Content about Vitamins, Diet and Sports Nutrition

January 29, 2013
New GetAwayGrey natural supplement offers alternative to hair dyes

Startup company GetAwayGrey is offering an alternative way to battle gray hair with its new nutraceutical multivitamin that is designed to reverse and prevent gray hair.

January 29, 2013
Oceans Omega launches omega-3 enhanced water

Oceans Omega launched Omega Infusion, an omega-3 EPA/DHA enhanced water product with initial placement within Giant Food.

January 25, 2013
Perrigo introduces new packaging for infant formula

Perrigo Nutritionals is introducing new packaging that the company said would make providing nutrition to infants more convenient.

January 24, 2013
SymphonyIRI: Due to economy, 1-in-5 consumers choose a product tied to loyalty card discount

One-in-5 consumers between the ages of 35 years and 54 years are choosing products due to a loyalty card discount, SymphonyIRI Group reported Wednesday as part of its fourth quarter 2012 MarketPulse survey.

January 23, 2013
Hero Nutritionals launches two sugar-free gummy vites for kids

Hero Nutritionals on Wednesday introduced two sugar-free vitamins to its Yummi Bears line that are naturally sweetened with lo han fruit and inulin fiber.

January 23, 2013
Industry challenges egregious disease-state related claims made by Internet purveyor of supplements

The National Advertising Division on Tuesday recommended that Nature’s Answer discontinue a wide range of Internet advertising claims for “Bio-Strath,” including claims that the supplement benefits children with ADD/ADHD, pregnant women, people recovering from cancer treatments, people with dementia and people with diabetes.

January 23, 2013
Kraft announces Mio Fit liquid water enhancer, Super Bowl commercial

Kraft Foods is adding to their line of flavored water enhancers with two flavors of Mio Fit, a portable liquid water enhancer with B vitamins and electrolytes, and has planned the brands first-ever Super Bowl spot to run during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVLII on Feb. 3.

January 23, 2013
Nielsen: Retail opportunities for 2013 in big data, omnichannel and fresh

Growth in 2013 will be slow-going in the first half of 2013 but will pick up at the end, suggested James Russo, SVP global consumer insights for Nielsen, during a webinar Wednesday afternoon.

January 22, 2013
H.D. Smith creates H.D. Smith Specialty Solutions, names leadership team to drive the new business

H. D. Smith announced the establishment of H. D. Smith Specialty Solutions, an organization structured to provide focus and alignment around specialty and traditional brand products, solutions and services.

January 22, 2013
International probiotic association to sponsor documentary sequel on probiotics

Health Point Productions announced the second part of a three-part documentary on probiotics will be going into production.

January 22, 2013
Report: Shoppers want more buy-America options and Walmart aims to give it to them

More than 80% of Americans are willing to pay more for Made in the USA products, according to a USA Today report published online late Monday night.

January 21, 2013
SymphonyIRI Group names president of Americas

SymphonyIRI Group on Friday named Piyush Chaudhari president of the Americas. Chaudhari will report directly to Andrew Appel, SymphonyIRI’s president and CEO.

January 17, 2013
SIDI Work Group releases voluntary supplier qualification guidelines

The dietary supplement industry’s self-regulatory coalition, the SIDI Work Group, announced the release of its voluntary Dietary Supplement Component Supplier Qualification Guideline — a document designed to assist the industry in supply chain integrity, which is a requirement for complying with current good manufacturing practices.

January 16, 2013
New Fiber One bars combine taste, nutrition

General Mills has introduced a new protein bar that it said was designed to satisfy cravings while being healthy.

January 16, 2013
Vestcom launches shelf solution to ease confusion shopping supplements

Vestcom on Tuesday launched VitaAisles, a shopper-friendly, comprehensive in-store education program designed to support consumer demand for health information regarding vitamins, minerals and supplements.

January 15, 2013
CytoSport launches Evolve protein drink for women

CytoSport on Tuesday launched Evolve, a naturally flavored protein shake that will serve as a complement to any woman's evolution toward a healthy lifestyle.

January 15, 2013
Inergetics launches comprehensive line of weight loss aids at ECRM VMS

Inergetics will be breathing new life into diet aid brands Bikini Ready and SlimTrim, the company noted on Monday.

January 15, 2013
Lifes2Good launches pair of hair growth supplements

Lifes2good Natural Healthcare recently announced the introduction of a pair of new hair growth supplements: Viviscal Extra Strength and Viviscal Man.

January 15, 2013
Natural cough-cold solutions doing well in what is fast becoming a strong season

Zarbee's noted that more consumers have gravitated toward natural solutions over allopathic medicines, at least through the end of December, citing Nielsen scan data.

January 15, 2013
New products meet demand for probiotics

A recent survey commissioned by Dannon found that 68% of consumers believe certain probiotics help regulate the digestive system, yet one-third of Americans agree that they don’t get enough probiotics in their average daily diets.

January 15, 2013
Revamped marketing campaign boosts sales of Alli

GlaxoSmithKline’s Alli is back. And while the brand is still slightly down versus year-ago sales — Alli posted a sales decline of 8.9% to $13.9 million across all channels for the 12 weeks ended Nov. 4, according to SymphonyIRI Group — overall, the category is trending up 15% in quarterly sales increases.

January 15, 2013
Symphony Health Solutions names CEO

Symphony Health Solutions named Frank Lavelle CEO.

January 15, 2013
Wellness surge, regulations create healthy growth

Interest in vitamins, minerals and supplements as a viable consumer product with strong profit-bearing potential has got to be at an all-time high right now, judging from the number of merger and acquisition deals scrolling across the latest finance news feeds.

January 14, 2013
Medagate launches first dual network healthcare spending card

Medagate, a wholly owned subsidiary of InComm Holdings, announced the launch of the MasterCard Dual Value Health Card, the first dual network healthcare spending card.

January 11, 2013
Ferndale Healthcare launches new site

Ferndale Healthcare unveiled a redesigned corporate web site Ferndalehealthcare.com to make it easier for a variety of target audiences to navigate the site.

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