Archives for June 20, 2004

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Investor site launches low-carb portal

Investorideas.com has decided there is nothing transitory about the low carb trend sweeping the US and has launched a research portal for investors aimed specifically at this market - the site already offers a research portal targeted at the...

Price volatility continues for soy ingredients

As the food industry answers consumer health concerns expanding the use of soybean-derived ingredients in food formulations, volatility in price for the crop is set to continue with few signs that supplies will improve this year.

NBTY's sales dip no reflection of company health

Despite New York-based supplement maker NBTY announcing lower sales for two of its brands, namely Puritan's Pride and Vitamin World, for the two-month period ending 31 May 2004, analysts refuse to see the results as anything more than a slight blip,...