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Living Fuel, Inc. Launches CocoChia(TM) Raw Food Bars and
Super Health Book at NPEE 2005
[2005/09/08][Living Fuel,
Inc.]
Company will be at booth #3847 to present its CocoChia™ Raw
Food Bars and founder K.C. Craichy’s acclaimed book, Super
Health: The Seven Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality.
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Consumer Interest in the Health, Wellness, and
Sustainability of Our Planet Continues to Gain Momentum
[2005/09/08][The Natural
Marketing Institute (NMI)]
According to NMI’s 2004 Health & Wellness Trends Database™ (HWTD)
and 2005 LOHAS Consumer Trends Database™ (LCTD), health and
wellness continues to evolve from the traditional definition
of personal health and wellness to that of planetary health
and wellness.
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Aloecorp Celebrates Grand Opening of its Historic Hilltop
Gardens and New Manufacturing Facility
[2005/09/08][Aloecorp]
Company has announced the grand opening of its Lyford, Texas
facility on September 12; the grand opening celebration
signifies a $2.6 million property and facilities renovation,
which includes the completion of the company’s new
cutting-edge manufacturing facility, as well as the
completion of a beautification and landscaping project at
the company’s historic Hilltop Gardens.
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Hero Nutritional Products Contributes Two Days of Vitamin
Production to Katrina Victims
[2005/09/08][Hero Nutritional
Products]
Company has dedicated two days of production of the
company's Yummi(R) Bears(R) gummy multi-vitamins to donate
to the Vitamin Angel Alliance's Hurricane Katrina relief
effort.
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The World’s Largest Dairy Culture Factory Opens in France
[2005/09/08][Chr. Hansen]
The factory in Arpajon, France now has double the production
capacity of the original plant. The construction budget was
120 million DKK (20 million USD).
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2005 Socially Responsible Business Award Recipients to be
announced Friday, September 16th 2005 in Washington DC
[2005/09/07]
This year's event will feature a presentation by Celebrate
Peace coordinator, Jeff Klein of Cause Alliance Marketing
and Keynote Address from Seth Goldman, Co-founder, President
and TeaEO of Honest Tea. Also included in the agenda will be
a special dedication to the victims of hurricane Katrina,
which has devastated the lives of millions since hitting the
United States late August 2005.
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Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc. Donates Nutritional Supplies
Vitamin Angel Alliance For Katrina Refugees
[2005/09/07][Pharmachem
Laboratories, Inc.]
Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc. has donated nutritional
supplies to Vitamin Angel Alliance, a non-profit charity
organization dedicated to providing basic nutrition around
the world, to aid victims of the hurricane Katrina disaster.
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Ruth’s Hemp Foods Gains National Distribution
[2005/09/07][Ruth’s Hemp
Foods]
New agreement will see 16 hemp products including hemp bars,
shelled hemp seed and hemp protein powder distributed
through UNFI’s six warehouses in New Oxford, Pa., Greenwood,
Ind., Chesterfield, N.H., Iowa City, Iowa, Atlanta, and
Dayville, Conn.
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Neptune Krill Oil (NKO(TM)) Featured at Natural Products
Supply Expo East
[2005/09/07][Neptune
Technologies & Bioressources Inc.]
Product will be featured by IdeaSphere (booth #147B)(Twinlab),
at the Expo East Conference in Washington, DC., September
16-19, 2005.
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Light Heart Announces the Association of Dennis J. Reid for
Bakery Technical Sales
[2005/09/06][Light Heart LLC]
Company announces the association of Dennis J. Reid
technical sales specialist for Food Ingredient Technologies
LLC in St. Louis, MO for technical sales and service in the
bakery arena.
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Children's Beverage Innovator Slated to Speak at Natural
Products Expo East
[2005/09/06][SimplyH (TM),
LLC]
Dr. Richard Visser, CEO and founder of SimplyH (TM), LLC,
will speak at the Natural Products Expo East tradeshow and
conference, September 15-18, 2005, at the Washington
Convention Center, presenting "Raising Healthy and Fit Kids"
on Saturday, September 17, 2005 from 10 to 11 a.m. in room
#147A.
