On day three of Natural Products Expo West, the FoodNavigator-USA team checked out education sessions on connecting with shoppers, natural claims, non-GMO Project certification, and consumer trends.
On day two of Natural Products Expo West, the FoodNavigator-USA team trawled the show floor and found a proliferation of protein, popcorn, quinoa, chia, gluten-free and non-GMO claims. But there was also some innovative stuff happening in the frozen meal...
It’s 70 degrees, and there are a lot of free snacks, so the FoodNavigator-USA team did the decent thing and headed to Anaheim to bring you the highlights from the nation’s biggest natural products show: Natural Products Expo West…
The holidays are an exciting time, especially if you’re starting a new job. For the latest round-up of movers and shakers in the nutra industry, check out our picture gallery, with updates from Bioenergy, Standard Process, Nutegrity, and Nutrasource Diagnostics.
From warning letters to GMO labeling and FSMA, it’s been a busy year for the regulatory people. In this special gallery we review the top regulatory, policy & enforcement headlines from 2013.
From breakthrough studies to controversial hypotheses, it has been a fascinating year for science for dietary supplements. In this special gallery we review the top science headlines from 2013.
The botanicals sector is worth $5.6 billion in the US alone, and includes a diverse range of botanicals, from cranberry to St John's wort. In this special gallery we take a tour of the herbal sector, and look at some of the stars, and their health...
With the world’s largest natural products supply show less than three weeks away, NutraIngredients-USA trawls through the education program and gives you our top picks for Las Vegas.
Every day, NutraIngredients-USA brings you the latest industry news and developments, insights from thought leaders, and cutting edge science. That makes for a lot of information to help you make the best decisions for your business. Of course, some news...
Check out who’s moving onwards and upwards in summer 2013 in the latest NutraIngredients-USA round-up of movers and shakers in the nutrition and dietary supplement industries.
As populations age, maintaining healthy bones and joints becomes increasingly important. Indeed, the global bone and joint health supplements market is predicted to hit US$9 billion globally by 2017, according to Global Industry Analysts. In this gallery...
On day two of the IFT show in Chicago, the FoodNavigator-USA team headed once more unto the breach (well, the show-floor) at McCormick Place to check out the latest developments in food and beverage development, labeling and regulation.
Day three of the show began with a lively education session on genetically engineered crops - and whether to label foods containing ingredients derived from them - (standing room only), followed by a final whistle-stop tour of the expo floor to see what’s...
Excitement around antioxidants has diminished, replaced by polarised views and misconceptions that have started to impede industry use of the ingredient in supplements and drugs, scientists suggest.
FoodNavigator-USA's intrepid editorial team headed to the windy city to chew the fat (or maybe replace it with algae) with the great and the good of the global food industry, and keep up to speed with the latest developments in everything from open...
While polls suggest most Americans are in favor of labeling genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the percentage that spontaneously mention GMOs when asked an unaided question about what additional information they would like to see on food labels is...
There wasn’t a dull moment in May for the US dietary supplements industry, with the highly anticipated AREDS2 data being published, FDA enforcement, and the GMO issue all making headlines.
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...
FoodNavigator-Asia recently visited Indonesia's largest extraction facility, Javaplant, to look at how one of Asia's top 10 botanical, coffee and tea extractors produces products for export around the world.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) was founded 40 years ago, in 1973. In this photo gallery, we revisit the moments and the people who have contributed to its success.
Delegates from 30 countries traveled to the Hotel Martinez in Cannes, France for the inaugural Food Vision. The event was heralded a success by delegates and commercial partners alike. Here are the key moments from Food Vision 2013.
There wasn’t a dull moment in March for the US dietary supplements industry, with scientific breakthroughs, regulatory wrangles, association and organizational awards, and South American opportunities all making headlines.
The recipients of the American Botanical Council's (ABC) 8th Annual Celebration and Awards Ceremony stepped into the spotlights in Anaheim, California recently to collect their awards. Here's our gallery of all the worthy recipients.
From the scientific controversy around DMAA to a major resveratrol research fraud scandal, plus all the latest developments in gut health, omega-3 and vitamin science; 2012 has been an eventful year for research in the health and nutrition arena.
Business consolidation, battling stalling economies and the belated activation of the dreaded (by most) EU health claims register – these are just a few issues that have defined the 2012 EU nutra space.
As the last grains of sand slip out of the 2012 hourglass, NutraIngredients-USA looks back on an action packed year. From the Dr Oz effect to GMPs, and from Dateline NBC to the Chicago Tribune, there have been plenty of talking points.
