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How do you differentiate supplements in a busy market place, and who are the big players? NutraIngredients-USA brings you the latest news and developments from the leading dietary supplement manufacturers.
Cargill launches new initiative to help manufacturers meet customers’ kids nutrition guidelines
Cargill has launched a new initiative designed to help manufacturers improve the nutritional profile of foods marketed to children and meet a swathe of new guidelines from retailers, the government...
Brushing aside market noise, Herbalife posts 17% sales increase
Herbalife has suffered the slings and arrows of outraged investors recently. But you wouldn’t know it from the company’s financial statements; yesterday the company reported a 17% rise in first...
Nutraceutical International posts 5% sales increase
Nutraceutical International Corp. posted a 5% growth in net sales in the second quarter in earnings released yesterday. The company brought in $53.6 million in net sales in the quarter,...
Amway says it has reached 10 millionth child via charitable campaign
Network marketing giant Amway highlighted its chartiable activites with the release of its latest corporate responsibility report, which says the company’s employees and distributors have donated more than $190 million...
Diana Plant Sciences debuts cocoa ingredient derived from plant stem cells
Diana Plant Sciences, based in Portland, OR, has brought to market what it says is the first nutraceutical ingredient produced completely in a bioreactor via plant stem cell technology.
LycoRed's new carotenoid beadlet system enhances stability, flexibility
LycoRed has extended its line of carotenoid coatings with a new beadlet system that will function both for tablets and beverages.
Desert Labs launches hoodia weight management gum
Hoodia gum maker defends satiety effect
The maker of a newly launched appetite suppressant gum claims to be the first to have self-affirmed GRAS status for hoodia in the US and hopes to overcome the negative...
MetaBrand seeks to use deep pool of talent to nurture nascent brands
MetaBrand, a New Jersey-based brand consulting firm, has brought what the company calls an unparalleled array of talent, services and capabilities under one roof to help kick start natural products...
Nicole Kidman and a focus on research & quality: Swisse Wellness outlines strategy behind ambitious US expansion
Swisse Wellness – Australia’s #1 multivitamin brand – is hitting US mass retail with 15 of its top-selling products available in Walgreens, and aims of $0.5 billion in sales by 2015.
Canadian supplement firm cements values with B Corp certification
Genuine Health, a Toronto-based developer and marketer of dietary supplements, has achieved B Corp status, the company announced recently. This designation as a “benefit corporation” is not just a statement of values,...
Herbalife posts record financials, despite ‘unprecedented, untrue and unfair attacks’
Herbalife Inc. – the third-biggest network marketing company – has recorded a record fourth quarter 2012 and record full year results.
Alliance formed to foster natural products development in North Carolina
An assortment of nonprofit groups has formed the Natural Products Alliance of North Carolina, an official with the group said. The alliance will help regional companies grow, formulate, test, make,...
Gatorade G Series Fit failed because it offered 'entry level products to advanced users at high prices’, says Euromonitor
Growth in the US sports nutrition market has been pretty explosive in recent years, but the failure of high profile launches such as PepsiCo’s Gatorade G Series Fit range shows...
Big interview: Eric Schnell, founder MetaBrand; co-founder I AM Enlightened nutrition, Healthy beverage Co (Steaz teas)
Shot in the arm: The secret to success in shots... without going head to head with 5-Hour Energy…
Want to get a slice of the action in the shots category? Build a brand with a compelling story or ‘mission’, and formulate a product that delivers a discernible effect...
2012’s biggest business deals: Schiff, DSM, New Chapter, and more
As 2012 comes to a close, NutraIngredients looks back on an action packed year. In this gallery, we take a look at the biggest business deals of the year.
2012’s predictions: How did we do?
In January, NutraIngredients-USA raised its head above the parapet and made some predictions for 2012. As the year draws to a close, we look back on what did and didn’t...
GMPs, Prop 37, and market opportunities: The best of SupplySide West
GMP compliance, Prop 37, market opportunities, hot ingredients and many more dominated this year’s discussions at SupplySide West. In this special newsletter, NutraIngredients-USA round-ups its exclusive coverage of the event.
Supply Side West 2012 in pictures: Prop 37, supergrains, protein, brain food and Coca-Cola on disruptive innovation
As America went to the polls, FoodNavigator-USA and NutraIngredients-USA headed to Las Vegas for a week of partying, gambling (and a spot of networking) at Supply Side West.
Abbott Nutrition invites second wave of research proposals on diet and cognition
Abbott Nutrition and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are inviting researchers to bid for cash to fund new diet and cognition-related projects that could help Abbott develop the next generation...
News in brief
Herbalife Q2 sales surge in North America, Asia Pac
Direct selling supplements giant Herbalife posted a 20% rise in net income to $133.4m in the three months to June 30, while net sales rose 17% to $1bn.
Schiff Nutrition: Our brands now account for 9 out of every 10 dollars of revenue
Branded supplements such as MegaRed and Digestive Advantage now account for almost nine out of every 10 dollars of revenue generated by Schiff Nutrition International, bosses have revealed.
Novel supplement range targeting cancer patients fills ‘huge void’ in marketplace
OncoQOL, a new range of dietary supplements specifically designed to meet the nutritional needs of people undergoing cancer treatment, has been launched by Thorne Research and The Helsinn Group.
Sales of new veggie vitamin D3 are ‘brisk', claims Global Health Trax
Supplement manufacturer Global Health Trax (GHT) claims sales of its new plant based Vitamin D3 supplements — claimed to be the only 100% plant-based D3 products on the North American...
GNC backpedals on DMAA and prepares for launch of 'banned-substance-free' MARKED range
Supplement giant GNC - which put its head above the parapet in April to defend DMAA while the rest of the trade kept silent - says it has since “made a...
Brain food gains momentum as Thorne Research creates JV to develop new cognitive health supplements range
Thorne Research - a leading supplier of dietary supplements to the healthcare practitioner market - has set up a joint venture with psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen and Integrative Health Resources...
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