Secaucus, N.J. – SPARK AUTO DELIVERY, the subscription service Vitamin Shoppe hopes will help it compete with online retailers, officially launched on Monday. In addition to 10% off more than 1,000 participating products, guaranteed best prices with a 30-day lookback, double rewards points for the Healthy Awards loyalty program, and...
Sunrise, FL -- Wellnext LLC, a vertically-integrated developer, manufacturer, and marketer of dietary and nutritional supplements, announces the acquisition of NeoCell, a leading collagen supplement company, based in Irvine, California. For nearly two decades, NeoCell has specialized in collagen-based supplements for joint, bone, and muscle health using advanced formulas based on...
HAMILTON, NJ — Bayir Group, the parent company of the new North American division Bayir, Inc., recently announced two rounds of B Series Funding, totaling $2.45 million to be allocated for future expansion. Bayir Group anticipates an additional $1.42 million in funding in the near future for capital growth. “Bayir Group’s...
Laval, Quebec – Aker BioMarine Antarctics AS is buying the krill oil assets of Neptune Technologies & Bioresources Inc. for $34 million cash Investment research firm Morningstar called it a “transformative transaction” allowing acceleration of Neptune’s expansion in more innovative segments while providing Aker BioMarine’s business more scale. This will...
Washington, D.C. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that the latest dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico measures 8,776 square miles, about an area the size of New Jersey, making it the largest dead zone since mapping began in 1985. A dead zone is a an...
SPRING, Texas — Trust Transparency Consulting announced that Sabinsa Corp. has become a founding board member of the Global Curcumin Association (GCA), established through Trust Transparency’s incubator program of single ingredient trade associations. Sabinsa is a global ingredient supplier with a broad scientific and intellectual property platform to support its...
A new study, published in Obesity: Open Access, suggest a branded capsaicinoid - an extract from red hot peppers - may boost one's metabolic rate. The placebo-controlled crossover, open label study, examined 40 healthy adults (23 male and 17 female) between the ages of 22 – 47 taking a daily...
North Miami Beach, FL — Stanley Jacobson, owner of Country Health Store for 21 years and two-time president of the National Nutritional Foods Association [now NPA], passed on Aug. 7 at age 81. He is survived by his wife of 60 years Debra and his two children Margie and Andrew,...
Golden Valley, MN — John Foraker, a leader of organic food brand Annie’s for the past 17 years, is stepping down from the company General Mills purchased in 2014 to get back to his entrepreneurial roots at a Bay Area startup he says will disrupt the organic foods industry. The Star...
Cerritos, CA – Dietary supplement contract manufacturer Captek Softgel International, has acquired J+D Labs Pharma Manufacturing for an undisclosed price. Captek is a portfolio company of Swander Pace Capital and this acquisition, announced by SPC, continues the firm’s focus on investing in and growing industry-leading vitamin, mineral and supplement companies.
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