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APPI in Latin American distribution deal
Advanced Plant Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (APPI), a producer of dietary supplements from plants extracts, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Wise Nutrition of Florida, giving...
Pfizer supports cactus-based drug
An appetite suppressant which is made from a rare cactus plant has won new backing from the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. According to a report from...
Ingredient supply venture from RFI, Hauser
Two US companies, RFI and Hauser, have joined forces to supply dietary supplement and functional food ingredients to the nutraceuticals industry, combining the functional food...
Sentex expands via Natunola deal
Sentex Systems, the Canadian agrifood group, has announced its intention to buy compatriot Natunola Health, a company which develops natural health products from flaxseed. The...
Nature's Sunshine predicts disappointing figures
Vitamin supplement producer Nature's Sunshine Products has said its first quarter profits are likely to be around 50 per cent below analysts' estimates, even before...
Promising results for Prana Biotechnology's Alzheimer's drug
Australian research company Prana Biotechnology has revealed successful interim results of its Alzheimer's drug PBT-1, Iodochlorhydroxyquin at the 7th International Geneva/Springfield Symposium on Advances in...
ADM deal gives Nutraceutix 'freedom to focus on OTC'
Nutraceutix president and CEO, David T. Howard, has said that his company's recent alliance with agrifood giant Archer Daniel Midlands (ADM) "validates the Nutraceutix CDT...
Greater responsibility for personal health boosts functional foods market
The market for functional foods is being driven by a greater responsibility for personal health care amongst Europeans, according to a new report by market...
Axcan expands via French acquisition
A French-Canadian pharmaceutical group is to expand its European operations via the acquisition of the French company Laboratoire du Lacteol du Docteur Boucard, its second...
Consumers tricked by 'healthy' image of organics - report
A report by the UK Consumers' Association claims that consumers are increasingly buying organic food because they believe it is better for them - a...
Sales rise at Naturade
Naturade , a producer of soy protein products designed to boost heart health, saw sales grow by 9 per cent in 2001, following a strong performance...
Milk the most cost-effective way of lifting calcium intake
There are many ways for consumers to increase their intake of calcium, a mineral known to help strengthen bone structure and aid weight loss. But...
Prolab deal pushes Natrol into the red
A charge of $20 million (€22.8m) related to the write-down of goodwill following the acquisition of Prolab Nutrition pushed nutritional supplement manufacturer Natrol further into...
Sales and profits drop at Nutraceutix
Nutraceutix, the pharmaceutical group which recently signed a licensing agreement with the giant agrifood group ADM, has reported disappointing results for the final quarter of...
Natrol expands child nutrition scheme
Natrol, the US supplement manufacturer, has added the Vitamin Angel Alliance, a non-profit organisation dedicated to fighting child malnutrition around the world, to its Care...
China set to lift organic output
Chinese farmers are likely to increase organic output in a bid to find lucrative new export markets, reports the China Daily. Increasingly high non-tariff barriers...
Forbes remains bullish despite Reducol failure
Forbes Medi-Tech remains bullish about its prospects for the future despite the failure of the Novartis-Quaker Oats joint venture which was meant to promote a...
Scottish organic farmers get financial aid
The Scottish Organic Producers Association (SOPA) yesterday announced that the country's organic farmers would benefit from a grant of £100,000 over two years from Scottish...
Martek extends DHA presence with OmegaTech buy
Martek Biosciences Corporation is to buy docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) producer OmegaTech, giving it a further foothold in the growing market for fortified foods. Martek said...
Return to the black for Omega Protein
Omega Protein Corporation, the leading producer of Omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal products in the US, has reported net profits of $3.9 million...
Cadbury buys Nantucket Nectars
Cadbury Schweppes, the British confectionery and drinks producer which owns Dr Pepper and Snapple, has added another US drink brand to its portfolio via the...
Robust growth in Scandinavian organic fruit sector
Some sectors of the Scandinavian organic food industry are approaching maturity, but the organic fresh fruit market continues to show robust growth, according to a...
Health Sciences to buy QBI
Health Sciences Group, the Los Angeles-based group which specialises in investing in companies involved in the health sector, has signed a letter of intent to...
Sales surge at Chinese organic group
Organic food producer Chaoda Modern Agriculture said on Thursday its first-half net profit surged 56 per cent, thanks to healthy growth in sales. The China-based...
Restructuring pays off for Galaxy Nutritional Foods
Cost-cutting and other restructuring measures at Galaxy Nutritional Foods, the producer of nutritious plant-based dairy alternatives, are beginning to have a positive effect on the...
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