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1997 Publish Date Title / Link December December 01, 1997 Advantage Marketing Systems Raises $5.8 Million for Growth Programs in Completed Secondary Offering December 01, 1997 FDA OKs Irradiation of Red Meat Products December 01, 1997 Stock News December 01, 1997 International News Briefs December 01, 1997 Wild Oats Markets Files for 21 Million Share Secondary Offering and 3-for-2 Stock Split December 01, 1997 Survey: Can Industry Have ‘Soul’ and Success at the Same Time? December 01, 1997 Organic Rules expected in mid-december December 01, 1997 “365” Brand Leads Private-Label Charge Among Retailers, Distributors December 01, 1997 Vegetarian Times Sold December 01, 1997 Socially Responsible Investing Assets Top $1 Trillion December 01, 1997 Piedmont Farms Files Chapte December 01, 1997 NatraCeuticals Completes Champion’s Choice Acquisition December 01, 1997 GalaGen Raises $1.5 Million December 01, 1997 NBTY Reports 45% Sales Increase for FY97 December 01, 1997 Justice Department Investigates Wholesale Vitamin Manufacturers: December 01, 1997 People in the News December 01, 1997 Estée Lauder Acquires Aveda December 01, 1997 Zila Completes Acquisition of Ester-C Maker Oxycal Labs December 01, 1997 Oxford Health Moves Into FL Market December 01, 1997 Organic Certification Merits Careful Attention Under Impending Law December 01, 1997 Real Goods’ Stock Offering Set to Fund Retail Expansion December 01, 1997 Distributor Food For Health Acquired by C-Store Distributor AMCON December 01, 1997 Retail News Briefs December 01, 1997 Twinlab Gains MLMDistribution Via Buyout December 01, 1997 FDA Issues Herbal Phen-Fen Warning Letter December 01, 1997 SupraLife Acquires Natureceuticals December 01, 1997 Amazon Natural Treasures Gains Export OK December 01, 1997 SmithKline Beecham Enters Herbal Products Market December 01, 1997 UNFI Reorganizes ManagementAfter Stow Mills Merger December 01, 1997 OFPI Reports 1Q Results, Club-Store Agreement December 01, 1997 Presidential Supplement Commission Issues Final Report December 01, 1997 FDA Reform Bill Specifically Excludes Dietary Supplements December 01, 1997 Patsky’s PicksUSANA Inc November November 01, 1997 Allstate Insurance Earmarks $40 Million for Industry Acquisitions November 01, 1997 FDA Rules Cholestin a Drug November 01, 1997 Grain Giants Already Segregating GMO Foods November 01, 1997 Seven States Seek to Stop Sales of Herbal Ecstacy Product November 01, 1997 Community Products Inc. Sold in Bankruptcy Auction November 01, 1997 Delicious Frookie Sells Divisions to Co-Founder Worth November 01, 1997 Ester-C Maker Acquired by Zila Inc. November 01, 1997 Gerber Introduces Organic Baby Food November 01, 1997 SPINS, Nielsen to Track Natural Foods Sales in Mainstream November 01, 1997 Food Industry Mergers Up in 1997 November 01, 1997 Bob’s Red Mill Launches Organic Products November 01, 1997 Naturade Sells 2 Million Shares to Health Holdings November 01, 1997 GNC Buying Back 300 Franchises for $60-$80 Million November 01, 1997 Analysts’ Ratings November 01, 1997 Public Company Briefs November 01, 1997 New Vitamin Chain Opens Sixth Store November 01, 1997 People in the News November 01, 1997 Shansby Merging Arrowhead, Terra Chips; IPO Planned November 01, 1997 NB Stock Index Up 29.5% Year-to-Date November 01, 1997 4Health and Irwin Naturals in $79 Million Merger November 01, 