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Safe Marketing: Is Your Advertising FTC Compliant?
[2005/08/05] [By
Jeff Hilton, Integrated Marketing Group]
As
the natural products industry continues to expand and
advertising activity escalates, the Federal Trade Commission is
becoming more and more attentive to our marketplace and diligent
in searching out and punishing companies that advertise using
illegal health claims - And not with just a "slap on the hand."
As a marketer, do you understand how the FTC functions?
 The
Power of Place: Alternatives in Distribution
[2005/07/29]
[Darrin C. Duber-Smith,
MS, MBA]
Marketing professionals know that marketers must mind their
“P’s”, and as such are responsible for managing all aspects of
Product, Promotion, Pricing, and Place strategies and
implementation for their organizations. This is a tall order for
any corporate executive and its challenges and increasing level
of difficulty...
 Japan’s
Nutraceuticals Today - Foods in Black for Better Nutrition
[2005/07/25]
[NPIcenter - Paul
Yamaguchi]
Black
may be way “out” in fashion but it’s definitely “in” for
functional foods. They are everywhere, black soybeans, black
vinegar, black sesame seeds, black rice and black tea just to
name a few.
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Degussa to sell food ingredients operations to Cargill
[2005/09/09][Degussa AG]
Company has agreed to sell its food ingredients operations to
Cargill for 540 million Euro (670 million USD).
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NutriCognia Launches LactoFact(TM) - Lactoferrin Glyco-Analysis
Assay
[2005/09/08][NutriCognia]
Company announces the launche of Lactofact(TM) - a rapid lactoferrin
glyco-analysis kit that can control the production process and
product development.
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Fred Zeidman Named Chief Restructuring Officer of Bio-One
Corporation
[2005/09/08][Bio-One Corporation]
Company announces that Fred Zeidman has been named Chief
Restructuring Officer of the Company.
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Martek Announces Third Quarter Financial Results
[2005/09/08][Martek Biosciences
Corporation]
Company reports revenues of $39.5 million were achieved, compared to
$47.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2004, with a net loss
of $100,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared to net income of
$5.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, prior year.
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Nutrition 21 and Dong Sung Pharmaceuticals Enter into Distribution
Agreement for Chromax(R) and Diachrome(R)
[2005/09/08][Nutrition 21, Inc.]
Under the agreement, Dong Sung is required to secure regulatory
approval from the Korea Food and Drug Administration prior to
selling or marketing the products; Dong Sung's marketing strategy
will rely heavily on its sales force of more than 100
representatives located throughout Korea's 10 largest metropolitan
areas.
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The World’s Largest Dairy Culture Factory Opens in France
[2005/09/08][Chr. Hansen]
The factory in Arpajon, France now has double the production
capacity of the original plant. The construction budget was 120
million DKK (20 million USD).
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InterHealth Names New Executive Vice President
[2005/09/07][Interhealth
Nutraceuticals]
Company announces the appointment of Paul Dijkstra as executive vice
president to lead domestic and international sales and marketing
teams.
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Flora, Inc. Appoints National Marketing Manager and National Sales
Manager
[2005/09/07][Flora, Inc.]
Company has announced the appointments of Kevin Cobb as National
Marketing Manager, and Darin Johnson as National Sales Manager for
the United States.
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Tenney Joins Embria Health Sciences To Expand Global Reach of
Selenium Yeast Ingredient
[2005/09/07][Embria (TM) Health
Sciences]
Company has named Dennis Tenney vice president of global business
development.
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Fortitech Europe ApS Appoints New Managing Director
[2005/09/07][Fortitech Europe ApS]
Company appoints Peter Sorensen as managing director, responsible
for managing all aspects of Fortitech Europe’s operations including
manufacturing, technical, purchasing, finance and sales.
