Bodybuilding.com, the Internet’s most-visited bodybuilding and fitness site and largest online retailer of nutritional supplements, and Labrada Nutrition, one of the most trusted names in sports nutrition, are officially kicking off summer with the Lean Body Transformation Challenge. One lucky Grand Prize Winner will win a cruise for two to Cozumel, Mexico, a training session [...]

NaturalIndustryJobs.com, a job board, was formally launched this week. The job board is for companies who manufacture and distribute products or provide services that support the natural and organic product industry. The site will also serve as a gathering place for independent sales reps and brokers to find available lines and companies to locate sales [...]

Today I had the opportunity to speak with nutrition industry CEO who has successfully started and sold four companies over the course of his career. It was an amazing discussion – full of wisdom from an expert in building companies by building high performance teams. Here are  five ‘ingredients’ to the recipe of his success: [...]

Good Guide keeps getting better and better. This morning I received an announcement via my inbox announcing that Good Guide has rated 1,162 coffee products based on the following criteria environment and social attributes (not health).  Hmm. Does  my local Whole Foods even carry the top three ‘good’ brands, Timothy’s Coffee, Grounds for Change and [...]

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday reported that China’s Bright Food Group Co. was nearing agreement to buy Pittsburgh-based GNC Holdings Inc. for between $2.5 billion to $3 billion. A sale could be announced in the next few days, the paper said. In September, GNC Nutrition Centers notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that [...]

GOED’s Annual Conference January 13-14, 2011| Marriott City Center Hotel | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 84111 Bringing thought leaders from industry, regulatory bodies, and the research world together to advance consumer solutions for EPA and DHA omega-3s. This conference will provide attendees multiple perspectives on key challenges and issues surrounding the markets for EPA [...]

In October, TPG Growth purchased 25% of Schiff Nutrition for $48.8 million. TPG Growth is the equity investment platform of TPG, formerly known as Texas Pacific Group, a global investment firm with $47 billion in assets under management. Schiff trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange, and the shares were acquired by TPG Growth [...]

LAS VEGAS—More than 8,500 dietary supplement, food and beverage, and cosmeceutical executives from 58 countries met Oct. 19 to 23 at The Sands Exposition Center and The Venetian Resort Casino for SupplySide West 2010. This year’s exhibit hall featured 1,216 booths, breaking the SupplySide West 2009 record with an 8-percent increase in the number of [...]

SupplySide West begins in one week! SupplySide West is the world’s largest event for healthy and innovative ingredients with 1,200+ booths. Food, beverage, dietary supplement and cosmeceutical manufacturers, marketers and formulators attend SupplySide West to find ingredients, suppliers and ideas to create their next bestseller.

Suppliers and stakeholders in the stevia industry are organising to maintain standards and pursue scientific enquiry into the use of stevia sweeteners. Stevia, a South American plant in the sunflower family, has atttracted massive interest in the last two years following FDA GRAS (generally recognised as safe) of high purity Reb A as a sweetener [...]

Metagenics, Inc. (San Clemente, CA), a life sciences company, has recently acquired Catalina Lifesciences, Inc. (Irvine, CA, dba Bariatric Advantage). Metagenics is a researcher, manufacturer and distributor of medical foods and nutritional products used in lifestyle therapy programs and sold to healthcare professionals to aid in management of patients’ chronic illnesses and achievement of genetic [...]

New Chapter proudly announces that its multivitamins are the first in the nation to achieve Non-GMO Project Verification. New Chapter has long been committed to rooting out Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), and is now demonstrating that commitment by pursuing Non-GMO Project verification for its entire line of whole-food vitamins, minerals and herbs. Over 75% of [...]

ShopWell(R), (www.shopwell.com) the online destination for free, personalized nutrition information, today announced the hire of L. Jasmine Kim as chief executive officer for the Silicon Valley, start-up company. Kim has more than 20 years of executive management, marketing and international business experience at companies such as BabyCenter.com, Yahoo! Inc., LVMH Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton and [...]

Living Tree Community Foods in California is seeking a business partner! Would you be fascinated at the prospect of helping to manage a live food enterprise? We are offering to sell a share in the equity of our company. Living Tree Community Foods is growing, even in these times. There are 136 products on their [...]

Natural Products Expo East (Oct. 13-16, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center) provides show attendees and exhibitors with a free matchmaking service allowing you to search, match and connect with your peers and colleagues to build business relationships prior to the show. This innovative feature supplies matches and selects the best possible connections for you based [...]