Carlyn Anderson of Carlson Labs and Emil Mahler of Southtown Health Foods. derma e of Simi Valley, CA, opened a new regional office in Dubai, U.A.E. in response to growing demand in that region. Carlson Laboratories of Arlington Heights, IL, continued the celebration of its 50th...
Dan Lifton, CEO of Quality of Life Labs, based in Purchase, NY, was named to the Board of Directors for the Organic & Natural Health Association. Austin, TX-based Genesis Today, Inc. hired William Meissner as CEO. Carotenoid scientist Frederick Khachik joined the science team at Kemin of Des Moines,...
Thomasville, GA—Flowers Foods, Inc. has bought Dave's Killer Bread for $275 million in cash. The brand is expected to continue its operations in Oregon. Nature Bake, founded by the Dahl family in 1955, was renamed Dave's Killer Bread after its best-selling brand, which now has 17 types of organic whole-grain...
Edinburgh, Scotland—Scottish rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead announced genetically modified crops would be formally banned, saying that the move will help preserve Scotland’s “clean, green status.” This decision follows up a previous ruling by the European Union earlier this year that allows member states and devolved administrations to restrict or...
New York, NY—Results from Mintel’s recent Snacking Motivations and Attitudes 2015 report show that more Americans are snacking than ever before—but are also making smarter snacking choices. Perhaps the most prominent statistic from the report is that 94% of Americans snack at least once a day. In addition, 50% of...
Chicago, IL—The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) hosted its 75th conference in Chicago, IL, boasting 1,000 exhibiting companies. Four overarching themes tied together many of the new launches and applications on display on the tradeshow floor. The first was an emphasis on ingredients for clean-label products, especially sweeteners. Carolina Innovative...
Hadley, MA—According to data published in a recent issue of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology, an annatto-based tocotrienol ingredient may be able to reduce some markers of inflammation.For one month, researchers tested the effects of a 90% delta-tocotrienol/10% gamma-tocotrienol ingredient (DeltaGold, derived from annatto) at increasing dosages of 125, 250, 500...
Arlington, VA—Whole Foods Market has teamed up with PBS KIDS, based here, to provide a line of eco-friendly PBS KIDS-branded school supplies for the back-to-school season.This collaboration will include offerings like notebooks, backpacks, and reusable lunch totes to be sold in Whole Foods Market stores. In addition to the eco-friendliness...
Baltimore, MD—Natural products professionals are preparing for this year’s Natural Products Expo East, being held at the Baltimore Convention Center, September 16–19. A press release from the show announced that record numbers of attendees are expected at the show this year, with over 22,000 attendees and over 1,800 exhibitors. 30%...
Recipe courtesy of Kamut Ingredients: Salad: 1/2 cup KAMUT® wheat berries 3-4 handfuls of baby spinach 1/4 cup sunflower seeds 2 oz crumbled feta cheese Dressing: 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice 1/4 cup walnut oil 2 tablespoons honey 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes salt and pepper to...
