In our latest monthly Trend Tracker round-up, we assess the latest consumer and market developments for the region's omega-3, functional food and nutricosmetics sectors.
Protein beverage newcomer Foundation Fitness is making its debut at a major convenience store trade show next week, signaling the channel’s increasing role as a point of sale for sports and performance-positioned products.
Prostate health is an often neglected area of men’s health, one that could drive significant growth in the future sales of herbal supplements as questions of healthy aging come to the fore, a prominent industry executive says.
Whole food supplement manufacturer MegaFood is launching an out-of-stock program aimed at helping smaller natural channel retailers compete more effectively in the changing marketplace.
In many countries, supplement brands like to market themselves as natural alternatives, or in fact antitheses, to pharmaceuticals. But it’s quite the opposite in Brazil, says André Di Donato, co-founder and co-CEO of MyPharma2Go.
Improvements in financial performance is a sign that its “strategy is directionally correct,” said Vitamin Shoppe president and interim-CEO Alexander Smith during the company’s Q2 earnings call this week.
Nutritional product retailer The Vitamin Shoppe announced the launch of a new incubation program called Launchpad. It is currently accepting submissions.
The Vitamin Shoppe announced a new CEO on Monday, and The Nature’s Bounty Co. announced a new president for its North America business earlier this month. Here’s a round-up of people on the move in the industry:
Australian regulatory body the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will focus on education and detailed penalties for supplement advertisers who breach the rules as it implements new regulations.
Connecting with the concepts driving Active Nutrition can help brands reach consumers who are subdivided into individual communities of interest, experts told an online audience this week.
When it comes to online shopping, dietary supplements join the likes of personal care products like razors and oral care, where consumers are more likely to hit ‘subscribe,’ according to an analyst from market research firm Mintel.
Australian pharmacists need specialised and targeted education on complementary medicines based on strong clinical evidence, according to a study led by the University of Canberra.
To Redcon1's CEO and founder, the newly-inked nationwide distribution deal with legacy retailer Vitamin Shoppe is a testament to his brand, and an indicator of change for the retailer.
UK-based health and nutrition retailer Holland & Barrett has confirmed to NutraIngredients that it plans to open a fully vegan store – as consumer demand for veganism continues to grow.
Natural Grocers posted a strong earnings report in its most recent quarter. The company seems to be forging a more balanced growth strategy, one that is not so dependent on the breakneck pace of new store openings as was the case in the past.
Usana Health Sciences is planning to use social media platforms to energize its direct selling model in sluggish markets such as North America and Europe.
Some industry observers are starting to question how many of the thousands of supplements sold on Amazon and other high volume online platforms comply with adverse event reporting requirements and other rules pertaining to the sales of these products.
Vitamin retailing giant GNC has announced plans to close as many as 200 stores this year as it prepares for a major investment from Chinese company Harbin Pharmaceutical.
For the third consecutive year, supplement retailer The Vitamin Shoppe received a StellaService Elite Overall Award, which honors companies with excellent customer service across multiple channels.
Australia's new 'ground-breaking' supplement regulations will stand the sector in good stead for the next 30 years, according to the CEO of national trade body Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA).
Exporters to China have been told to 'watch this space' over cross-border e-commerce rules, which provide the easiest access to the nation's soaring supplement market, but are due to end this year.
Entrepreneurs in Asia tend to have a more positive view of their business environment compared to their peers in other regions, according to Amway's Global Entrepreneurship Report 2018.
The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced on Thursday that it has completed pilot audits for the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI).
An unsettled national political environment is one rife with opportunity. That’s one reason the Natural Products Association has cited for the strong turnout anticipated for its lobby day, which is set for mid-April.
The vast potential for supplements, functional foods and high-value nutritional products in Southeast Asia has been underlined by a new report, which highlights them as "sunrise industries" — namely, ones that are tipped to achieve considerable...
‘Retailers must get their heads in the clouds’, says Whipstitch Capital, which means brands must think omni-channel and what they can do outside of just offering a ‘product’.
In conversation with Jas Krdzalic, CEO of BodyBuilding.com
NutraIngredients-USA traveled to Boise, Idaho to the HQ of BodyBuilding to catch up with its (relatively new) CEO, Jas Krdzalic to talk about a wide variety of topics. In Part 2 we cover e-commerce, from the company’s best-selling products to the challenge...
We know about tapping phone screens to reorder a product. What about tapping a product with our phone? Partnering with Norwegian tech firm Thinfilm, sports nutrition maker Iovate is betting on the platform.
Activist investor Bill Ackman has reportedly exited his short position on Herbalife, ending a high profile, multi-year attempt to drive down the company’s stock price with allegations that its business model constituted an illegal pyramid scheme.
Over two-thirds of websites investigated by EU Member State authorities are selling non-authorised novel foods and food supplements, says a new report published today by the European Commission.
The L-Citruline-infused Celsius Heat energy drink will soon be available nationwide in 7-Eleven stores, both franchises and corporate-owned, parent company Celsius Holdings announced yesterday.
Supplement firm GNC looks set for considerable expansion in China, with Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co (Hayao) investing $300m to become the firm's largest single shareholder.
Natural Grocers’ stock price plunged more than 25% yesterday after the company missed profit projections in its most recent earnings statement. The stock price decline came despite an uptick in revenue.
Carrying on from Part 1 yesterday, we round out our predictions for the US dietary supplements industry in 2018, including CBD, transparency, personalized nutrition, Amazon, the food-supplement interface, and Congress.
A bill that seeks to restrict the ability to provide nutrition advice to only a small group of accredited professionals has advanced farther than it ever has in the New York State legislature.
In an effort to maintain product knowledge standards among employees in its 9,000+ retail, franchise, and distribution locations, GNC has partnered with software company ePath Leaning Inc. to train its employees.
Multi-level marketing giant New Avon LLC added a line of dietary supplements into its product portfolio, which is dominated by cosmetics and personal hygiene products.
From entrepreneurs pioneering new farming methods and food technologies, to big brands adjusting to the changing landscape, FOOD VISION USA 2017 brought together a wide cross-section of industry players to explore how the industry is facing the challenges...
With GNC shares trading near 52-week and all time lows and the collapse of a planned bond issue the rumors of a sale of the parent company are likely to gather steam in the coming year.
In an effort to gain more out of its new online subscription service, The Vitamin Shoppe has announced a partnership with platform provider OrderGroove to increase customer enrolment points, and streamline data between brick-and-mortar and online channels.
Natural Grocers will slash the pace of new store openings to focus more on shoring up the performance of existing outlets, the company announced recently.
Increased competition in the sports nutrition space caused dietary supplements retailer Vitamin Shoppe to report its biggest loss since going public in 2009 and sent the share price reeling.
The Natural Products Association has sent a letter to breakaway organization SENPA demanding it stop using a logo that NPA claims infringes on its trademarks.
