WATCH: Gut health soda, plant-based, and regenerative agriculture... Trendspotting with PRESENCE

By Mary Ellen Shoup

13-Apr-2022 Last updated on 13-Apr-2022 at 19:24 GMT

With 33 years operating in the natural foods industry, national food broker PRESENCE has seen many trends come and go and others grow into long-term growth drivers for the industry.

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