East Windsor, NJ - In a recent published study in the Journal of Dietary Supplements, researchers found that Pterocarpus marsupium extracts manufactured by Sami Labs (the manufacturing arm of Sabinsa Corporation) lowered blood glucose and HbA1c levels, increasing the levels of the hormone insulin in diabetic rats. Conducted at the Department of...
Minneapolis, MN and Wilton, CT — General Mills will buy Blue Buffalo Pet Products for $8 billion, it says, marking the first time the owner of Annie's and Cheerios has ventured into pet food since the 1960s. This transaction will establish General Mills as the leader in the U.S. Wholesome Natural...
Phoenix, AZ - Sprouts Farmers Market saw comparable store sales grow 4.6% and topped analysts’ earnings expectations for the fourth quarter. In its earnings report, the natural foods grocer announced net sales of $1 billion, a 16% increase from the same period in 2016. Comparable store sales growth was 4.6%,...
Washington, D.C. – Megan Olsen has joined the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, as its new Assistant General Counsel. She will report to CRN president and CEO Steve Mister. Olsen most recently held the position of special counsel...
New Hampton, N.Y. – A $2.6 million grant to UNC Nutrition Research Institute to study choline status in humans is spurring industry leaders, researchers and the medical community to push choline into the mainstream. “This grant is an important step in supporting human health by providing a tool that will...
Chattanooga, TN — Ed Jones, founder of Nutrition World, is on a mission to bulletproof the natural products retail industry and he wants you to join him. Jones has started an education campaign to rally independents to demand respect from their vendors in the form of a Minimum Advertised Price...
Boise, ID and Camp Hill, PA. - Grocery chain Albertsons announced today it is expanding its retail pharmacy divisions by purchasing more than 2,500 Rite Aid stores. According to a company press release, the combined company is expected to serve more than 40 million U.S. customers per week at approximately 4,900...
Frédéric Boned, a Swiss and French national, has been appointed VP EMEA DSM human nutrition and health by DSM. Boned completed a chemical engineering degree at the Engineering School in Geneva and received an EMBA at the Business School of Lausanne. He has worked at DSM since 2012, holding senior...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Natural Products Expo West takes place on March 7 – 11 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. With the expansion of the convention center, there is a change in the layout of the show. For example, the Hot Products are now in the newly constructed North Hall. Other...
San Francisco, CA - Could that box of chocolates from Valentine's Day make you sick? The answer to that question may finally be forthcoming. Earlier this week a California Superior Court Judge approved a settlement between the non-profit consumer advocacy group As You Sow and leaders of the chocolate industry. ...
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