It’s time to go back to the beginning, all the way to the raw materials. First, there’s the all-consuming issue of tariffs, of what happened, how the industry fought back, and what to do now that the tariffs have passed. From there, we move on to how manufacturers offer all-important...
New Hampton, NY – Balchem Corp. has achieved Non-GMO Project Verification for its VitaCholine brand choline chloride and choline bitartrate ingredient product lines. The Non-GMO Project is a mission-driven nonprofit organization offering a third-party non-GMO verification program. “Third party assessments of product integrity are important to consumers, particularly those associated...
Raw materials determine the quality of any finished product. This is something responsible manufacturers of dietary supplements, food and cosmetics understand and therefore strive for the highest standards when sourcing their ingredients. Of course, not every manufacturer has the same standards and many conventional mainstream products continue to sell genetically...
Visit any local market and look in each aisle. It’s probably safe to say at least one will have and even feature the store’s very own natural or organic branded product. Though this may not seem like news, with $118 billion in sales for 2016, according to a recent Nielsen...
The natural products industry is growing and dietary supplements are part and parcel to this growth. According to the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) 2016 Consumer Survey, 71% of adults use dietary supplements, making them an important source of income for natural products retailers (1). However, as the industry grows...
The role packaging plays in food, HABA and supplement success can be as important as what’s inside. Change your look and product sales can grow, but a misstep can cost you in lost revenue and damage to your brand. An optimized redesign generates an average 5.5% lift in revenue, according...
Carol Stream, IL-Food ingredient supplier Prinova expands its global footprint to six manufacturing sites on three continents with the acquisition of Israeli-based Lycored’s premix operations based in China and the United Kingdom, the company announced. Prinova is a global supplier of ingredients, flavors, blending and contract manufacturing solutions for the...
With many regulatory changes in the natural products industry, for manufacturers and suppliers, it can feel like a shifting maze that seems to adjust every time one begins to become comfortable. Although a map is unavailable, leaders from several industry associations offer some insight about what could be in store.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a confirmed case of the presence of H7 avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee, which is contracted to Tyson Foods Inc. Avian influenza, or blue flu, is caused by an...
Lonza Group AG, based in Basel, Switzerland, has successfully placed 5.0 million new shares by way of an accelerated bookbuilding procedure with selected investors in Switzerland (private placement) and outside of Switzerland to institutional investors and qualified institutional buyers. The shares were placed at 173.00 Swiss Francs (CHF) per new...
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