Dietary Supplements Industry

Congressman questions ‘FDA’s failure to act’ on NOW’s testing results

15-Apr-2024 By Stephen Daniells

South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan has written to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf asking for clarification on several dietary supplements issues, including a perceived lack of a response from the Agency to test results from NOW Health Group of...

4th Annual Business Leaders Forum: Hear directly from the C-suite at Gaia Herbs, NOW, Nouri, Pharmavite, & The Vitamin Shoppe

19-Dec-2023 By Stephen Daniells

From the state of the market to the impact of inflation, mega trends like mushrooms and women’s health, the TikTok effect, working with influencers and brand ambassadors, the NutraIngredients-USA’s Business Leaders Forum will dig deep into a range of...

Announcing the DSHEA Summit: A landmark event bringing together the architects of the law & leading industry voices

04-Dec-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Join Scott Bass, Loren Israelsen, Bob Durkin, Jim Emme, and more industry luminaries for NutraIngredients-USA’s landmark DSHEA Summit.

CRN at 50: Our underlying values haven’t changed

18-Sep-2023 By Stephen Daniells

As the Council for Responsible Nutrition celebrates its 50th anniversary, NutraIngredients-USA caught up with Steve Mister, CRN President and CEO, to hear about the association’s history, its commitment to its founding values, and how it is gearing up...

5 take-aways we learned during our Business Leaders Forum

27-Jan-2023 By Stephen Daniells

From 2022 sales numbers to consumer enthusiasm remaining high, and from progress with equality and diversity in the industry to the growth in awareness around the importance of the microbiome for health, there were lots of talking points from our 3rd...

This Wednesday! Hear directly from the CEOs of NOW, Nouri, Pharmavite & SuperGut

23-Jan-2023 By Stephen Daniells

From the state of the market to the impact of inflation, and from regulatory initiatives like mandatory product listing to equality and diversity in the industry, the NutraIngredients-USA’s Business Leaders Forum will dig deep into a range of industry...

SHARE YOUR INSIGHTS

We want to hear from you! NutraIngredients-USA survey assesses state of industry

07-Dec-2022 By Stephen Daniells

Are your supply chain challenges easing? Did you have to reformulate products because of ingredient shortages? Which ingredients will burn brightest in 2023? Will we see a renewed push for mandatory product listing for dietary supplements?

MLM's over the top earnings claims sent to FTC for possible enforcement

06-Sep-2022 By Hank Schultz

A multilevel marketing company’s earnings claims have been referred to the US Federal Trade Commission after the firm allegedly failed to respond to a self regulation inquiry.

NPA urges pushback on California supplement sales restrictions that are likely to become law

26-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

The National Products Association is urging members to ask California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would place restrictions on the sale of some dietary supplements.

Alkemist Labs launches quality program featuring easy to read test results, verification seal for labels

24-May-2022 By Hank Schultz

Alkemist Labs has announced a new quality and transparency program featuring validated, simplified test documents that can be shared with clients and customers. It’s the culmination of a seven year development process, the company said.

Inflation to hit Herbalife’s growth as it comes out of pandemic sales hangover

25-Feb-2022 By Hank Schultz

Multi level marketing giant Herbalife has seen sales slow coming out of the pandemic and said that inflation will restrain growth in the coming year.

Lessons from NutraIngredients-USA's Business Leaders Forum

02-Feb-2022 By Stephen Daniells

Ongoing category growth, evolving immunity positioning, reacting to social media, and the long-tail of supply chain issues were just some of the take-aways from our recent Business Leaders Forum, which brought together the CEOs of Pharmavite, NOW, and...

The Business Leaders Forum is back! Join us in January for insights from the top

16-Dec-2021 By Stephen Daniells

Start 2022 with insights from CEOs from some of the industry’s leading companies in a wide-ranging, interactive, and FREE webinar on NutraIngredients-USA.

Probiotics skin care launch helps Nature’s Sunshine post record results

11-Aug-2021 By Hank Schultz

In concord with a trend affecting most of the multi level marketing companies selling dietary supplements, Nature’s Sunshine has posted another quarter of record results, buoyed by surging sales in Asia, South America and Poland.

Democratic Senators request $3.75 million increase in ODSP budget

13-Jul-2021 By Stephen Daniells

Five Democratic Senators have cosigned a letter the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies asking for a significant increase for the budget for the Office of Dietary Supplement...

