Neonicotinoid pesticides, commonly known as “neonics” have been a global debate because of the toxins and effects they have on insects. Experiments have shown neonics to be harmful and dangerous to bees in laboratory conditions which neonic advocates argue are unnatural conditions, force-feeding bees in its laboratory rather observing their...
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) will award three winners of their 2017 Leadership Awards at the American Visionary Arts Museum in Baltimore, MD on September 13, 2017. “These are three incredible change-makers who have helped shape the current environment for organic agriculture and trade, and I couldn’t be more excited...
Camden, N.J. — As consumers continue to migrate to more natural products, Campbell Soup Co. has agreed to buy organic manufacturer Pacific Foods for $700 million, the company announced on Thursday. Pacific, which is based in Tualatin, OR, had $218 million in sales over the past year. Campbell has posted...
One of the world’s leading online retailers, Amazon can now expand their reach with its purchase of Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. Many now wonder if this will possibly speed up a merging of the grocery and e-commerce industry. Amazon already has some experience in electronic grocery. AmazonFresh delivers...
Basel, Switzerland – Lonza announced today it has completed the acquisition of Capsugel S.A. from KKR for $5.5 billion in cash, including refinancing of Capsugel’s approximate $2 billion in debt. Capsugel is a leader in advanced oral dosage delivery technologies and hard capsules. The acquisition goes along with Lonza’s stated...
Paris, France — Danone has entered a binding agreement to sell its U.S. dairy business Stonyfield to Lactalis for $875 million. The company was required to sell New Hampshire-based Stonyfield as part of the U.S. Justice Department’s approval of its $10 billion purchase of foods giant WhiteWave. Stonyfield generated about...
Carol Stream, IL-Food ingredient supplier Prinova expands its global footprint to six manufacturing sites on three continents with the acquisition of Israeli-based Lycored’s premix operations based in China and the United Kingdom, the company announced. Prinova is a global supplier of ingredients, flavors, blending and contract manufacturing solutions for the...
New York, NY — On May 27, 2016, sweeping changes were made to the nutrition and supplement facts labels. Originally, compliance deadlines established required companies with more than $10 million in sales to comply by July 2018 and those below $10 million to comply by July 2019. These deadlines have...
East Windsor, NJ – A study that further consolidates the role Sabinsa’s C3 Complex®/BioPerine® combination plays in the context of diabetes was just published in Complementary Therapies in Medicine Panahi et al 33(2017)1-5. The study http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2017.05.006 demonstrated the protective role the C3 Complex®/BioPerine® combo play in maintaining HDL functionality, reducing...
New York, NY — The American Conference Institute’s 5th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements, in partnership with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), gave the industry a picture of where it needs to concentrate its efforts through various panels this week. For one, as we continue...
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