Archives for December 10, 2013

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Thorne Research acquires personalized health data provider WellnessFX

By Hank Schultz

Thorne Research, through its subsidiary Health Elements, has made a major stride into the arena of personalized nutrition with the acquisition of Wellness FX, a San-Francisco based company that helps customers manage their personal health data via a...

Tide turns on ‘West is best’ mind set

By Michelle Yeomans

 For Asia's home grown brands that have been working tirelessly to change the “West is best" mind-set with cosmetic consumers, it appears their efforts have paid off as the tide begins to turn...

'Mood foods' are on the rise, says Mintel

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Consumers are looking for foods and drinks that influence how they feel, whether that’s a drink that helps them sleep, or an indulgent ice cream. Mintel’s global food science analyst Laura Jones explains.

**COSMEGRAM** - Our monthly specialised cosmetics infogram

Datamonitor outlines skin care trends for Cosmetics Design

By Michelle Yeomans

This month the market researcher's interactive report exclusively for Cosmetics Design readers is focused on the key consumer insights and product trends currently impacting the global skin care sector.

Unilever’s Flora ad trouble spreads to Spain

By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

The Spanish advertising authority, Autocontrol, has accused Unilever of misleading advertisement of its Flora pro-activ spread by failing to include a statement stipulating target audience and conditions of consumption of the cholesterol-lowering product...