Private label products are not an area retailers tend to dabble in lightly. Store brand dietary supplements are often an integral part of the business, and not just a sort of bonus option for customers that can be tacked on to the vitamin department without any planning or forethought. Innovative...
The Friday keynote address from David Perlmutter, M.D., focused on the impact of gut health on disorders of the brain. “The set point for inflammation happens not to be in the brain, but in the gut,” he said. Dietary changes like GMO and pesticide ingestion may alter the microbiome...
Natural Vitality showed off its recently redesigned company Web site (http://naturalvitality.com), which toggles with Organic Connections (http://organicconnectmag.com), now an electronic-only magazine that focuses on positive news and healthy living. Said company president Ken Whitman, “Being healthy is not just about taking a supplement; it’s also about lifestyle.” Stressing the...
At the “Your Right to Know: Next Steps in the GMO Labeling Fight” session, Gary Hirschberg, chairman of Just Label It, led a panel discussion on the current state of GMO labeling and what it means for the industry. One of the biggest topics was the upcoming Safe and Accurate...
Vitamin Angels hosted its 6th Annual League of Angels event at Angels Stadium, where attendees enjoyed food and drink as well as trying their hand at the batting cages. Bottles of vitamin A were also available for purchase to assist in the foundation’s mission of providing vitamins to children and...
Barlean’s has partnered up with Experticity to offer a unique online retailer education tool. Natural products retailers can take a short course on topics like omega-3s, omega-7s and Barlean’s company history on a special training Web site. Upon completion, retailers will take an online test for the chance to rack...
Steven Smith, co-founder of several tea brands including Tazo and Stash, passed away in late March due to health issues stemming from liver cancer. He was 65. Smith served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, and came to the tea industry after returning home in 1971. He invented...
The American Herbal Products Association of Silver Spring, MD, announced that Tami L. Wahl joined its staff as special regulatory counsel. The International Probiotics Association chose George Paraskevakos to be its new executive director. Paraskevakos has served as the director of business development for Lallemand. The International Aloe Science...
Whole Foods Market, based in Austin, TX, has received a spot on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 18th year in a row. This year, it ranked number 55 and was noted as a top job creator. Informa Exhibitions is launching a new conference: the...
Brooklyn, NY—The Select Nutrition East Coast Tabletop Show will be held in Brooklyn Expo Center in Brooklyn, NY, on April 30. This is a new venue for the annual tabletop show, and Dennis Hatchett, Select Nutrition division president, believes the location will be even better for attendees. He stated, “We...
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