1997 Mainstream Food Industry Reports Lower Net Profits, ROI Increases November 01, 1997 Retail News Briefs November 01, 1997 Mars Enters Organic Market With Seeds of Change Purchase November 01, 1997 Stock News November 01, 1997 First Mexican Trade Show Announced November 01, 1997 Rexall Sundown Posts Record FY97 Results November 01, 1997 St. John’s Wort Sales Soar by Nearly 1,000% November 01, 1997 Kaire Merges With International Medical Technologies November 01, 1997 Whole Foods Acquires Merchant of Vino for 1.03 Million Shares November 01, 1997 International News November 01, 1997 New Organic Study Shows More Consumers for Organic Foods November 01, 1997 PharmaPrint Inks $43.5 Million Licensing Deal November 01, 1997 Legal & Regulatory Briefs October October 01, 1997 Retail Briefs October 01, 1997 Legal/Regulatory Briefs October 01, 1997 Organic Becomes Battleground Over GMOs October 01, 1997 World Organic Market to Grow 20% to 30% a Year October 01, 1997 People in the News October 01, 1997 Investor Group Funds Launch of New Texas Retail Chain October 01, 1997 Natural Business Switches Newsletter to Tree-Free Bamboo Paper October 01, 1997 Stock News October 01, 1997 Wild Oats Announces Marketing Program, New Sites October 01, 1997 NNFA Sued Over Allegedly Tainted Voting Results October 01, 1997 FDA Issues Dietary Supplement Labeling Regulations October 01, 1997 Twinlab Could Reenter Merger Talks in 1998 October 01, 1997 The Amrion Deal: How Profitable for Whole Foods? October 01, 1997 Westbrae Acquisition, Valued at $23.5 Million, Boosts Hain Food Group Sales to $130 Million October 01, 1997 Beano Acquired by Block Drug October 01, 1997 Indena Creates New U.S. Subsidiary October 01, 1997 King Kullen Expands Organics, Plans Second Wild By Nature Store October 01, 1997 Production Issues Affect Weider 1Q Earnings October 01, 1997 Drug Emporium to Market Herbs, Supplements on Web Site October 01, 1997 AH&H Healthy Living Conference Set for March 17-18 in NYC October 01, 1997 Reliv Expands Missouri Plant October 01, 1997 Government Agencies to Study St. John’s Wort October 01, 1997 Canada to Reevaluate Supplement Regulations October 01, 1997 Herbal Products Are Driving Supplement Industry Growth October 01, 1997 Retail Stocks Soar After Business Week Article October 01, 1997 State Calls for Labeling of Klamath Blue-Green Algae October 01, 1997 Wild Oats Bids on Site One Block From Whole Foods in Boulder October 01, 1997 Women Drive Socially Responsible Investing October 01, 1997 Cook Natural Products To Manage EarthTrade October 01, 1997 Mountain Sun Purchases Timpone’s Fresh Foods Corp. October 01, 1997 Annie’s Homegrown Acquires Raw Materials Food Co. October 01, 1997 Vitafort Expands Marketing of Hollywood-Licensed Foods October 01, 1997 Warner-Lambert Launches Herbal Lozenges with Seminar October 01, 1997 Harmonization Sought in EU Supplement Regulations September September 01, 1997 Cook Natural Products To Manage EarthTrade September 01, 1997 Beano Acquired by Block Drug September 01, 1997 HealthRite in Merger Talks; President Resigns September 01, 1997 Winslow Green Fund Bullish on Twinlab September 01, 1997 Mrs. Leeper’s Acquires Tuterri’s Seasoned Pasta September 01, 1997 Leiner Reports 1Q98 Sales of $94.1 Million September 01, 1997 Revamped Dietary Guidelines Urge Higher Calcium Intake September 01, 1997 King Kullen Expands Organics, Plans Second Wild