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Probiota Pioneers: Calling all Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Microbiome start-ups!

12-Sep-2023 By Stephen Daniells

NutraIngredients is on the hunt for entrepreneurial consumer-facing, science- or technology-based start-ups to join our Probiota Pioneers session and present their company in Milan.

NutraWomen Wednesday: Amy Summers, Founder & President of Pitch Publicity

08-Mar-2023 By Danielle Masterson

While becoming an entrepreneur was not originally her ambition, Pitch Publicity quickly became Amy Summers’ calling.

Kerry unveils online resource to aid scale-up process

01-Jul-2022 By Hank Schultz

Irish ingredients giant Kerry has unveiled a new online resource meant to help entrepreneurs and emerging nutrition brands better manage the scale-up process.

NutraCast Podcast: Chris Petersen brings entrepreneurship to Ocean Spray

16-Jul-2021 By Danielle Masterson

CarryOn is a new line of CBD sparkling waters developed by Ocean Spray’s Lighthouse Incubator. CarryOn’s Managing Director, Christopher Petersen, joined the NutraCast to discuss the innovation Incubator and explain how he went from being an army officer...

NutraCast: Mary Berry on her astrology-inspired Cosmos Vita line

21-May-2021 By Danielle Masterson

The idea that a full moon can impact mental health, provoke strange behavior, and even cause illness dates back to thousands of years ago, and that belief is still strongly held by many today—including Mary Berry.

Well-grounded entrepreneurs stand best chance to catch crest of coming wave

23-Nov-2020 By Hank Schultz

The dietary supplement industry, with its low barriers to entry, is often welcoming to startup entrepreneurs. Many of these startups would have a better chance of success by having a solid foundation in the realities of the industry going in, rather...

Building an industry heavyweight: Startup fighting for global expansion

22-Jun-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

An entrepreneur with a passion for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has proven the power of a fighting attitude after taking his startup from a bedroom NPD factory to global expansion within three years.

Entrepreneur builds bee product line into budding powerhouse

06-Dec-2018 By Hank Schultz

A personal health crisis while traveling led entrepreneur Carly Stein to bee products, and she subsequently founded a thriving supplement and foods brand and has been recognized by a major business publication.

VIDEO: What's your vision for the future of food?

19-Dec-2017 By Elaine Watson

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...

Naturex strengthens US management team to boost customer intimacy

15-Feb-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Specialty ingredient giant Naturex has made strategic additions to its team of high-profile senior executives, as the company continues to work on delivering its Bright 2020 plan.

The BioCollective seeks to build big gut microbiome data set

30-Aug-2016 By Hank Schultz

A Colorado-based startup is taking a crowd-sourcing type approach to the assembly of a statistically significant amount of microbiome data.

Tech solutions to show health effects in real time seen as new hope in supplement investment picture

04-May-2016 By Hank Schultz

Having the right team to execute on an idea is the key to attracting investment capital, experts say. But finding the right idea, that’s a bit more of a stretch and can provide a bigger payoff.

News in brief

NutraClick CEO named as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 finalist in New England

30-May-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Daniel Wallace, CEO of Boston, MA-based NutraClick, has been selected as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 Award in the New England Region.

Crowd-funding: SmartyPants raises an additional $2.2 million, but how are other supplement start-ups doing?

06-May-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

SmartyPants Vitamins has just announced that it has closed a $2.2 million second round of financing via CircleUp, bringing their crowdfunding total to $4.7 million, but what separates this company from other supplement entrepreneurs?

What are the hottest trends in food and beverage? Find out at the FoodNavigator-USA business leaders round table debate

10-Jan-2014 By Elaine WATSON

What’s hot and what’s not in the US food and beverage market? Gluten-free? Chickpea snacks? Plant eggs? Gourmet popcorn? 

The FoodNavigator-USA business leaders round table debate

Who is driving innovation in the US food & beverage market? Find out at the FoodNavigator-USA business leaders round table debate

12-Dec-2013 By Elaine WATSON

What are the hottest trends in food and beverage? And are the big bucks really in blue-sky innovation, or have the most successful firms played with an existing concept and just done a better job at executing, marketing and selling it? 

MetaBrand seeks to use deep pool of talent to nurture nascent brands

11-Mar-2013 By Hank Schultz

MetaBrand, a New Jersey-based brand consulting firm, has brought what the company calls an unparalleled array of talent, services and capabilities under one roof to help kick start natural products launches, be they supplements, beverages or cosmetics.

Big M&As recede, financing activity accelerates, NCN's Ferrier says

06-Sep-2012 By Hank Schultz

Two recent releases from the Nutrition Capital Network paint a variegated picture of M&A and investment activity in the natural products business: Big fish have eaten many of the medium size fish, but there are plenty of smaller fish left in the tank...