Trends & Business

Industry law firm Amin Talati Wasserman LLP was recognized for excellence in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. 

Specialty Enzymes and Probiotics has announced that 20 of its enzyme and probiotic ingredients are now Non-GMO Project Verified. 

What was one of the first supply chain obstacles dietary supplement firms faced due to the COVID19 pandemic? Shipping. Read about what speakers at Nutritional Outlook’s April 16th webcast discussed.

Best Formulations is re-tooling its machinery to manufacture up to 100,000 bottles of sanitizer to donate to those in need in the Los Angeles community in support of COVID-19 relief. 

ChromaDex Corp. has entered into the nutricosmetic dietary supplements space with its new Tru Niagen Beauty product, making its debut with Watsons Hong Kong. 

The burgeoning field of Nutritional Psychiatry is finding that there are many consequences and correlations between what you eat, how you feel, and how you ultimately behave.

BGG World and its subsidiary Algae Health Sciences, Inc. expand their state-of-the-art, 100-percent glass tube photobioreactor microalgae farm to support their growing business.  

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, the American Botanical Council’s Sustainable Herbs Program (SHP) has published “The SHP Sustainability & Regenerative Practices Toolkit.” 

The average loan requested by respondents was $145,354 and ranged from $6,000 to $1.5 million. The total amount of loans requested by respondents was $8,285,186.

NSF International has agreed to serve as a certifying body for the Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA), providing audits to GRMA member suppliers. 

Gado-Go Mg is a ready-to-use powder suited for branded stick pack (sachet) fulfillment, delivering 350 mg of magnesium per packet with no sugars or additives. 

Mantrose-Haeuser launched Certicoat Gummy Polishes, highly stable anti-stick polishing agents for starch-, pectin-, or gelatin-based gummy products for the dietary supplement industry. 

Consumers are enthusiastic about brain-health supplements, and marketers should be responsible when making product claims.

Nearly 100 job postings are being advertised for a wide range of experience levels in manufacturing, IT support, engineering, and more. 

Lycored’s partner in the initiative is Food4hungry.org, one of the largest food banks in California.

Lonza’s latest clean-label, food-based capsule colors will have dietary supplement manufacturers seeing red…and yellow.

SupplySide East 2020, which was originally being held April 13-14 of this year, but postponed until June 23-24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has officially been cancelled. 

Esports enthusiasts are focusing on nutrition as an avenue to improved performance.

Prinova has partnered with Open Book Extracts, a CBD ingredient manufacturer to launch HydroBond CBD

The company has supplied over 20,000 pieces of PPE that include surgical masks and coveralls.

NOW has a company-wide ban on animal testing, which is a main requirement of the program. 

The need for contract manufacturers in today’s complex market has never been greater.

A branding expert advises how a compelling brand story, told strategically on packaging that plays in digital and real-world spaces, will separate the winners from the commodities.

It’s clear that consumers are buying immune health products, and that immune health is a concept they believe in and take seriously.

Clasado Biosciences granted Stauber non-exclusive rights to distribute its Bimuno prebiotic ingredient.

Four of the leading trade associations issued a release commending FDA for taking action to protect consumers by calling out marketers that make illegal and unsubstantiated drug claims related to COVID-19.

Ingredion Inc. and PureCircle Ltd. have reached an agreement in which Ingredion will acquire the controlling 75% stake in PureCircle.