Using the intestines as a sink for toxic waste products that pollute the bloodstreams of kidney disease patients is the aim of a probiotic dietary supplement made by Kibow Biotech and branded as Renadyl.
SmartyPants Vitamins, which specializes in delivering vitamin formulas via a gummy delivery system, has raised $2.59 million via a crowd funding platform to drive new growth. Getting the money was nice, but saving time was even better, said company co...
Supplement manufacturer Doctor’s Best learned some surprising things through the first six months of its front-of-label QR code education initiative. While it was aimed at consumers, it’s the retailers who seem to use it the most.
When Garden of Life looked at extending its protein and meal replacement lines with coffee and yerba mate flavors, the company was looking for partners that were the right fit both in terms of ingredient quality and service but also in terms of outlook,...
Apeks Supercritical, a Johnstown, OH-based manufacturer of supercritical CO2 extraction systems, has brought a fully-automated, desktop sized system to market that the company says makes this state-of-the-art extraction method practical for even smaller...
Two young entrepreneurs have developed a high protein bar using crickets that they say have superior nutritional qualities and can go a long way in making insect consumption mainstream in America.
Mannatech Inc., a Texas-based supplement manufacturer, announced the granting of its 90th patent, with the granting of five new patents in 2013 relating to the company’s product portfolio.
MusclePharm Corporation, a Denver, CO-based manufacturer of sports nutrition products, continued its meteoric rise by posting a 51% rise in net sales in the second quarter of 2013.
Stevia supplier GLG Lifetech is working with China’s largest food company - state-owned COFCO (China National Cereals, Oils, and Foodstuffs Corporation) - on three major healthy food and beverage formulation projects.
Finnish ag-ingredients-branded foods player Raisio has turned in its best ever quarter and said a focus on emerging markets is driving ongoing sales growth in the sluggish plant stanol, cholesterol reduction category.
“The most common mistake by western fast moving consumer good (FMCG) companies who launch new food and beverage brands in emerging markets is that they jump straight in to a Pleasure position with their brands.”
Cyanotech, which started as a supplier of algae-based ingredients, continues its transformation into more of a consumer products company. Total net sales grew 6% in the first quarter of fiscal 2014, but Nutrex, the consumer products division, grew by...
Japanese nutrient ingredients company Hosoda will now sell its Melinjo Resveratrol line internationally. The product, which is produced at Hosoda’s new extraction plant in Java, has been available on the market in Japan for several years, and will now...
Star Scientific, which markets the anitoxidant supplement Anatabloc, has reported third quarter earnings of $2.5 million, compared with $1.4 for the same period in 2012. The positive earnings was welcome news for a company that in recent months has seen...
Algae producer Solazyme has reached a critical commercial waypoint with the launch of its algal protein ingredient in Twinlab’s new CleanSeries Veggie Protein Powder. And Twinlab gets a vital differentiator in the increasingly competitive vegetable protein...
Mastix Medica, a specialty manufacturer of dietary supplements and functional foods, has introduced RenaGum, the first product of its kind that helps patients with chronic kidney disease manage the phosphate levels in their systems.
Supplements giant NBTY generated modest sales growth in the third quarter of 2013, with strong growth in branded supplements partially offset by a decline in private label and contract manufacturing sales.
Ready-to-eat cereals giant Post Holdings has moved into the active nutrition and supplements market with a $180m deal to acquire Premier Nutrition Corporation (PNC) - maker of Titan and Premier Protein bars and shakes, and Joint Juice (liquid supplements...
Utah-based Arches Natural Products has expanded its suite of products for tinnitus relief, and is confident that it can double its business by increasing awareness among the millions of sufferers who live with no support.
Herbalife moved again to respond to criticisms of its business model by renaming a category of participants in its multi level marketing organization from “distributor” to “member.”
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...
MusclePharm, a Denver, CO-based manufacturer of sports nutrition products, has announced a development deal with the biggest name in the muscle business—Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Food and Drug Administration has enough tools to police the dietary supplement sector. That was the reaction from industry in the wake of yet another negative story about the product category in a high profile publication, in this case, USA Today.
The recent journal paper that claimed fish oil may increase the risk of prostate cancer is ‘one of the craziest articles I’ve read’, says GNC CEO Joe Fortunato, who says fish oil is ‘the most clinically tested, scientifically-based product we sell’.
