Issues

Issue Features & Takeaways: Amidst lockdowns and supply disruptions, the industry is delivering on record growth Diversity that is inherent in...

Issue Features & Takeaways: The natural products industry can do more to connect investors with entrepreneurs of color As communities of color...

Issue Features & Takeaways: With all channels growing— and e-commerce sprinting way ahead—brands need to plan for the long-term impact of pand...

Issue Takeaways & Inclusions: COVID-19 has sparked interest in an array of conditions, well beyond immunity Endurance is not a condition, but ...

It could seem difficult to see an event defining an era while that event and that era are still happening, but the COVID-19 outbreak defies such my...

Issue takeaways: While the category remains strong, growth is slowing, especially in a few key categories Subscription is the next big opportunity...

NBJ Takeaways: » Technology drives personalization deeper into the supplement industry, as wearables get smarter at passively collecting data and b...

Issue takeaways: Personalized nutrition is poised for big time, but several barriers are stalling wider consumer adoption Once roadblocks crumble,...

Issue Topics: The importance of maintaining an entrepreneurial spirit The benefits and drawbacks of creating geographic innovation bubbles Navigat...

Translation or Disruption? How can US companies make the most of the international market, and what can we learn from disruptors on the internation...

Every industry is talking about transparency. Internally and externally, companies are wrapping themselves in the cellophane cloak of open access ...

Issue takeaways: M&As in the ingredients space have increased and the trend will likely continue as suppliers gain value Benefits may be more ...

Issue takeaways: How the wearables market is changing and growing What are we doing to increase daily fiber intake How do we address a sports nut...

Read about the 2019 NBJ award winners for categories like large company growth, mission and philanthropy, stewardship and sustainability, science a...

Issue topics: Supplements for cognitive health Probiotic sales Prenatal supplement sales Using supplements to influence mental health Hemp CBD pro...

NBJ Takeaways: Herbs and botanicals were already a strong category, but soaring sales of CBD didn’t hurt Multivitamins and vitamin C appear to ha...

Amazon is engaged in an all-out innovation assault on retail, as explored in “Amazon in the Flesh” on page 1, but has Amazon made anybody’s life b...

Issue highlights: - Is it time to bring the #metoo movement to the natural products industry? - Lawsuits put pressure on brands to be clearer about...

Issue Highlights: - Growth is slowing in established markets, but new markets demand attention - As US global trade remains a leading topic on the ...

Issue highlights: - The transition from fortified function to inherently functional continues to gain steam - Getting the dosage right in functiona...

Issue highlights: - The staggering numbers behind the China market - How supplements are affected by the evolving trade war - Keeping up with the d...

Issue article highlights: ¥ Supplements M&A has changed over the last decade, and much disruption lies ahead ¥ VMG Partners brought together 14...

Issue article highlights: ¥ What's healthy for consumers may not be healthy for the sports nutrition and weight management categories as consumersm...

Issue article highlights: ¥ Online marketing may not sound like an obvious strategy for brick and mortar retail, but using digital data to target ...

Issue article highlights: ¥ Supplement sales growth may have slowed in 2018, but there may be no one factor to blame and certainly no reason to pa...

Issue article highlights: ¥ Vitamin D could be on its way to an FDA-approved health claim. What does this say for the state of claims in the supple...

As the early spring sun sets on Boulder, Colorado, it does so on countless people strolling from shop to shop on the iconic Pearl Street Mall. Peop...

This third iteration of the Dark Issue looks at Greed. Adulteration, as explored in Zombie Ingredients, page 1, is a problem of greed. The greed th...