Welltodo Today: The Plant-Based Opportunity, Responsible Wellness, ‘Yoga With Adriene’

Today’s key global wellness news articles from around the world, impacting the industry and influencing the business of wellness.

Investors are Salivating Over the Multi-Billion-Dollar Potential of Plant-Based Food

Houston, Texas–(Newsfile Corp. – April 1, 2020) – Plant based foods has become a booming business.In fact, demand has investors salivating.

The $94 billion fitness industry is reinventing itself as Covid-19 spreads

As the coronavirus continues to spread, fitness studios around the country are shutting their doors and adjusting to a new reality.

New Investment, Innovation Fueling Growth at M Kombucha – BevNET.com

Backed by new investment and new innovation, San Diego-based M Kombucha is aiming to take its function-focused brews to a wider audience this year. While some of the category’s larger players have sought to build a consumer base by leaning into mainstream flavors, M Kombucha, formerly known as Kombucha Culture, is staking its brand on the drink’s purported functional benefits.

How Responsible Beauty, Wellness And Fashion Labels Are Connecting With Us During The Coronavirus Pandemic

They call this extraordinary times. Unprecedented, uncertain, indefinite and evolving by the day. When lockdown was first implemented throughout the National Capital Region of the Philippines, no one quite knew how best to respond. As a consumer, primary instinct was to stock up on essentials like food, medicine, and supplies for keeping sanitized.

Lululemon will be in a better position post-coronavirus thanks to its strong balance sheet and online strategy, analysts say

Analysts are confident that the digital heart of Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s post-coronavirus growth plan will put the athletic company in an even better position than the company was in before the pandemic. Lululemon reported fourth-quarter net income of $298.0 million, or $2.28 per share, up from $218.5 million, or $1.65 per share, last year, and ahead of the $2.25 FactSet consensus.

Wellness brands grapple with advertising during coronavirus – Glossy

According to Facebook’s ad library, which shows what ads are running across Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and Facebook’s audience network, several brands started to advertise products related to the immune system in March as the pandemic began to rapidly spread in the U.S.

‘Yoga With Adriene’ On Her Rising Popularity During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Living and working in a New York apartment 24/7, sitting in various cross-legged poses on the bed or curled over an ill-fitting desk, I’m stiff and sore all the time. Without a physical gym to go to, my usual workout routine (not to flex, but it involved getting up at 4:45 a.m.

Napolina unveils drained canned quinoa amid new range – FoodBev Media

Italian cooking brand Napolina has launched drained canned quinoa, a first of its kind to the UK market, as part of a new convenient range. The complete range are drained and ready to serve and include quinoa, chickpeas, red kidney beans and cannellini beans.

CBD At-Cost: Verdant’s Affordable Pricing Strategy | Stylus

While CBD is a buzzy ingredient, it is unaffordable for most – 60% of US consumers find it too expensive to use regularly (Verdant, 2020). With the aim of making CBD accessible for more consumers, US wellbeing start-up Verdant shifted its retail model to sell its products at-cost.