HR exec: ‘In 20+ years, I’ve never experienced a labor market as fluid & as unpredictable as the current market’

12-Jul-2021 By Stephen Daniells

As the US economy surges back, many industries are bracing themselves for a tsunami of employee turnover. In the first of our two articles on the changing HR landscape, NutraIngredients-USA explores the challenges of staff retention and how the dietary...

Everton FC nutrition chief says supplements both help and hinder his cause

23-Mar-2021 By Hank Schultz

Supplementation forms a key part of the nutrition protocol of Everton FC, one of the oldest clubs in English football. It’s part of a revamp of the club’s approach to fueling players, brought on by the team’s first dedicated head of nutrition. But supplements...

Strong supplement sales help drive Natural Grocers’ 15.2% revenue growth

08-Feb-2021 By Hank Schultz

Natural Grocers posted strong earnings growth in its first quarter, driven partly by robust sales of dietary supplements.

CEO Forum: ‘Clearly & unequivocally stating that racism & intolerance have no place in our organizations has impact’

01-Feb-2021 By Stephen Daniells

“A diverse team is the best team, so don’t we want to create that for the industry as a whole to raise our game across the board?” asked an industry CEO last week.

Business Leaders Forum: Hear directly from the CEOs of The Vitamin Shoppe, Pharmavite, SmartyPants & NOW!

18-Jan-2021 By Stephen Daniells

Start 2021 with insights from CEOs of some of the industry’s leading companies in a wide-ranging, interactive, and FREE webinar on NutraIngredients-USA.

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY SURVEY

NutraIngredients-USA survey on the state of the US Dietary Supplements industry in 2020

02-Dec-2020 By Stephen Daniells

How has Covid-19 affected business? Beyond immunity which categories were big winners in 2020? And did we learn anything about delivery formats this year?

Bill introduced to extend HSA, FSA eligibility to supplements

07-Aug-2020 By Hank Schultz

The Natural Products Association said it has worked with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND to introduce a bill that would allow tax-advantaged medical spending accounts to be used for certain categories of dietary supplements.

Trade orgs ask IRS to allow flex spending accounts to go toward supplement purchases

20-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

A group of trade associations has asked the IRS to allow the use of tax advantaged medical savings accounts to be used for the purchase of dietary supplements, a move that the group says could support consumers’ health as well as boost the economy.

Natural Grocers raises workers’ pay, adjusts store hours to respond to disease crisis

08-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

Dietary supplement retailer and organic grocery purveyor Natural Grocers has responded to the coronavirus crisis by increasing workers’ pay and expanding store hours to include time specifically to serve at risk populations.

Twinlab recovery story adds chapter with new manufacturing agreement

18-Feb-2020 By Hank Schultz

Twinlab Consolidation Corp. has entered into a manufacturing agreement with a new contract manufacturer as part of an ongoing effort to rejuvenate the legacy brand.

Taking secrecy out of contract manufacturing can be a win-win, CEO says

10-Feb-2020 By Hank Schultz

Transparency ought to be a key part of the contract manufacturing relationship, says the CEO of a fast growing California company.

USANA's sales fall; future outlook dimmed by coronavirus crisis

07-Feb-2020 By Hank Schultz

USANA Health Sciences net sales dropped 7% in fiscal 2019 according to its annual report. The future outlook is clouded even further by the expected continuing market dislocations caused by the coronavirus crisis in China.

Trade organizations enthusiastic about Washington bill to exempt supplements from taxes

24-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

A bill introduced this week in the Washington State Senate would exempt dietary supplements from state sales and use taxes.

From the editor's desk

Reason for optimism in supplements market

03-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

As the dietary supplement industry enters the century’s third decade there is significant reason to be optimistic about the decade ahead.

FDA warns consumers about recalled products months after consent decree

17-Dec-2019 By Hank Schultz

A call from FDA to consumers to avoid products recalled as part of an enforcement action underscores how difficult it can be to get offending articles off the market.

Private label, CBD launches help drive Natural Grocers’ profits

18-Nov-2019 By Hank Schultz

Private label offerings and a successful CBD launch are helping Natural Grocers show a solid profit, according to company executives.

