| 1999 |
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| December |
| December 01, 1999 |
GM Food Debate Ignites in U.S. |
| December 01, 1999 |
Royal Numico to Acquire Enrich International |
| December 01, 1999 |
General Mills Pleased With Organic Cereal Performance, Eyes Natural Channel |
| December 01, 1999 |
Horizon Organic Shifts Top Management |
| December 01, 1999 |
Supplements Companies Opt Out of Class-action Vitamins Lawsuit, Pursue Separate Litigation |
| December 01, 1999 |
M&A Activity Slows in ’99, But Consolidation Still an Industry Trend |
| December 01, 1999 |
Retail News Briefs |
| December 01, 1999 |
OATS Challenges WFMI for No. 1 Supernatural Slot |
| December 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| December 01, 1999 |
International News Briefs |
| December 01, 1999 |
Gaiam IPO Raises $10 Million |
| December 01, 1999 |
News Digest |
| December 01, 1999 |
News Briefs |
| December 01, 1999 |
Nutritional Products Online Sales to Reach $1.6 Billion by 2003 |
| December 01, 1999 |
Cooke Pharma Banks on HeartBar |
| December 01, 1999 |
Soy Retailers Capitalize on FDA Approval of Heart-Health Claim |
| December 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| December 01, 1999 |
Natural Retail Channel Poised for Continued Growth |
| December 01, 1999 |
Market Research Briefs |
| December 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| December 01, 1999 |
Analysts’ Ratings |
| December 01, 1999 |
Mackey: Biotech Will Be Industry’s Greatest Challenge in New Millennium |
| December 01, 1999 |
Japan’s Organic Production Standards Could Be Boon to U.S. |
| December 01, 1999 |
Murdock Sells Stake in Murdock Madaus Schwabe |
| December 01, 1999 |
Leiner Health Products Buys Canada’s Stanley Pharmaceuticals |
| December 01, 1999 |
GMO, Supplements Labeling Legislation on Hold Until January |
| November |
| November 01, 1999 |
Heinz’s 19.5% Stake in Hain Puts Natural Foods Maker on Accelerated Acquisition Trail |
| November 01, 1999 |
VitaminShoppe.com IPO Raises $50 Million |
| November 01, 1999 |
Small Businesses Showing Complacency Toward Y2K Compliance Law |
| November 01, 1999 |
News Digest |
| November 01, 1999 |
News Briefs |
| November 01, 1999 |
Celestial’s Siegel Says Industry’s Future Is in Providing Health Solutions |
| November 01, 1999 |
International News Briefs |
| November 01, 1999 |
Market Research Briefs |
| November 01, 1999 |
Congress Set to Consider Nutraceutical Research and Education Act |
| November 01, 1999 |
Science Magazine Article Calls for Supplements Regulation |
| November 01, 1999 |
Soy Supplements Sales Skyrocket in Mainstream Channels |
| November 01, 1999 |
‘Clicks-and-Mortar’ Not the Only Winning Internet Strategy, Experts Say |
| November 01, 1999 |
Plucky Monterey Pasta Steps Gingerly Into Acquisitions Market |
| November 01, 1999 |
Manufacturers Can Cash in on $156 Million Home Meal Replacement Business |
| November 01, 1999 |
Baltimore Journal: News and Notes From Expo East |
| November 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| November 01, 1999 |
OFRF Completes License Fee Survey |
| November 01, 1999 |
Analysts’ Ratings |
| November 01, 1999 |
Natrol Acquires Prolab for $30 Million |
| November 01, 1999 |
Rexall Sundown’s 4Q99 Income Drop Just a Blip, Analysts Say |
| November 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| November 01, 1999 |
