As a part of the Food Away From Home Association, we created NutritionStores.org to educate start-up and emerging brands about the important retail formats ideal for natural, organic, gluten-free, sports nutrition and dietary type products. From Natural Retailers (Whole Foods, Sprout’s, Fresh Thyme, etc) to Sports Nutrition Stores (Vitamin Shoppes, GNC, etc) to E-Commerce Formats (BodyBuilding.com, Iherb and others), the team has a full structure relating to Nutrition Store Formats
* Our RetailFormats.com (talks about retail formats / channels
Natural and organic foods and beverages are by far the primary growth driver in the space, accounting for 70% of industry sales, according to data presented during the session . This includes an estimated 7.1% increase in sales to $186.5bn in 2021 and projected sales of $220bn by 2024.
Source: FoodNavigator-USA.com
Natural Retail Formats Come in Different Types: Natural Retail Regional and National (Whole Foods, Sprout’s, Fresh Thyme, Earthfare, Fresh Market), Local Independents and Chains (Bristol Farms, Mother’s Markets, Weaver Street Markets, Market of Choice), Natural Food Cooperatives (PCC, La Montanita, Ocean Beach Coop), Vitamin Stores (Great Earth Vitamin, Viva Vitamin), Sports Nutrition Stores (GNC, Vitamin Shoppes, Max Muscle, Complete Nutrition) and E-Commerce (Iherb, Bodybuilding.com, Vitacost).
* Supermarkets, Mass Merchants, Drug Stores, Limited Assortment Stores, Military Formats and others also carry assortments of products seen primarily in natural retail formats.
On-Site Meal Programs For Clients: The Sports Retail Group has a-number of fitness center meal kit program partners including The Chicken Pound who are available to talk to for your client's needs.
The Chicken Pound: Founded by a three-time bodybuilding chap (Carlo Filippone) The Chicken Pound is expanding their all-protein meal kit line-up of products into other categories. The Chicken Pound brand is available to martial arts studios and fitness centers nationwide as a solution for their members.
Their current options include Cilantro-Lime Chicken, Jerk Chicken and Kansas City BBQ.
www.TheChickenPound.com
The Hotel Retail Group is available to help with your in-store marketing needs (POS, shippers, displays, club store displays, signage, racks and fixtures, etc). We have over 30-years with the largest companies (Nestle, Coca Cola, Pepsi/Frito-Lay) and a vast number of start-up brands (Nature’s Bakery, Perfect Bar, Coachella Farms, etc) in creating merchandising programs.
Our merchandising unit manufacturers are based in America with factories in Mexico and China.
FOOD SERVICE FORMATS: The Food Away From Home Association’s founders have been involved in the Food Service industry (as suppliers, partners and media) for many years. Our new membership will include operators and franchisors as well as others such as food service providers, chains, distributors, associations and more. We are also expanding into healthy option ideas and introductions for their customers (smoothie, juice, boba tea and yogurt).
The Food Away From Home Association will be launching its membership drive soon! As part of our initiative, we are first engaging with key stakeholders in the industry, including smoothie shop, boba tea shop, juice shop, and yogurt shop operators, franchisors, franchisees, suppliers, distributors, and other essential partners. Our goal is to build a strong network that supports and advances businesses in the food away from home sector. We welcome discussions at the trade shows we visit to share insights about our program planning details and how membership can provide valuable resources, advocacy, and networking opportunities.
Juice Shops are becoming more and more popular and are growing in many locations throughout America. You will see them in strip malls, colleges and universities, food courts, hospitals, hotels, resorts, airports and many other food service formats.
Our Grab-and-Go program (ex: smoothie shops, juice shops, boba tea shops) includes beverages, candy, energy bars, brownies, fruit snacks, dairy products, ice cream, sports nutrition products, macarons, croissants and others.
We have been in television production since the mid-1980’s and have had a-number of TV shows over the years including the recent launch of Entrepreneur Magazine Television. Our next show about start-ups is called The Counselors.
The Food Away From Home Association is launching dedicated YouTube channels focused on the perspectives of both Franchisors and Franchisees in the food service industry.
Our family has been involved within the consumer product industry (US based manufacturing, retailing, distribution) since the early 1920’s. From the first generation to the latest, our best practices have been handed down over time leading to a long legacy of successes in the business (manufacturing, retailing, distribution and more).