Riding on personalized nutrition wave, Care/of co-founders want to streamline the supplement shopping experience

13-Dec-2016 By Adi Menayang

Care/of is one of the many personalized nutrition start-ups that popped up this year. The concept is straightforward: The platform recommends three to four of 30 widely recognized supplements to users after filling a questionnaire, and provides an option...

Can auditing, certifying, and verifying be more streamlined? Yes, says UNPA chief

16-Sep-2016 By By Adi Menayang at the Rocky Mountain Dietary Supplement Forum in Boulder, CO

Loren Israelsen, President of the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) called the current auditing landscape of the dietary supplements industry as “redundant, expensive, and inconsistent”

Tespo: The ‘complete delivery system’ boosting compliance with liquid supplements

26-Jul-2016 By Stephen Daniells

With a dispenser that sits nicely on the counter, Tespo is aiming to boost compliance and deliver the daily nutrients and bioactives in a liquid.

Consumer confidence, transparency & innovation: What's going on in the dietary supplements industry?

07-Jun-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Schneiderman, McCaskill, Cohen, Frontline… it’s been blow after blow for the dietary supplements industry, so you have to ask if consumer confidence and trust in the products have been affected.

Is it time for industry to swallow Schneiderman's bitter pill?

27-May-2015 By Hank Schultz

Should the dietary supplements industry look at the actions of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a wake-up call? There are many valid reasons to brush off his actions as mere grandstanding, but if for nothing other than political purposes...

NutraIngredients-USA predicts top industry influences in 2015

05-Jan-2015 By Stephen Daniells

As the New Year begins, NutraIngredients-USA predicts the top challenges and opportunities for the US dietary supplements industry in the year ahead.

Post election committee shuffles emphasize need for industry engagement, observers say

11-Nov-2014 By Hank Schultz

The landslide victory of Republican House and Senate candidates in the recent midterm elections will have broad implications for the dietary supplements business. But even with the GOP now holding majorities in both houses, it’s still business as usual,...

Dispatches from SupplySide West 2013

UNPA's new organizational structure aims to cultivate new Congressional leadership

22-Nov-2013 By Hank Schultz

The United Natural Products Alliance is expanding in a focused state-by-state approach as a way to most effectively cultivate the next generation of legislative advocates who can take over in Washington, said UNPA president Loren Israelsen.

CRN Annual Conference

CRN's Mister challenges companies to 'decide where they stand…who they stand with…and then take a stand'

19-Sep-2013 By Stephen Daniells in Park City, Utah

The decisions the US dietary supplements industry makes over the next three years will determine the long-term direction of the industry, said CRN's Steve Mister, and then challenged companies to 'decide where they stand'.

AREDS2, FDA warning letters, and GMO labeling: May 2013 in pictures

04-Jun-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

There wasn’t a dull moment in May for the US dietary supplements industry, with the highly anticipated AREDS2 data being published, FDA enforcement, and the GMO issue all making headlines.

DHA, K2, South America, NY on sports supplements, and a month of awards: March 2013 in pictures

02-Apr-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

There wasn’t a dull moment in March for the US dietary supplements industry, with scientific breakthroughs, regulatory wrangles, association and organizational awards, and South American opportunities all making headlines.

2012’s predictions: How did we do?

14-Dec-2012 By Stephen DANIELLS

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 come to pass.

GMPs, elections, and multivitamins: November 2012 in pictures

30-Nov-2012 By Stephen Daniells

It was a fascinating month for the US dietary supplements industry, with presidential elections, GMPs, multivitamins, and anti-adulteration initiatives all grabbing the headlines.

October 2012 in pictures: Multivitamins, supplement sales, and $1.2 billion for Schiff

01-Nov-2012

There was a lot of good news in October! NutraIngredients-USA looks back at an important month for the dietary supplements industry, which included the proposed acquisition of Schiff by Bayer, another attempt by Sen Durbin to stop energy drinks, and that multivitamin...

Industry champion Hatch wins Utah republican primary

28-Jun-2012 By Stephen DANIELLS

The dietary supplements industry in Utah and beyond has welcomed Sen. Orrin Hatch’s victory in his state's republican primary.

Safety & efficacy – The industry’s mission statement in two small words

30-May-2012 By Stephen Daniells

Company mottos and mission statements are marvelous – they talk about lofty goals, commitments to people and the environment, and leaving the planet a better place than how they found it. But boil it all down and there are only two words that companies...