Vitamin Angels

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.

Shaklee expands Meology personalized nutrition program to include prenatals

22-Nov-2022 By Danielle Masterson

Wellness brand Shaklee recently introduced Meology Prenatal, an extension of the core Meology line, to support all three natal phases.

Vitamin Angels bridges nutritional divide

01-Feb-2022 By Danielle Masterson

Following a successful 2021, the nonprofit hopes to continue to expand their reach with the help of donors and partners.

Bayer teams with Vitamin Angels to reach 50 million vulnerable mothers and kids annually

09-Feb-2021 By Hank Schultz

Multinational pharmaceutical giant Bayer has teamed with Vitamin Angels on a Nutrient Gap Initiative, with a goal to affect the lives of 50 million underserved consumers annually by the year 2030.

Vitamin Angels launches initiative to tackle coronavirus impact

22-Jul-2020 By Danielle Masterson

The sales of vitamins and mineral supplements has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 outbreak as many rush out to stock up on immunity ingredients — but not everyone has that luxury.

Vitamin Angels expands reach to 2 million pregnant women in 2019

18-Dec-2019 By Danielle Masterson

The charity helped reached more than 70 million children in about 70 countries, including the US, with the vital nutrients they need as a foundation for good health.

In support of Vitamin Angels, The Vitamin Shoppe kicks off holiday campaign to save lives

03-Dec-2019 By Danielle Masterson

The charity aims to create a healthier world by providing vitamins to mothers and children under five at risk of malnutrition — reducing preventable illness, blindness, and death.

Vitamin Shoppe shares drop after competing bid falls through

26-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Earlier this month we reported that Vitamin Shoppe got a competing bid - but now that new player has dropped out of the bidding game.

Walgreens helps Vitamin Angels reach over 200 million women and children

11-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Vitamin Angels and Walgreens have announced they have reached a new milestone in their partnership to improve child and maternal health.

News in brief

Healthy Directions sponsors Vitamin Angels

16-Aug-2019 By Adi Menayang

Healthy Directions, a company which retails nutritional supplements and topical products co-branded with and formulated by doctors, announced that it is now a corporate sponsor of Vitamin Angels.

Diem labs is donating $20,000 to Vitamin Angels in honor of the charity’s 25th birthday

19-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

Diem Labs, a three-year-old dietary supplement and medical food company, has pledged $20,000 to the charity Vitamin Angels.

Vitamin Angels reached 51 million children and mothers in 2016

10-Feb-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Vitamin Angels will host corporate supporters from the natural products industry at its annual reception in March, as the charity announced it reached more children and mothers than ever before.

Vitamin Angels boosts efforts in Indonesia with MOU

28-Apr-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Vitamin Angels has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Muhammadiyah, among the largest and oldest charitable organizations in Indonesia, to collaborate on alleviating micronutrient deficiency among children under age 5.

Vitamin Angels to expand prenatal multivitamin program

25-Nov-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

Vitamin Angels is dedicating more resources to its prenatal multivitamin program following an important publication by the prestigious Cochrane Collaboration supporting the efficacy of prenatal vitamins.

Vitamin Angels premieres online documentary to broaden its message

26-Mar-2014 By Hank Schultz

Vitamin Angels, a nonprofit organization that has delivered millions of servings of vitamin A and other vitamins to at-risk children and mothers worldwide, has premiered an online documentary that shows some of the communities the organization serves...

BCAAs, Vitamin Angels, and adulteration of botanicals: Key lessons from NutraIngredients-USA’s special editions – Part 2

20-Dec-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

From brain health to muscle building, and from malnutrition to botanicals, our special editions have set record traffic levels for their in-depth articles and exclusive content. Here, we have the second part of our round-up of the key lessons from the...

Vitamin World nears milestone of 10 million children helped through Vitamin Angels

03-Jul-2013 By Hank Schultz

Vitamin World, a division of supplements retailing giant NBTY, has concluded its third “Angels for Moms” campaign, raising $400,000 for the nonprofit Vitamin Angels, which provides vitamin A and other supplements for disadvantaged mothers and children...

Special edition: Battling malnutrition

Vitamin Angels: We could reach 100 million kids tomorrow if we had the funding

24-May-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

It started with an earthquake. Then a call from a local relief agency led to a mobilizing of connections. Nineteen years later and Vitamin Angels is reaching 30 million kids with micronutrients. But it could be so much more...

Combating 'hidden hunger' with Vitamin Angels

24-May-2013 By Stephen Daniells

Vitamin Angels is combating hidden hunger by helping children under five, pregnant women and new mothers gain access to lifesaving and life changing micronutrients. Check out this photo gallery to learn more about the causes of hidden hunger and see the...

CRN launches Life…supplemented mobile app: Vitamin Angels set to benefit from proceeds

28-Aug-2012 By Elaine Watson and Stephen Daniells

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has launched a mobile app for its 'Life…supplemented' campaign, with proceeds being donated to international charity Vitamin Angels.

Vitamin Angels to oversee DSM vitamin A-child blindness programme

12-Jan-2012

DSM is handing its developing world vitamin A-based anti-blindness project, Sight and Life, to Vitamin Angels, the charity that has connected ingredient suppliers with more than 24m children, especially those who are vitamin A deficient.

Vitamin Angels gets 5 million vitamin A doses from Ocean Nutrition Canada

15-Dec-2011

Omega-3 giant Ocean Nutrition Canada has donated five million doses of vitamin A to Vitamin Angels, and the company continues its longstanding relationship with the charitable organization.

Vitamin Angels welcomes KGK Synergize and Build Nutrition initiatives

09-May-2011

Contract research organization KGK Synergize has announced a new initiative to donate a portion of every contract signed to Vitamin Angels, while Build Nutrition will work towards providing the means to distribute a bottle of vitamins to a pregnant woman.

February 2011 in pictures: Vitamin Angels, Aker's trawler, and zinc for colds

04-Mar-2011 By Stephen Daniells

First up this month: Vitamin Angels distributed over 345,000 zinc tablets, used in diarrhea treatment for children, to two Millennium Villages in Kenya. The tablets were donated by the American health company Novus, parent company of Stratum Nutrition....

345,000 zinc tablets donated to fight diarrhea in Kenya

09-Feb-2011

Vitamin Angels has distributed over 345,000 zinc tablets, used in diarrhea treatment for children, to two Millennium Villages in Kenya. The tablets were donated by the American health company Novus, parent company of Stratum Nutrition.

‘Life…supplemented’ donates $10,000 to Vitamin Angels

20-Jan-2011

Vitamin Angels will receive a $10,000 donation from the "Life…supplemented" campaign, an amount determined by consumer participation in the campaign’s live video stream hosted by Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien on January 5.

Vitamin Angels sends help to Haiti

18-Jan-2010

Non-profit group Vitamin Angels is shipping one million multivitamin pills to help children who have been affected by the earthquake in Haiti that has killed more than 50,000 people.

The untold success stories of vitamins

18-Nov-2009 By Stephen Daniells

As the world population increases, so does the shadow of malnutrition. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children, yet continues to cause blindness in up to 500,000 children each year. Vitamin Angels is making...