Running a retail food store is a young person’s gig. Lots of heavy bags and boxes to move around, staying active all day, relatively low pay. The generation now coming through your doors to apply for work is digital native; wired differently than baby-boomers. How can you relate? How do...
Lima, Peru—The latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations, held here, wrapped up in mid-December, and resulted in agreements many hailed as weak. Meanwhile, the latest numbers confirm carbon emissions are still rising, driven by the industrialization of countries like China. November’s surprise agreement on carbon emission reductions between...
On December 11, 2014, the Congress passed the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA), which will protect consumers from anabolic steroids that are falsely promoted as dietary supplements. The bill will help the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) identify and respond quickly when illegal drugs are sold. Additional anabolic steroids...
Biova LLC of Johnston, IA, promoted Matt Stegenga from director of marketing to president, succeeding Dennis Casey, Ph.D., who will join its board of directors. thinkThin of Los Angeles, CA, announced that Michele Kessler is now CEO of the company. She has been the president since January 2014. Founder...
Cleveland, OH— A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology shows that omega-7s, particularly palmitoleic acid, may be valuable for heart support. The study, the first randomized controlled trial of purified palmitoleic acid supplementation in humans, took place at the Xyrion Medical Institute,in Ponce, Puerto Rico, headed by...
Washington, D.C.— The Council for Responsible Nutrition Foundation (CRNF) has announced that it has pledged additional grants to the National Advertising Division (NAD), a service of the advertising industry and the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB). Now totaling over $2.1 million, these grants will extend the NAD self-regulatory...
Torrance, CA—Sun Chlorella, based here, recently released some preliminary results of an open-label study testing whether one of its chlorella supplements (Sun Chlorella “A”) can benefit vegans and vegetarians with a B12 deficiency. According to the company, Chlorella pyrenoidosa contains substantial amounts of vitamin B12 and is one of...
Spain—New data published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry confirm previous results suggesting that pterostilbene may benefit weight loss.Rats were fed a diet intended to cause weight gain as well as 15 or 30 mg of pterostilbene per kg of body weight every day for six weeks. The...
Skokie, IL—Naming a company’s Web site isn't easy. The length, whether to use hyphens, the spelling and more are important considerations.URLs help brand the business and its message and is so important that Todd Pauli of the Shelton Group, based here, suggests choosing one at the same time firms...
New York—Representatives of Sprouts Farmers Market, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, recently made the trek to New York City to take part in NASDAQ Fit Week, which promotes NASDAQ-listed companies that are focused on health and healthy lifestyles. This is the fourth year that NASDAQ has held an official Fit Week...
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