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Roche to sell vitamins unit to DSM

A report from German newspaper Badische Zeitung today is to reveal that Swiss drug company Roche will sell its vitamins division to DSM, the Dutch...

NAI benefits from settlement

Natural Alternatives International, the US company which makes customised nutritional supplements, has received $2.4 million (€2.6m) in partial settlement of ongoing litigation, the most substantial...

Herbalife planning euro bond issue

Herbalife International is planning to launch a high-yield bond with a euro denominated tranche in June, sources close to the deal said on Wednesday. The...

Declining sales at HNS

First quarter sales at Health & Nutrition Systems, the producer of weight management products, fell by 29 per cent to $1.06 million (€1.14m), largely due...

Soy food maker sees sales fall

Naturade, the US group which makes the Total Soy range of soy protein products, saw its first quarter sales fall by 18 per cent to...

Perrigo benefits from settlement

Perrigo, the over-the-counter vitamin and mineral producer, has said it expects to receive a $20.1 million pre-tax gain in the fourth quarter of its fiscal...

Wholefood nutrition group buys Vestrio

US whole-foods nutrition company Whole Living announced this week that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vestrio, an educational company that uses...

Profit soars for Omega Pharma

Belgium's largest health products and drug distributor, Omega Pharma on Wednesday posted a 2002 first quarter net profit of €4.83 million, up five-fold from the...

Arachidonic acid developed to sidestep patent

Spanish fatty acids company Brudy said it has developed a concentrated arachidonic acid from fish oil which will be available to infant formula manufacturers from...

Record results for Lifeway

Lifeway Foods, the US functional foods maker, has announced a boost in net income of 36 per cent for the first quarter ended 31 March...

Baywood reports strong sales

Baywood International, a US nutraceutical company specialising in the development, marketing and distribution of its own proprietary brands, announced an increase of 66.7 per cent...

Whole Living off to a good start

First quarter sales at Whole Living, the US-based whole foods nutrition group which trades as Brain Garden , increased by 10 per cent to $1.4 million,...

Nestlé still interested in Novartis brands

Food group Nestle has reiterated its interest in parts of the functional food unit put up for sale by Novartis after a top executive said...

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...