NIE Features
Four on the Floor!
Pet parents are seeking the same quality, targeted supplements for their four-legged family members as they take themselves. This market is only getting more opportunistic. For millennia, humans have enjoyed the company and caretaking of domestic pets. Their loyalty, their comfort, their playfulness are all aspects that increase overall quality of life. And when we ...
Tailored for Women’s Health
Targeting women’s needs and physiology is aided by ingredient suppliers’ response to research. With busy lives and trying to balance the demands of family, work or school—and coping with media pressure to look and eat a certain way—it can be difficult for any woman to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle. “Compared to men, women ...
Global Supply Chain Management: A Clear View?
Do transparency, integrity and quality make up a level supply-chain playing field for all suppliers and manufacturers or are these essential requirements a minefield of more questions than answers? The participants are: • Cal Bewicke, Chief Executive Officer, Ethical Naturals, San Anselmo, CA • Shaheen Majeed, Marketing Director, Sabinsa, East Windsor, NJ • Michael McGuffin, ...
A Well-paved Memory Lane
At a time when society is constantly on the go, ingredient suppliers are finding ways to help keep the population mentally sharp. Which night were those dinner plans again? Was that doctor’s appointment Thursday or Friday of next week? These are a couple of the questions people ask themselves in the midst of their action-packed ...
Digestion’s Beneficial Boost
With digestive health products in high demand, manufacturers are responding to the challenge, as they develop products with influential ingredients that meet customer needs. If one comes to think of it, digestive health is a major player in living everyday life. One cannot survive without food (and water of course), and once it is consumed, ...
Industry Forecast: Navigating Uncertain Seas in 2017
With sweeping changes in the U.S. political landscape ushered in by the 2016 elections, the natural products industry must navigate uncertain seas as it looks forward to 2017. The participants are: • Darrin Duber-Smith, Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing, College of Business, Metropolitan State University of Denver, CO • Jonathan Emord, Esq., President, Emord & ...
Keeping Rhythm
As natural ingredients that address heart health continue to evolve and grow, suppliers are working on broadening awareness. According to the Heart Foundation, when it comes to heart disease, statistics are still grim: • Heart disease (including stroke and other cardiovascular diseases) is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, killing nearly ...
Omega-3s: Full Steam Ahead
Despite overhang from iffy research conclusions and attendant mass media frenzies, the industry boldly forges ahead with innovative products and new education initiatives. As noted in the November/December 2015 issue of Nutrition Industry Executive magazine, essential fatty acids (EFAs) are among the most popular and broadly used ingredients for supplements and food fortification. This is ...
Supplements’ Role in Healthy Blood Sugar
Consumers are taking a proactive role to combat high blood sugar—which includes taking supplements. With 28 million people in the United States suffer-ing from diabetes, as well as another 80 million with pre-diabetes, the concern with blood sugar has become a health care priority. “There are many factors which can contribute to rises in blood ...
Taming the Beast?
The natural products industry has different views on how to tackle the FDA and the challenges that confront us in 2017. The Participants Are: • Gretchen DuBeau, Esq., Executive and Legal Director, Alliance for Natural Health, Atlanta, GA • Mike Greene, Vice President of Government Relations, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C. • Mark ...
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