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NFM Staff

April 24, 2008

5 Min Read
New Product Review's Top 40

Each month, The Natural Foods Merchandiser polls retailers throughout the United States to determine what products are selling in various regions. To participate, contact [email protected].


Jennifer Murray,
general mgr., Whole Earth Center, Princeton, N.J.

  1. Grocery

  2. Food for Life Ezekiel 4:9 Bread

  3. Nature's Path Flax Plus Cereal

  4. Spectrum Naturals Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

  5. Pacific Natural Free Range Chicken Broth

  6. Organic Sunshine Burger

  1. Supplements

  2. Country Life Target-Mins Calcium-Magnesium Complex

  3. Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Formula

  4. Lifetime Glucosamine Chondroitin Capsules

  5. Garden of Life Primal Defense

  6. Flora Dr. Dünner Sambu Guard Herbal Formula

  1. HABA

  2. Sun Country Naturals Youthful Essentials Wrinkle Serum

  3. Zia Ultimate "C" Serum

  4. Indigo Wild Zum Body Frankincense & Myrrh Lotion

  5. Pre' de Provence 100% Shea Butter

  6. Tom's of Maine Naturally Waxed Anti-Plaque Floss

  1. Miscellaneous

  2. Seventh Generation Natural Paper Towels

  3. Natural Value Kitchen Scrubber Sponges

  4. Bio Pac Automatic Dish Powder

  5. Ecover Natural Dishwashing Liquid

  6. Seventh Generation Bathroom Tissue, all types

Alysen Land,
general mgr., Ozark Natural Foods, Fayetteville, Ark.

  1. Grocery

  2. Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Bread

  3. Imagine Foods Rice Dream, all types

  4. Kashi Tasty Little Crackers, all flavors

  5. Oak Creek Chips, all flavors

  6. Amy's Spinach Pizza

  1. Supplements

  2. Nature's Plus Source of Life Tablets

  3. Alacer Corp. Emer'gen-C, all flavors

  4. Barlean's Oils, all types

  5. Garden of Life Primal Defense

  6. Warren Labs George's Aloe

  1. HABA

  2. Regal Ear Candles

  3. Bee & Flower Sandalwood Soap, 4.4 oz

  4. Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm, Tube

  5. Bee & Flower Sandalwood Soap, 2.65 oz

  6. Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm, Tin

  1. Miscellaneous

  2. Penta Bio-Hydration Water

  3. Mountain Green Ultra Laundry Detergent Liquid

  4. Natural Value Recycled Bathroom Tissue

  5. Canidae Pet Food, all types

  6. Seventh Generation Baby Wipes

Matusha Pardo,
owner, Life n' Nature Wellness Store, North Miami, Fla.

  1. Grocery

  2. White Wave Silk, all flavors

  3. Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed Meal

  4. Bragg Liquid Aminos

  5. Kashi Good Friends Cereal

  6. Carbolite Dark Chocolate Bars

  1. Supplements

  2. Bob Barefoot Coral Calcium Supreme

  3. Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein

  4. Noni Pacific, Organic

  5. Health From the Sun The Total EFA

  6. Planetary Formulas MenoChange

  1. HABA

  2. Naturtint Natural Secret Permanent Hair Color, all colors

  3. Avalon Organic Botanicals Hair Care, all products

  4. Dr. Bronner's Pure-Castile Peppermint Soap

  5. Reviva Labs Alpha Lipoic Acid, Vitamin C Ester & DMAE Cream

  6. Burt's Bees Milk & Honey Lotion

  1. Miscellaneous

  2. Cafix Instant Beverage

  3. Wally's Ear Candles

  4. Nag Champa Incense

  5. Aromatherapy Burners, all kinds

  6. Boiron Homeopathy, all types

Janey Bowen,
general mgr., Newark Natural Foods Co-op, Newark, Del.

  1. Grocery

  2. Bionaturae Pasta, all flavors

  3. Lakewood Orange Carrot Juice

  4. Nature's Path Eco Pak Cereals, all flavors

  5. Primal Strips Vegan Jerky

  6. Audrey's Pleasure Sushi Chips

  1. Supplements

  2. Olympian Labs Coral Calcium

  3. Hylands Seasonal Allergy

  4. Natural Immunogenics

  5. King Bio Sinus Spray

  6. Nutrition Now Chewyvites

  1. HABA

  2. Burt's Bees, all products

  3. Nature's Gate Herbal Shampoos, all types

  4. Nature's Gate Herbal Conditioners, all types

  5. Tom's of Maine, all products

  6. Desert Essence Tea Tree Oil

  1. Miscellaneous

  2. One Earth Adult Cat Food

  3. Good Wood Utensils

  4. Seventh Generation Bathroom Tissue, all types

  5. Heather's Cleansers, all types

  6. Fast Food Nation (HarperCollins, 2002)

Matt Martincich,
vice president, Montana Harvest, Bozeman, Mont.

