BASF has appointed Thilo Bischoff as Senior Vice President for Human Nutrition. Bischoff will assume global responsibility for the Human Nutrition business unit and represent the Nutrition & Health division in the Asia Pacific region. GoodPop has hired Rahul Shah as President and Chief Operating Officer. Shah will oversee all...
Our go-go-go lifestyles have led to the evolution of the active nutrition market, fueled by people who aren’t necessarily regular gym-goers, but rather taking a proactive approach to health and fueling up for their busy days. The opportunity is significant: FMCG Gurus consumer insights from February 2020 revealed that 95%...
Washington, D.C., and Virtual—The 2021 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit covered a range of topics from FTC priorities to manufacturer inspections. Three major takeaways: 1. The Case for Mandatory Listing Cara Welch, Ph.D., Acting Director, Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP), FDA, made the opening remarks. Amidst a discussion on work-life...
Boston, MA—Researchers at ZOE, Harvard Medical School, and King’s College London found that people who eat a high quality, gut-friendly diet are less likely to develop COVID-19 or become severely ill, according to a press release from ZOE. Alternatively, those eating poorer quality diets were more at risk, a finding...
Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) have released a discussion draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level. As explained in a press release, this proposed legislation would "help...
Virtual—The Naturally Informed event Active Nutrition: Mastering the Market took a look at consumer research—and at where scientific research was lacking—in order to find unmet needs in this market, and the opportunities they present. Doug Kalman, Ph.D., R.D., VP of Scientific Affairs, Nutrasource, and Abbie Smith-Ryan, Ph.D., Director of the...
Virtual—Naturally Informed’s Active Nutrition: Mastering the Market opened with a crash course on how top athletes stay in peak shape, delivered courtesy of Jamie Meeks, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, Director of Sports Nutrition for the New Orleans Saints. Those interested in sports will absolutely want to watch her presentation; the...
Kerry has released new market research revealing consumer expectations around sustainability, according to a press release. The survey covered 14,000 consumers over 18 countries. 49% of consumers are now considering sustainability when buying food and drink, the press release states, and their understanding of the issue, initially based in environmental...
Vancouver, WA—The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) has announced its support for the legal position that delta-8 THC, along with all other hemp-derived cannabinoids, were federally legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, according to a press release. The position is based on a legal opinion drafted by attorneys Rod Kight and...
Todd Johnson, Senior Director of Field Sales at i-Health, a subsidiary of DSM, has been named new chair of the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s Retailer Relations Forum. Succeeding Tom Mondragon, now CEO of Welly, Johnson will lead the Forum in fostering industry-retailer connections, generating new and growing existing business, and...
