There’s a demand for unique wellness remedies, according to Teasäne founder Herman Friedman. He believes his botanically-driven brand of teas, supplements, extracts and face cream can meet that growing demand.
A recent NPR program on the subject of dietary supplements was a sign both of how far the industry has come in terms of recognition of its legitimacy and how far it has yet to go.
Missouri-based Stratum Nutrition entered an agreement with North Carolina company Natures Crops International to distribute the latter’s Ahiflower omega-3 ingredient in North America. According to an executive, the partnership will help increase clinical...
Chinese investment into Australian health firms, including supplement manufacturers, will continue to grow as the country's healthcare system matures and the population ages, analysts from KPMG are forecasting.
A new survey of 1,035 adults revealed that 60% are extremely concerned about contracting a new or particularly resilient strain of flu this year, and 47% take vitamin C or a preventative supplement as a precaution.
Natural Grocers’ stock price plunged more than 25% yesterday after the company missed profit projections in its most recent earnings statement. The stock price decline came despite an uptick in revenue.
The application of statistical techniques to personalized nutrition has allowed Sergio Radovcic, founder of supplement marketer Styr Labs, to take the concept to new levels of sophistication.
Accusations levelled at Nestlé claim the Swiss corporate giants mislead consumers with nutritional claims about its infant formula products, flouting ethical marketing codes in the process.
Immudyne, a company founded on the development of a beta glucan immune health ingredient, has sold that business amid a restructuring that positions it solely as a direct response marketing company.
Michigan-based Zivo Bioscience signed an agreement with Chinese algae producer Tianjin Norland Biotech, making the latter one of the first growers to be signed by Zivo to supply dried biomass for different applications.
French speciality ingredients supplier Naturex has already launched two new products on the back of a global agreement with Cura Global Health for its line of fermented Koji Minerals.
Innovation is happening at all levels of the dietary supplement industry and is carving out new paths to market, driven by the application of advanced statistical techniques, participants in a NutraIngredients-USA panel said.
Carrying on from Part 1 yesterday, we round out our predictions for the US dietary supplements industry in 2018, including CBD, transparency, personalized nutrition, Amazon, the food-supplement interface, and Congress.
As the New Year begins, NutraIngredients-USA looks at some of the big trends, hot ingredients, and strong influences affecting the US dietary supplements industry in 2018.
Vitafoods survey shows digestive health is top concern for industry – for the first time
An increasing consumer interest in probiotics and the microbiome could be one reason why digestive health has hit the top of the nutraceutical and functional food industry agenda for the first time, say experts.
With the rise of functional foods, US-based Seppic, which distributes ingredients by French chemical firm Isaltis, is changing the focus of its marketing efforts for chelated magnesium ingredient Givomag to highlight its flexibility for inclusion in a...
Where does the tide of innovation stand in dietary supplements? An online forum set for 11:30 AM Eastern time tomorrow hosted by NutraIngredients-USA will seek to answer this question.
Seasonal Affective Disorder is a surprisingly common complaint, and might provide another avenue for probiotic manufacturers to market their products, a nutritionist has said.
In a relentless pursuit of 'scale', Aker BioMarine has now become the world's undisputed leader in krill oil supply. The purpose is not mere aggrandizement, but rather, to have the necessary wherewithal to grow the category with science...
Packed with MCT oil, kale, pumpkin seed protein and probiotics, start-up Bear Squeeze wants to be known as a “higher-end, cleaner Soylent,” said co-founder and president Max Baumann.
Thorne is introducing five different tests that can be performed at home, designed to provide insight to create a personal plan of what to eat, how to exercise, and whether to add nutritional supplements.
One of Frutarom’s first actions upon completing its acquisition of Enzymotec is to offload its krill business to Aker in a €21.6 million deal, the company confirmed in a statement.
Benexia CEO: “The plant-based blends industry is booming and we want to be a partner for new product development for our customers.”
Chilean chia supplier Benexia announced earlier this month that it is launching a line of omega-3 softgel supplements, as well as a line of chia-based packaged food under the brand Sow.
The weight management supplement market appears to be nearing the end of growth, perhaps in part because the users of the products aren’t. In weight, that is.
As weight management products enter a new landscape with sales expected to flatten out over the next five to ten years, well-researched ingredients will be well positioned to weather that storm and to continue to prosper, suppliers said.
A number of ingredients have fared well in the weight management game, generating solid sales over the years. Others have burned brightly and then flamed out fast.
Branded ingredient distributor CK Nutraceuticals, up to now a Canadian market specialist, is leveraging a deal with a direct response marketing company to expand into the US market.
The term ‘weight management supplement’ may conjure associations with the passé and unpopular ‘weight loss pill,’ despite the diversity of delivery formats and functions the category offers consumers.
Eurofins North America’s food division acquired Craft Technologies, Inc., a contract laboratory that specializes in analysis of nutrients, vitamins, carotenoids, bioflavonoids and phytochemicals which received a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant...
The American Botanical Council passes a significant milestone this week with the publication of the 7,000th Herb Clip Research Summary. The service helps stakeholders keep abreast of the rapidly expanding body of botanical ingredient research.
Industry and consumer interest in adaptogens is on the rise, but the list of actual adaptogens may be a lot smaller than many think, says a leading expert.
Herbalife has chosen South Korea for the launch of its new personalised nutrition programme, Gene Start, as it seeks to capitalise on growing APAC demand for customised health solutions.
With stark branding design and claims printed boldly on its minimalist packages, co-founder of Ohio-based startup Alcyon Health believes his company is filling in a gap in the reproductive health supplement category.
New leadership at NSF's AuthenTechnologies unit will 'more closely align' it with the organization's 'core scientific testing and research services', and will help to better define where DNA testing is best used, the division's...
The new name of the Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program better identifies it, but doesn’t change the underlying principles on which is it grounded.
Multi-level marketing company Usana announced that it landed a deal with USA Nordic, an organization representing US athletes in ski jumping and Nordic Combine, as its official supplement supplier—in time for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South...
After more than 10 years guiding the most successful organization of its type within the supplements industry, Adam Ismail has announced he will step down as the executive director of GOED at the end of February.
Canadian company Formula Four Beverages has announced a partnership with German soccer club FC Bayern München for use of and promotion of its OxiGen brand of oxygen enhanced water.
In an effort to maintain product knowledge standards among employees in its 9,000+ retail, franchise, and distribution locations, GNC has partnered with software company ePath Leaning Inc. to train its employees.
New year, new leadership—DNA testing specialist NSF AuthenTechnologies announced the appointment of Dr. Jesse Miller, director of applied research at parent company NSF International, as the company’s new leader.
As consumer interest in boosting cognitive performance continues, more products are launched in the nootropic category. The latest addition to the category comes in the form of Oregon-based supplements company Mt. Angel Vitamins’ Brain Boost.
Is the tide of innovation in the dietary supplement industry waxing or waning? An expert says that there is plenty of innovation happening if you are willing to look hard enough.
New York-based LeBaronBrown Industries, a private investment firm, acquired a majority interest in American International Chemical, Inc. (AIC) for an undisclosed sum.
