Bread

Supplements

1. Threshold Enterprises Life Force
   
2. Heartland Progesterone Cream
   
3. Soloray Calcium/Magnesium Asporotate
   
4. Sweet Annie Herbs A&R Formula
   
5. Nature's Sunshine Female Comfort

HABA

1. Avalon Natural Products Shampoo and Conditioner
   
2. Nature's Gate Skin Therapy Lotion
   
3. Jason's Tea Tree Stick Deodorant
   
4. Laid in Montana Emu Oil
   
5. Jason's Thin-to-Thick Shampoo

Miscellaneous

1. Bongers Massage Tool
   
2. Wally's Ear Candles
   
3. Doctor's CarbRite Bars
   
4. Baby's Only Organic Toddler Formula
   
5. CitraSolv Citrus Cleaner

Millie Blanchard,
assistant manager, The Health Hut, Brentwood, Calif.

Grocery

1. Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Bread
   
2. Alternative Baking Co. Cookies
   
3. Purity Foods Vita Spelt Pasta
   
4. Brentwood Olive Oil
   
5. Simple Snacks Soy Nuts

Supplements

1. Nature's Gem Flax Seed
   
2. Arrowhead Mills Flax Seed Oil
   
3. Boiron homeopathic remedie
   
4. KAL Digestive Enzymes
   
5. Nature's Way Sambucol

HABA

1. Emerita Progesterone Cream
   
2. Herbatint Hair Color
   
3. Kiss My Face Moisturizing Lotion
   
4. Aura Cacia aromatherapy
   
5. Jason's deodorants

Miscellaneous

1. Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic
   
2. Kiss My Face Pure Olive Oil Soap
   
3. Dr. Bronner's Magic Bar Soaps
   
4. Dr. Bronner's Magic Pure-Castile Liquid Soap
   
5. Ecover Natural Dish Soap

Chrystal Meade,
owner, Village Nutrition Shoppe, Longview, Wash.

Grocery

1. La Tortilla Factory Tortillas
   
2. Carbolite candy bars
   
3. Tree of Life Classic Golden Crackers
   
4. Lakewood organic juices
   
5. Atkins Endulge bars

Supplements

1. New Life Colostrum
   
2. Renew Life CleanseSmar
   
3. Soloray Red Yeast Rice
   
4. NOW Foods Glucosamine & Chondroitin
   
5. Natural Balance Ladies' Choice Menopause Formula

HABA

1. Aura Cacia shampoo
   
2. Jason's Tea Tree Oil Shampoo
   
3. Giovanni 50/50 Balanced Shampoo
   
4. NutriBiotic Deodorant
   
5. Desert Essence Tea Tree Oil & Neem Toothpaste

Miscellaneous

1. Kiss My Face AloeDyne Toothpaste
   
2. PetGuard Cat Food
   
3. Ecover Laundry Soap
   
4. Ecover Dishwasher Soap
   
5. Remedent Tooth & Gum Brush

Jeff Hills,
owner, Healthy Appetites Natural Foods, Plymouth, Mass.

Grocery

1. Arrowhead Mills Certified Organic Flax Seeds
   
2. Food For Life Bran For Life Bread
   
3. Atkins Chocolate Endulge Bar
   
4. Traditional Medicinals Mother's Milk Tea
   
5. Cascadian Farm Dark Chocolate-Dipped Raspberry Ice Cream Bars

Supplements

1. Country Life Iron-Free Total Mins
   
2. Nature's Plus Rx-Joint
   
3. Alacer Corp. Emer'gen-C, cranberry
   
4. Barlean's Essential Woman
   
5. Enzymatic Therapy Woman's Choice AM/PM Menopause Formula

HABA

1. Burt's Bees Lip Balm, tube
2. Zia Ultimate Moisturizer
3. Aura Cacia Lavender Essential Oil
4. Progesta Care Progesterone Cream
5. Terra Tints Blaze Lip Balm

Miscellaneous

1. Sacred Smoke Ear Candles, sage
   
2. CitraSolv Citrus Cleaner
   
3. Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Pure-Castile Soap
   
4. Seventh Generation Automatic Dishwashing Powder
   
5. Ancient Secrets Nasal Cleansing Pots

Louis Steele,
general manager, Nature's Oasis, Durango, Colo.

Grocery

1. Boulder Chips, Malt Vinegar and Sea Salt
   
2. Barbara's Cheese Puffs
   
3. Prairie Grain Bread Nine Grain Crunch
   
4. Barbara's Cheese Puffs, jalapeno
   
5. White Wave Tidal Wave Tofu

Supplements

1. Alacer Corp. Emer'gen-C, regular
   
2. Alacer Corp. Emer'gen-C, raspberry
   
3. Penta Water
   
4. Nature's Plus Chocolate Spiru-tein
   
5. Bee Bar Original

HABA

1. Auric Blends Incense
   
2. Wally's Ear Candles
   
3. Alba Botanica Unscented Lotion
   
4. Kiss My Face Olive & Aloe Bar Soap
   
5. Nature's Gate Herbal Conditioner

Miscellaneous

1. Horizon Organic 2% Milk
   
2. Leona's White Tortillas
   
3. Harmony Brook Purified Water
   
4. Bee & Flower Sandalwood Soap
   
5. Tom's of Maine Natural Baking Soda Toothpaste

Cathy Smith,
buyer, Boise Co-op, Boise, Idaho

Grocery

1. Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Bread
   
2. Bob's Rustic White Bread
   
3. Great Harvest Light Wheat Bread
   
4. Seapoint Farms Edamame
   
5. Organic Valley Nonfat Milk

Supplements

1. NOW Foods Glucosamine & Chondroitin Double-Strength
   
2. Emerita Pro-Gest
   
3. HPF Cholestene
   
4. Mineral Works Vitalife
   
5. NOW Foods Co-Q10 Twin Pak

HABA

1. Burt's Bees
   
2. Now Essential Oil, lavender
   
3. Zia Skin Care
   
4. Dr. Hauschka Skin Care
   
5. Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps

Miscellaneous

1. Ancient Secret Neti Pot
   
2. Wildflower Bakery Cookies
   
3. Marietta Old Vine Red Wine
   
4. Solid Gold Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog Food
   
5. Votiva Candles

Gary Cha,
co-owner, Yes! Organic Markets, Washington, D.C.

Grocery

1. Robert's American Gourmet Pirate Booty
   
2. Kashi GoLean Crunch
   
3. Be Natural Energy Bars, all flavors
   
4. Amy's Frozen Teriyaki Bowl
   
5. Quorn Nuggets

Supplements

1. Doctor's Best Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM
   
2. Health Plus Inc. Super Colon Cleanse
   
3. Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract Formula 100
   
4. Schiff Super Calcium 1200 with Vitamin D
   
5. Lily of the Desert Aloe Vera Juice

HABA

1. Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Pure-Castile Soap
   
2. Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel
   
3. Earth Science Almond-Aloe Facial Moisturizer SPF 15
   
4. Kiss My Face AloeDyne Fresh Breath Mouthwash
   
5. Burt's Bees Avocado Butter Hair Treatment

Miscellaneous

1. Aura Cacia Lavender Essential Oil
   
2. Seventh Generation Natural Dish Soap
   
3. Nag Champa Incense
   
4. Fred Soll's Lavender and Sage Incense
   
5. Glaceau Smart Water

Natural Foods Merchandiser volume XXIII/number 8/p. 49