Bloomingdale, IL — NOW Foods has announced that its founder Elwood Richard has passed away from a prolonged battle with cancer. Richard founded NOW Foods in 1968, but has longed been involved with the natural products industry. His father Paul Richard bought Fearn Soya in 1948, developing the first protein...
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...
