Articles by Shari Barbanel
ACG Expands Global Footprint With New Capsule Manufacturing Facility
ACG has announced the commencement of operations at its state-of-the-art capsule manufacturing facility in Rayong, Thailand. The new facility, the largest of its kind in Thailand, is dedicated to the production of empty hard gelatin capsules and is strategically located to serve key markets across Asia. This facility is set to play a pivotal role ...
Lief Labs Honored With Stars of the 101 Innovation Award
Lief Labs (Valencia, CA) has announced that the company was recognized with the “Stars of the 101 Innovation Award” from the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) 101 Corridor chapter. The Stars of the 101 is an annual celebration that recognizes the achievements of companies and individuals within the ACG 101 community, which includes the West ...
Texas Becomes Latest State to Introduce Age Restriction Bill
On Nov. 26, 2024, Representative Dr. Suleman Lalani (D-TX) filed House Bill 1474 (HB 1474), which would prohibit the sale of weight loss and muscle building dietary supplements to minors. The bill was submitted for the 2025 legislative session, which begins on Jan. 14. “A person may not sell, offer to sell, or give away, ...
UNPA Partners With Clean Label Project
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has teamed up with the Clean Label Project to help industry prepare for AB 899, a new regulation that mandates heavy metal testing and public disclosure of test results for dietary supplements sold in California to children under age 2, with enforcement beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The UNPA/Clean Label project partnership will provide ...
WIN Announces Entrepreneurship Committee
Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN) has announced the launch of the WIN Entrepreneurship Committee. This committee was formed primarily to address WIN’s strategic objective to increase the amount of funding for, and the number of, women-owned ventures. This will be accomplished by designing and implementing a structured entrepreneurial development path that addresses various stages of business growth, and ...
Greenvit Enters North American Market
Founded in 2010 to provide technologically advanced berry and herbal extracts from botanicals grown indigenously throughout Europe, Poland-based Greenvit is now focused on working with customers in the U.S. and Canada. According to Greenvit CEO, Rafal Pietruszynski, the company is distinctive in its approach to supplying botanical ingredients (conventional and organic) and organic berries. First, ...
Naturally Network Joins UNPA as Newest MOU Partner
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), a leading trade association for the dietary supplement industry, has welcomed Naturally Network as its newest MOU (memorandum of understanding) partner. Naturally Network creates access within the better-for-you CPG industry by connecting members, partners and industry experts via events and programs. To date, its audience has grown to more than 45,000, serving more ...
Arla Foods Ingredients to Aquire Volac Whey Nutrition Business
Arla Foods Ingredients (Denmark) is moving forward with its acquisition of Volac’s Whey Nutrition business, after it was approved by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority. The regulator’s go-ahead followed an agreement between the two companies, which was signed in April 2024. The business is built around a processing facility at Felinfach in Wales, which ...
Proposed Sale of Kerry Dairy Ireland to Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Limited
Kerry Group plc (Ireland) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Limited (The Co-Op) to sell Kerry Dairy Holdings Limited to the Co-Op (The Disposal) for a total expected consideration of €500 million. Kerry Ireland is fully owned by Kerry. Kerry Dairy Ireland consists of dairy consumer products, with its ...
Caldic North America Enters Distribution Partnership with Lief Raws
Caldic North America (Mississauga, ON, Canada) has announced a new strategic partnership with Lief Raws (Valencia, CA). As part of the agreement, Caldic will exclusively distribute Lief Raws’ range of premium nutraceutical ingredients across North America, with a focus on supporting the nutrition and wellness segments of the food & beverage industry. “We are tremendously ...
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