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3 Soft Skills We Will Need in 2023
Hiring the right people can be one of the most challenging aspects of any business. What’s listed on the resume doesn’t always tell the whole story. An applicant who presents as polished, confident, educated and put together, can turn out to be a flop. Whereas a candidate that appears slightly disheveled, shy, inexperienced, and a ...
Between Safe and Unsafe Is There an Optimal Middle Ground?
Safe is safe, right? And unsafe is unsafe? It seems ludicrous at first blush to think of these terms as moving targets, or that “safety is in the eye of the beholder,” or in the eye of the risk assessor. But the continuum from helpful to harmful is not a sudden deathly chasm. When asking ...
Has your Company Been the Victim of a Consumer Class Action?
I was extremely happy to attend my first SupplySide West, an event I normally never miss, in three years, due to COVID-19. The show presents a wonderful opportunity to speak with leaders in the natural products industry and gauge what is going on in the trade. As an attorney, it seemed that many people I ...
Ashwagandha in the Age of Stress
We are living through times of huge stress. As Innova Market Insights noted in 2020, “Recent events have had a significant effect on mental wellbeing, with many people facing increased rates of anxiety off the back of the COVID-19 pandemic.”1 Since then, of course, new sources of uncertainty have emerged—inflation, economic volatility and a seemingly ...
Vishal Shah, Director, Nutriventia
Nutriventia Limited Unit no. 703 & 704, 7th Fl. Hubtown Solaris, N. S. Phadke Marg, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400069, India Phone: +91 22 22 67163000 Nutriventia, Inventia Healthcare’s health and wellness brand, is at the cusp of science and nature. The company’s journey at Inventia began almost four decades ago, when two scientists with ...
10 Tips for Supplement Personalization Success
Does this sound familiar? A new product experiences year-over-year dramatic growth relative to overall supplement market growth. The product is dominated by those who pioneered it at first, but then every supplement company wants in. So, is supplement personalization the new CBD? Let’s hope not because, if managed well, the promise that personalized nutrition offers ...
Functional Nutrition for Changing Consumer Needs
Fifty years ago, Kerry was a small dairy company in the southwest of Ireland. Today, it’s a global leader in sustainable nutrition, health and food and beverage ingredients. One of the reasons it’s been able to grow is its commitment to scanning the horizon and keeping in touch with the way consumers’ nutrition needs have ...
Creating Stand-out Supplements
Achieving brand differentiation with advanced dosage form technologies. The market for dietary supplement delivery systems and the technologies behind them have changed drastically over recent years. Innovation has altered the space, driven by a number of trends—from the growing demand for botanical supplements to the booming market for probiotic solutions. At the same time, the ...
Trademarks and CBD: How Can Nutraceutical Companies Protect Trademarks Used on Products Containing CBD?
Discussion of the current policy of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, recent legal decisions and strategies for obtaining protection for marks used in connection with products containing CBD. The legalization of hemp-based cannabis products by the United States Congress in 2018 was a major step forward in the development of the cannabis industry. Unfortunately, ...
Jim Hyde, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Balchem Human Nutrition & Health
Balchem Corporation www.balchem.com/human-nutrition-health Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures and markets specialty ingredients that improve and enhance the health and well-being of life on the planet, providing state-of-the-art solutions and the finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide. The company reports three business segments: Human Nutrition & Health; Animal Nutrition & Health; and Specialty Products. ...
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