Healthy Skoop aims to ride plant based trend
Healthy Skoop, a Boulder-based nutritional product company, is capitalizing on the plant-based nutrition trend with new product launches and an expanded retail footprint.
Archives for April 16, 2017
Hemp product sales slowly inch up as cultivation barriers get more lax
Retail sales of hemp food, CBD, and supplements posted $285.3 million in sales in 2016, according to data by retail research firm SPINS and Vote Hemp, a non-profit advocating a freer market for industrial hemp.
Children have ‘non-negotiable’ right to good nutrition amid dismal Indian health survey findings
Ninety percent of Indian children are not getting the proper nutrients crucial for their development, a new survey has found.
Resistant starch shows blood glucose benefits: Swine study
MSPrebiotic, a prebiotic digestion-resistant starch supplement, may lower fasting glucose levels by 20% in swine fed a Western Diet, says a new study.
Garden of Life earns Non-GMO Project verification for probiotics line
The company’s entire line of “Dr. Formulated” probiotics has earned Non-GMO Project Verification. The line is reportedly the fastest-growing probiotics line in the natural channel.
Lifeway to 'vigorously defend' false ad lawsuit: 'Our kefir is 99% lactose free'
Lifeway Foods has vowed to defend itself “vigorously” against a lawsuit claiming it falsely advertised its fermented dairy products as ‘99% lactose free’ when they allegedly contained almost 4% lactose (milk sugar).
Contract manufacturer believes commitment to quality, compliance sets it apart
A proactive approach toward product development has helped Columbia Nutritional to grow to be one of the largest contract manufacturers in the Pacific Northwest, a postion further bolstered with its acquisition of Pacific Nutritional Inc.
Indie Beauty Profile
Camille Varlet, All Beauty Inc
In her Indie Beauty Profile Camille Varlet, founder of All Beauty Inc, tells how her years of food and beauty industry experience converged in a single brand and why topical products aren’t the be-all and end-all of skin care.
Why fortification should be seen as a business case, not a nutritional handout
The most effective way to boost nutrition through fortification is by targetting people as consumers, not merely recipients of a donation or a public policy programme.