By Nature Store September 01, 1997 Organic Regulations Expected by the End of October September 01, 1997 Organic Materials Review Institute Begins Operations September 01, 1997 ANALYSTS’ RATINGS September 01, 1997 Government Agencies to Study St. John’s Wort September 01, 1997 Wild Oats Bids on Site One Block From Whole Foods in Boulder: September 01, 1997 Women Drive Socially Responsible Investing September 01, 1997 AH&H Healthy Living Conference Set for March 17-18 in NYC September 01, 1997 Natural Business Switches Newsletter to Tree-Free Bamboo Paper September 01, 1997 Annie’s Homegrown Acquires Raw Materials Food Co September 01, 1997 Warner-Lambert Launches Herbal Lozenges with Seminar September 01, 1997 NNFA Sued Over Allegedly Tainted Voting Results September 01, 1997 Distributors Nature’s Best, United Natural Foods Expand Facilities September 01, 1997 Westbrae Acquisition, Valued at $23.5 Million, Boosts Hain Food Group Sales to $130 Million September 01, 1997 Retail Stocks Soar After Business Week Article September 01, 1997 Mountain Sun Purchases Timpone’s Fresh Foods Corp. September 01, 1997 Reliv Expands Missouri Plant September 01, 1997 FDA Issues Dietary Supplement Labeling Regulations September 01, 1997 Stock News September 01, 1997 Drug Emporium to Market Herbs, Supplements on Web Site September 01, 1997 Shansby Group Raises $29 Million in Mexican Foods Co. IPO: September 01, 1997 Health Valley’s Owner Changes Its Name September 01, 1997 Production Issues Affect Weider 1Q Earnings September 01, 1997 Patsky’s Picks: Whole Foods Market September 01, 1997 Herbal Products Are Driving Supplement Industry Growth September 01, 1997 State Calls for Labeling of Klamath Blue-Green Algae September 01, 1997 Natural Gourmet Food Show Announced September 01, 1997 Amazon Natural Treasures Gains $5 Million Equity Funding September 01, 1997 Twinlab Could Reenter Merger Talks in 1998 September 01, 1997 People in the News September 01, 1997 Ex-Phar-Mor Chairman Launches Vitamin Chain September 01, 1997 Oxford Health Enters Supplement-Catalog Business September 01, 1997 Vitafort Expands Marketing of Hollywood-Licensed Foods September 01, 1997 Frookie Reorganizes, Plans for IPO September 01, 1997 Nature’s Apothecary Relocates, Expands September 01, 1997 People in the News September 01, 1997 Analysts’ Ratings September 01, 1997 Organic Becomes Battleground Over GMOs September 01, 1997 Canada to Reevaluate Supplement Regulations September 01, 1997 NBTY’s Stock Slides After U.K. Vitamin Chain Purchase September 01, 1997 Upland Acquires Vitis, Names U.S. Division President  September 01, 1997 Investor Group Funds Launch of New Texas Retail Chain September 01, 1997 Retail Briefs September 01, 1997 Albertson’s and Publix Increase Organic Offerings September 01, 1997 Balance Bar Sued Over Child’s Death September 01, 1997 Organic Supporters Win rBGH Labeling Case Against Illinois and Chicago September 01, 1997 Indena Creates New U.S. Subsidiary September 01, 1997 Canadian Nutraceutical Company Raises $1 Million in IPO September 01, 1997 Tree of Life Introduces New In-Store Consumer Magazine September 01, 1997 Wild Oats Announces Marketing Program, New Sites September 01, 1997 Stock News September 01, 1997 Proposed GMPs Are Costly and May Hurt Industry and Consumers September 01, 1997 International News Briefs September 01, 1997 Cygnus Acquires Health Food Business September 