  1. Grocery

  2. Earth's Best Baby Food

  3. Imagine Foods Rice Dream, all types

  4. Barbara's Cheese Puffs

  5. Thai Kitchen Curry Rice Noodle Soup

  6. Amy's Cheese Enchilada

  1. Supplements

  2. Barlean's Flax Oil

  3. Solaray Magnesium Asporotate

  4. MegaFood Men's and Women's One DailyFoods

  5. Garden of Life Primal Defense

  6. Nature's Way Sambucol Immune System Formula Extract

  1. HABA

  2. Miracle II Neutralizer

  3. Miracle II Moisturizing Soap

  4. Jason Liquid Satin Soaps, all types

  5. Giovanni 50/50 Balanced Shampoo

  6. Dr. Bronner's Pure-Castile Soaps, all types

  1. Miscellaneous

  2. Nature Boy and Girl Diapers

  3. Greenies Dog Treats

  4. LifeTree Citrus Fresh Dish Soap

  5. Auric Blends Incense

  6. White Egret Ear Candles

Claudia Howard,
chief executive, Herb'n Life Health Foods, Madison, Ala.

  1. Grocery

  2. Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Breads, all types

  3. Keto Foods, all types

  4. Atkins' Foods, all types

  5. Carbolite Candy, all types

  6. Pamela's Wheat-Free Products, all types

    (tie) Ener-G Wheat-Free Products, all types

  1. Supplements

  2. Nature's Plus Source of Life Tablets

  3. Silver Wings Colloidal Silver

  4. Barlean's Flax Oil

  5. Bob Barefoot Coral Calcium Supreme

  6. Nature's Plus CoQ10

  1. HABA

  2. Emerita Products, all types

  3. Restored Balance Progesterone Cream

  4. The Natural Dentist Oral Products, all types

  5. NOW Foods Essential Oils, all types

  6. Clearly Natural Soaps, all types

  1. Miscellaneous

  2. H.P. Directories Ear Cones

  3. Bach Rescue Remedy

  4. Seventh Generation Cleaning Products, all types

  5. North American Herb & Spice Oil of Oregano

  6. Prescription for Nutritional Healing (Avery Penguin Putnam, 2000)


Kathy Carter,
owner,
Terri Sue Lundy,
nutritional herbologist, Carter's Health Foods, Lewiston, Idaho

  1. Grocery

  2. Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Breads, all types

  3. Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed Meal

  4. Tree of Life Creamy Almond Butter

  5. Alvita Tea Herb Singles, all flavors

  6. Pamela's Cookies, all flavors

  1. Supplements

  2. Flora Udo's Oil Perfected Oil Blend

  3. Life Flo ProgestaCare Cream for Women

  4. Nature's Life Prostate Maintain

  5. KAL Enhanced Energy-S Multiple

  6. Alacer Corp. Emer'gen-C, all flavors

  1. HABA

  2. Giovanni Shampoos and Conditioners, all types

  3. Source Naturals Skin Eternal Serum

  4. Sonoma Soaps, all types

  5. Avalon Organics Vitamin C Renewal Facial Creme

  6. Weleda Toothpaste, all types

  1. Miscellaneous

  2. Home Remedy Co. Ear Candles

  3. Solaray Gelatin Capsules

  4. Starwest Aromatherapy Dolphin Candle Diffusers

  5. New England Earthline Foot Massager

  6. Chromalux Full-Spectrum Light Bulbs

Richard Marquez,
grocery mgr.,
Robin Enwright,
HABA mgr., Co-Opportunity, Santa Monica, Calif.

  1. Grocery

  2. Imagine Foods Rice Dream, all types

  3. Arrowhead Water

  4. Bio-K Plus Acidophilus/Casei

  5. Knudsen Juices, all types

  6. Bio International Organic Vegan Food Bars

  1. Supplements

  2. Boiron Oscillococcinum, Bonus Pack

  3. Jarrow Formulas Bone Up

  4. Health From the Sun The Total EFA

  5. Fit for Life Miracle Greens

  6. Alacer Corp. Emer'gen-C, all flavors

  1. HABA

  2. Kiss My Face Organic Whitening Toothpaste

  3. Nature's Gate Herbal Hair Shampoo

  4. Dr. Bronner's Pure-Castile Soaps, all types

  5. Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream

  6. Morocco Method Holistic Shampoos, all types

  1. Miscellaneous

  2. Precise Cat Food, all types

  3. Cat's Pride Scoop 'N Flush Cat Litter

  4. World's Best Cat Litter

  5. Seventh Generation Cleaning Products, all products

  6. Green Forest Bath Tissue, 4-pack

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