McCaffrey Brands makes protein bar play; singer Meghan Trainor partners with Terra Origin on line extension; USANA’s new science chief has experience with Amway; Optimum Nutrition optimizes female athletes’ commitment; Kerry Group names commercial and North America chiefs; Cizzle Brands has advisors for launch; Tosi moves on from founders with Series B funding; and first PLT Health Solutions president not from founding family.
Biotech identifying and stabilizing RNA compounds that can be incorporated into dietary supplements will receive mentorship, strategy guidance and technical support from experts at Nestlé Health Science.
Cooper takes another step in its international expansion strategy through a partnership with Romania’s MagnaPharm for the distribution and commercialization of its self-care brand portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Brands should “remain flexible and also explore ways to leverage this trend through innovation, consumer education and strategic retailer partnerships,” says Lauren Alexander of market research firm Emerson Group. “This is not a fad,” says Rick Polito of the Nutrition Business Journal.
With the acquisition of HKS Health Solutions, 1Q Health Group states its ambition to be the leading full-service CDMO in Europe. Separately, Italy's Ourvita enhances its capabilities through a deal for Poland's Laboratoria Natury.
Increased openness about sexual health and wellness, Rx-to-OTC switches and NPD at leading companies, and easy access to products online are driving the growth of Europe's sexual health market, according to Euromonitor International.
HBW Insight asks consumer health experts for their views on the trends that will shape the market in 2025.
Anheuser-Busch enters energy drinks space with 1st Phorm; TopGum adds Canadian gummy manufacturer; Resbiotic Nutrition expands distribution to Mexico; SameDaySupplements adds custom Stacks; ‘tailored offerings’ for supplement payment processing; marketing boost for Enroute Nutrition for dietary management of surgery.
US sector expands as Else Nutrition branching out from infant and children’s products with an adult shake and Premier Protein brand extends with Indulgence line. Abbott reports 4% adult nutrition sales growth for 2024.
A round-up of the latest consumer health exec moves: Haleon names UK head; Kenvue appoints skin health president for APAC & LATAM; Piramal CH hires India CEO.
With its new CanesMeno range, Bayer Consumer Health wants to help the estimated 13m women in the UK who are currently perimenopausal or menopausal.
Major Europe-based consumer health players Haleon, Bayer and Reckitt feature in this sales and earnings preview, which highlights what to look out for as these three firms report their Q4 2024 results over the coming weeks.
NutriFusion adds development, innovation head; Dymatize adds tennis pro, Olympic medalist Tommy Paul to Squad; Icy Hot sponsors Unrivaled women’s hoops league; WNBA’s Stevens, Evans invest in, promote Mela Vitamins.
Now backed by private-equity firm 21 Invest, Omega Pharma is bolstering its Italian nutraceutical portfolio through the acquistion of Inpha and its Normocis brand.
Testing by third-party lab accumulated 35,862 data points from 70 brands and 160 products as a benchmark for the study’s findings. Council for Responsible Nutrition criticized the study as lacking “critical context” and potentially “misleading consumers rather than empowering them.”
Deal for fellow Belgian firm Kela will bolster Ceres' consumer health offering in Europe with brands such as Folavit and Hyalo.
Volleyball great Gabby Reece promotes Stemregen Sport; eye care pharma Harrow changes scientific lead; sisters partner to launch Renew-V vaginal moisturizer; Haleon tabs former Unilever executive as chief customer officer; and former Bayer executive leads Perrigo’s expanded scientific office.
AHPA’s significant legislative victories included enactment of Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act in 2006 to establish a serious adverse event reporting law for vitamin, mineral and supplement products.
A round-up of the latest European consumer health appointments: Maxwellia adds CFO and board member; Reckitt restructures operations; Barentz names CEO.
Hiya has more than 200,000 customers in the direct-to-consumer channel, all using subscriptions ordered on the brand’s website, and plans to expand into online marketplaces and retail chains. The startup “offers a compelling subscription model with attractive margins, profitability, and strong cash flow generation,” says USANA CEO Jim Brown.