Polish €583m VMS market gunning for specific claims
Poland’s €583m vitamins and minerals food supplements market is evolving toward ever-more sophisticated and specific claims according to a market analyst.
Archives for March 26, 2013
Vitamin D supplements may yield immune benefits in healthy people: Study
Improving levels of vitamin D in the blood via supplementation could help to fight of disease by affecting gene expression and boosting the immune system, say researchers.
Vitamin Shoppe expands into Panama
Vitamin Shoppe Inc. continues its rapid expansion with the opening of its first international franchised Vitamin Shoppe store in Panama City. Vitamin Shoppe now has more than 600 retail locations across the United States, and recently expanded into Canada.
USANA pursues measured growth strategy with entry into Colombia
USANA, a global network marketing company focused solely on nutritional products, recently announced plans to expand into Colombia during the third quarter of 2013. It is the 19th country the company will operate in.
BIG INTERVIEW - CHEWING OVER SNACK CHALLENGES WITH THE SFA
Global obesity: ‘We want to be part of the solution, not the problem’, says SFA president
The president of the Snack Food Association (SFA) acknowledged that there are concerns about the snack industry’s role in global obesity but said healthy product development and clear communication on nutrition is top of the agenda for manufacturers.
European Food Visions
Fragmentation, regulation, recession: Breaking Europe’s innovation breakdown
The Swedish government is backing a project to tackle what the partners say is a European food industry innovation blockade that has infiltrated the biggest companies at the very highest levels.
Carnitine researcher recognized with award
Supplement industry pioneer Dr Stephen L. DeFelice has been honored with the 2013 Marconi Science award by UNICO, the largest Italian-American service organization at a recent meeting of the organization in Las Vegas.
New technology supports heat-sensitive nutrients in snacks and biscuits
Biosciences firm Carritech Research has developed a processing and formulation technology to manufacture snacks and biscuits with heat-sensitive nutrients and vitamins.