Nutrition Industry Executive
EFAs Enhanced
With awareness of benefits now widespread, EFA suppliers and manufacturers are taking the necessary measures to further develop the market.According to a joint report released by the Food & Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization regarding the role of dietary fats and oils in nutrition, the current recommendations are that we need a minimum ...
Human Clinical Studies
While human clinical studies have long been accepted as the “gold standard” of scientific research, the advent of dietary supplement ingredients being supported by human clinical trials is relatively new.This expensive and time-consuming process did not become common practice in the dietary supplement industry until the last 10 years, when regulatory requirements in the United ...
The Holistic Approach To Sustainability
Pursuing eco-friendliness across the supply and manufacturing chain can pay dividends in everything from cost savings to brand differentiation.According to California-based Autodesk, a design and engineering software maker, “Manufacturers worldwide see increasing sustainable design and improving production processes as an effective response to global competition and regulations and a source of business value.” The company ...
Aloe Vera Blooming
Given its exponentially growing demand and uses for various applications, aloe vera presents a fine opportunity among medicinal plants.Aloe vera is one of the oldest and most popular medicinal plants known to man. It’s mentioned in ancient documents, including the New Testament, where it was used with other herbs for embalming.Now prized for its soothing, ...
2012 Company Profiles
Whether you’re looking for an ingredient supplier, a contract manufacturer, a packaging partner or simply general knowledge about companies serving the industry, Nutrition Industry Executive’s Company Profiles should serve as a vital reference tool.Each participating company in this special section has provided valuable insight about its products, special services, contact information, key executives, company history ...
Boosting The Brain
People are becoming more concerned about brain deterioration at an early age, putting the onus on consumers to make necessary lifestyle changes, and suppliers to provide ingredients with proven science.According to Kathy Lund, vice president of business development and marketing for California-based AIDP, a supplier of functional ingredients, more than $172 billion was projected to ...
Keep It Clean
Clean label,” a term used by food manufacturers and marketers, has increased its frequency in product development conversations. Not intended to be used in marketing messages, “clean” represents a constellation of attributes.Ivan J. Wasserman, a partner with Washington, D.C.-based Manatt Phelps Phillips LLC, said there is no legal definition of “clean label,” and the term ...
Sourcing the Sea
Consumers are beginning to catch onto the number of health benefits offered by seaweed and sea vegetables.According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the ocean covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface and contains 97 percent of the planet’s water. Additionally, the ocean supports the life of nearly 50 percent of all species ...
Partnering For Private Label
In an effort to live healthier lives, many Americans have added dietary supplements to their daily regimens in addition to eating “better.” But as the economy has become shaky in recent years, it has forced them to reevaluate their spending habits and turn to private label products as an alternative to get what they seek ...
Potent Packaging, Made Naturally
As manufacturers, retailers and consumers all look for more eco-friendly packaging, suppliers continue to innovate environmentally conscious solutions.While the worlds of business, activism and academia use the concept of sustainability to incorporate economic, social and environmental issues into one tidy concept, according to market researcher The Hartman Group, most consumers understand its underlying values to ...
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