OmniActive Health Technologies, based in Morristown, NJ, announced Johan Kamphuis as the president of Global Business. Kamphuis, who has 34 years experience in the food and dietary supplement industries and was most recently executive vice president at Bioriginal, will be operating out of the EU and focus on “targeted growth...
Arizona-based Wisdom Natural Brands founder and CEO James A. May has passed at the age of 80 due to heart complications. May was known worldwide as the Father of Stevia since Wisdom Natural brands created SweetLeaf Stevia Sweetener. Over the years May had been awarded multiple times for his work in...
Jim C. Hyde, vice-president and general manager of Human Nutrition and Pharma at Balchem Corporation, New Hampton, NY, has been elected chairman of the Board of Directors for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). CRN is the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, representing more...
Atchison, KS — Ladd Seaberg, former board chairman, president, and CEO of MCP Ingredients, Inc., passed away in January following a long illness at the age of 70. Seaberg worked with MGP throughout his entire professional career, rising from distillery production manager to vice president and eventually president of the...
Haddonfield, NJ— Stephen Strassler, founder and co-owner of Reviva Labs, passed away suddenly in his home last month at the age of 86. For 40 years, Strassler positioned Reviva Labs as a leader in natural skin care, overseeing many breakthroughs and manufacturing hundreds of products. “Stephen was one of the...
Edward & Sons Trading Company, a natural foods company that introduced Miso-Cups instant soup mix and Native Forest Organic Coconut Milk to American consumers, has announced Russell Parker as president. In addition to enhancing the company’s operational strengths, Parker, who has over 35 years of experience in operations, procurement and...
Michael Bush was promoted to president of Ganeden, based in Cleveland, OH. Des Moines, IA-based Kemin has two new members of its protein and grains group: Amanda King, technical services manager, and Kyle Andernacht, product manager for proteins. Enzymedica of Venice, FL, hired Kevin Tautkus to be its new executive...
The hearts of many were heavy with news of the passing of John R. Carlson. He was 77. A pioneer of the natural products industry, Carlson co-founded J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. with his wife, Susan in 1965 and served as its president for 45 years. “The industry has lost...
