Natural Products Industry

BI Nutraceuticals has announced that its president and CEO, George Pontiakos, has been invited to present, "Organic and Herbal Ingredient Trends in North America," at the 7th Joint Meeting of AFERP, ASP, GA, PSE & SIF, running August 3 - 8 at the Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel in Athens, Greece.

The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has announced that Flora Research has been selected to join the organization as a member of its analytical laboratory group.

Nourish America, a top-rated national charity has received a contribution from New Hope Natural Media, a division of Penton Media, made in honor of its speakers and its sponsors at Natural Products Expo West and SupplyExpo in Anaheim, California, March 13 -16. With this donation, Nourish America welcomes Penton into its Thousand Dollar Club as a charter member.

Cyvex Nutrition, Inc., has announced the appointment of Rosalie Chi to the newly created position of Marketing Coordinator, to be be responsible for all marketing activities including media planning, public relations, pricing, promotional collateral and web strategy.

Jeff Grogg, along with Dr. Laryn Calloway, will present "The Future of Organic Foods: The Picture in 2020" at the Healthy Foods Conference on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in Boston. Laryn is a practicing naturopathic physician, accomplished organic chef, and founder of Organic Bistro.

GCI Nutrients USA has announced the addition of Paul M. Piekarski as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In his 28 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and nutrition industries, Paul has worked in Purchasing, Product Development and Sales from Raw Materials to Finished Products.

With a theme of "Nutrition Industry 2015: From Strategy to Sustainability - Sharpening Focus and Managing Innovation in Maturing Markets", this year's NBJ Summit looks to be one of the best, perhaps one of the reasons for its current sold-out status.

Horizon Distributors has announced that it has commenced operations from its new 150,000 square feet facility in South Burnaby.

Maxx Performance has announced the launch of a specialized Web site for food, beverage and dietary supplement manufacturers looking to optimize product applications.

TandemRain Innovations provides the ability to bring new, unique and exclusive products to market in a fraction of the time it has traditionally taken. Working with various clients, TandemRain develops entirely new products, or enhances existing one’s, by adding functional ingredients to make products healthier, more nutritious and better for the environment.

Three major U.S. grocery chains will be launching the NuVal Nutritional Scoring System in their stores in September, using a proprietary algorithmic formula to score the nutritional value of foods on a scale of one to 100, weighing some 30 different nutrient factors; the higher the score, the higher the nutrition value.

Draco Natural Products has announced it has donated $60,000 to the Chinese government earthquake relief effort.

Symrise expects to have fully integrated recently acquired Chr. Hansen’s Seasonings and Flavor business by the last quarter of this year, making the company the fourth largest flavor supplier in the US.

Tate & Lyle has announced the launch of www.promitorfiber.com - a new website that provides food and beverage processors with the latest information on Tate & Lyle’s PROMITORTM dietary fibers.

Cargill has expanded its capabilities to help food manufacturers create innovative new products that drive sales growth with the opening of a new Snacks and Cereal Product Innovation Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

Annie Eng, founder of Novelle International, Inc., has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with noted nutrition educator and national television host Ward W. Bond, Ph.D., to promote Maqui Superberry.

The Analytical Services Department of POS Pilot Plant has captured awards in four categories of the international 2007-2008 AOCS Laboratory Proficiency Program. The year-long program involved analysis of samples sent quarterly to 40 participating organizations from around the world.

Lyndhurst Naturals, a Vancouver, British Columbia broker and distributor to the natural, organic and eco-friendly products sector, announces that it has been appointed broker in Western Canada for Healthy Times, Bionaturae Pasta, Krisda Stevia, and Oogies Popcorn.

Two reports from TRAFFIC, the world's largest wildlife trade monitoring network, on traditional medicine systems in Cambodia and Vietnam suggest that illegal wildlife trade, including entire tiger skeletons, and unsustainable harvesting is depleting the region’s rich and varied biodiversity and putting the primary healthcare resource of millions at risk.

The 5th annual Healthy Foods European Summit will be held in central London at the Royal Horseguards Hotel on the 6 -7 October, 2008.