Pandemic-related safety precautions including increased hand-washing and widespread mask-wearing have changed the ways retailers handle in-house food production, but shifting consumer demand is driving an equal amount of creativity and innovation.

Managing your retail staff through this pandemic has been challenging, but the difficulties aren't over yet, an organizational psychologist predicts.

Natural retail employees can't know everything, but consumers ask. Our secret shopper questioned a co-op employee in the Midwest about mycotoxins.

A new vertical field urban farm system at New York-based Evergreen Market makes tasty, healthy, sustainable and pesticide-free produce available to consumers 365 days a year.

Brands should know who exactly their core consumer is. Detailed buyer personas can help at any stage of business.

Here, natural products industry leaders chart a cautiously optimistic path for companies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest against racism.

There's no rest for the weary. Now is the time to ask the critical questions to determine the future of your business.

Novel system at Native Sun and Raisin Rack uses product data that shoppers can easily access on their phones without handling the product itself.

Going back to the basics, removing self-serve and building out foodservice delivery infrastructure are just some of the steps retailers are taking to keep employees and shoppers safe.