Natural Products Stocks Better Fit With Micro Cap 1000, Analysts Say |
| November 01, 1999 |
Retail News Briefs |
| November 01, 1999 |
Tucker Cleary Analyst Predicts ‘Attractive’ Growth in Natural Products Industry in 2000 in New Study of Publicly Traded Companies |
| November 01, 1999 |
Worthington Stock Soars on Kellogg Buy |
| November 01, 1999 |
Company News |
| November 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| October |
| October 01, 1999 |
Murdock Madaus Schwabe CEO Hume Moves to NUTR |
| October 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| October 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| October 01, 1999 |
Initial Sales of ‘Magic Bullet’ SAM-E Promising |
| October 01, 1999 |
Whole Foods to Launch WholePeople.com |
| October 01, 1999 |
Message, Packaging Key in Attracting Consumers to Natural Household Goods Sector |
| October 01, 1999 |
International News Briefs |
| October 01, 1999 |
Minnesota Launches First U.S. Organic Farming Cost-Share Program |
| October 01, 1999 |
North Castle Partners Buys Stake in EAS |
| October 01, 1999 |
Analysts’ Ratings |
| October 01, 1999 |
News Digest |
| October 01, 1999 |
News Briefs |
| October 01, 1999 |
NNFA Executive Director and CEO Michael Ford Dies |
| October 01, 1999 |
Natural Products Stocks Continue Slow Recovery in 3Q99 |
| October 01, 1999 |
OTA ‘American’ Organic Standards Scheduled for October Release |
| October 01, 1999 |
NNFA’s GMPs Could Become Industry Standard in Three Years |
| October 01, 1999 |
Special Report: New Study Defines $230 Billion U.S. Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability Industry |
| October 01, 1999 |
Herbalife to Go Private in Founder Buyback |
| October 01, 1999 |
Archer Daniels Midland Tells U.S. Farmers to Segregate GE Crops |
| October 01, 1999 |
4Q99 Stocks to Watch |
| October 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| October 01, 1999 |
Blistex Launches Herbal Lip Balm With $5 Million Campaign |
| October 01, 1999 |
Going Private Might Not Be the Ticket for Every Public VMS Company |
| October 01, 1999 |
Pundits Ponder E-tailers’ Online and Public Market Strategies |
| October 01, 1999 |
Supplements for Kids May Be Industry’s Next Great Debate |
| October 01, 1999 |
NBCI Outlook Forum Analysts: Supplements to Shine in 4Q99 |
| September |
| September 01, 1999 |
Supplements Stocks Won’t Recover Until Management Skills Improve, Consolidation Creates Critical Mass |
| September 01, 1999 |
Food & Beverage Sector Sales Growth Lags FY98, Study Shows |
| September 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| September 01, 1999 |
NFLI Acquires Three Companies in “Rollup” Acquisition |
| September 01, 1999 |
SmithKline Beecham Publishes Geritol Protection Trademark |
| September 01, 1999 |
Horizon Organic Subject of Lawsuit by Minority Owner of Now-defunct Lifeline Partners |
| September 01, 1999 |
Analysts’ Ratings |
| September 01, 1999 |
Industry E-tailers Jockey for Position With IPOs, Acquisitions, Name Changes |
| September 01, 1999 |
Technology-Troubled UNFI to Miss 3Q99 Earnings Estimates by at Least $.26/share |
| September 01, 1999 |
Special Report: The Shift to Whole-life Wellness Retailing |
| September 01, 1999 |
Henry’s May Bring OATS to $1 Billion in Sales by 2000 |
| September 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| September 01, 1999 |
