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LifeVantage rides wave of single-serve supplements with Vitality Stack Packets launch

30-Jan-2018 By Adi Menayang

Multi-level marketing supplement firm LifeVantage is now offering a single-serve packet format for its Vitality Stack line.

Cargill & PURIS team to expand production of pea protein to feed demand for plant-based options

17-Jan-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

A joint venture between ingredient suppliers Cargill and PURIS announced today will allow for the significant expansion of pea protein production at a time when more consumers are looking for plant-based options that deliver health benefits, are sustainable...

Online event to examine promise, potential pitfalls of botanicals

12-Jul-2017 By Hank Schultz

The botanicals sector has driven much of the innovation in the dietary supplement industry over the years. It’s also a point of risk, with regulators, lawmakers and media commentators voicing suspicions about this class of products

AFS opens innovation center in concert with University of Iowa

24-Jan-2017 By Hank Schultz

Applied Food Sciences has expanded its capabilities with a dedicated R&D center supported by a collaboration with the University of Iowa.

Taiyo's support helps marketer navigate non GMO certification waters

14-Jun-2016 By Hank Schultz

Supplement marketer Tomorrow’s Nutrition has announced Non-GMO Project Verified status for its Sunfiber prebiotic supplement, a certification the company says was made possible only though vigorous support from the supplier, Taiyo.

PLT Health Solutions creates quality umbrella to better communicate transparency, efficacy message

13-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

Transparency. Traceability. These are the watchwords of the market these days, and branded ingredient supplier PLT Health Solutions is trying to take this bull by the horns with a new program called PLT 360.

Herbalife bolsters communications team with hiring of PepsiCo exec

28-Jul-2014 By Hank Schultz

Network marketing giant Herbalife has made a high-profile addition to its management team with the hiring of Alan L Hoffman in the newly established role of executive vice president of global corporate affairs.

Respect for science behind ingredients drives Sabinsa on Wheels, exec says

10-Sep-2013 By Hank Schultz

Sabinsa’s founder say a need to educate the marketplace on the science behind the ingredients that the company sells. What began as individual talks by Dr Muhammed Majeed has morphed into a multifaceted roadshow providing information not only on the...

Rainbow Light moves to new distribution model

01-Aug-2013 By Hank Schultz

Rainbow Light, a leading supplement manufacturer, has shuffled its executive team in a move to revamp how it goes to market. The company has appointed a new vice president of marketing and a new vice president of sales as it moves into a single-distributor...

UNPA welcomes Frank Lampe to help expand the organization’s core mission

13-Jun-2013

Industry veteran Frank Lampe has joined the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) as vice president of communications and industry relations to help the organization realize its expanded mission and membership objectives.

Suspension of NPA MarketPlace symptom of changing trade show landscape

20-Dec-2012 By Hank Schultz

New Hope Natural Media’s decision to suspend the NPA MarketPlace show for 2013 is symptomatic of changes in the trade show industry across all markets since the financial collapse of 2008, said Fred Linder, president of New Hope.

Start up couples sampling, social media to help manufacturers reach consumers

10-Sep-2012 By Hank Schultz

A start up in Lincoln, Neb. has cooked up an innovative way to put samples of supplements into the hands of qualified consumers in the coveted 19-34 age group.

USADA to name and shame contaminated supplements

27-Apr-2010 By Shane Starling in Secaucus, New Jersey

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has been methodically buying dietary supplements from vendors and websites like amazon.com and will produce a list of branded products that contain banned substances by the end of the summer.

Counterfeit material could tarnish chondroitin market

22-Apr-2010 By Shane Starling

Chondroitin suppliers are concerned an ongoing problem with counterfeit and contaminated material has the potential to stain the whole category, if public awareness rises.