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Golf Outing Raises $330,000 for Vitamin Angels
On May 8, more than 200 golfers from 79 companies came together for the 8th Annual Vitamin Angels Benefit Golf Outing at Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, NJ. The event, cohosted by The Vitamin Shoppe and Nature’s Value, Inc., raised $330,000 for Vitamin Angels, a 501(c)(3) charity that provides nutritional support to children and women ...
Associations Applaud Senate Confirmation of Gottlieb to Lead FDA
The Natural Products Association (NPA) and Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) both commended the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Scott Gottlieb, MD, to the post of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. Gottlieb has promised access to supplements and to enforce current laws to protect consumers. “Dr. Gottlieb will ensure consumers have access to products ...
ProcessPro Wins Bronze in Stevie American Business Awards
ProcessPro (St. Cloud, MN), a leading mid-market ERP software solution company, has announced that Blair Schrader, scrum master and technical writer, was awarded with a Bronze Stevie Award in the category of Technical Professional of the Year in The 15th Annual American Business Awards. The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. ...
Uckele Health & Nutrition Launches New Corporate Website
Michigan-based Uckele Health & Nutrition has launched a new corporate website, www.uckelecorp.com. The new and completely redesigned website offers richer insight into the company’s key features including a cleaner, world-class design, a more engaging user experience with enhanced search and navigation, and the capability to access the Uckele contract manufacturing process from start to finish, from ...
The Supplement OWL Takes Flight
One year after the project was formally announced, the Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) became a reality, as the online product registry is now live. Serving as a resource for regulators, retailers, and industry, the OWL is an industry-wide, self-regulatory initiative that will help create a rich and more complete picture of the marketplace, and ...
Benexia Opens Lipids Research Center in Europe
Benexia (Santiago, Chile) has announced the grand opening of the Benexia Lipids Research Center in Ghent, Belgium. “The new center was formed to advance new research into the physico-chemical and application properties of Benexia ALA,” said Sandra Gillot, CEO of Benexia. “It will also advise customers on the proper market positioning of chia seed ingredients in ...
Jack Challem, The Nutrition Reporter, Dies at 66
On April 13, 2017, Jack Challem, bestselling author and beloved figure in the natural products industry, passed way after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 66. Born May 29, 1950, he will be remembered for many contributions, including ushering in science-based nutrition reporting in the natural products industry. Armed with a BA ...
Elwood Richard, NOW Founder, Dies at 85
On April 10, 2017, Elwood Richard, founder of NOW Foods (Illinois), passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 85. Born September 17, 1931, he will be remembered for his significant impact on the health food channel through the decades. Elwood Richard’s introduction to natural foods began nearly 20 years before he founded ...
PLT Health Solutions Holds Third PLTNEXT Global Search for Innovation
PLT Health Solutions, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) announced the third edition of the company’s PLTNext Global Search for Innovation program. The Global Search is designed to connect PLT with ingredient and technology innovators to assist in product development and commercialization. As part of the program, PLT is putting its track record of developing and launching successful ...
AESI Partners With CIGI to Introduce New Modular Extraction Lab
Advanced Extraction Systems Inc. (AESI, Canada) recently announced that it will be building a state-of-the-art supercritical fluid extraction system to produce high value cannabis extracts for Canada’s Island Garden Inc. (CIGI). “We are very excited to be introducing our new extraction lab in partnership with Canada’s Island Garden,” said David Campbell, COO of AESI. “Through ...
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