A new dietary supplement designed specifically for children has
been launched in the US. PediaLean from Klein-Becker is said to
help children lose weight, even without a calorie-controlled diet.
The widely-reported health benefits of tea consumption are driving
growth in the speciality tea market, especially among older
drinkers, according to new research from Seattle-based Sage Group.
Consumers in the UK are increasingly concerned about eye health,
and are turning to dietary supplements to help fight the problem,
claims a new study commissioned by Kemin Foods.
Dragoco India, a unit of German food ingredients and flavours group
Dragoco, has inaugurated its new production facility in
Semmanchery, near Chennai (Madras).
e Nutrition, the nutritional supplement developer and marketer, has
signed a definitive agreement to acquire all the outstanding common
stock of Torpedo Sports USA, a Canadian company which manufactures
and markets sports equipment...
Reliv International, the international manufacturer and network
marketer of nutritional supplements, has confirmed that its first
quarter sales reached $14.5 million (€15.8m) cent, a 3 per cent
increase, helped by strong network marketing...
A new promotional campaign in the US is designed to stress the
safety of dietary supplements by highlighting the growing body of
evidence supporting their benefits.
Nutraceutical International Corporation, the dietary supplement
manufacturer, has reported a slight rise in second quarter sales
and profits. Net revenues were $27.6 million (€30m), up from $27.0
million a year earlier, while net...
Silk has long had a reputation as a luxury item but there is much
more to it than simply a fine material. Silk, like all other animal
and vegetable matter, contains protein, and this can be used as a
dietary supplement and as an ingredient...
First quarter profits at natural and organic food retailer Wild
Oats Markets reached $668,000 (€729,332) on sales of $233.0
million, up 6.2 per cent compared to the previous year. In the
first quarter of 2001, the company posted losses...
People who have suffered from heart attacks could live longer if
they drink plenty of tea, according to new research from Israel.
The antioxidants in tea are thought to be the key to prolonging
life after the attack.
A 28 per cent drop in first quarter net profits has prompted Dutch
nutritional foods and vitamins producer Numico to warn that full
year results for 2002 will not reach the same levels as 2001,
surprising most analysts who had predicted...
The Pakistani Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MINFAL) has
introduced a new scheme designed to promote the production of
medicinal herbs and spices as crops as a means of increasing the
income of the country's farmers.