News Digest |
| September 01, 1999 |
Growth, Stockholder Interests Move Public Companies to Outsider CEOs |
| September 01, 1999 |
Consumers Push Convergence of Natural and Gourmet Foods Channels |
| September 01, 1999 |
Gardenburger Garners Sell Rating on Disappointing 2Q Report |
| September 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| September 01, 1999 |
Demand for Nutraceuticals Strong in Developed and Developing Markets |
| September 01, 1999 |
Independent Retailers Can Thrive in No. 2 Positions |
| September 01, 1999 |
Tucker Cleary Initiates Coverage of Natural Products Stocks |
| September 01, 1999 |
EAS Names Lumley as CEO |
| September 01, 1999 |
News Briefs |
| September 01, 1999 |
Retail Briefs |
| September 01, 1999 |
Walnut Acres Gets $4 Million to Grow Net Presence |
| September 01, 1999 |
Dean Foods Takes Stake in White Wave |
| September 01, 1999 |
The Market Drivers Affecting the Industry |
| September 01, 1999 |
International News Briefs |
| August |
| August 01, 1999 |
U.S. Natural Foods Business Grows 8% to $8.3 Billion in 1998 |
| August 01, 1999 |
Tree Acquires Two More Distributors |
| August 01, 1999 |
Horizon Organic Leases 865-acre Naval Academy Dairy Farm |
| August 01, 1999 |
Nutraceutical International Cancels Futurebiotics Purchase |
| August 01, 1999 |
Imperial Ginseng Makes Takeover Bid for Chai-Na-Ta |
| August 01, 1999 |
IVCOD Completes Sale of Retail Unit |
| August 01, 1999 |
OATS to Up Category Captains to 30 by Year-end 2000 |
| August 01, 1999 |
Analysis: The Street Has A Mind of its Own |
| August 01, 1999 |
GNCI Sale Could Ignite Pharma Interest in Supplements |
| August 01, 1999 |
Sherbrooke Capital Forms VC Partnership, Funds Cooke Pharma: |
| August 01, 1999 |
Original Beverage Hopes to Raise $1 Million in DPO: |
| August 01, 1999 |
Quality Botanical Ingredients Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy |
| August 01, 1999 |
Supplements Companies Struggling, Recent Quarterly Reports Show |
| August 01, 1999 |
Gaiam Files for $10 Million Initial Public Offering: |
| August 01, 1999 |
Hain Gets FDA Letter on Kitchen Prescription Line: |
| August 01, 1999 |
Opta Food Ingredients Buys Stabilized Products Inc. |
| August 01, 1999 |
Juice it Up! Buys Blue Sky Juice Co., Accelerates National Rollout |
| August 01, 1999 |
Retail News Briefs |
| August 01, 1999 |
Industry Veteran Bill Knudsen to Start New Venture |
| August 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| August 01, 1999 |
Showdown at the Online Rx Corral |
| August 01, 1999 |
Made in Nature’s Parent Vacu-dry Restructures |
| July |
| July 01, 1999 |
Wagon Wheel Equity Bids for Canada’s Finlandia Natural Apothecary |
| July 01, 1999 |
Structure/Function White Paper Proposed |
| July 01, 1999 |
Simon Says Grow Your Company ... Or Be Bought |
| July 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| July 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| July 01, 1999 |
Hafts Bring Deep-Discounting Competition to Vitamins E-tailing |
| July 01, 1999 |
Nu Skin 2Q99 Earnings Fall Short, Public Offering Postponed |
| July 01, 1999 |
Baywood International Acquires D.P. Marketing |
| July 01, 1999 |
GreatFood.com Files $26.3 Million IPO |
| July 01, 1999 |
USDA Saves Day for EU Organics Trade, Dithering Continues Over U.S. Standards |
| July 01, 1999 |