01, 1997 Organic Food Products Completes $4.7 Million IPO September 01, 1997 Legal/Regulatory Briefs September 01, 1997 The Amrion Deal: How Profitable for Whole Foods? September 01, 1997 Smaller Manufacturers Must Execute to Be Successful Niche Players September 01, 1997 World Organic Market to Grow 20% to 30% a Year September 01, 1997 Whole Foods Acquires Granary Market; New Leaf Market Looking to Enter Monterey, CA, Area September 01, 1997 Harmonization Sought in EU Supplement Regulations September 01, 1997 Retail Briefs August August 01, 1997 Global Health Publicly Traded After Acquisition August 01, 1997 NBTY Plans to Acquire U.K.’s Holland & Barrett Health Food Chain August 01, 1997 International News Briefs August 01, 1997 Associations Concerned About GMP Proposals August 01, 1997 NNFA Bylaw Fate, Board Elections Still Unresolved August 01, 1997 Study: Consumers’ Perception of ‘Natural’ Shifting as Products Go Mainstream August 01, 1997 Patsky’s Picks August 01, 1997 Poor Crop Quality Causes C$5.75 Million Loss for Chai-Na-Ta August 01, 1997 Vermont Pure Acquires A.M. Fridays August 01, 1997 Hain Food Group Follows Acquisitions Strategy August 01, 1997 Vitafort Collects $6.75 Million Settlement From Keebler Corp. August 01, 1997 MRI Medical Acquires Alpine Herbs August 01, 1997 Stock News August 01, 1997 Organic Food Products’ IPO Set for Week of Aug. 4: August 01, 1997 FL, CT Consider Ephedra Bans August 01, 1997 Johnson & Johnson To Market Cholesterol-Lowering Food Ingredient August 01, 1997 Weider Posts 12% Earnings Increase for ‘97 August 01, 1997 Twinlab, Rexall File for Clearance to Pool Merger Transaction August 01, 1997 GNC Pulls Mislabeled Ginseng Products August 01, 1997 On-line Natural Products Industry Center to Launch on Web August 01, 1997 Analysts’ Ratings August 01, 1997 Real Goods Seeks $1 Million in DPO August 01, 1997 Sunrider Corp. Pays IRS $93 Million in Partial Settlement August 01, 1997 CA Increases Funding for Organic Farm Inspections August 01, 1997 Burbank on BusinessHow High Is Up? Valuation and the Stock Market August 01, 1997 EC Approves Genetic-Foods Labeling Guidelines August 01, 1997 People in the News August 01, 1997 Odwalla Reports Loss, Faces Grand Jury Probe August 01, 1997 SupplySide Show Set for November August 01, 1997 Jones Products Acquires Crystal Star Herbs, Moves Facility August 01, 1997 Sugar Processor Florida Crystalsto Merge With Savannah Foods August 01, 1997 Acquisitions Drive Ashland’s Dietary Supplement Strategy August 01, 1997 Frontier Herbs Moves Marketing Department to Colorado August 01, 1997 Cartilage Technologies Acquires Natus Inc July July 01, 1997 Patsky’s Picks July 01, 1997 Plantain Digitalis-lanata Mix-Up Provides Wake-Up Call July 01, 1997 Wild Oats Expands to Arizona With Five-Store Presence July 01, 1997 Natural Products Council to Fund Industry PR Effort July 01, 1997 Leiner Health to Offer $85 Million in Bonds July 01, 1997 Horizon Organic Dairy Raises $7.25 Million to Develop Organic Dairy Farms July 01, 1997 Celestial Hires Hughes as President and CEO July 01, 1997 EU Approves Labeling of GE Foods July 01, 1997 International News Briefs July 01, 1997 People in the News July 01, 1997 AMBI Buys Nutrition 21 for $10 Million and Stock July 01, 1997 OCIA Reinstates Eden Membership, License to Use Seal July 01, 1997 Boese Sentenced in Organic Fraud Case: July 01, 1997 Nu Skin Postpones Stock