The Vitamin Shoppe sold to tax franchiser for $208 million
The Vitamin Shoppe has been acquired by Liberty Tax in an all cash deal worth $208 million.
Archives for August 15, 2019
‘Promising’: Multi-strain probiotic may held modulate behavior in healthy people
Supplementing the diet with a combination of different probiotic strains may modulate behavior in healthy volunteers, says a new RCT from Austria that supports the role of the gut-brain axis.
Functional water brand Phocus expands distribution footprint with two new grocery chains
Phocus, a beverage with caffeine and L-theanine, has added grocery retailers Lucky’s Market and GIANT Food Stores to its distribution footprint.
Study supports branded hesperidin’s performance enhancing potential
Researchers in Spain linked consumption of a citrus-derived form of hesperidin to improved anaerobic performance in amateur cyclists.
Edible flowers can contribute to daily dose of vitamin E, study suggests
A flower a day keeps the doctor away? Study highlights two flowers as source of healthy fatty-acids, carotenoids, and more.
China struggles see Blackmores’ profit drop 24% but sales surge in Vietnam and Indonesia
Australia’s biggest supplement firm Blackmores saw profits drop 24% over the last year, with struggling performance in China cited as the key factor.