Articles by Janet Poveromo
Celebrating 20 Years
To celebrate Nutrition Industry Executive’s (NIE) 20th anniversary, we asked industry insiders with a few years of experience under their belts to reflect on the impact, challenges and evolution of the natural product industry since the magazine’s inception. Our Participants Are: • Paul Dijkstra, CEO, InterHealth Nutraceuticals • Paul M. Flowerman, President & CEO, PLT ...
Acting Globally
The natural products’ supply chain has a global footprint unlike any other. Following quality standards and guidelines help manage it. From procurement of materials to the hands of end users, the natural product industry’s supply chain for ingredients used in the manufacture of dietary supplements that are sold in the U.S. is certainly global. “Dietary ...
Biova Names New President, Introduces New COO
Iowa-based Biova LLC, a global leader in water soluble egg membrane (WSEM), announces new executive leadership: Matt Stegenga, current director of marketing for Biova, has been named president. He succeeds Dennis Casey, PhD, who will continue with Biova as a member of its board of directors. “With more than 10 years experience working with egg ...
Glanbia Expands Collaboration Center
Glanbia Nutritionals has nearly doubled the size of its customer-focused Collaboration Center in Twin Falls, ID, adding a new bakery lab and a culinary applications kitchen. The Glanbia Collaboration Center is a co-development and process optimization facility designed to accelerate successful product introductions for customers, from initial ideation to product completion. The first Glanbia Collaboration ...
Study: Mediterranean Diet, Olive Oil and Nuts Can Help Reverse Metabolic Syndrome
For people with metabolic syndrome, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts may help reverse the condition, indicate findings from a clinical trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Approximately 25 percent of adults around the world have metabolic syndrome. The syndrome exists in the presence of three or more factors ...
IFT Names Nine Fats to Include in a Healthy Diet
The September issue of Food Technology magazine published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), details how fatty acids and nutritional oils may benefit cognition, weight management, heart health, eye and brain development, and even mood. 1. Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Omega-3 fatty acids are associated with brain development, cognition, eye health, dementia and depression. They ...
Building Blood Sugar Support
No longer an isolated category, experts agree glucose maintenance is a “building block” that should be part of any health maintenance strategy.Diabetes prevention has become a major public health investment since 350 million people are currently living with diabetes, among which 90 percent have type 2 diabetes, a chronic but preventable disease, according to the ...
Navigating Essential Fatty Acids
Bad press had its effect on fish oil product sales; now the industry is looking at more science, education, GOED and plant-based products to move the market along swimmingly.With unfavorable reports on mislabeling and studies questioning their benefits, sales of fish oil supplements have declined this year, but suppliers say the state of the market ...
Proprietary Compliance
Nutrition Industry Executive magazine’s October issue profiled some of the latest proprietary ingredients offered to manufacturers. Here, suppliers discuss how GMPs and other regulatory scrutiny affect their company and sales. Shaheen Majeed, marketing director with Sabinsa Corporation: Sabinsa manufactures its products under strict cGMP (current good manufacturing practice) manufacturing standards and is willing to share ...
We’re With The Brand
Providing solutions through research, or solving processing and formulation challenges, branded ingredients’ uniqueness also makes a statement to consumers.For those considering branded ingredients, scientific research, ease of use and product differentiation may come into consideration. But bottom line figures may push the final decision: According to IRI scan data, condition specific supplements account for 27 ...
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