NBJ Market Research including: nutrition industry supplement raw material, wholesale, and consumer sales and growth plus forecasts, the nutrition industry value chain, the top U.S. nutrition industry supply companies by sales range of raw materials and the sales of letter vitamin raw materials which were imported from China....More
This set of Corporate Reconnaissance company profiles are intended to provide insight into the operations of Supplement companies. Each profile includes corporate financial estimates for U.S. wholesale dietary supplement sales for 2008-2010, an estimate for how 2010 sales breakout by channel and product category and a S.W.O.T. analysis (strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) of the company, as well as a brief overview of the company and its products....More
Sara Martens, vice president of The MSR Group based in Omaha, Neb., discusses the latest market research into consumers' attitudes on high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and how those attitudes drive purchase behaviors....More
Nutrition Business Journal's Natural & Organic Personal Care Data Chart tracks the sales progress of natural and organic feminine hygiene products among others such as cosmetics, nail care and fragrances....More
Nutrition Business Journal recently reported that the nutrition industry in the U.S. grew 6% in 2010 to $117 billion with the dietary supplements category posting only 4% growth. If you’d like to know which supplement categories drove growth, how performance compared to other nutrition segments, NBJ’s forecasts for the future and more, you’ll want to check out our newly released nutrition industry overview and supplement data charts....More
New human clinical research from açaí-giant Sambazon shows the superfruit may reduce risk factors in metabolic syndrome. Will clinical studies such as this one put more consumer trust back into açaí?...More
Alternative medicine service market in the United States for the years 2000-2009, Chiropractic, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Massage Therapy, Naturopathy, Osteopathy, Nurses/MDs and "Other" integrative medicine therapies are quantified....More
Prompted by recent European research, U.S. regulators will convene March 30 to reexamine the safety of artificial colors in foods and beverages....More
What can be learned from spending hours getting to know those consumers who do not currently buy natural and organic? Lots. We talk with New Hope Natural Media’s ethnographic research team about their first Future of Wellness study....More
Backed by respected European research, many parents and doctors believe food dyes are dangerous and are planning a trip to Washington, DC, to convince the FDA to either ban food with synthetic dyes or require warning labels for these products....More
Ganeden Biotech's patented probiotic strain is a good example of a science-backed ingredient that is successfully making its way into a growing range of food, beverage and animal nutrition products.
Sales of sports nutrition & weight loss (SNWL) products rebounded in a big way in 2010. After a lackluster 2009, during which SNWL reported flat overall growth—its worst performance on record, dating back to 1997 when NBJ first began to track the category—the year 2010 marked 9% annual growth, $2 billion in new sales, and $22.7 billion in total sales....More
After a rough start, 2010 could mark a sales turnaround for the U.S. organic industry. Sales at UNFI, Whole Foods, Hain Celestial and other companies entrenched in organic have all been up in recent months. But will it be enough to bring the industry back into double-digit revenue expansion?...More
The world's honey bees are disappearing, yet a leaked memo shows the Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of clothianidin—even though its own scientists warned that the pesticide is toxic to bees....More
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