Nutrition Industry Executive
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 ...
NDI Update
Industry offers reaction to the FDA NDI draft guidance, NDIN experiences and suggestions for proceeding until a finalized version is put forth.Since the 1994 passing of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), the industry has had limited guidance on the statute requiring the submission of new dietary ingredient notifications (NDINs) to the U.S. ...
Living Green
Health-conscious consumers today are looking for more than wholesome, Nutritious food to maintain good health—they also want to avoid the ever-increasing levels of pesticides and other chemicals in our environment. According to www.greenfoods. com, “while periodic use of internal cleansing programs may help to eliminate pesticide residues, the best solution is to gently cleanse our ...
Delivering Results
As distribution is a vital link in the supply chain, NIE offers case studies highlighting strategic partnerships that have brought innovative products to market.Entering the Omega Market TogetherIn 2011, TSI (USA), Inc., a Montanabased distributor with nutraceutical products sold in more than 30 countries that credits itself as never having been a typical distributor, was ...
Antioxidant Nation
Condition-specific antioxidants become the focus as popularity continues to grow.An endorsement from TV’s Dr. Oz can do wonders for a product. The phenomenon, know as the “Dr. Oz Effect,” can send viewers of his television show to the health food store at the mere mention of a certain ingredient, even though he refuses to endorse ...
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