What were your sales results for 2016? Overall, according to the just-released Retail Insights’ Retail Universe for Premium Natural, Organic Food, Supplement and Personal Care Sales (see WholeFoods Magazine, January 2017, page 26), total natural products industry sales increased by $2.78 billion, rising 3.8%, to $75.2 billion. Supernaturals including Austin,...
Mumbai, India — Indfrag Ltd., a Bangalore-based company active in health and nutrition active ingredients market, has undergone an 85% stake acquirement by OmniActive health Technologies Ltd. All products related to Indfrag’s Food and Nutrition business are included in the acquirement and definitive agreements have been entered to acquire the...
Aloe vera is a popular category, well known for its topical applications but more recently gaining popularity as a beverage, with brands of aloe vera drinks popping up in grocery and convenience stores throughout the country. Mainstream consumers may be vaguely aware of the health benefits of drinking aloe vera,...
Rainbow Light has two new items in its Vibrance food-based multivitamins line; Young Men’s Multivitamin plus Healthy Skin Support and Teen Girl’s Multivitamin plus Health Skin Support. Both products contains a blend of bioavailable B vitamins to support energy levels and a blend of carrot, citrus bioflavonoids, chlorophyll, ginger, and...
Total natural organic sales climbed $2.78 billion in 2016, or 3.8 percent, to $75.2 billion from $72.4 billion, and now account for 11.56 percent of total food store sales of $650.5 billion. The average store sells $670,210 in natural products per year, up 3.3 percent from $648,574 a year ago,...
Westchester, IL — Ingredion Inc. has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of privately-held Tic Gums, Inc., White Marsh, MD which makes advanced texture systems for the food and beverage industry. This will complements Ingredion's expertise in starch technology, opening the door to new texture...
Cheryl Myers, chief science and education officer for EuroPharma talks about Sucontral D, a new product for supporting healthy blood sugar. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/a21r9m6ORhg"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
According to Consumer Reports, 80% of adults say they take some kind of pain medication at least once a week. While a conventional drug may alleviate pain, they may also cause side effects such as nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite, swelling and even liver problems (1, 2). Although natural pain...
Protein seems to be the latest sweetheart in nutrition and dieting; in recent years, we have all been bombarded with ads for high-protein snacks and quick-and-easy protein shakes. Is protein just a fad, though? It’s not likely, as this ingredient category has rightly earned its all-star status. Although a huge...
Yerba Prima’s new Fiber Plus Powder formulation is now gluten and sugar free, sweetened with stevia in an apple-spice flavor. Says the company, “Fiber Plus Powder combines the action of a gentle senna laxative stimulant with the mild bulking of all five fiber types to strengthen the colon muscles and...