Offering July 01, 1997 Rexall Increases Sundown Distribution July 01, 1997 Canada’s Natraceuticals to Purchase Sports Nutrition Firm July 01, 1997 New Venture-Capital Fund to Focus on Natural Foods Companies July 01, 1997 Virtual Health Installs Touch Screen Educational Software in WFMI Stores July 01, 1997 Financial Symposium to Feature Top Analysts July 01, 1997 Whole Life Expo Acquired, TV Planned July 01, 1997 Oil Giant Buys Supplement Company July 01, 1997 Analysts’ Ratings July 01, 1997 Dietary Supplement Commission Report Goes Beyond DSHEA July 01, 1997 IVCO Buys 15-Store Vitamin Specialties Chain July 01, 1997 Twinlab and Rexall Sundown in merger talks July 01, 1997 Natural Business Composite Bests Nasdaq, S&P 500 for 2Q97: July 01, 1997 New Organic Foods Co. to Launch 24-Product Line July 01, 1997 Natural Products Introductions Outspace Mainstream Offerings July 01, 1997 Stock News July 01, 1997 United Natural Foods Buys Distributor Stow Mills July 01, 1997 Alternative Health Care Provider Buys Nutritional Products Company July 01, 1997 Earth Fare Opens Second Store in SC July 01, 1997 Nature’s Heartland Looks to Ohio and Massachusetts Expansion July 01, 1997 Cascadian Farm and Fantastic Foods Form Strategic Business Unit July 01, 1997 Veritable Vegetable Plots Future in Light of Industry Consolidation July 01, 1997 Whole Foods Market Acquires Supplement Maker Amrion in $146 Million Stock-Swap Deal June June 01, 1997 Whole Foods to Open in Seattle and Tempe, AZ June 01, 1997 Community Products Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection June 01, 1997 Chattem Buys Sunsource June 01, 1997 Fred Meyer, Smith’s Merge June 01, 1997 Fuisz Acquires Pangea Ltd. June 01, 1997 Stock News June 01, 1997 Organic Cow of Vermont Partners with H.P. Hood Dairy June 01, 1997 Gerber Launches Organic Baby Foods Line June 01, 1997 California Action May Put Organic Materials Use in Doubt June 01, 1997 SwissAir First to Offer Organic Foods in Inflight Meal Service June 01, 1997 Supplement Cos. Show 32.7% Sales Gain in 1996 June 01, 1997 Emerging Mexican Natural Products Market Mimics U.S. Growth June 01, 1997 Body Shop Buys Back Stores, Revamps U.S. Operation June 01, 1997 People in the News June 01, 1997 Hain Buys Boston Popcorn Co June 01, 1997 Ives Health Acquired by Maxxon Inc June 01, 1997 Boney’s Reorganizes, Changes Name June 01, 1997 Organic Food Products Delays IPO June 01, 1997 Reliv Net Profits Surge 195% in 1Q97 June 01, 1997 OCIA Revokes Eden Membership and License to Use Seal June 01, 1997 Publicly Held EarthTrade to Become Private Company June 01, 1997 PharmaNutrients Settles CLA Case with Licensee June 01, 1997 Jyoti Cuisine Opens New Production Facility June 01, 1997 Company Expansions June 01, 1997 USDA Appoints Five New Organic Board Members June 01, 1997 Chamberlin’s Completes Store Expansions June 01, 1997 Supplement Use Could Save Military $6.3 Billion Annually June 01, 1997 Burzynski Cleared in Cancer Drug Case: June 01, 1997 NAS to Issue New Supplement Labeling Guidelines June 01, 1997 European Retailers Demand Labeling of Genetically Engineered U.S. Grains June 01, 1997 Advanced Pharmaceuticals Enters Joint Venture to Produce Purified Chitosan June 01, 1997 Murdoch Madaus Schwabe Enters Indian Market Via Joint Venture June 01, 1997 Fire Destroys Kiss My Face Distribution Center, Inventory June 01, 1997 FDA Issues Restrictive Ephedra