After much consolidation in the fish oil sector, probiotics, enzymes, and fiber could be the ingredient categories to watch moving forward for M&A activity, says the CEO of the Nutrition Capital Network.
The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced this morning that Daniel Fabricant, PhD, will succeed John Shaw as chief executive officer of the organization effective immediately. Shaw had tendered his resignation several days ago, the organization...
Emerson Ecologics, which distributes a wide range of dietary supplements in the practictioner channel, has altered its quality program in a way that the company hopes will up the GMP compliance ante for its participating suppliers.
Baby Boomers, who have driven the growth of the natural products and dietary supplements space in recent decades aren’t done yet. A recent report from the Natural Marketing Institute says the impending retirement of millions of boomers will present a...
Booming consumer demand for curcumin is driving an innovative but highly competitive supplier landscape, but Terry Lemerond, founder & president of EuroPharma,Inc., says his company has never talked down the competition, preferring to talk up their...
Companies that manufacture probiotic products can learn much from other fast-moving-consumer-good (FMCG) firms like shower gel, pharmaceutical and smoothie makers in NPD, an expert says.
Network marketing giant Herbalife is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission and has gone dark from a communications standpoint. While such a strategy is understandable, it can have the effect of allowing the company’s critics to control the...
For Twinlab CEO Tom Tolworthy, a company's culture says a lot about its values. And the structure of the company should reflect that, which is why he’s taking Twinlab in a new direction.
The natural health category needs a power brand on a global scale to help further the spread of integrative medicine and health and wellness, says the CEO of Swisse Wellness.
Wiley’s Finest Wild Alaskan Fish Oil is growing rapidly from a small start two years ago, with the messages of sustainability, quality and being 100% USA resonating with American consumers, says the company’s CEO.
Dietary supplement manufacturers must be totally transparent if they are to strengthen trust with retailers and consumers, but contract manufacturers and brokers are unlikely to like such moves, says Robert Craven, CEO of FoodState/MegaFood.
The natural products market continues to grow and achieve scale, reaching $150 billion last year and projected to hit $226 billion by 2018—with 68% of that coming from food and beverage products, according to the Nutrition Business Journal.
The big three issues for botanicals of identity, adulteration, and solvent residue can be eliminated by controlling the supply chain from seed to shelf, says Ric Scalzo, CEO of Gaia Herbs
Thought leaders in the natural products field form an academy, similar in concept to those formed in ancient Greece that gave rise to the term. And that academy can help foster the common prosperity of the US and Mexico, said Vicente Fox, former president...
Patent enforcement has become more of a hot button issue in the dietary supplement realm for a number of reasons. Companies are gaining a deeper appreciation of how a strong intellectual property portfolio can both add to their bottom line and to the...
Jamieson’s Laboratories, Ltd, Canada’s leading dietary supplement manufacturer, has entered into an agreement to sell the company to CCMP Capitol Advisors for a reported $300 million.
Another natural astaxanthin player is increasing its manufacturing capabilities with the announcement that Piveg, Inc. a carotenoids manufacturer with business offices in San Diego, CA and production facilities in the central Mexican city of Celaya,...
Overlapping federal rules can sometimes create nooks and crannies that the originators didn’t intend. The Council for Responsible Nutrition has identified one such possible loophole in the interplay between the dietary supplement GMP rules (Part 111)...
Capstone Financial Group will act as advisor and help raise $130 million in financing to underpin a planned management buyout of Twinlab Corp. and attendant formation of a new entity aimed at future acquisitions.
Aker BioMarine and its extraction partner Naturex have finalized a deal to build a new krill oil production facility in Texas to augment existing product capacity in Valencia, Spain. The new facility is Aker’s first in North America, currently its most...
Last week, Peter Zambetti, director of global business development at Capsugel and chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary Supplement Associations (IADSA), discussed the impact of GMPs on the global health & nutrition (H&N) sector. In...
Probiota 2014 – relocated from Brussels to Amsterdam and organised by NutraIngredients – will bring together the finest scientific and commercial minds operating in the pre- and probiotic sector in a 2-day, 2-stream event.
Vestiage, Inc., a California-based nutraceutical company pursuing an off-the-shelf launch strategy, has enlisted ROI Media to conduct a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign.
