Steven Smith, co-founder of several tea brands including Tazo and Stash, passed away in late March due to health issues stemming from liver cancer. He was 65. Smith served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, and came to the tea industry after returning home in 1971. He invented...
The natural products industry is home to numerous family businesses. While many families love working together, friction can surface when several family members are involved in the business and everyone isn’t on the same page. Joseph Semprevivio, founder of Joseph’s Lite Cookies, started making and selling sugar-free ice cream as...
The American Herbal Products Association of Silver Spring, MD, announced that Tami L. Wahl joined its staff as special regulatory counsel. The International Probiotics Association chose George Paraskevakos to be its new executive director. Paraskevakos has served as the director of business development for Lallemand. The International Aloe Science...
Whole Foods Market, based in Austin, TX, has received a spot on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 18th year in a row. This year, it ranked number 55 and was noted as a top job creator. Informa Exhibitions is launching a new conference: the...
National Enzyme Company of Forsyth, MO, now has stick pack packaging capabilities. Fruit d’Or, based in Quebec, Canada, is launching a series of five-minute educational videos about how cranberry supports wellness beyond urinary health. The series is produced and edited by celebrity news anchor and television host Jennifer Ward...
By the end of 2015, Boulder Brands, Boulder, CO, will source 100% of the palm oil in its Earth Balance brand products from responsible palm oil producers that are independently verified. Lenny & Larry’s, a Los Angeles, CA-based maker of high protein snacks, announced it is opening offices in...
Kailua-Kona, HI— Cyanotech Corporation (parent company to Nutrex Hawaii) is soon bringing online a new supercritical CO2 extraction facility for the production of its BioAstin Natural Hawaiian Astaxanthin. The firm recently made a $3.2-million investment in an extremely specialized 1,000-bar extraction and concentration system that will be housed at its...
Brooklyn, NY—The Select Nutrition East Coast Tabletop Show will be held in Brooklyn Expo Center in Brooklyn, NY, on April 30. This is a new venue for the annual tabletop show, and Dennis Hatchett, Select Nutrition division president, believes the location will be even better for attendees. He stated, “We...
South Plainfield, NJ—WholeFoods Magazine, one of the country’s most distinguished trade publications for natural products retailers, will serve as a media partner for the American Conference Institute’s (ACI) Third Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements. The event will take place at the Carlton Hotel in New...
NaturalIndustryJobs.com is holding an Online Career Fair, May 13, 12:00–3:00 p.m. PST. Natural and organic company employers that offer products and services for the food, supplements, ingredients and HABA industries are invited to attend and recruit job candidates for their business. Employers can chat directly to candidates during the online...
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