The CBD category sprung up from grassroots consumer exuberance about the promise and potential—real or rumored—the products may have in the areas of health, wellness and beauty care. And suppliers of CBD products are poised and ready to satisfy all those curiosities. Retailers have recognized the demand and stepped up as competitors to more traditional online and dispensary shops.
How are each working to fulfill this new produce niche?
CONVENIENCEGROCERYRESTAURANTRESEARCHConvenience News
FDA Withdraws Draft Guidance on CBD Enforcement
Experts predict clarity will need to come from Congress
High-Tech Vending Machines Carry CBD
Answer customer questions, verify one is of legal age
Product of the Year Announces CBD Winners
Awards given for ingestibles, personal care and pets
Grocery News
Hemp Industry Poised for Growth
A new report predicts the hemp industry will increase threefold in the next five years, from $1.9 billion in 2020 to $6.9 billion in 2025, according to Nielsen Global Direct data.
What’s the Future for Hemp?
The Lempert Report: This year marks the first time hemp will be grown in Indiana as a commercial crop.
New Company Marries Chocolate, CBD
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Five CBD has launched its own line of gourmet chocolates that contain CBD.
CBD in Retail
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Restaurants feel the heat over CBD-infused menu items
The federal government has promised to provide some clarity, but restaurants likely run a risk in the meantime if they use the cannabis derivative as an ingredient.
4 restaurant chains cooking up 4/20 specials
Cannabis fans can celebrate the day with themed menu items at limited-service spots.
FDA plans to reconsider the rules for using CBD as an ingredient
A change in rules or the regulatory process could clear the way for restaurants to add the cannabis derivative without fear of breaking the law.
From Technomic
CBD By the numbers
Research News
CBD’s 2020 Winners and Losers
The Brightfield Group takes a look at which states will see the most cannabis growth in 2021.
FDA’s November CBD Hearing Won't be What Industry Wants
November conference will focus on differing effects on each gender.
How CBD Has Performed During COVID
While a new report finds that 39% of consumers are using CBD more frequently as a result of COVID, the hemp-derived CBD market is not expected to meet 2020 sales projections.
A Breakdown
of CBD Laws
Regulatory outlook remains gray due to FDA uncertainty and mixed enforcement messages
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