Usana Health Sciences has achieved another quarter of record financial results based largely on strong sales within China. In an earnings call with analysts discussing the company’s second quarter 2013 financial results, Paul A. Jones, Usana’s CFO, said...
The United Natural Products Alliance based in Salt Lake City, UT, has added three new members, two network marketing companies and a finished product supplement manufacturer.
Brad Williams, a 30-year Food and Drug Administration veteran, has joined Ann Arbor, MI-based NSF International as technical manager of the global health organization’s dietary supplement GMP compliance program.
Coca-Cola says it is confident it will prevail in a deceptive marketing lawsuit filed more than four years ago alleging it misled consumers by promoting Vitaminwater as a healthy ‘nutrient-enhanced water beverage’.
Nestlé has developed a method to incorporate amino acids into solid food products for athletes, which avoids commonly associated paresthesia side-effects, according to a new patent filed by the firm.
Berkley BioSciences Inc. has launched a new formulation of its ActivaMune immune health product, both to improve product performance and to boost sales to help fund ongoing drug development research on the formula’s prime active ingredient—diindolymethane...
Thorne Research has agreed a three-year marketing deal to take Chromadex’s Niagen-branded nicotinamide riboside into a series of first-to-market products for the healthcare-practitioner channel.
Three mega trends will drive Herbalife’s continued expansion, said president Des Walsh. The world is getting fatter, it’s getting older, and in the hangover from the 2008 financial crisis economic expansion still lags in much of the world leaving many...
Whole foods supplement manufacturer FoodState has achieved Non-GMO Project verification on five of its MegaFood products. It’s a challenging standard for supplement manufacturers to meet, said FoodState CEO Robert Craven.
Organic whole foods supplements manufacturer Standard Process has strengthened its connections to a key market with a nutrition symposium targeting chiropractic educators.
EuroPharma has introduced a calcium supplement that addresses the mineral’s role in the functioning of soft tissues such as muscles and nerves instead of its usual role in bone health.
As part of its year end earnings report, Cyanotech Corporation says its spriulina and astaxanthin products have achieved 50% market share in the natural channel. The Hawaii-based algae producer also said net sales had increased by 12% year over year.
Nestlé-owned Wyeth Nutrition and Danone Dumex are slashing the price of their infant formula products in China in response to the launch of an investigation into their pricing practices and suspected anti-monopoly violations.
Big interview: Brian Meadows, president, GLG Life Tech
Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has resumed trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and reassured investors that “the stevia market is growing worldwide, and we are positioned to take full advantage.”
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...
The American Herbal Products Association has weighed in on draft proposals to amend California’s Proposition 65. Among the group’s recommendations are changes to the language of the warnings mandated under the law.
SoHo Flordis International, an Australian/Indonesian natural medicines company, has acquired two companies in the space, ProThera, based in Reno, NV and Swiss company Ginsana.
IQBiotix, an American offshoot of a company with roots in the UK and Dubai, has launched a line of probiotic products in the US that feature both DRCaps technology and synergistic formulations.
Vasilios (Bill) Frankos, PhD and Andrew Shao, PhD are, in a way, the alpha and omega of network marketing giant Herbalife’s increasingly sophisticated commitment to the scientific backing, quality and safety of the company’s nutritional products. Their...
The first product containing Chromadex’s Niagen-branded nicotinamide riboside ingredient is being launched by High Performance Nutrition (HPN) to support neuroprotection in contact sports.
Herbalife, the global direct selling nutritional products giant, continues to bolster its scientific staff with the addition of Steven Dentali, PhD, who is taking on the newly created role of vice president for botanical sciences.
MYOS Corporation is seeking to expand applications for its signature muscle-growth supplement from fertilized hens eggs with a new clinical trial that aims to investigate the product’s performance among women.
Nutritional supplement manufacturer 3Care Therapeutics is the latest company to dip a toe into the personalized nutrition pool by offering a simplified system to practitioners to help them integrate the use of the company’s products into their practices...
Natural Alternatives International has sued GNC and two other companies over alleged patent infringement for the manufacture, distribution and sale of a preworkout supplement featuring high levels of beta-alanine.
