All news articles for February 2018

Inno-Bev gets US patent on botanical formula for alterness

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Inno-Bev gets US patent on botanical formula for alterness

By Hank Schultz

Israeli company Inno-Bev Ltd., says it has received a US patent on a plant-based alterness formula called WakeUp, which is sold both as a liquid supplement shot and in a separately branded ready to drink beverage.

Herbalife earnings recovering after FTC fine, restructuring

Herbalife earnings recovering after FTC fine, restructuring

By Hank Schultz

Herbalife says it is successfully emerging from the pall cast by an investigation and subsequent fine levied by the US Federal Trade Commission. The network marketing giant said fourth quarter earnings showed that business is trending back up after taking...

CRN announces five staff promotions

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CRN announces five staff promotions

Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a dietary supplement and functional foods trade association, announced five staff promotions.

Florida start-up CareMundi brings US supplements to Brazilian buyers

Florida start-up CareMundi brings US supplements to Brazilian buyers

By Adi Menayang

In the dietary supplement world, Brazil is notorious as being a tough market to get into. But there is demand for US-made products in the country, and one-year old start-up CareMundi, an online sales platform, is providing a bridge for US supplement makers...

Eight of 11 ill people interviewed said they had consumed kratom. Picture: iStock/frank600

Kratom linked to multistate Salmonella outbreak

By Joseph James Whitworth

The US FDA and CDC are advising consumers to avoid kratom and kratom-containing products due to a link with a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 28 people in 20 states.

Vitamin D plus olive oil could aid muscle repair

Vitamin D plus olive oil could aid muscle repair

By Tim Cutcliffe

While vitamin D is best known for its strengthening effect on bones, it may also help repair muscle fibres when consumed in conjunction with extra-virgin olive oil, new rodent data suggests.

Uptime takes on energy drink giants with ‘mainstream’ positioning

Uptime takes on energy drink giants with ‘mainstream’ positioning

By Adi Menayang

Competing against energy drink giants like Red Bull and Monster, relative newcomer Uptime is climbing up the list of top-selling energy drinks in convenience stores, and its founder says its success so far has a lot to do with the brand’s positioning...

Photo: TricorBraun

Consumers may like your protein powder, but do they like the scoop?

By Adi Menayang

Let's talk about the scoops that come with protein powder—not that the scoop can necessarily make or break a consumer's decision to buy a powder, but a focus group conducted by packaging company TricorBraun reveals what protein powder buyers...

Innovation reforming supply of botanical ingredients

Special Edition: Innovation in Dietary Supplements

Innovation reforming supply of botanical ingredients

By Hank Schultz

Innovation doesn’t always concern new products on the shelf. In the past few years organizations active within the dietary supplement industry supply chain have brought forth new ideas that are transforming how botanical products are sourced, and how...

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