Uncharted Waters: Health Claims for Functional Foods |
| July 01, 1999 |
Anti-GMO Fever in Europe Creates U.S. Organics Industry Opportunities |
| July 01, 1999 |
Consumer Brand Awareness Critical to Natural Products’ Success |
| July 01, 1999 |
Vacu-Dry Sells Ingredients Business: |
| July 01, 1999 |
American Ingredients and Martin Bauer in Joint Venture: |
| July 01, 1999 |
Warner-Lambert Takes Minority Stake in Healthshop.com: |
| July 01, 1999 |
Amcon Distributing Looks to Acquire More Natural Foods Retailers |
| July 01, 1999 |
Agriculture Secretary Backs Away From Biotechnology; GM Corn Kills Butterflies |
| July 01, 1999 |
Stonyfield Farm Researches Investment Partners |
| July 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| July 01, 1999 |
Retail News Briefs |
| July 01, 1999 |
Mainstream Continues to Grab Herbals Sales From Naturals Channel |
| July 01, 1999 |
3Q99 Stocks to Watch |
| July 01, 1999 |
Analysts’ Ratings |
| July 01, 1999 |
2Q99: Are Industry Stocks Ready for a Rebound? |
| July 01, 1999 |
Studies Say Organic Farming More Profitable Than Conventional Farming |
| July 01, 1999 |
Analysts Bet NBCI Retail & Distribution Will Stay on Plus Side of Russell for 3Q99 |
| July 01, 1999 |
Canada’s Supplements Sales Hit $692 Million in 1998 |
| July 01, 1999 |
International News Briefs |
| July 01, 1999 |
Market Overview Delivered; First Annual Award Winners Announced at Natural Business Conference |
| July 01, 1999 |
Rexall, Natrol Miss Street’s Earnings Estimates |
| July 01, 1999 |
Reader’s Digest Partners with WebMD: |
| July 01, 1999 |
Balance Bar Invests $3.5 Million in Bariatrix |
| July 01, 1999 |
Weider Hires New CEO |
| July 01, 1999 |
North Castle Buys Mountain Sun Juices |
| July 01, 1999 |
Zand Herbal Formulas Buys Herbs for Kids |
| July 01, 1999 |
HealthSpan Receives $100 Million Financing From Morgan Weinstein |
| July 01, 1999 |
BTU Stoker Pulls Energy Bars From Distribution: |
| June |
| June 01, 1999 |
NBTY Acquires Dynamics Essentials: |
| June 01, 1999 |
Patsky’s Picks: United Natural Foods |
| June 01, 1999 |
Monterey Pasta Closes Plant |
| June 01, 1999 |
OATS Buys Nature’s Fresh from GNCI |
| June 01, 1999 |
Hain Completes NNG Acquisition: |
| June 01, 1999 |
Bank One’s First Chicago Equity Capital Earmarks $100 Million for Natural Investments |
| June 01, 1999 |
OFPI Completes Spectrum Merger |
| June 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| June 01, 1999 |
Tom’s of Maine Buys Green Mountain Herbs |
| June 01, 1999 |
International News Briefs |
| June 01, 1999 |
American Home Products Doubles Centrum Brand Sales in Four Years |
| June 01, 1999 |
Survey Finds Organic Farmers Concentrate Sales to Wholesalers |
| June 01, 1999 |
NBCI Up 15%; Nu Skin Files for Offering |
| June 01, 1999 |
Mannatech Files Shelf Registration |
| June 01, 1999 |
Retail News Briefs |
| June 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| June 01, 1999 |
FTC, FDA Surf the Web for False or Misleading Supplements Claims |
| June 01, 1999 |
FDA Approves Lipton Take Control Anti-Cholesterol Spread: |
| June 01, 1999 |
Complementary and Alternative Medicine $27.2 Billion Market in 1998: |
| June 01, 1999 |
Healthy Planet Buys Evergreen Group |
| June 01, 1999 |
Horizon Organic Holding Corp. Buys The Organic Cow From H.P. Hood |
| June 01, 1999 |
Retailers Support Certification for Organic Sellers |
