BOULDER, COLO., (October 4, 2007) – New Hope Natural Media’s Nutrition Business Journal® (NBJ) today announced its annual Sports Nutrition & Weight-Loss Web Seminar, to take place on October 16, 2007, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Mountain Time. Industry experts will join the NBJ editorial team to review the six segments of the $18.2-billion U.S. sports nutrition and weight-loss market and its specific product, marketing and ingredient supply trends. Registration for the Webinar is available online at www.nutritionbusiness.com. A registration fee of $495 allows up to six login points from multiple locations.
“This is a time of change and turmoil for these markets in the United States,” said Patrick Rea, editorial director for Nutrition Business Journal. “Raw material and ingredient supply prices are rising, steroid issues remain on the front page in the consumer press, low-carb has come and gone, Alli is transforming the landscape of the weight-loss pill market and new GMP regulations will change the way companies do business in the very near future.”
Topics to be discussed will include:
• Sales analysis of the six SNWL categories with recent growth and forecasts through 2016
• A new examination of nutrition bars and which brands are stealing share from market leader Powerbar
• Changing market shares in weight-loss pills and meal replacements
• The explosive energy and sports drink market
• New marketing tactics, GMP regulations, acquisitions, science and consumer research
• New growth sub-categories and niche products that are sustaining growth for the market
Nutrition Business Journal is an executive newsletter for decision-makers in the natural, nutrition and complementary and alternative health industries. NBJ's exclusive research and editorial focus on the strategic issues of the nutrition industry has made it a leading business intelligence resource for subscribers since 1996. To purchase detailed market research reports, subscribe to the NBJ, or sign up for the NBJ's free weekly e-newsletter, please visit www.nutritionbusiness.com. NBJ also hosts the NBJ/Newport Summit, an invitation-only retreat for C-level executives in the nutrition industry each July. For more information, visit www.nbjsummit.com.
New Hope Natural Media (www.newhope.com), a division of the Penton Media, Inc., is the leading media resource and information provider for the natural, organic and healthy products industry with print, in-person/event, and e-business products and services. Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company’s market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its coinvestors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.
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Contact: Mandi Hogan, Nutrition Business Journal
Tel: 303.998.9225 E-mail: mhogan@nutritionbusiness.com