Musings from SSE 2019
Destination: Secaucus, New Jersey. Timing: early April. While not the most exciting or luxurious of destinations – it’s a great place to do some health ingredient business. SupplySide East, for the…
A rose by any other name – The Amazon CBD Story
The CBD and hemp conversation is extremely confusing right now, and perhaps nowhere more so than in a dialogue with e-tailing giant Amazon. Amazon has taken an apparently clear position…
Drugs and Supplements CAN Treat a Disease
There I was, relaxing at the end of the day mindlessly glancing at the television news when, to my surprise, I saw a disease claim and endorsement for dietary supplements…
A New Amazon Bezos Twist
We deliberately write a lot about Amazon in this blog series since we see Amazon as not only a powerful force in and of itself, but because in many ways…
Musings from HI Europe
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend and participate at Health ingredients Europe, (HIE) in Frankfurt, an event put on by UBM. In Europe, this event alternates…
Prebiotic Interest Continues to Build
The past few weeks have continued the Global Prebiotic Association’s momentum building from SupplySide West success to strong presence at Health Ingredients Europe last week in Frankfurt. Notable on the…
Responsibility in Manufacturing, Retained Samples Requirements
Continuing the Trust Transparency Emerging Brand Checklist to detail the regulatory and fundamental quality responsibilities that all brand manufacturers (especially online-only brands) need to embrace, this piece offers a short…
Survey Says Consumers Perceive Supplement Benefits; Education Still Needed
Earlier this year, TTC fielded a survey through Ooyen Research looking at consumer insights among U.S. supplement users. The survey of 993 U.S. supplement users asked about awareness, use and…
Who Owns Science?
This simple three-word question is at the heart of many problems within the dietary supplement industry. I contend the lack of a firm grasp of the answer lends itself to…
Content Communities – The Future for Natural Products
When I first introduced NPIcenter back in 1999 with my business partner Jason (@jasonbu), the natural products industry and traditional communications pathways were part of a different universe. It doesn’t…