| June 01, 1999 |
Clover-Stornetta Launches Organic Milk Line |
| June 01, 1999 |
Analysts Raise Ratings as WFMI Posts Better-than-expected 2Q99 |
| June 01, 1999 |
Analysts’ Ratings |
| June 01, 1999 |
Don’t Bank on Day Trading to Move Natural Products Stocks |
| June 01, 1999 |
Price-Fixing Vitamin Makers to Pay U.S. $725 Million |
| June 01, 1999 |
Natrol Earns L.A.’s 2nd Highest ROE |
| June 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| June 01, 1999 |
Natural Products Stocks: Recession Proof? |
| June 01, 1999 |
VMS Retail Sales to Reach $16.5 Billion by 2003 |
| June 01, 1999 |
Northeast Co-op Buys OH Co-op: |
| June 01, 1999 |
MotherNature.com Raises $42 Million: |
| June 01, 1999 |
Pruett Launches Natural Foods Supermarket in Chattanooga |
| June 01, 1999 |
Profitability Analysis Shows Industry Strengths |
| June 01, 1999 |
Natural Foods Industry Must Connect With Mass Market to Grow, Report Says |
| June 01, 1999 |
Stan Amy Parts Ways with Nature’s Fresh, GNCI |
| June 01, 1999 |
Publisher Penton Media Agrees to Acquire New Hope Communications for Up to $97 Million |
| June 01, 1999 |
Dutch Supermarkets Scurry to Capitalize on Organics Market Growth |
| May |
| May 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| May 01, 1999 |
International News |
| May 01, 1999 |
Expect DSHEA Rules to Tighten Over Next Three Years, Experts Say |
| May 01, 1999 |
Low P/Es Make Many Publicly Held Natural Products Companies Good Buys |
| May 01, 1999 |
WFMI’s Cybermarket Goes Online; Break-Even is $5 Million in Sales |
| May 01, 1999 |
Securing IP Rights to Have Increasing Impact on Corporate Bottom Lines |
| May 01, 1999 |
IVC INDUSTRIES TO SELL VITAMIN SPECIALTIES RETAIL UNIT: |
| May 01, 1999 |
Retail News Briefs |
| May 01, 1999 |
Shaman Not Planning NDA For SP-303/Provir |
| May 01, 1999 |
ICAHN BUYS 16% OF DELICIOUS BRANDS INC., GETS TWO BOARD SEATS: |
| May 01, 1999 |
ODWALLA SUBJECT OF ANOTHER LAWSUIT: |
| May 01, 1999 |
online vms sales hit $40 million: |
| May 01, 1999 |
AndroFit.com Files for IPO |
| May 01, 1999 |
A&W Restaurants Opens Freshens Smoothie Retail Stores |
| May 01, 1999 |
NUTR International Acquires Nutrition Publishing Businesses |
| May 01, 1999 |
HCOW Goes Global With U.K. Dairy Purchase |
| May 01, 1999 |
Distributor Food for Health Buys Chamberlin Natural Foods |
| May 01, 1999 |
FDA Completes Economic Study of Supplements Industry |
| May 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| May 01, 1999 |
FOLEXCO acquires east earth herb: |
| May 01, 1999 |
Analysts’ Ratings |
| May 01, 1999 |
OATS Drops Wild Shopper Card |
| May 01, 1999 |
Celestial Revamps Supplements Production, Costs |
| May 01, 1999 |
Industry Reaches Socially Responsible Mutual Fund’s Radar Screen |
| May 01, 1999 |
Domini Index Underperforms S&P |
| May 01, 1999 |
Hain to Acquire Natural Nutrition Group |
| May 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| May 01, 1999 |
Recent Surveys Suggest Consumers Are Confused About Dietary Supplements |
| May 01, 1999 |
Pharmavite Underwrites Supplements Survey |
| May 01, 1999 |
ADM Increases Stake in Worthington Foods to 5.79% |
| April |
| April 01, 1999 |
Analysis Suggests Twinlab, NBTY Make Intriguing Acquisition Targets |
| April 01, 1999 |
Domini Fund Returns 32.99% in 1998 |
| April 01, 1999 |
WFMI Buys Nature’s Heartland, May Take Website Public |
