Forbes Medi-Tech remains bullish about its prospects for the future despite the failure of the Novartis-Quaker Oats joint venture which was meant to promote a...
The Scottish Organic Producers Association (SOPA) yesterday announced that the country's organic farmers would benefit from a grant of £100,000 over two years from Scottish...
Martek Biosciences Corporation is to buy docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) producer OmegaTech, giving it a further foothold in the growing market for fortified foods. Martek said...
Omega Protein Corporation, the leading producer of Omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal products in the US, has reported net profits of $3.9 million...
Cadbury Schweppes, the British confectionery and drinks producer which owns Dr Pepper and Snapple, has added another US drink brand to its portfolio via the...
Some sectors of the Scandinavian organic food industry are approaching maturity, but the organic fresh fruit market continues to show robust growth, according to a...
Health Sciences Group, the Los Angeles-based group which specialises in investing in companies involved in the health sector, has signed a letter of intent to...
Organic food producer Chaoda Modern Agriculture said on Thursday its first-half net profit surged 56 per cent, thanks to healthy growth in sales. The China-based...
Cost-cutting and other restructuring measures at Galaxy Nutritional Foods, the producer of nutritious plant-based dairy alternatives, are beginning to have a positive effect on the...
Daniel Vasella, CEO of leading pharmaceutical group Novartis, told shareholders that the company had experienced a good start to 2002 and that it expected profits...
Nutra Pharma of the US says it expects to see the first four wound healing applications of its proprietary herbal extract compound WD-667 hit the...
The US market for complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) totalled $30 billion (€34bn) in 2001, according to a recent report from Nutrition Business Journal. Significantly,...
For the third year running, GlaxoSmithKline 's Os-Cal calcium supplement has topped the list of products recommended by US pharmacists. The company said that Os-Cal was...
Advicor, the cholesterol control product from Kos Pharmaceuticals, has been found to be highly effective in controlling the full range of lipids when compared to...
US health science company Forbes Medi-Tech announced this week that it has exercised its right not to buy back the licensing and distribution rights to...
Most Americans consume only half of the 25-35g recommended daily allowance (RDA) of dietary fibre, according to recent statistics from the American Diabetic Association. Benefiber,...
Reliv International, an international manufacturer and network marketer of nutritional supplements and other food technology products, has reported net profits of $308,000 (€350,469) on sales...
Relora, a natural ingredient produced by Next Pharmaceuticals, has been shown clinically to significantly alter the hormone levels associated with stress-induced obesity, the company claims....
PacificHealth Laboratories reported a net income of $285,627 (€323,836) , or $0.05 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2001 and revenues of $6,145,525,...
British organic dairy farmers believe they are being driven out of business by supermarket cutting the price of milk, reports BBC Online. A new code...
Swiss fine chemical company, Lonza, this week reported an increase in 2001 group sales to CHF1,868 (€1,276m), up 9.7 per cent from the previous year....
Pain Therapeutics, a US-based medical research company, is to develop two new opioid painkillers, OxyTrex and MorViva, both of which it claims do not lead...
Spectrum Organic Products, a US organic ingredients manufacturer, has reported a net operating cash flow of $705,000 (€798,000) for the fourth quarter of 2001, compared...
German chemicals group BASF said it performed well last year and is confident of further growth in 2002 despite difficult trading conditions. All of the...
Hansen Natural Corporation , the US energy and natural drink manufacturer, has reported record sales of $21.6 million for the final quarter of 2001, up 17.6...