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...
Orangeburg, NY — Mediterranean populations have lower levels of heart disease compared to the U.S. where one in four deaths are due to heart disease. These Mediterranean populations have been studied and it was found that their daily intake of five to ten milligrams of olive oils and olive fruit...
The American Botanical Council (ABC), Austin, TX recognizes Naturopathica, East Hampton, NY, a natural health and wellness company, for being the first company to support the Adopt-an-Herb program and adopt arnica (Arnica montana). Naturopathica is one of 40 companies that provides support to ABC’s HerbMedPro database, a comprehensive interactive online...
InterHealth Nutraceuticals, Inc., Benicia, CA, announced that a paper on Zychrome has been accepted for publication in Food & Nutrition Research. This study found the ingredient significantly reduced fasting blood glucose levels compared to baseline, whereas the placebo group did not. In addition, the ingredient reduced the inflammatory cytokine TNF-a.
The 24th study has been published on GanedenBC30, with findings appearing in the PeerJ journal. The University of Tampa and Increnovo LLC found the probiotic (marketed by Ganeden of Mayfield Heights, OH) supports protein use as measured by a reduction of muscle soreness and increased perceived recovery. West Haven, CT-based...
Consumers demand a great deal of their supplements these days, which places pressure on raw materials suppliers and ingredient manufacturers. The products lining your shelves had to come from somewhere and just how their components are sourced and processed has a great deal of influence on their acceptability and ultimately,...
Interesting product idea? Check. Perfect formulation? Check. Great marketing plan? Check. Distribution? Check. Millions of dollars worth of analytical and manufacturing equipment at the ready? Uh…no. Many companies have everything it takes to market a fabulous natural product—everything except the manufacturing equipment. No machines? No problem, as hundreds of qualified...
The natural products industry has many great brands dedicated to sustainability and decreasing their carbon footprints. How they package their products helps demonstrate this commitment. While current options cannot eliminate waste entirely, they are continually improving and new technology is driving packaging to become greener and even compostable. This matters...
Thanks to the rise of the whole-food movement, fruit and vegetable powders are in stronger demand than ever before. They can deliver gorgeous, vibrant colors and delicious flavors to powdered supplements, ready-to-drink beverages, snack foods, cereals and more. In addition, dehydrated powders get points for some practical attributes, such as...
Morristown, NJ—Several new studies offer even more evidence that a branded eye health ingredient (lutein and zeaxanthin) is quickly bioavailable in the body and elicits an important response in the retina. Researchers worked with Lutemax 2020 from OmniActive Health Technologies, based here, which contains three carotenoids—lutein, RR-zeaxanthin and RS-zeaxanthin—in a...
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