Jim C. Hyde, vice-president and general manager of Human Nutrition and Pharma at Balchem Corporation, New Hampton, NY, has been elected chairman of the Board of Directors for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). CRN is the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, representing more...
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has announced that Verdure Sciences, based in Noblesville, IN will be returning as an executive member and Sirio Pharma Co. Ltd., headquartered in Shantou, Guangdong, China, with a U.S. office in Oakbrook Terrace, IL is joining its ranks as the newest executive members. Vendure...
Asheville, NC – Not long after Earth Fare announced its new Live Longer with Earth Fare campaign, the company has now taken the next step towards making healthy food more affordable and accessible with the removal of GMO ingredients from over 500 private brand items on its shelves now. In...
Salt Lake City, UT — The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), an international trade association representing more than one hundred health product companies, announced that Applied Food Sciences (AFS), based in Austin, TX, is its newest executive member. AFS is an innovative ingredient supplier that specializes in the research and...
Los Angeles, CA - Essential Living Foods, a California based superfood brand, has had its assets acquired by the Terrafertil Group. As an innovator of superfoods, as well as organic and sustainably sourced foods, Essential Living Foods and Terrafertil Group will work in tandem to promote the Essential Living Food’s...
New York, NY — Last week, Daniel Lubetzky, founder and CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks, announced the launch of Feed the Truth, an independent organization seeking to improve public health by reforming the food industry and its self-serving practices through greater transparency and truth. Lubetzky has pledged $25 million to...
Kilkenny, Ireland — Glanbia Plc has announced that it will invest a total of €181 million to acquire Newport Beach, CA-based Grass Advantage LLC (Amazing Grass) and Netherlands-based Body & Fit. The acquisitions in plant nutrition and the direct-to-consumer channel, respectively, are a strategic fit with the Glanbia Performance Nutrition...
Bloomingdale, IL - One of the largest natural product independent manufacturers, NOW, has added a new 200,000 square foot distribution facility in Roselle, Illinois at 1620 Central Road. The family-owned company opens its third US-based operations facility to assist its existing manufacturing locations in Sparks, Nevada and Bloomingdale, Illinois. The...
Pittsburgh, PA — GNC's fourth quarter results show that the company is performing well below expectations. Regardless of the losses GNC took in the fourth quarter, the leadership of GNC believes that its enhanced customer service model as well as its consistent pricing system will assist in improving the financial...
Providence, RI — The Rhode Island Commerce Corp., along with Rhode Island Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, announced that United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), a natural foods distributor, will be expanding its production in Rhode Island, which will create job growth of 100 new full-time positions by the end of 2018 with...
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