Morristown, NJ — Frost & Sullivan’s 2017 North American Product Leadership Award went to OmniActive Health Technologies for its Lutemax 2020, which contains a combination of the three macular carotenoids (lutein, RR-zeaxanthin, and RS [meso]- zeaxanthin) that support visual function and overall eye health as well as skin and brain...
Napa, CA – Andrew Cates, co-founder of The Wine RayZyn Co., plans to turn the Northern California fire tragedy into a blessing for others by partnering with Food Recovery Network to repurpose unharvested wine grapes from vineyards affected by the wildfires. The Cates family vineyard, the Segassia Vineyard, produces high-end...
Hoboken, NJ — Walmart’s Jet.com brand has launched its private label consumer goods line with many of the products organic and sustainable. Called Uniquely J, it carries the tagline “your new favorite everything” and aims to appeal to the upscale millennial living in urban areas. The 50-odd SKUs in the...
New York, NY — The term “diet” has been used by soft drink companies to describe sugar-free and low calorie options for many years. The Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 states that companies may continue provided that "use of the term is not false or misleading.” On Oct. 16,...
November Digital Edition Editorial What's Selling Tip of the Month Expo East Recap The Youthful Brain Mitigating the Risks of High Blood Sugar A Rise in Plants Milking the Alternatives Supplement Highlight Merchandising Insights Vitamin Connection Consumer Bulletin Grocery Products Gourmet Products Supplement Products Supplier Products HABA Products Miscellaneous...
Bethesda, MD — The National Institutes of Health has launched a major effort to discover and catalog the brain’s “parts list.” The NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) aims to provide researchers with a comprehensive reference of the diverse cell types in human,...
Baltimore, MD — The 32nd Annual Natural Products Expo East took place on Sept. 14-16 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Overall, trend-wise, not much has changed since Natural Products Expo West in March, but Expo East is a great place to get a sense of what trends continue to hold...
Unfortunately, diabetes is rather pervasive in our society. According to the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) “National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2017,” 30.3 million Americans had diabetes in 2015, amounting to 9.4% of the population (1). Of these more than 30 million people, 7.2 million or 23.8% of those suffering from...
In older men, two pressing concerns supplements may help to address are low testosterone and prostate health. Along with living a healthy lifestyle, taking supplements may help reduce the risk of disease and undesirable symptoms that arise with age. Prostate Health With over 3 million cases per year, prostate cancer...
What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends.
