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## [Legacy Proteins: Redefining Standards in a Changing Market](https://blog.spins.com/legacy-proteins-redefining-standards-in-a-changing-market)

 September 30, 2015

SPINS’ natural and specialty product expert Veronica Eckl explores the legacy proteins such as...

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## [Expo East 2015 Recap](https://blog.spins.com/expo-east-2015-recap)

 September 30, 2015

Expo East was evidence that the pulse of the natural industry continues to stay true to its innate...

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## [Method Factory and Lagunitas Brewery Tours](https://blog.spins.com/method-factory-and-lagunitas-brewery-tours)

 September 3, 2015

Part II of the Product Library Team’s industry education coupled with internal group collaboration...

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## [NOW Foods Factory Tour](https://blog.spins.com/now-foods-factory-tour)

 August 12, 2015

Local to our SPINS headquarters, the Product Library team recently tapped into our natural and...

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## [As Consumer Interest Grows, Brewers Explore Non-GMO Certifications](https://blog.spins.com/as-consumer-interest-grows-brewers-explore-non-gmo-certifications)

 August 6, 2015

The Non-GMO Project has seen “tremendous growth” in its verification in the beer, wine and spirits...

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## [A New Kind of Health Fair in Pleasanton](https://blog.spins.com/a-new-kind-of-health-fair-in-pleasanton)

 August 5, 2015

The saying goes that, “it takes a village to raise a child,” and in today’s connected world we...

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## [Trendwatch: Grain Free](https://blog.spins.com/trendwatch-grain-free)

 July 29, 2015

It’s been nearly a decade since the gluten free trend hit its stride and a growing number of...

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## [Goddess Garden of Longmont blooms as natural sunscreen market grows](https://blog.spins.com/goddess-garden-of-longmont-blooms-as-natural-sunscreen-market-grows)

 July 17, 2015

Goddess Garden is one of the fastest-growing natural sunscreen brands in the US. With dollar...

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## [Getting Cultured on the Kombucha Craze](https://blog.spins.com/getting-cultured-on-the-kombucha-craze)

 July 6, 2015

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## [Herbs & Botanicals: A Market Under the Microscope](https://blog.spins.com/herbs-botanicals-a-market-under-the-microscope)

 July 1, 2015

The herb/botanical supplement market experienced positive growth for 10 consecutive years through...

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## [Specialty Gourmet Supermarket Revenue tops $18B](https://blog.spins.com/specialty-gourmet-supermarket-revenue-tops-18b)

 June 30, 2015

CHICAGO, IL June 30, 2015***–*** Led by high profile retailers such as The Fresh Market and Mariano’s,...

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## [Organic Trade Association Capitol Hill Visit](https://blog.spins.com/organic-trade-association-capitol-hill-visit)

 June 2, 2015

Last month, as Manger of Policy at SPINS, with Product Library Director, Susanna Ghaemi, I had the...

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## [Food Trucks’ Impact on CPG Innovation](https://blog.spins.com/food-trucks-impact-on-cpg-innovation)

 May 27, 2015

Inspired by a recent blog post published by SPINS and penned by our own Gerald Oksanen, this...

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## [Food Trucks: A Key Incubator for CPG Innovation](https://blog.spins.com/food-trucks-a-key-incubator-for-cpg-innovation)

 May 11, 2015

Leave it to Americans to combine our love for food and our love of trucks into a hip culinary...

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## [Probiotics: New Trends with Old Roots](https://blog.spins.com/probiotics-new-trends-with-old-roots)

 March 30, 2015

From the traditional uses associated with digestion and immunity to developing research on...

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