| April 01, 1999 |
Nutraceutical Intl. Buys Futurebiotics for One-Half Times Sales in a $6 Million Cash Deal |
| April 01, 1999 |
HealthRite Exploring Options, May Merge |
| April 01, 1999 |
NBCI Retail and Distribution Sector May Outperform Broader Index in 2Q99 |
| April 01, 1999 |
“Guarded Optimism” Mood at AH&H, Hanifen Imhoff Conferences |
| April 01, 1999 |
AHP Says No to Mass Market as O’Donnell Takes Over as President of Solgar Vitamin and Herb |
| April 01, 1999 |
Public MTEX Tells Consumers Products Are Safe and Insured; Investors Get Different Story |
| April 01, 1999 |
Supplements-Sales Growth May Rebound to Double Digits by Year’s End, RXSD Executive Says |
| April 01, 1999 |
Nature’s Best to Acquire Stonecrest Natural Foods |
| April 01, 1999 |
Pharmacy E-tailer Drugstore.com Challenges On-line Retailers |
| April 01, 1999 |
Natural Products Industry Joins Drive Against Genetically Engineered Foods |
| April 01, 1999 |
Health Drinks Dominate Asian Supplements Market |
| April 01, 1999 |
EU Organic Accreditation May Be Delayed Again |
| April 01, 1999 |
Irwin naturals/4Health Inc. Buys Inholtra Natural Ltd.: |
| April 01, 1999 |
Monterey Pasta Completes Frescala Acquisition |
| April 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| April 01, 1999 |
DuPont, Pioneer Merger to Boost GM Opportunities |
| April 01, 1999 |
E-commerce Briefs |
| April 01, 1999 |
International Natural and Organic Trade Information Available Via E-mail |
| April 01, 1999 |
Organic, Nutraceutical and Internet Companies To Continue Growth, Study Says |
| April 01, 1999 |
French Company Buys Health From The Sun |
| April 01, 1999 |
HORIZON misses 1Q99 EARNINGS ESTIMATES, plans third dairy: |
| April 01, 1999 |
NNFA Pushes Structure/Function Education at Annual Lobby Day |
| April 01, 1999 |
Shaman Pharmaceuticals Cancels New Subsidiary, Keeps Botanicals In-house |
| April 01, 1999 |
Retail News Briefs |
| April 01, 1999 |
Environmental Investment Fund Merges With AH&H |
| April 01, 1999 |
Industry Stocks Suffer Steep 1Q99 Decline |
| April 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| April 01, 1999 |
DEAN FOODS TO BUY ALTA DENA: |
| April 01, 1999 |
Reader’s Digest Association Inc. to Sell Vitamins Via Internet, Direct Mail: |
| April 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| March |
| March 01, 1999 |
Y2K Ripples Could Make Big Waves for Industry |
| March 01, 1999 |
Medicinal Herb Farmers Achieving $100,000/Acre Returns |
| March 01, 1999 |
Industry Group Funds Research |
| March 01, 1999 |
Strong Brands, Proprietary Formulas Get Top Dollar in Current M&A Climate |
| March 01, 1999 |
DSHEA Stewardship Is Up to Dietary Supplements Industry, Not FDA |
| March 01, 1999 |
International News Briefs |
| March 01, 1999 |
MSM Market Predicted to Double in Next Year As Demand Increases |
| March 01, 1999 |
RUMORS OF NEW HOPE COMMUNICATIONS’ IMPENDING SALE PREMATURE: |
| March 01, 1999 |
Israelsen Set to Navigate Shaman Botanicals’ Entrée into Dietary Supplements Industry |
| March 01, 1999 |
GROUPS SUE EPA TO DROP APPROVAL OF Bt CROPS: |
| March 01, 1999 |
JAMBA JUICE ACQUIRES ZUKA JUICE FOR STOCK: |
| March 01, 1999 |
1.5 Million U.S. Acres Certified Organic in 1997, Report Says |
| March 01, 1999 |
Tree of Life Acquires Specialty Foods Distributor Winé & Schulz |
| March 01, 1999 |
