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Vitamin Packs adds pre- and post-natal, multivitamin supplement to subscription service
Supplement subscription company Vitamin Packs adds a daily multivitamin and Pre-Post Natal multivitamin to its array of options.
Archives for January 15, 2018
Alcyon Health co-founder: ‘We want to be mass, we want to have national distribution’
Start-up Alcyon Health wants to fill gap in reproductive health space
With stark branding design and claims printed boldly on its minimalist packages, co-founder of Ohio-based startup Alcyon Health believes his company is filling in a gap in the reproductive health supplement category.
BI says steam sterilization gives it a leg up on FSMA supply chain rule
With 15 years of data, BI Nutraceuticals says its steam sterilization protocol is the most highly developed in the dietary supplement industry, and is part of what enables the company to fully comply with FSMA requirements.
NSF's Miller says 'honest and open discussion' will help define best practices for DNA testing
New leadership at NSF's AuthenTechnologies unit will 'more closely align' it with the organization's 'core scientific testing and research services', and will help to better define where DNA testing is best used, the division's new chief said.
Knowing when and who to ask for help allowed Phyter Foods to quickly expand nationally
Most food and beverage startups dream of expanding from a local brand serving only a handful of stores to one that is nationally distributed to hundreds or thousands of retailers, but the logistics of getting there can be a nightmare if not carefully...
PEEK INSIDE: IPAWC + PROBIOTA 2018, BARCELONA 7-9 FEBRUARY
Depression: A new role for probiotics in nutritional psychiatry?
The possibility that probiotics could be a new tool in fighting depression is gaining increasing attention in nutritional psychiatry, says Caroline Wallace ahead of her talk at the IPA World Congress + Probiota 2018 next month.
E-commerce: Targeted sports nutrition packaging key to sales boost
Flexible pouches are not first choice for supplement product packaging, according to Roar Ambition, a UK-based sports nutrition firm company which believes its new pre-workout formula product has the “visual disruption” to compete on a crowded e-commerce...
Wattle Health hoping to cash in on China goat milk formula boom with CFDA accreditation
Australian infant nutrition firm Wattle Health hopes to get its goat milk infant formula on the shelves in China by the second half of the year, after securing a 'brand slot' with a licensed manufacturer.
Vitamin D deficiency may increase metabolic syndrome risk after menopause: Indian population study
Vitamin D deficiency could lead to a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal women, according to a recent study in India.
Most popular supplements for Saudi women revealed as study shows increased use
Dietary supplement usage has increased significantly among women in Saudi Arabia over the last two decades, say researchers in the country.
Danone to shut down dairy unit in India to focus on nutrition portfolio
Danone has announced its intention to bow out of its dairy business in India, where it will then concentrate on enhancing its nutrition portfolio instead.
Kiwi mānuka firm Comvita expands in US and Canada as it seeks to move on from tough 2017
Mānuka honey brand Comvita has expanded its retail availability in the US and Canada, after securing a deal with Costco and launching a new store on Amazon.