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...
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has announced that Verdure Sciences, based in Noblesville, IN will be returning as an executive member and Sirio Pharma Co. Ltd., headquartered in Shantou, Guangdong, China, with a U.S. office in Oakbrook Terrace, IL is joining its ranks as the newest executive members. Vendure...
Lonza Group AG, based in Basel, Switzerland, has successfully placed 5.0 million new shares by way of an accelerated bookbuilding procedure with selected investors in Switzerland (private placement) and outside of Switzerland to institutional investors and qualified institutional buyers. The shares were placed at 173.00 Swiss Francs (CHF) per new...
Vermont Creamery, based in Websterville, VT, has been awarded for the second time with a Good Food Award for its flagship goat cheese, Bonne Bouche. From 2,059 entries, Vermont Creamery was one of only 193 winners who passed vigorous vetting to confirm the award’s standards of sound agricultural practices, sourcing...
Asheville, NC – Not long after Earth Fare announced its new Live Longer with Earth Fare campaign, the company has now taken the next step towards making healthy food more affordable and accessible with the removal of GMO ingredients from over 500 private brand items on its shelves now. In...
Salt Lake City, UT — The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), an international trade association representing more than one hundred health product companies, announced that Applied Food Sciences (AFS), based in Austin, TX, is its newest executive member. AFS is an innovative ingredient supplier that specializes in the research and...
Los Angeles, CA - Essential Living Foods, a California based superfood brand, has had its assets acquired by the Terrafertil Group. As an innovator of superfoods, as well as organic and sustainably sourced foods, Essential Living Foods and Terrafertil Group will work in tandem to promote the Essential Living Food’s...
New York, NY — Last week, Daniel Lubetzky, founder and CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks, announced the launch of Feed the Truth, an independent organization seeking to improve public health by reforming the food industry and its self-serving practices through greater transparency and truth. Lubetzky has pledged $25 million to...
Kilkenny, Ireland — Glanbia Plc has announced that it will invest a total of €181 million to acquire Newport Beach, CA-based Grass Advantage LLC (Amazing Grass) and Netherlands-based Body & Fit. The acquisitions in plant nutrition and the direct-to-consumer channel, respectively, are a strategic fit with the Glanbia Performance Nutrition...
Orangeburg, NY — Mediterranean populations have lower levels of heart disease compared to the U.S. where one in four deaths are due to heart disease. These Mediterranean populations have been studied and it was found that their daily intake of five to ten milligrams of olive oils and olive fruit...
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