Rysavy to Take Gaiam Public in Fall 1999 |
| March 01, 1999 |
The Vitamin Shoppe Plans To Make Money Online in Two Years |
| March 01, 1999 |
Baseball’s Mark McGwire Forms Nutritional Foods Company |
| March 01, 1999 |
Honest Tea and Native American Herb Company Partner to Market Tea and Help Community |
| March 01, 1999 |
Mannatech Completes Delayed IPO |
| March 01, 1999 |
Analysts’ Ratings |
| March 01, 1999 |
Broker Consolidations, Competition Heat Up |
| March 01, 1999 |
Relationship With FDA Prompted Johnson & Johnson To Market Benecol as Food |
| March 01, 1999 |
Spectrum Naturals and Organic Food Products Try Again With Reconfigured Merger |
| March 01, 1999 |
NDMA To Change Name |
| March 01, 1999 |
FDA Loses Drug Challenge to Pharmanex’s Dietary Supplement Cholestin |
| March 01, 1999 |
Pierre Fabre Buys Dolisos |
| March 01, 1999 |
Retail News Briefs |
| March 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| March 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| March 01, 1999 |
Twinlab Woes: A Tale of Lawsuits and Missed Earnings |
| March 01, 1999 |
Hauser Sells Paclitaxel Inventory, Focuses on Bulk Herbs |
| March 01, 1999 |
High-Riding Wild Oats Launches Two New Concept Stores |
| March 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| February |
| February 01, 1999 |
WholeFoods.com Schedules Launch |
| February 01, 1999 |
Testing Methods Validated for Ginkgo, Ginseng; Institute’s Program Has Four Other Herbs in Process |
| February 01, 1999 |
Worldwide Industrial Hemp Sales to Reach $600 Million by 2001 |
| February 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| February 01, 1999 |
Body Shop and Garden Botanika Announce Restructurings: |
| February 01, 1999 |
Starbucks Buys Tea Maker Tazo for Cash |
| February 01, 1999 |
Genetic I.D. and International Certification Services Merge |
| February 01, 1999 |
Industry Can Sustain Double-Digit Growth Throughout ’99, Report Says |
| February 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| February 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
| February 01, 1999 |
Organic Farmers Say No to GE Crops in Third National Organic Farmers’ Survey |
| February 01, 1999 |
UNFI Closes Old Stow Mills Distribution Center |
| February 01, 1999 |
Rite Aid Deal Catapults GNC Into Mass Market |
| February 01, 1999 |
Canadian Merchant Bank Buys 33% Stake in Vitamin Superstore; Vitamin Stores Expanding |
| February 01, 1999 |
Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Market Benecol Spread as Food: |
| February 01, 1999 |
FDA Proposes Health Claims on Supplements: |
| February 01, 1999 |
Chr. Hansen Group Acquires Two Businesses |
| February 01, 1999 |
Bayer, Pharmavite Say No to Rumors of Acquisition |
| February 01, 1999 |
White Wave Raises $5 Million in Industrial Revenue Bonds, Seeks Partner for More Growth Capital |
| February 01, 1999 |
Chattem Completes Acquisition of Thompson Brands, Secures Financing |
| February 01, 1999 |
Natural Nutrition Group Acquires Sahara Natural Foods |
| February 01, 1999 |
FDA Loses Appeal on Supplements Label Health Claims |
| February 01, 1999 |
Retail News Briefs |
| February 01, 1999 |
Analysts’ Ratings |
| February 01, 1999 |
USDA Organic Regulations to be Released This Year |
| February 01, 1999 |
International News Briefs |
| February 01, 1999 |
Shaman Botanicals appoints Israelsen, conte, prepares for public market: |
