US Wellness Market People News: First PLT Health President From Outside Founding Family

 

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.

Nestlé Backs Biotech Developing Supplements Based On Dietary RNA

 
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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 Partners With MagnaPharm For Central and Eastern Europe Distribution

 
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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).

Meeting GLP-1 Users’ Dietary Needs Fills Nutritional Firms' Plate As Major Sales Driver

 

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.


European Food Supplement CDMOs Bolstered By Acquisitions

 
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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 Demand Spurs Innovation In Europe’s OTC Sexual Health Market

 
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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.

CHC Experts On 2025: Prepare For Empowered Consumers, Rise Of AI, ESG Demands

 

HBW Insight asks consumer health experts for their views on the trends that will shape the market in 2025.

US Nutrition Market News: Anheuser-Busch, TopGum, SameDaySupplements, Resbiotic, More

 

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.


Protein Shake Market Isn’t A Kids Game: Else Nutrition For Adults, Premier Offers Treats

 

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.

People On The Move: Appointments At Haleon, Kenvue, Piramal

 
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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.

Bayer Consumer Health Enters UK Menopause Category With CanesMeno

 
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With its new CanesMeno range, Bayer Consumer Health wants to help the estimated 13m women in the UK who are currently perimenopausal or menopausal.

Euro Q4 Consumer Health Earnings Preview: Haleon, Bayer, Reckitt

 
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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.


US Consumer Health Market People News: Icy Hot Sponsors Unrivaled, WNBA Players Invest In Mela

 

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.

Omega Pharma Bulks Up In Italian Supplements Market With Inpha

 
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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.

Clean Label Project’s ‘Wake Up Call’ About Protein Powder Purity Prompts Alarm From CRN

 

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.”

Ceres Pharma Grows In Belgium With Kela Acquisition

 
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Deal for fellow Belgian firm Kela will bolster Ceres' consumer health offering in Europe with brands such as Folavit and Hyalo.


US Consumer Health People Moves: Perrigo Science And Haleon US Customer Chiefs, More

 

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.

McGuffin Moving To Senior Advisor At AHPA After More Than 25 Years At Helm

 

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.

People On The Move: Appointments At Maxwellia, Reckitt, Barentz

 
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A round-up of the latest European consumer health appointments: Maxwellia adds CFO and board member; Reckitt restructures operations; Barentz names CEO.

USANA’s $205M Majority Stake In Hiya Brings ‘Kidsperience’ And Direct-To-Consumer Sales

 

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.