Packaging is often the first interaction that shoppers have with a product and most consumers agree it plays a major role in their purchasing decisions.
Consumer and retail private equity specialist True has acquired a majority stake in the UK-based egaming energy drink startup Sneak, as it looks to boost international expansion.
The Geneva, NY-based company supplies water-soluble cannabinoid and botanical ingredients. During an interview at SupplySide East, Hunter Friedland, founder and CEO, explained how Cirona Labs was born out of Cornell University.
Israeli fermentation specialist NextFerm reportedly has a new protein ingredient in the works that is set to debut at the upcoming Supply Side West trade show in October.
The American Herbal Products Association has announced a focus on immunity for its annual Congress event that traditionally is scheduled to follow on the Supply Side West trade show in Las Vegas.
Sales of herbal supplements in the US grew by a record-breaking 17.3% in 2020, with elderberry supplements surging to almost $320 million in the combined mainstream and natural channels.
German specialty chemicals firm Evonik is entering the Brazilian market with its bioavailability-enhanced omega-3 ingredients platform branded as AvailOm.
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced 12 winners of a challenge aimed at increasing supply chain transparency and traceability for ingredients and whole foods.
The California Legislature has passed a bipartisan bill to establish rules for the production and marketing of CBD/hemp products. Proponents expect Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign the bill into law before the Oct. 10 deadline.
New data suggests lactobacilli probiotics are beneficial for pregnant women, especially in reducing vulvovaginal symptoms and recurrences of vaginal candidiasis.
A pilot study suggests that an app- and web-based approach could be an “inexpensive” and “high value” way of promoting accurate information on pregnancy and early life nutrition.
The increasing interest in boosting and maintaining brain health is driving product demand all over the world, as consumers look for supplements to help improve memory, focus, mood, sleep, creativity, and other brain functions.
Amazon heightened the priority of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 when it announced to dietary supplement sellers that ISO accreditation is required, along with Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) in order to sell products on its online retail platform.
Seppic’s branded coriander seed oil and phytoceramides converge inside an innovative delivery system that enables a dual approach to beauty-from-within.
Branded ingredient firm AIDP has achieved Health Canada registration for a prebiotic beauty-from-within offering. The approval will help the company capitalize on a wave of interest in such ingredients brought on by the global pandemic, according to...
New 'vegan collagen' brand VeCollal, in collaboration with AminoLabs, has created an ingredient which claims to mimic the amino acid profile of human collagen exactly.
As we head into Fall, immunity is in focus. Expect the season to bring in adaptogenic mushroom extracts, probiotics and a few ayurvedic ingredients for good measure.
The nutraceutical industry has lamented a lack of clarity over a new factory registration rule that the Chinese authorities will be implementing from January 1, 2022.
As immune health remains top of mind, vitamin D supplementation has gained wide attention. During an interview at SupplySide East, Crystal Webber, RD, senior sales manager at Kappa Bioscience, said the sunshine vitamin works best with a lesser known nutrient.
The US Food and Drug Administration has sent another warning letter in its decade-long campaign against the use of the weight loss drug sibutramine in dietary supplements.
As popular and as in demand CBD is, there is a huge chunk of the population who can’t see what the fuss is all about. Why? Because CBD products made from hemp could contain THC, a molecule that will lead to failed drug tests.
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The global shipping crisis brought on by the pandemic is continuing to strain supply chains and raise costs, a number of companies have told NutraIngredients-USA.
A company founded by a nitric oxide research pioneer will donate $790,000 worth of supplements to Nepal to help combat the COVID-19 treatment crisis there.
Fitsport Nutrition Foods, a Hyderabad-based company specialising in energy and protein bars, has ventured into the highly competitive US market with a bigger bar via a listing on Amazon US.
Cyanotech, a legacy firm producing spirulina and astaxanthin supplements, reported a return to strong growth after a year of flat financial results in 2020.
Algae product developer Zivo Bioscience Inc said its successful capital raise will allow it to finally achieve market scale for its algae-derived ingredients, well over a decade after beginning the development process.
Concerns over immune health and the pandemic has thrust the humble mushroom into the spotlight as experts hail the fungi’s ability to interact with gut microbes that influence healthy immune and inflammatory responses.
The biotechnology startup recently closed its Series A funding round with $8.6 million investments, led by Cargill. Other investors include SOSV (IndieBio), Moai Capital, Digitalis Ventures, Michelson Found Animals Foundation and R/GA Ventures.
Natural Grocers reported a decrease in sales momentum in the third quarter of its fiscal 2021 when compared to last year’s pandemic-fueled buying spree. But the company’s private label supplements sales buoyed results.
Our everyday habits and behaviors have dramatically shifted in the past two years and they continue to do so—including our dietary supplements routine. So what trends will be left in 2021 and what will roll over into 2022?
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.
A recent analysis has found that the global infant formula ingredients market is expanding steadily with the rising middle class and the demand for high-quality infant formula gains traction.
Tapping into the rising consumer interest in mental health is about so much more than adding some magnesium to the mix so brands that want to win in this space will need to offer a value proposition through much more than just their products.
A legacy collagen company has rebranded to better fit the growing market it helped create. Now called Great Lakes Wellness, the company claims to be a pioneer of hydrolyzed collagen in the United States.