| February 01, 1999 |
Functional Foods Makers Face Unique Regulatory Concerns |
| February 01, 1999 |
General Mills Launches Organic Cereal in Mass Market |
| February 01, 1999 |
WFMI Stock Slumps on News of Higher Than Expected Labor Costs |
| February 01, 1999 |
FDA Issues Warning Letters to Four GBL Producers |
| February 01, 1999 |
Industry Online Universe to Expand to $3 Billion, But No Profits Reported—Yet |
| February 01, 1999 |
Quest for Coverage Leads Public Companies to New Underwriters |
| January |
| January 01, 1999 |
Hain Food Group Buys Nile Spice Soup and Meal Cup From Quaker Oats: |
| January 01, 1999 |
106th Congress May Consider More Industry-related Legislation |
| January 01, 1999 |
1998: Year’s Stock Slide Tempered by Lower P/Es |
| January 01, 1999 |
Slowdown Just a Pause For Future Growth, Natrol’s Balbert Says |
| January 01, 1999 |
Private-Label, Mass Market Players Change Face of VMS Industry |
| January 01, 1999 |
Five Major Issues to Dominate Supplements Industry in 1999 |
| January 01, 1999 |
Dietary Supplements a Hot Prospect in Latin America |
| January 01, 1999 |
25% of American Adults Now “Green Consumers” Says Co-op America |
| January 01, 1999 |
Amway Acquires Trout Lake Farm |
| January 01, 1999 |
$9 Billion Mainstream Brokerage to Enter Natural Foods Trade, Eyes Acquisitions |
| January 01, 1999 |
NIH to Launch Dietary Supplements Scientific Literature Database: |
| January 01, 1999 |
Allegro Sells Organic Coffee Co. to JBR Gourmet Foods: |
| January 01, 1999 |
AMA to Ask Congress for Stricter FDA Regulation of Supplements: |
| January 01, 1999 |
Quigley Signs 7-Year Chinese Distribution Deal Worth $52 Million |
| January 01, 1999 |
Shaman Raises $7.2 Million, Creates Botanical Subsidiary |
| January 01, 1999 |
RMED Intl. Completes Jettar Merger |
| January 01, 1999 |
ELGT to Merge with Green Foods Cos. |
| January 01, 1999 |
Wal-Mart Canada Plans 50 One Source Nutrition Centres in 1999 |
| January 01, 1999 |
Naturade Chairman Ahrens Resigns |
| January 01, 1999 |
OATS Down-to-Earth Line to Offer Limited Nonfood Items; Two Stores Opened; Ideal Market Acquired: |
| January 01, 1999 |
WFMI Plans to Open in Walnut Creek, CA: |
| January 01, 1999 |
Sunbelt Sales, Natural Specialties Merger Off |
| January 01, 1999 |
Mainstream Herb Sales Drop in November Along with Total Supplements Sales, Says IRI |
| January 01, 1999 |
Rainbow Light Takes Third Venture-Capital Round |
| January 01, 1999 |
NBCI Stocks to Hold Their Own in First Quarter, NBCI Outlook Forum Predicts |
| January 01, 1999 |
Legal & Regulatory Briefs |
| January 01, 1999 |
International News Briefs |
| January 01, 1999 |
People in the News |
| January 01, 1999 |
Hauser Buys Zuellig Raw Materials Units for $66 Million |
| January 01, 1999 |
1Q99 Stocks to Watch |
| January 01, 1999 |
RXSD Gets License to Manufacture and Market Alzheimer’s Supplement |
| January 01, 1999 |
Remodeled QFC Opens in Issaquah, WA: |
| January 01, 1999 |
Randalls Launches Nutrition Zone: |
| January 01, 1999 |
Peter Roy Won’t Join WFMI Board: |
| January 01, 1999 |
Drug Association Entry May Change Playing Field for Supplements Trade Associations |
| January 01, 1999 |
USDA Closes Organic-Issues Comment Period; OTA Does Not Support Agency’s Options |
| January 01, 1999 |
Stock News |
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