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April 29, 2013
Supplement and ingredient companies are offering higher level of scientific sophistication.
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October 23, 2012
When looking over the transaction activity in the broader nutrition and health & wellness industry over the first half of 2012, interesting observations arise.
Before we go any further though, it is worth explaining what I am calling the n…
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September 15, 2012
The State of California is famous for unusual ballot initiatives. This November voters will be asked to pronounce on a measure requiring food companies to label any product sold in the state with the words “Partially Produced with Genetic Engin…
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August 15, 2012
I attended the NBJ Summit in Dana Point in July and once again the event was a big hit with a large group from across the supplement industry. Many congratulations to Jerry Holly and Jeff Bland for their lifetime achievement awards. One of the highli…
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July 15, 2012
As we hit the middle of the year, several tracking services have begun to report on the performance of the venture capital (VC) industry. Few of us will be surprised to learn that the Internet sector accounts for nearly a third (27%) of all new finan…
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June 15, 2012
The recent acquisition of Ocean Nutrition by DSM caps a remarkable story of entrepreneurial endeavor. About 15 years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Robert Orr, co-founder and long-time CEO of Ocean Nutrition, at a conference in Rhode Island (it h…
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May 15, 2012
The last month witnessed more financing activity in nutrition. Annie’s Inc. the Napa, CA-based company selling organic macaroni and cheese saw its share price almost double immediately after the company went public. This gave the company a mark…
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April 15, 2012
Expo West was once again a huge success. The number of financial firms, including major Wall St. firms, holding receptions or events struck me. Fifteen years ago, bankers and investors coming to the show could have taken one cab from the airport. Tod…
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March 15, 2012
As industry headed off to Natural Products Expo West last week, there was optimism about the growth prospects for the nutraceutical and functional food industries. The sales tracking companies report growth in many categories. In fact, extremely stro…
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February 15, 2012
As I am writing this, news media are all full of the news about Facebook filing for what is expected to be the largest Internet IPO of all time. I thought it was interesting that the most successful IPO of 2011, measured by return from the offering p…
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January 16, 2012
According to the Angel Capital Association, there are between 10,000 and 15,000 people who belong to Angel groups throughout the U.S. A recent Wall Street Journal article suggests the number of businesses that have received funding in 2011 have incre…
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December 15, 2011
We’re just back from our 9th Nutrition Capital investor meeting where 22 companies raising capital presented to more than 70 investor groups. One of the topics discussed in a forum before the meeting was the funding gap for companies raising th…
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November 15, 2011
Pfizer, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, is thought to be planning to sell its nutrition business. This comes barely two years after the acquisition of Wyeth, a unit responsible for bringing in $2 billon a year in revenue for…
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October 17, 2011
In the last few years we’ve seen hundreds of business plans from companies seeking equity capital. Together with my colleagues from Nutrition Capital, we put together a list of criteria used by experienced investors to screen potential food and…
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September 15, 2011
Earlier this year we saw how easy it seemed for technology companies, including the earliest start-ups, to attract investors—often at stratospheric valuations.
Meanwhile entrepreneurs in the nutrition and health and wellness industry continue…
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