As 2012 comes to a close, NutraIngredients looks back on an action packed year. In this gallery, we take a look at the biggest business deals of the year.
As 2012 comes to a close, NutraIngredients-USA looks back on an action packed year. In the second of our series of galleries capturing the year’s main events, we take a look at the regulatory issues that made the headlines.
As 2012 comes to a close, NutraIngredients-USA looks back on an action packed year. In the first of our series of galleries capturing the year’s main events, we take a look at the science that made the headlines.
BASF on Friday invited the Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, to officially open its newly acquired and now expanded high concentration omega-3 facility on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, west Scotland.
It was a fascinating month for the US dietary supplements industry, with presidential elections, GMPs, multivitamins, and anti-adulteration initiatives all grabbing the headlines.
As America went to the polls, FoodNavigator-USA and NutraIngredients-USA headed to Las Vegas for a week of partying, gambling (and a spot of networking) at Supply Side West.
There was a lot of good news in October! NutraIngredients-USA looks back at an important month for the dietary supplements industry, which included the proposed acquisition of Schiff by Bayer, another attempt by Sen Durbin to stop energy drinks, and that multivitamin...
It’s been an eventful month! NutraIngredients-USA looks back at an important month for the dietary supplements industry, which included Congresses wishing vitamins a happy birthday, that ‘flawed’ omega-3 analysis, and news that supplement sales are up!
It’s a factory Jim, but it sure doesn’t look like one. It’s also housed on one of the prettiest places on earth, which by happy coincidence provides near-perfect growing conditions for the microalgae needed to manufacture one of the hottest nutraceuticals...
With Sen. Durbin on the warpath over cGMPs and yet more DMAA controversy, the supplements trade hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in July. However, there were also exciting commercial developments in algae, chia, coca leaf extracts and olive...
Bunge has taken collaboration to a new level with the launch of a new state-of-the-art culinary center at its Ingredient Innovation Center for edible oils and carbohydrates in Bradley, Illinois. Check out our picture gallery to see what all the fuss is...
USPLabs hit back at DMAA critics, USDA quietly removed its online ORAC database and the FDA unveiled plans to re-issue a draft of its much-maligned draft guidance - all in one month: June 2012…
Sleep deprived but indefatigable, the FoodNavigator-USA team powered through day three of the IFT show in Las Vegas, meeting experts on sugar metabolism, natural colors, high oleic cooking oils, immune health ingredients, sodium reduction solutions and...
Day two of the IFT annual meeting and expo in Las Vegas, and the FoodNavigator-USA team was still standing (just about), roaming the aisles in search of innovation, inspiration (and free snacks)...
The IFT annual meeting and expo in Las Vegas started as it meant to go on, with inspirational speeches from Starbucks boss Howard Schultz and PepsiCo's R&D chief Dr Mehmood Kahn, a whole new look for Corn Products International - launching here...
As a new month begins, NutraIngredients-USA looks back at an important 31 days for the dietary supplements industry, which included a conclusion of sorts to the POM vs FTC legal battle, Sen Durbin's amendment being tabled, and clinical trial results...
While DMAA dominated the headlines at the end of the month, there was plenty of excitement at the beginning of April with Schiff’s $150m acquisition of Airborne, GNC’s tie up with Mark Wahlberg, a sales explosion for 7-keto and a $500,000 fine for Bodybuilding.com’s...
Plant protein, ‘clean’ sports products, melt-in-the-mouth supplements, algal-omegas-3s.... and a very sweaty man with a skipping rope. Elaine Watson brings you the highlights from Engredea and Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim.
February was another rollercoaster ride in the supplements trade, with exciting new studies on coconut water, magnesium and omega-3s, and surging krill oil sales on the one hand, but another DMAA lawsuit and continuing uncertainty over the NDI guidance...
So much for easing gently into the New Year. Just days into 2012, the supplements trade was wrestling with a big spiking story on Dr Oz, more difficult questions about DMAA and calls for even tougher NDI guidance…
New year, new start, new job? For the latest round-up of movers and shakers in the nutra industry, check out our picture gallery, with updates from ChromaDex, NOW Foods, Sabinsa, Captek Softgel International and Health Wright Products.
Does hoodia work? Could multivitamins do more harm than good? What role does calcium really play in weight management? Find out in our review of the year in nutrition research.
Krill wars, vitamins to send you to an early grave (well who reads beyond the headline, right?), DMAA, microalgae and space food. 2011 was an action-packed year, and with the NDI draft guidance hanging over the trade like the sword of Damocles, 2012 looks...
