Washington D.C. — Two new board members have been added to the Institute of Natural Medicine (INM). The INM’s mission is to educate and promote in order to incorporate naturopathic medicine into the healthcare system. Jaclyn Chasse, N.D., president of the America Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) and Pattie Ptak,...
Washington D.C. — Seven new companies have joined The Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) membership roster. The newest additions include three voting members and four associate members. Associate Members Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton — Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton provides proficiency in multiple law practices such as corporate transactional matters, intellectual...
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...
Bloomfield, NJ — World Finer Foods (WFF), leading distributor of more than 1,000 premium food, beverage, and personal care products, has chosen William Flynn as its chief financial officer. William Flynn is a senior executive with more than 20 years of experience in leading global finance teams. Flynn served as...
According to the “State of the Specialty Food Industry” report recently released by the Specialty Food Association in conjunction with market researcher Mintel and SPINS/IRI, the specialty food industry has expanded by 15 percent, amounting to $127 billion in sales, between 2014 and 2016. A better understanding of the growth...
Morristown, NJ — The third edition of PLTNEXT Global Search for Innovation program, created by PLT health Solutions, Inc. has recently been announced. The Global Search Program is utilized as a connection point between technology and ingredient visionaries to help with commercialization and product development. Selected organizations and companies will...
Presto, PA — Eric Scarborough has recently been appointed as the new western regional sales manager for Canada and the U.S. at Euromed, a supplier of standardized botanical and herbal extracts and natural active substances that are utilized in the cosmetic, food, health and pharmaceutical industries. “We are pleased to...
Morristown, NJ — OmniActive Health Technologies 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 segments and...
Secaucus, NJ — SupplySide East, a Northeast supplier event for finished product manufacturers and marketers in the health and nutrition industry, will return to Secaucus, NJ for a two day exhibit at the Meadowlands Exposition Center on April 10th and 11th, 2018. To help keep cost down, “two 10’x10’ and...
Chicago, IL — SPINS, a provider of analytics reporting, consulting and consumer insight services for organic, natural and specialty products, has teamed up with IRI in order to better serve retailers in meeting their customers needs in the health and wellness field. “Retailers are on the front line in meeting shoppers’...