Proposal; Agency’s Safety Issues Questioned May May 01, 1997 Sun Harvest Opens Eighth Texas Store, Undergoes $2.5 Million Remodeling May 01, 1997 OCIA’s Davis Resigns May 01, 1997 Standardized Extracts Drive 50% Sales Jump for Madis Botanicals May 01, 1997 International News Briefs May 01, 1997 Pharmanex sues FDA over product status May 01, 1997 FTC, Metagenics Settle Health Claims Dispute Over Calcium Product May 01, 1997 Mainstream Food Executives Launch Organic Foods Company May 01, 1997 Phar-Mor CEO Plans Vitamin Superstores May 01, 1997 Genuardi’s Purchase of Zagara’s Provides Expansion Resources May 01, 1997 PCC Upgrades Stores,Plans for Future Growth May 01, 1997 Wild Oats 1Q Sales Up 116%, Comps Up 8% May 01, 1997 Weider IPO Debuts at $11in Weak Small-cap Market May 01, 1997 Nikken Plans $30 Million U.S. Facility May 01, 1997 R.J. Corr’s Denied Injunction Against Coca-Cola’s Surge Beverage May 01, 1997 Low-Fat Food Sales Drop in 1996 May 01, 1997 Analysts’ Ratings May 01, 1997 Patsky’s Picks May 01, 1997 CA revises labeling for laxative products: May 01, 1997 Soymilk labeling petition submitted to fda: May 01, 1997 NIA Campaigns Against DHEA, Melatonin: May 01, 1997 Japan Lifts Dietary Supplement Barriers May 01, 1997 Tree of Life Acquires Specialty Food Distributors May 01, 1997 Performance Nutrition Purchase Back on Track May 01, 1997 Concern Over Gene-Altered Foods Now a U.S. Consumer Issue May 01, 1997 New Investment Group Buys Two Natural Foods Stores May 01, 1997 Organic Driving Big Growth in Frozen Dessert and Yogurt Categories May 01, 1997 Stock News May 01, 1997 Energy-Bar Market Looks to $1 Billion in Sales May 01, 1997 Safeway Completes Vons Purchase May 01, 1997 Hain Closes on Weight Watchers Pact May 01, 1997 CA Settles Lead/Calcium Litigation May 01, 1997 People in the News May 01, 1997 Analysis: Sales Are Up, but Profits Downfor Natural Foods Companies in 1996 April April 01, 1997 GNC Reports Strong 4Q and FY97 Growth April 01, 1997 Labels Demanded for Gene-Modified Foods April 01, 1997 Cub Foods Expands Natural Foods Concept: April 01, 1997 Wild Oats Purchases Memphis’ Squash Blossom April 01, 1997 Whole Foods, Wild Oats VIe for Same Miami Area Site April 01, 1997 Healthspan Inc. to Buy Vitality Assets April 01, 1997 AFiscal Fitness: Weider Nutrition Files for $106.26 Million Initial Public Offering April 01, 1997 Organic Sugar Now Produced in U.S April 01, 1997 Pharmacists Gaining in Natural Products Knowledge April 01, 1997 Stock News April 01, 1997 Organic Food Products to Launch $7.6 Million IPO April 01, 1997 FMI to Focus on Natural Products April 01, 1997 Wellness Centers Raise $6.1 Million in IPO April 01, 1997 Dutch to Increase Imports to Stimulate Organic Foods Sales April 01, 1997 Whole Foods Acquires Florida’s Bread of Life for $5.75 Million April 01, 1997 Food, Consumer Products Lead Natural Business Composite 1Q97 Performance April 01, 1997 Sharks, Used in Supplements, in Decline From Overfishing April 01, 1997 Water Quality and Pesticides Top Consumers’ Environmental Concerns April 01, 1997 National Institute on Aging Urges Caution on Hormone Supplements April 01, 1997 Nabisco Enters Supplement Market April 01, 1997 Burbank on BusinessThe Perils of Going Public Too Early April 01, 1997 HealthRite to Open Health Food Stores in Wal-Mart Supercenters April 01, 1997 OCIA Criticized in internal audit April 01, 1997 Natural Business