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Bio-Botanica Earns BBB Accreditation
Bio-Botanica Inc. (Hauppauge, NY) recently earned accreditation with the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a standards-based, nonprofit organization with a local Board of Directors that works to advance business trust. “For over 50 years, Bio-Botanica has operated with three of its core beliefs being customer first, quality and integrity,” said Chief Commercial Officer Scott Florentino. “These ...
RIBUS Opens New Production Facility in Nevada
RIBUS Inc. recently opened its doors to its first solely owned and operated production facility in Sparks, NV. The company, previously based in St. Louis, MO, moved its headquarters to Sparks, located in the Reno area, earlier this year. The new 15,000-plus square-foot plant, located at 1355 Greg St., Ste. 101, Sparks, NV 89431, is ...
Kerry Opens State-of-the-Art Taste Facility in Indonesia
Expanding its taste offerings in Southeast Asia (SEA), Kerry (Ireland) has officially opened a new state-of-the-art taste manufacturing facility in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. This new 50,000 m2 facility will help deliver localized products to the region’s fast-growing markets, the company stated. The facility is the company’s largest greenfield investment in SEA and will encompass a manufacturing ...
WIN Announces Global Liaison Appointment
Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN), the non-profit spearheaded by a cohort of global nutraceutical leaders and advocates for gender parity in the industry, has announced the appointment of Rajat Mittal Shah, global liaison, India, marking the first official regional liaison outside of the U.S. Shah, who is co-founder of India-based nutraceuticals Nutriventia, a wholly owned subsidiary ...
Sempera Organics and Alkemist Labs Collaberate to Advance Mushroom Testing & Innovations
Nirmal Nair, CEO and Founder of Sempera Organics (Morgan Hill, CA), has announced that Sempera has signed a collaboration agreement with Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) whereby testing protocols will be developed to advance research and commercialization of mushrooms for health and wellness. Sempera is also signing on the Alkemist Assured program to demonstrate the ...
Batory Foods Acquires Tri-State Companies
Batory Foods (Rosemont, IL) ingredients supplier has acquired Ohio-based Tri-State Companies, a food ingredients broker, distributor and logistics provider. This acquisition transforms Batory’s service offerings in the Northeast, Midwest and Southeast with the addition of Tri-State’s 100,000-square-foot, multi-temperature zone distribution center. Headquartered in Mason, OH, family-owned Tri-State Companies began operations in 1961 specializing in selling ...
BGG Receives Patent for Saw Palmetto ID Method
BGG World (Irvine, CA) recently received a Japanese patent for developing an innovative method for identification of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens). This new method will help slow down the rampant adulteration currently found in the marketplace, according to the company. Serenoa repens (frequently referred to simply as saw palmetto) is a small palm native to ...
NAD Recommends Supplement Brand Makes Clearer Disclosure of Affiliate Advertising Relationships
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs recently recommended disclosure of the affiliate relationships between Renue by Science, LLC (Jacksonville, FL) and third-party websites promoting sales of its dietary supplements be modified. NAD also recommended that Renue by Science modify or discontinue certain YouTube videos that it considered “challenged,” to disclose the advertiser’s ...
Sami-Sabinsa Group Commits to Clean, Renewable Energy
Sami-Sabinsa Group (India) has signed a long-term mutual agreement with O2 Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of the Singapore-based renewable energy developer O2 Energy SG PTE Limited, for the purchase of 150 MU of renewable power over a 25-year period. This investment in clean energy by Sami-Sabinsa Group will make a significant contribution to India’s transition ...
Responding to FTC’s 700 Product Claim Notices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in April sent out nearly 700 penalty offense notices to companies across a number of industries, including pharma, consumer goods and retail, cannabis, cosmetics, foods and dietary supplements, warning that failure to substantiate product claims could result in civil penalties of more than $50,000 per violation. While companies shouldn’t ignore the notices, advertising ...
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