COVID-19
Nutraceutical Manufacturing and COVID—The Ultimate Disruptor
The term and theory “disruptive innovation” was coined by Clayton Christensen in the book, The Innovator’s Dilema,1 published just as digital technology was beginning to have a seismic impact. It provides a compelling explanation for why disrupters may blindside and overwhelm even the best-managed companies; these teachings have been employed by world renowned leaders such ...
Natural Products Industry Update
Industry transforms to meet COVID-19 challenges. The panel: Cal Bewicke, CEO, Ethical Naturals Inc., Novato, CA, www.ethicalnaturals.com Jonathan W. Emord, President & Principal, Emord & Associates, Clifton, VA, https://emord.com Dan Fabricant, PhD, President & CEO, Natural Products Association, Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Abhishek Gurnani, Partner (Chicago Office), Abhishek Gurnani, Amin Talati Wasserman LLP, https://amintalati.com Andrew Hebard, ...
Good Mood Hunting
With the pandemic still raging, many consumers are focusing on self-care and are looking to natural ingredients to help lift their spirits. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on several health issues including mental health. Lockdowns, being separated from friends and family, and isolating have affected us all. As we lacked the social interactions ...
Achieving Stress-free Sleep
The pandemic has only amplified the issues Americans are having with getting a stress-free night of rest. Natural ingredients may be the solution. It is shocking no one to say that Americans are stressed out. And if we weren’t feeling enough stress, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the nation to not only deal with the virus ...
NPA Opposes Vaccine Mandates
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is petitioning the U.S. Court of Appeals to declare the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate unlawful, warning that it will have an immediate adverse impact on employers, including those in the natural products industry. “We are sounding the alarm today because we have serious concerns this extreme regulation imposes an unrealistic ...
CRN Reveals Initial Data from 2021 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has revealed initial findings from its 2021 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements. The survey’s key findings show vitamin D use significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic; that Hispanics are most likely to report a change in their supplement routine, and that four in five Americans use supplements—a new high-water ...
Is Your Brand Still Relevant in the Ever-changing Supplement Market?
We pose this question about supplement brand relevance in the middle of a pandemic—at a time when sales of supplements are at all-time highs, and the issues for many companies center on maintaining inventory and protecting the supply chain rather than worrying about sales. In truth, supplements as a whole have never enjoyed such relevance ...
Associations Applaud Bipartisan Legislation Authorizing Dietary Supplement Purchases Using Pre-tax Dollars
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) applaud bipartisan legislation authorizing dietary supplement purchases using pre-tax dollars. H.R. 5214 recognizes dietary supplements as qualified medical expenses, will allow supplement purchases via Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and will provide economic incentives for consumers to practice preventive ...
Vitamin D & Me!
Your source of in-depth information on vitamin D & COVID-19. In January 2021, former U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, sounded a clarion call in an op-ed published in Medpage Today. Carmona argued that as the U.S. was breaking records in the number of daily deaths due to COVID-19, we did not ...
Talking Immune Health With Stratum Nutrition’s Jacqueline Rizo
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine spoke with Jacqueline Rizo, content coordinator for Stratum Nutrition, Carthage, MO (www.stratumnutrition.com), and asked her the following questions: NIE: While some, or many, of us may be pandemic-weary, personally and professionally, there’s no getting around the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had major effects on the market and consumer ...
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