Former health journalist and certified health coach Nancy Kalish points out that consumers have traditionally had to expect to give up taste and satisfaction in order to eat more healthfully or accommodate food allergies and other dietary restrictions. Kalish lived this first hand after becoming a vegan nearly a decade ago. When she began experimenting […]

It might have seemed like Oatly was an overnight sensation. Its splashy IPO last month surpassed its hopes of a $10 billion valuation and garnered a chorus of praises for plant-based potential just as a pandemic-weary society was emerging into the light of increasing vaccination rates and waning mask mandates.  Yes, we are more aware of climate change than […]

The first company entrepreneur/investor Steven Finn started at age 20 as a Wharton School undergrad was certainly ahead of its time in 2007. Finn’s rental marketplace startup promised easy, convenient and low-cost access to needed but expensive items like your neighbor’s lawnmower. “On the surface, it was a great idea, and at the time that […]

It has been two years since the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed to a 50% minimum reduction of total greenhouse gases from international shipping, which is responsible for 2% of the planet’s anthropogenic CO2 emissions, a figure expected to rise to 17% by 2050 if unregulated.  It is only recently, however, that concrete measures […]

With a progressive, triple-bottom-line business model rooted in healthy, eco-friendly and ethical initiatives, combined with an award-winning taste and alkaline mineral profile, Waiakea is already a dynamic player among American beverage manufacturers with its Hawaiian Volcanic Water. For the third year in a row, Waiakea is also one of the fastest-growing as it earned the […]

You’ve heard it a million times — the customer is always right. It’s easy to say for those who don’t run a business. But entrepreneurs, particularly those in service industries, know how vital the phrase is. The motto was born and gained popularity in the late 19th century as retailers boomed and the era of […]

Fifty-seven channels and nothin’ on? When it comes to how your wellness brand can grow by getting serious about going global with B2B eCommerce sales, there are only four channels you’ll want to tune into. With the global B2B market approaching $1 trillion — about four times as big as B2C — digital maturity is […]

Plant-based food products, including meat alternatives like Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger and alternative milk products like Elmhurst milked oats, are driving growth across the entire wellness industry. The growth we’ve seen is only a drop in the bucket according to a new report, and it is signaling a major sea change in how we […]