Hain Celestial

As the gluten-free market continues to expand, Melville, N.Y.-based Hain-Celestial is mirroring this trend with an impressive selection of gluten-free offerings.

Boulder, Colo.-based Earth’s Best Organic, which touts itself as the first complete line of organic food for infants, is adding two new varieties to its roster of six previous products.

It’s a good idea to involve children in cooking activities as soon as it’s deemed safe, and making sweet foods is an even greater enticement. Boulder, Colo.-based Arrowhead Mills, a division of the Hain Celestial Group, has ramped up its Bake With Me product line by adding gluten-free cupcakes in Chocolate and Vanilla flavors.

Hain-Celestial’s Dream product line, which includes Rice Dream and Soy Dream beverages, now offers a selection of dairy-free chocolate bars. Chocolate Dream candy bars contain no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives or refined sugars, and are certified vegan, according to the Melville, N.Y.-based company.

During April, Soyfoods Month, several Soyfoods Association of North America (SANA) members are offering coupons and discounts on a variety of soyfoods to help ease the stress on grocery budgets.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) last week threw its support and encouragement behind the Canadian and U.S. governments’ negotiations to reach an organic equivalency agreement.

There are three key reasons that bulk foods are poised to become a bigger seller in supermarkets across the country, says the Bulk Is Green Council: They are typically less expensive per ounce than their packaged counterparts; you can buy only what you need; and the lack of packaging is as green as it gets.

The Organic Trade Association is sponsoring "Organic. It's worth it.," a Web-based initiative.