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Velocity 2019

Well, another great Velocity Conference in the books and what a great one it was.
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Natural Grocers eliminates 300M+ single use plastic bags

At the end of March, Natural Grocers estimates that they eliminated more than 300 million single-use plastic bags and donated $1 million to food ba
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Top 10 Trends of Expo West 2019

This year marked the 39th annual Natural Products Expo West Show! There were 86,000 people exploring the products from 3,600 exhibitors.
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5 Questions with Maria Dubuc

Leading up to the annual Vertex Awards International Private Brand Design Competition, Christopher Durham of My Private Brand spends time with each
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A Conversation with Brent Tininenko, VP Private Brands, Fred's

Chris Durham of My Private Brand recently had the opportunity to interview Brent Tininenko, Vice

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Changing the World 10,000 SKUs at a Time: Tips to Making it Happen

How do you change the world on that large a scale? It seems impossible. The key is to build upon your brand.
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Themes from Velocity 2018

Spanning two days, the Velocity conference hosted retailers, industry veterans, manufacturers, agencies and even ground-breaking leaders from Fair Trade USA.
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Is Your Private Brand Experienced?

There is no shortage of data to suggest that Private Brand grocery is steadily occupying more shelf space than ever before.
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NYC POPUP Event

The 5th Annual Vertex Awards, a global package design competition, hosted it’s very first “Pop-Up” awards ceremony in NYC on June 14th, 2018.