Aker BioMarine of Oslo, Norway, hired Cilia Holmes Indahl to be its new director of sustainability, and Katrin Berntsen as its new director of communications. PLT Health Solutions of Morristown, NJ, has a new director of marketing: Steve Fink. National Enzyme Company of Forsyth, MO, welcomed David Lermy as...
Pittsburgh, PA—GNC Holdings, Inc. announced in its first-quarter results on Thursday it would be selling and refranchising 84 company-owned stores to franchisee, Sun Holding, for approximately $17 million. Mike Archbold, chief executive officer stated, "We are very pleased to announce the completion of this refranchising agreement, which is part of our...
It Worked For Me Larchmont, NY—Have you ever thought about making big changes to your store to make it even more "green." One NY grocery store recently used innovative technology to benefit the environment, which in return has benefited their bottom line. The DeCicco & Sons franchise began in...
Washington, D.C.—On April 12–13, the Natural Products Association (NPA) held its 2016 annual Natural Products Day at which 100 retail and manufacturing representatives of the natural products industry met with members of Congress from 20 different states and their staff. Among the issues on the lobbying agenda, NPA's requested lawmakers...
BGG Group has spun off its astaxanthin business into a new subsidiary called Algae Life Sciences, Inc., and launched the first organic-certified astaxanthin on the market, AstaZine. The firm used Ecocert as its organic certifier. “We’re currently looking at emerging delivery methods that will allow brands to use a Certified...
A packed room of Expo West attendees learned about The Gentle Barn at an event held during Expo West. Since childhood, Ellie Laks had a goal of helping and nurturing animals in need. In 1999, she made that dream come true with the founding of The Gentle Barn, a nonprofit...
Here is a round-up of some educational sessions covered by WholeFoods editors. In a session sponsored by Natreon, Chandan K. Sen, Ph.D., from The Ohio State University, spoke about the pathways that increase muscle size that are naturally engaged by exercise. He states that there could be certain nutrients in...
Reports and key takeaways from Expo West 2016. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="3456"] Booksigning with Patricia Bragg[/caption] Farmwise LLC, based in Boston, MA, won the Natural Products Expo West Pitch-Slam with its Veggie Fries. The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) of Silver Spring, MD, held its annual members’ meeting and breakfast...
Natural Products Expo West posted its largest-ever attendee count to date with more than 77,000 attendees coming to the event, March 9–13 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Show organizers say this marks a 6.9% increase in attendance over last year’s numbers. More than 3,000 companies hosted exhibit booths at the...
Naomi Whittel was appointed chief executive officer of Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc., of American Fork, UT, replacing Tom Tolworthy, who left the company. Joe Huff is now CEO of AlgaeLife’s U.S.-based operation in Irvine, CA, and Bob Capelli will be its executive vice president of global marketing. PLT Health Solutions,...
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