Announces First Financial Conference April 01, 1997 FDA Proposes Health Claims Time Frame: April 01, 1997 Frederick Brews First U.S. Hemp Beer April 01, 1997 Smith Barney to Screen Mutual Fund April 01, 1997 FTC Cracks Down on Diet Products April 01, 1997 Quaker Sells Snapple After loss of $1.4 Billion April 01, 1997 FDA to Determine if Supplement Is a Drug April 01, 1997 First “Healthy Living” Financial Conference Draws Close to 100 Institutional Investors April 01, 1997 Wild By Nature Faces Union Pressure April 01, 1997 Laidlaw Initiates Coverage of Six Supplement Companies April 01, 1997 Stonyfield Farm, Haagen Dazs in East Coast Distribution Agreement April 01, 1997 NNFA Board Votes to End TruLabel Program; Seeks CODEX Involvement April 01, 1997 International Briefs April 01, 1997 People in the News March March 01, 1997 Consumer Interest in Health Foods Up 18%: March 01, 1997 UNFI 2Q Sales Rise 12% March 01, 1997 Saratoga Beverage Group In Merger Discussions: March 01, 1997 Self Article Challenges Claims AboutSuper Blue Green Algae March 01, 1997 CA Attorney General Enters Calcium Proceedings March 01, 1997 Stock News March 01, 1997 Independent Retailers Expand in Florida Markets March 01, 1997 Japanese Market Holds Potential for U.S. Manufacturers March 01, 1997 Wild Oats Acquires Oasis Fine Foods March 01, 1997 Whole Foods Market to Focus on Bargain-Priced“365” Private-Label Product Line March 01, 1997 Whole Foods Leases Site in Orlando March 01, 1997 Organic Foods Sales Growing 20% March 01, 1997 MLM Sales at More Than $6 Billion March 01, 1997 Weider Acquires Science Foods Inc. March 01, 1997 Hain, Heinz Enter Weight Watcher’s Agreement March 01, 1997 Juice World Hopes to Ride Juice-Bar Trend March 01, 1997 Whole Foods Reports Record Sales and Earnings for 1Q97; Comp. Sales Rising March 01, 1997 Court Says FDA Must Amend Health Claims Procedure March 01, 1997 McZand Herbal Names Ellison as New CEO March 01, 1997 Dietary Supplement CGMPs Raise Serious Issues for Industry March 01, 1997 Industry Growth Draws Venture Capital Investment of Nearly $250 Million March 01, 1997 Alternative Care Magazine Launched March 01, 1997 Boese Faces Felony Charges in Fraud Case March 01, 1997 International Business Briefs March 01, 1997 Weider nutrition expected to launch IPO: March 01, 1997 Patsky’s Picks March 01, 1997 Amrion Inc. Named Top Growth Company March 01, 1997 Twinlab Posts FY96 Sales of $170 Million, Pro Forma Earnings of $.62/share March 01, 1997 Company Announces Colloidal Minerals Product Launch, Acquisitions Despite SEC Probe March 01, 1997 People in the News March 01, 1997 Paracelsian Signs Agreement With East West Herbs March 01, 1997 Food Extrusion Inc. Acquires Centennial Foods March 01, 1997 Vyrex Corp. Terminates Negotiations to Acquire Nutrition 21 February February 01, 1997 France’s Paribas Buys Stake in Opta Food Ingredients February 01, 1997 NutraGenics Changes Name February 01, 1997 Defining Market is Key to Understanding Implications of Growth February 01, 1997 Glacial Ridge President Pleads Guilty to Organic Fraud Charges February 01, 1997 Stock News February 01, 1997 Ben & Jerry’s Cohen Target of Wrongful Dismissal Suit February 01, 1997 Stock News February 01, 1997 Ben & Jerry’s Homemade to Reduce Involvement in Russia February 01, 1997 Naturade to Buy Performance Nutrition February 01, 1997 Core Consumers Differ on Importance of Environmental