Dayton, WA—In the sprawling hills and forests of Washington state, a new type of business will soon appear: an eco-friendly food park named Blue Mountain Station will be constructed near the town of Dayton in Columbia County. According to www.bluemountainstation.com, it is “the world’s very first destination eco-food processing...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has given a patent to TSI Health Sciences, Inc. of Missoula, MT for its Peak ATP ingredient. The patent claims include increasing muscle strength and mass through oral ATP supplementation, says TSI. Kemin Health of Des Moines, IA received GMP certification from NSF...
Local publicity sells, and now more than ever, it is extremely important to effectively market yourself and your products to local media. Building relationships with media in your region can help turn you into a local “media darling,” someone journalists can count on and consumers love. Local publicity sells, and...
Gainesville, FL—Researchers from the University of Florida believe they have created a better way to analyze carotenoid content in vegetables with a new analytical technique. This method could one day replace the expensive and time-consuming high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis that is currently the mainstay approach for such investigations.
Rimouski, QC, Canada; Ankeny, IA—Industry now has additional data on branded ingredients for immune health. First, a double-blind, human study conducted by Laval University found that a marine-based ingredient (PeptiBal from innoVactiv) helps increase IgA levels. IgA is an immunoglobulin that is transported to mucosal surfaces to protect them from...
Los Angeles, CA—Optipure, based here, has released data on a new ingredient intended to target visceral fat. Visceral fat is stored near the body’s organs and when too much exists, one is at increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and other health problems. At SupplySide West, the company said...
In technical and economic reports prepared for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) offered advice for improving product traceability. This process helps follow a product through the supply chain from production through distribution—and trace it in the event of a public health concern.
Acquisitions, new launches, new partnerships, awards, new initiatives and more. Green Acres Health Foods of Piscataway, NJ celebrated its 20th anniversary in November with a festive open house. The store had sampling stations, gave out goodie bags to shoppers, raffled off gift baskets and offered special discounts. Green Acres also...
Gregory E. Pflum was selected to be the vice president of Cincinnati, OH-based Cognis Group’s nutrition and health business unit in North America. Jarrow Formulas, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA announced that Trish Mahon will be its new director of marketing. Charles “Chris” Celeste is now the director of...
East Rutherford, NJ—As of the first of this month, Maitake Products, Inc. changed its name to Mushroom Wisdom, Inc. According to the company, the new name better represents the company’s diverse line of mushroom supplements, which includes its newly launched Amyloban 3399 Lion’s Mane supplement and other medicinal mushrooms...
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