Thorne Research, through its subsidiary Health Elements, has made a major stride into the arena of personalized nutrition with the acquisition of Wellness FX, a San-Francisco based company that helps customers manage their personal health data via a series...
Nutraceutical International Corporation will continue to align itself with a growing list of dietary supplement manufacturers and ingredient suppliers in seeking out acquisition opportunities to grow the business, chairman and CEO Bill Gay said.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition has suggested additional clarification of the risk-based controls portion of the Food Safety Modernization Act. The suggested clarification, submitted by CRN to the Food and Drug Administration as part of the public...
What will the legislative landscape look like for the dietary supplements and natural products industry look like after Senators Orrin Hatch, R-UT and Tom Harkin, D-IA retire? Trying to determine that in a positive way is one of the motivating principles...
Omega Protein Corporation has continued its push to become a more stable, diversified company focused increasingly on human nutrition by forming an entire division devoted to the sector called Nutegrity. The new division, which debuts at the Supply Side...
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned consumers off VERSA-1, the second pre-workout sports supplement made by Texas-based manufacturer USPLabs containing the disputed ingredient, aegeline.
Herbalife, the network marketing nutritional products giant, has recorded another quarter of double-digit growth, a quarter in which it moved to alter its business model to respond to public criticism, CEO Michael Johnson told analysts in a recent earnings...
The advent of simplified genetic tests marks the dawn of an age in which the idea of personalized nutrition will be driven by hard data as opposed to answers on survey queries as was the case in the past. And it means that that amassed data can be mined...
Personalized medicine—nutrition and health products customized to a consumer’s particular genetic profile—is no longer a trend for the future. According to the presenters at a recent conference, it’s happening now, and some giant companies have quietly...
GMP compliance has been a steep hill to climb for the dietary supplement industry by some accounts. And the advent of the regulations, which took full force for all sectors of industry in June of 2010, wasn’t good news for the nation’s forests as manufacturers...
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A recent lawsuit filed in California points out some of the issues concerning who’s responsible for product claims as a product makes it way to market. Everyone in the chain shares some of the burden for making sure claims are backed up, experts say.
Innovation. It’s a word you hear on many executives’ lips. Sure, it’s reassuring rhetoric for investors, as it means a company is not resting on its laurels. But what does it mean, exactly? The answer, for all too many companies, even some large corporations,...
From gym powders and shakes to German ‘evening’ breads to ‘brogurt’ – high-protein yoghurt marketed at men – to the rise of Greek yoghurt in the US, protein bars, meat substitutes and good ol’ ‘trad’ dairy – protein is powering right now.
The American Herbal Products Association has released a guidance for industry to help supplement manufacturers better understand how to comply with organic labeling requirements.
PepsiCo is exploring the potential of natural energy drinks containing Chinese herbal extracts that can alleviate fatigue and enhance sports performance without a big dose of caffeine, a patent application indicates.
AssetPoint, a provider of maintenance software solutions, helps dietary supplement manufacturers bolster their equipment maintenance record keeping, somethat that can be a weak spot in their Good Manufacturing Practice compliance programs.
After years of moving overseas, supply and adulteration issues have created a push to bring more botanical dietary supplement manufacturing and sourcing back to North America, says industry insider Greg Cumberford.
SmartyPants Vitamins, which specializes in delivering vitamin formulas via a gummy delivery system, has raised $2.59 million via a crowd funding platform to drive new growth. Getting the money was nice, but saving time was even better, said company co...
Sales of organic products rose 13% to $11.2bn in the year to July 6 in the US retail market, with the highest growth found in shelf-stable meats, poultry and seafood (+61%); followed by baby food (+34%); and shelf-stable functional beverages (+33%); according...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has mailed 10,144 checks to reimburse consumers who bought Disney- or Marvel Hero-themed supplements for kids from NBTY and two subsidiaries under allegedly false pretenses.
Direct selling giant Herbalife has passed a milestone by receiving its 25th direct selling license in China. Direct selling activities are closely regulated in China, making the receiving of licenses a key metric for growth in the country.
Supplements giant NBTY generated modest sales growth in the third quarter of 2013, with strong growth in branded supplements partially offset by a decline in private label and contract manufacturing sales.
Vitamin Shoppe has reported solid sales growth despite posting slower than average comparable store sales figures growth, company officials told analysts when discussing the company’s second quarter 2013 earnings results recently. Bright spots in the...