Initiatives February 01, 1997 Health Claim on Oats Approved by FDA February 01, 1997 Amrion Ends Merger Talks, Reports Preliminary FY Results: February 01, 1997 Texas Abandons Plans for Ephedra Regulations: February 01, 1997 FDA Issues Iron Warning Label Requirement February 01, 1997 RosauErs Set to Open Second Natural Foods Supermarket in Spokane, WA February 01, 1997 Fresh Juice Industry Forms Trade Group February 01, 1997 Boston Chicken Invests $23 Million in Harry’s Farmer’s Market February 01, 1997 President Clinton Announces New Food Safety Initiative February 01, 1997 Leiner Acquires Canada’s Vita Health Co. February 01, 1997 For the Record.. February 01, 1997 Wild Oats’ Hassan Resigns; Chain Announces FY Results February 01, 1997 Worthington Foods Sales Surpass $100 Million February 01, 1997 Cyanotech Reports 14th Quarter of Gains February 01, 1997 International News February 01, 1997 Celestial Seasonings’ Suit Against Bigelow Dismissed February 01, 1997 Natrol Targets $4.5 Million for Mainstream Ad Campaign February 01, 1997 People in the News February 01, 1997 Legal & Regulatory February 01, 1997 BioTherapies Inc. Formed February 01, 1997 Consumer Group Sues 10 Supplement Makers Over Lead Content in Calcium Products February 01, 1997 Wild Oats to Enter Chicago, Buys Florida’s Wholly Harvest February 01, 1997 Year in Review: Natural Products Retailers Top Nasdaq with 26.5% Growth in 1996 January January 01, 1997 IPO Watch January 01, 1997 Mother Earth to Expand in North Florida January 01, 1997 Organic Certifiers Seek Partnership with Regulators January 01, 1997 Drawing the Profile of the True Natural Consumer January 01, 1997 Further Charges Expected in Glacial Ridge Fraud Case January 01, 1997 Industry Success Spurs Growth-Rate Questions January 01, 1997 Tree of Life Consolidates Facilities,Projects Sales of $600 Million January 01, 1997 HealthComm Capitalizes on Functional Food Trend January 01, 1997 Juice Industry Tells FDA: No Pasteurization, Please January 01, 1997 Two Supermarket Chains Add Natural Foods Sections January 01, 1997 Sunrider Corp. Under Indictment January 01, 1997 Discounting: How Strategies Vary Across Retail Channels January 01, 1997 Distributor Certified as Organic January 01, 1997 Implementation of Organic LawTop Priority for OTA in 1997 January 01, 1997 International News January 01, 1997 Bristol Farms to Open 30 Storesin Southern California January 01, 1997 Patsky’s Picks January 01, 1997 Safeway Buys Vons January 01, 1997 Stock News January 01, 1997 The Fresh Juice Co. Completes Hansen’s Acquisition January 01, 1997 Ben & Jerry’s Names New CEO January 01, 1997 Whole Foods Announces First Colorado Store January 01, 1997 Ohio Governor Signs Ephedra Legislation January 01, 1997 California Laxative-Supplement Labeling in Effect January 01, 1997 Celestial Seasonings Sues Bigelow: January 01, 1997 Pure World Purchases 7% of Naturade January 01, 1997 Abbott Labs Settles FTC Ensure Dispute January 01, 1997 Texas Brokers Merge January 01, 1997 Adams, Harkness & Hill to Sponsor Financial Conference January 01, 1997 FDA Shark Cartilage Sponsorship Halted January 01, 1997 Amrion, Twinlab in Potential Merger Talks January 01, 1997 Breadshop Natural Foods Acquired by Intrepid Food Holdings January 01, 1997 UNFI Enters Baby Foods Market January 01, 1997 People in the News January 01, 1997 Videos Help Whole Foods Communicate to Target Groups