There is a direct relationship between the business practices of certain mainstream toilet paper brands and the continually shrinking habitat of the endangered Sumatran tiger, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Entitled Don’t Flush Tiger Forests: Toilet Paper, U.S. Supermarkets, and the Destruction of Indonesia’s Last...
Several high-visibility acquisitions have occurred over the past month. According to Bloomberg.com, Pfizer Inc. of New York, NY will purchase Foothill Ranch, CA-based Alacer Corp., maker of Emergen-C effervescent supplements. General Mills of Minneapolis, MN bought Food Should Taste Good of Needham Heights, MA, and will add it to...
EuroPharma, Inc. of Green Bay, WI announced that nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS, is now part of its scientific advisory board. Integrated Marketing Group of Salt Lake City, UT has two staff additions: Zach Zavoral as PR counsel and Peggy Jackson as director of business development. Mark...
Brattleboro, VT—Supplement maker New Chapter will now exist under the wing of Procter & Gamble (P&G), its new owner. New Chapter, which was approached by P&G, will be a “wholly-owned subsidiary” of the mass market giant. The supplement maker seemed to be doing a bit of damage control via its...
Washington, D.C.—Multi-level marketer Amway may be slapped with a class action lawsuit because of what prosecutors say is misleading labeling on its Nutrilite supplements. Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which will bring the suit unless things change, believes that the discrepancy lies with its fruits and vegetables...
Phoenix, AZ—On March 9, 2012, a planned merger was announced between Sprouts Farmers Market and Sunflower Farmers Market to eventually become one under the Sprouts Farmers Market name. The brands will combine into 142 stores plus several more planned to open in 2012, with Sunflower bringing in 35 stores. These...
University Park, PA—While parents of autistic children often sing the praises of a gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet, skeptics point to the lack of data support. Now, however, a group from Penn State has added some fuel for the fire. The research is said to be the first of its kind...