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Ruth’s Hemp Foods Gains National Distribution
[2005/09/07][Ruth’s Hemp Foods]
New agreement will see 16 hemp products including hemp bars, shelled
hemp seed and hemp protein powder distributed through UNFI’s six
warehouses in New Oxford, Pa., Greenwood, Ind., Chesterfield, N.H.,
Iowa City, Iowa, Atlanta, and Dayville, Conn.
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Natural Alternatives International, Inc. Announces Revenue for
Fiscal 2005
[2005/09/06][Natural Alternatives
International, Inc.]
Company reports revenue for fiscal 2005 of $91.5 million compared to
$78.5 million prior year, with net income of $2.2 million, or $0.34
per diluted share, compared to $3.0 million or $0.48 per diluted
share in the prior year.
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Barlean’s Now Offers Unprecedented 2-Day Delivery
[2005/09/09][Barlean’s
Organic Oils]
Building upon the success of their “made to order” Fresh
ExPress™ delivery policy, Barlean’s Organic Oils speeds
up its delivery time from 3-days to now just two days
under new agreement with UPS.
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NutriCognia Launches LactoFact(TM) - Lactoferrin Glyco-Analysis
Assay
[2005/09/08][NutriCognia]
Company announces the launche of Lactofact(TM) - a rapid
lactoferrin glyco-analysis kit that can control the
production process and product development.
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MicroLactin® Offered in New Products From Vitacost.com
[2005/09/08][Humanetics
Corporation]
Vitacost introduces JointActin MicroLactin™ and
ArthriPower Ultra, two new joint care supplements from
their NSI (Nutraceutical Sciences Institute®) product
line.
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FulLife Natural Options Inc. Launches Charantea Ampalaya
Tea and Capsules At NPEE 2005
[2005/09/08][FulLife
Natural Options]
Charantea Ampalaya Bitter Melon Supplements will be
exhibited at booth #2462 at Natural Products Expo East.
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Living Fuel, Inc. Launches CocoChia(TM) Raw Food Bars
and Super Health Book at NPEE 2005
[2005/09/08][Living Fuel,
Inc.]
Company will be at booth #3847 to present its CocoChia™
Raw Food Bars and founder K.C. Craichy’s acclaimed book,
Super Health: The Seven Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong
Vitality.
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Danone-Strauss Launches Yogurt Drink with Biodar's
Technology Backup
[2005/09/08][Biodar]
Danone-Strauss has launched a new dairy-based meal
replacement for breakfast in Israel supported by
Biodar's proprietary technology for fortification
solutions; Danone-Strauss’ new fruit yogurt drink,
“Mashke Boker”, is designed to provide the nutrition of
breakfast in a small and tasty package for people
“on-the-go” who don’t have time for breakfast at home.
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Lonza Introduces Non-GMO Product Line of Glycosperse®
Polysorbates
[2005/09/08][Lonza]
Company is introducing new Non-GMO product line of
Glycosperse® Ethoxylated Sorbitan Esters; line of Kosher
polysorbates is produced from non-genetically modified
raw materials.
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Blue California Introduces GinsenPure(TM)
[2005/09/07][Blue
California]
Company has been appointed as the exclusive distributor
of a highly purified ginseng extract called
GinsenPure(TM) Quintozene-Free
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EuroPharma® Secures Rights to LitoZin®
[2005/09/07][EuroPharma]
Company has secured North american rights to LitoZin®,
which contains contains a galactolipid compound, called
GOPO™.
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PLT Offers Pomegranate POM40p(TM) – Rich in Punicosides
[2005/09/06][PL Thomas]
Company offers POM40p(TM), a standardized pomegranate
extract with minimum 40% punicosides.
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Fair Trade Certified(TM) White Tea from Choice Organic
Teas
[2005/09/06][Granum,
Inc.]
Choice Organic Teas proudly introduces organic Fair
Trade Certified™ White Tea, available this October in
tea bags and loose leaf.
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