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Strong first quarter for RiceX

The RiceX Company, the US producer of nutrient-dense stabilised rice bran, has posted a 20 per cent increase in first quarter sales, in turn boosting...

Good Q3 for Hain Celestial

Third quarter profits at natural and organic food group Hain Celestial rose by an impressive 21 per cent to $5.1 million on sales up by...

Dean Foods becomes leading soymilk maker with White Wave buy

Dean Foods has become the largest manufacturer of soymilk in the US following the acquisition of White Wave, the producer of the Silk brand of...

New production plant for Dragoco

Dragoco India, a unit of German food ingredients and flavours group Dragoco, has inaugurated its new production facility in Semmanchery, near Chennai (Madras). Dragoco India...

e Nutrition confirms Torpedo acquisition

e Nutrition, the nutritional supplement developer and marketer, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all the outstanding common stock of Torpedo Sports USA, a...

Reliv confirms good first quarter performance

Reliv International, the international manufacturer and network marketer of nutritional supplements, has confirmed that its first quarter sales reached $14.5 million (€15.8m) cent, a 3...

Slight improvement for Nutraceutical International

Nutraceutical International Corporation, the dietary supplement manufacturer, has reported a slight rise in second quarter sales and profits. Net revenues were $27.6 million (€30m), up...

Return to the black for Wild Oats Markets

First quarter profits at natural and organic food retailer Wild Oats Markets reached $668,000 (€729,332) on sales of $233.0 million, up 6.2 per cent compared...

Numico decline prompts gloomy forecast

A 28 per cent drop in first quarter net profits has prompted Dutch nutritional foods and vitamins producer Numico to warn that full year results...

Organic food 'no healthier'

The controversial debate surrounding the supposed health benefits of organic food took a new twist last week with the publication of a comprehensive review of...

Sabinsa plant completed

Sabinsa, the producer of botanical extracts, has completed the construction of a new supercritical CO2 extraction facility at Bangalore, India. The plant belongs to Sabinsa's...

'Safer' weight loss products from Fighting Weight

Two new products from Fighting Weight Nutritionals are designed to help individuals who want to lose weight but who are concerned about the potential adverse...

NCLII in bakery alliance

Nutraceutical Clinical Laboratories International Incorporated (NCLII) has begun selling its NuPreserv product to one of the leading US bakery groups. The natural ingredient is designed...

Spectrum sells organic ingredients arm

Californian group Spectrum Organic Products has sold its organic ingredients division to a company called Acirca for an undisclosed sum. The division includes Spectrum's industrial...

Beat hangovers with a Chaser

Chaser is a new natural product from Living Essentials which is said to help fight the effects of social drinking such as headaches and nausea....

NAI jumps into the black in Q3

Natural Alternatives International (NAI), the US-based formulator and manufacturer of customised nutritional supplements, has reported net profits of $759,000 (€839,711) for the third quarter of...

Swedish drink to fight wrinkles

A new energy drink from Sweden has been launched in the US with the aim of attracting female drinkers keen to reduce their wrinkles. The...

Unilever to sell Loders operations

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever is planning to sell its Loders Croklaan unit which produces nutritional oils and fats. The sale is part of Unilever's...

Phytosterol sales boost Forbes, but future looks difficult

A 50 per cent rise in monthly sales of phytosterols helped Canadian firm Forbes-Medi-Tech register a strong end to its financial year. But the coming...

Nutra Pharma to buy biotech company

Nutra Pharma, the US company which develops proprietary technologies for the manufacture of complex medicinal botanical extracts, has signed a letter of intent to Bio...

Heinz to use Martek technology

Heinz Wattie's, the Australian subsidiary of the giant US food group, has signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement to use Martek Biosciences' technology relating to the...

Sales rise at Medifast

Medifast, the producer of weight loss products, has reported first quarter sales up 33 per cent to $1.7 million (€1.87m) from $1.3 million a year...

Gatorade changes sponsorship deal

Gatorade, the sports drink brand owned by PepsiCo, has confirmed that it will not renew its sponsorship of the US-based NASCAR car racing event, and...

Omega Protein back in the black

Omega Protein Corporation, the leading producer of omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal products in the US, has reported net income of $2.7 million...

Market downturn hits Nutrition 21

The overall downturn in the US vitamins and minerals market took its toll on third quarter sales and profits at Nutrition 21, the producer of...