Trends & Business

In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, the Natural Products Association offered to assist with the production and distribution of medical supplies and products during the COVID-19 crisis on behalf of its members.

Which dietary supplements are likely to perform well moving forward, and which could see sales falling in an impending recession? We asked IRI and other industry leaders.

A newly revised federal guidance issued on March 28 specifically lists dietary supplements among critical infrastructure that can continue operating even amid the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns happening nationwide.

Elixinol has launched Organic Balance USDA certified CBD tincture.

Heart health is a solid category where natural solutions have found fertile ground for the last several years. But it is also crowded and very generic.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues the health and nutrition industry’s leading associations are supporting its members by providing educational resource hub.

The Institute of Food Technologist’s (IFT) Board of Directors has decided to transition the onsite IFT20 Annual Event and Food Expo, planned for July 12 – 15 in Chicago, into a virtual experience. 

More consumers and marketers are tackling the interplay between these two critical need states.

Victory Hemp Foods entered into a strategic partnership with Applied Foods Sciences, a supplier of functional and organic ingredients, to elevate sales and marketing of Victory Hemp’s food and beverage ingredients.

For bone health, broader-aged consumer focus, better marketing, and ingredient combinations should be the goal.

GOED and market research expert FMCG Gurus are hosting a webinar on global omega-3 consumer behaviors and attitudes  on Thursday, April 30, 11 – 12:00 p.m. EDT.

Gaia Herbs has unveiled a new line called Hemp & Herbs, which consists of three condition-specific formulas, as well as three new digestive products.

The first step to improving color quality in a finished product is improving the quality of the raw materials.

Ingredients by Nature has launched MonkFiber, a functional, sweet fiber derived from the pomace of the monk fruit. 

Back to the future: One company talks about the promise of natural approaches to managing blood sugar.

The combined entity is anticipated to represent about 34.7% of U.S. cannabidiol (CBD) sales in the food, drug, and mass market channel.

As more states across the U.S. close businesses in the effort to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, dietary supplement industry associations are urging state governors nationwide to allow dietary supplement and natural product retailers to remain operational as essential businesses.

Rick Mignella, executive vice president and managing director will lead the U.S. team and focus on scaling up business to expand the company’s presence within the North American market.

Beauty boom: Here are the drivers pushing the beauty market forward.

FDA says it will now only send inspectors out to domestic facilities for “mission-critical” purposes, such as “public health emergencies involving FDA-regulated products.”

As nutritional firms strive for high product quality and efficient businesses, suppliers discuss how pharma-grade equipment can help.

Packaging is immensely important for branding; therefore, a compromise will always exist between early adoption of eco-friendly packaging and aesthetics.

Annual awards program recognized 158 brands as finalists for their excellence in publishing and digital media

The nutricosmetics market has become home to a number of ingredients people trust, such as biotin and collagen.

Will there be a growing place for plant protein in sports nutrition? Also, what other trends are driving the sports market?

Information sources, product attributes, price, and availability all play a role in determining which products sports nutrition consumers will buy.

Comet Bio has been chosen by Anheuser-Busch InBev to join its 100+ Sustainability Accelerator to pilot technology on brewer’s grain. Comet Bio is one of 17 companies chosen for the program’s 2020 cohort.

This spring, the company introduced a brand new product called Regular Girl Wellness, this time targeting not only the digestive health space but also urinary tract health.