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Stu Gelbard, Founder & President, Barrington Nutritionals

by VRM Media | May 1, 2026

Founded in 1991, Barrington Nutritionals distributes high-quality, science-backed ingredients to the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and functional food and beverage industries. With a commitment to quality, innovation, and personalized service, Barrington is on a mission to help its customers create products that support human health and wellness demands. Stu Gelbard is the founder and president of Barrington ...

The Rise of Precision Fermentation!

by Evelyn Reinson | May 1, 2026

What it means for nutraceutical ingredients and supply chains. There is a quiet revolution happening beneath the surface of nutraceutical innovation, and it does not look like anything the industry has seen before. It does not begin in a field or follow a harvest season, nor does it rely on rainfall, soil conditions or geography. ...

The ROI of Research: Science as a Strategic Advantage

by Dr. William D. Clark | May 1, 2026

How investing in research and validation creates measurable business growth and differentiation. Introduction – Research Is No Longer Optional For much of the dietary supplement industry’s history, clinical research was viewed as a strategic luxury—valuable, but not essential. It was often reserved for larger companies with the resources to invest in long-term studies, while many ...

Effort Over Time: The Discipline That Builds What Lasts

by Amy Summers | May 1, 2026

Success rarely comes overnight, yet in business, we often expect it to. Many entrepreneurs, executives and innovators walk away just before the impact of their work has time to take hold. Often, it’s because the results don’t come quickly enough to justify the effort, even when the idea is sound and the market is ready. ...

Paras Kumar Jain, Group Chief Operating Officer, Ixoreal Biomed Inc.

by VRM Media | April 1, 2026

Ixoreal Biomed Inc – USA Address 1039 Selby Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024 Phone: (310) 424-5535 E-mail: [email protected] Ixoreal Biomed Inc – India Address Plot No-1057-F2, PBN Center, Rd. No. 45 Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-500033 Telangana, India Phone: +91-40-2355-4386 Ixoreal Biomed is a research-driven nutraceutical and botanical ingredient company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, with operations ...

The 10 Commandments of Product Development

by Rob Brewster | April 1, 2026

Product development in the dietary supplement space is often described as a race to innovate, but successful products sit at the intersection of science, strategy and execution. Developing and customizing a supplement is not simply about selecting ingredients or following trends; it requires thoughtful planning, informed decision-making, and a long-term view of both the consumer ...

Your Supplement Rebrand is Not a Logo—It’s Change Management

by Samantha Brewster | April 1, 2026

Most supplement company CEOs don’t wake up thinking “we need a rebrand.” They wake up thinking “why aren’t we growing the way we should be?” The rebrand comes later, often as a proxy for something harder to name: stalled momentum, internal misalignment, or a sense that the organization has outgrown how it currently operates or ...

Helping Hearts With Omegas

by Janet Poveromo | April 1, 2026

Fish, plant-based, 3, 6, 9—omegas have a role to play in heart health, and consumers are taking notice. Regarding the chemical structure of omegas, all fatty acids have an even number of carbon atoms that are attached to each other in a chain. The beginning of the carbon chain is called the “alpha” end, and ...

Komal Baldwa, Founder and CEO, Waleria HealthTech

by Janet Poveromo | March 2, 2026

Waleria HealthTech 13, Awfis, Ohri Techpark Madhapur, Hyderabad. India Website: www.aspurusshatavari.com Waleria HealthTech is a women-first ingredient company delivering personalized solutions across women’s hormonal transitions, translating women-centric ayurvedic wisdom into clinically validated ingredient solutions. Waleria addresses long-underserved priorities in women’s health, entrepreneurship and economic independence by ensuring women remain represented and empowered across the entire ...

The Rise of the Intelligent Ingredient

by Dr. William D. Clark | March 2, 2026

How ingredient innovation meets AI—and why ‘data-backed’ will replace ‘clinically studied’. Ingredients Are No Longer Static For decades, ingredient innovation in the nutrition and functional food industry followed a familiar pattern. Ingredients were developed, clinically studied once or twice, documented in technical dossiers, and then treated as largely static commodities. Spec sheets were finalized, claims ...

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