Danisco's HOWARU Bifido probiotic is to be included in all Marks
and Spencer's yoghurt and dairy products - an announcement
coinciding with the Danish company's latest results that show
cultures are a major growth driver.
Canadian supplement maker Jamieson Laboratories says it is
aggressively pursuing international expansion plans to meet rising
demand in markets like China.
Recently acquired Solgar is already earning its spurs for NBTY,
boosting sales by $17 million in Q4 2005 to avert a $10 million
decline compared to last year.
The venture capital firm Bluestem announced last week that it has
made a "sizeable" investment in Renutra, the manufacturer of
the supplement Hydra Joint.
Good growth for supermarket brand vitamin and drug maker Perrigo
reflects the growing role of the mass market both in its home
market, the US, and the UK.
Despite a continued decline in sales from its Vitamin World retail
stores, nutritional supplement manufacturer NBTY announced strong
results for the fiscal third quarter, thanks again mainly to the
sales of Rexall product lines.
Sales and profits at leading supplement retailer GNC surged in the
fourth quarter after a flat performance in the prior months and
increased competition eroded the year's earnings.
Chromium products maker Nutrition 21 is extending the market for
its Lite Bites Fat Fighting System nutrition bars, with
distribution on a retail test market to begin this week.
Leading supplements retailer General Nutrition Centers (GNC) has
announced a range of initiatives designed to ensure consumers use
nutritional supplements safely.The initiatives include an ID
policy, a review of its labeling and the...
Under a new agreement Leiner Health Products is to market and sell
Lite Bites Nutrition Bars, the flagship weight loss product made by
Nutrition 21, a developer of nutritional products.
It may seem like a simple equation, but scientists at Southampton
University in the UK have categorically shown it to be true. The
opening of a major new food retail outlet in an area with
previously poor access to food shops can...
The weight loss programme called Body Solutions, created by the US
group Mark Nutritionals, will now be available in retail outlets
throughout the US, the first time the product has been available in
shops.
Soyfoods are one of the fastest growing sectors in the food
industry, now worth US$ 3.2 billion (€3.4bn), according to a new
study. The study also reveals that soyfoods are moving into the
mainstream, away from health food specialists.