Washington, D.C. — In July of 2016, Paris, France-based Danone SA announced its intention to acquire Denver, CO-based WhiteWave Foods Co. The firm has finally gained approval to proceed with the $12.5 billion buyout, its largest to date, but the Justice Department has made the purchase contingent on Danone selling...
A new study published in the Journal of Public Analysis and Management has found evidence that prenatal exposure to emissions from a Pennsylvania Power Plant in a large region of New Jersey downwind from the plant had an impact on the birth weight of infants. Researchers studied singleton births between...
Irvine, CA — ChromaDex Corp. announced today that its chief executive officer and co-founder, Frank Jaksch, will present at Cowen and Company’s 3rd Annual Future of the Consumer Conference: Convergence & Disruption. ChromaDex is a publicly traded natural products company, best known for its industry standard phytochemical testing laboratories and...
Houston, TX — AlGeepa, a new line launched by Qualitas Health, offers 100% vegan, non-GMO, and omega-3 rich supplements that can be used on a daily basis. The benefits are associated with Almega PL, a 100% vegan and algae-based ingredient designed to help the body absorb omega-3s at a fast...
Austin, TX — Applied Food Sciences (AFS), an international ingredient supplier, will be the exclusive owner of U.S. patented natural guayusa, a single source plant that contains antioxidants, caffeine, and amino acids. The company will also be launching its most recent brand AMATEA guayusa extract, a water-soluble ingredient for use...
Transparency is a buzzword that has been used a lot recently, but WholeFoods did get to experience firsthand the dedication to transparency from East Windsor, NJ-based Sabinsa Corporation and their parent company and counterpart in India, Sami Labs. We had the privilege of travelling to Bangalore, India to visit several...
Fort Lauderdale, FL — Life Extension has partnered with Insilico Medicine to introduce Ageless Cell, the first supplement in its GEROPROTECT line to promote healthy aging by inhibiting cellular senescence. Cellular senescence is a natural part of the aging process where cells no longer function optimally, affecting organ function, cellular...
Anaheim, CA — The 2nd Annual CEO Summit took place at Expo West. Established last year by David Janow, CEO of Axiom Foods, the purpose of the CEO Summit is to provide a peer-to-peer atmosphere in which industry leadership may have an open forum to discuss the latest topics of...
Los Angeles, CA — In October of 2016, Axiom Foods, based here, announced the launch of the first annual Plant Protein Month in April 2017 to benefit Vitamin Angels. The firm made the first $10,000 donation to the dedicated Plant Protein Fund at Supply Side West in Las Vegas, NV...
Washington, D.C. — Natural Products Association (NPA) held its annual Natural Products Day on March 22, in which industry members lobby their government officials to protect the interests of the natural products industry. Turnout was quite good this year, likely because of the presence of a new administration. The timing...
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