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RFI Ingredients
RFI Ingredients, based in Blauvelt, NY, is a manufacturer of innovative natural ingredients for the food, functional food and dietary supplement industries. Read More »
Xsto Solutions
XSTO Solutions (2004) focuses on bringing a small number of science-supported nutritional ingredients to the functional food and dietary supplement markets of North America. XSTO has successfully launched new products driving sales by acting as US-ba… Read More »

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Brain Health & Memory: Catering to the Aging Population
By Diana Cowland, Health & Wellness Industry Analyst, Euromonitor
Published May 15, 2012
It is widely known that the global population is aging, and with this comes not only increased medical costs due to physical ailments, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and joint and bone problems, but also a soaring rate of mental health conditio… Read More »
A New Dawn for Nutraceuticals
By Steven Allen, Nutrition Capital Network
Published 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… Read More »
Everything You Wanted to Know About Agglomeration But Were Afraid to Ask…
By Patrick Morris, Fortitech
Published April 15, 2012
We’ve all experienced it… tearing open a powdered drink mix, pouring it into a glass of water, or bottled water, and it clumps up… What’s up with that?!?! Well, it turns out the reason this happens is due to the inability of… Read More »
The Middle East: A Growing Market for Fortified Products
By Patrick Morris, Fortitech
Published March 15, 2012
It’s interesting to see what types of products, along with specific nutrients, resonate with consumers when you have the opportunity to travel to different parts of the world. I just attended GulFood/Ingredients Middle East in Dubai and, in add… Read More »
Nutraceutical Potential
By Claire Moulin, , Departmental Research Analyst, Euromonitor International
Published March 15, 2012
Nutraceuticals are food/beverages or supplements that claim to have a physiological benefit to health beyond basic nutritional functions. Their positioning—between food, medicine and sometimes cosmetics—has proved to be a major issue for… Read More »
Financing and Expo West
By Steven Allen of Nutrition Capital Network
Published 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… Read More »
Little-Known Regulations Could Have Big-Time Consequences
By Taylor Wallace, PhD, senior director, scientific and regulatory affairs, CRN
Published February 15, 2012
All too often I find myself reading yet another story about dietary supplements where the author of the article incorrectly asserts that dietary supplements are unregulated. Not only is this incorrect, but it is also potentially damaging to the respo… Read More »
The Public Capital Markets and Nutraceutical Companies
By Steven Allen, Nutrition Capital Network
Published 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… Read More »
Latin America: Opportunities For Healthy Beverages Development
By Claire Moulin, Departmental Research Analyst, Euromonitor International
Published February 15, 2012
When talking about health and wellness, the first regions that come to mind are the U.S., Western Europe and Japan, while less developed markets are being too easily overlooked. However, the demand is there and companies should not miss out on the op… Read More »
Combating Migraine Headaches From A Nutritional Vantage Point
By Patrick Morris, Fortitech
Published February 15, 2012
Everyone at one time or another has suffered from a headache, whether it develops from stress, a common illness such as the flu, or overindulgence from a night out with friends. Pain can range from dull to debilitating, and can usually be treated wit… Read More »
Following Trends Toward a Unique Formula
By Patrick Morris, Fortitech
Published January 16, 2012
It’s interesting how many different trend predictions are being made at this time of year for what’s in store for our industry in 2012. Some say the word “pure” is resonating more with consumers than “natural,” and… Read More »
Where Are All the Angels?
By Steven Allen, Nutrition Capital Network
Published 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 h… Read More »
Natural and Close to Home: Opportunities in Beauty From Within
By Claire Moulin, Departmental Research Analyst, Euromonitor International
Published January 16, 2012
In gloomy economic times, where is the potential for nutraceutical products? No need to re-invent the wheel or look for new exotic ingredients; opportunities can be found in products that have been around for a while.   When looking… Read More »
Beta-Glucan: Will Consumers Take the 3-Gram Challenge?
By Diana Cowland, Industry Analyst
Published December 15, 2011
The high fiber diet is, arguably, already a huge health and wellness trend, but the market is far from saturated. As our aging population becomes ever more prone to risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the fiber craze is in line to become even bigge… Read More »
Sugar & Fax Taxes: Coming to Country Near You?
By Claire Moulin, Departmental Research Analyst, Euromonitor International
Published November 15, 2011
Alcohol and tobacco used to be the obvious “go-to” consumer goods when it came to raising taxes to help reduce consumption of unhealthy products and increase governmental income. Today, however, governments have turned their interest towa… Read More »
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