Vitamins, Diet and Sports Nutrition

WASHINGTON, Mich. — MaxLabs last month selected contract manufacturer Bactolac Pharmaceutical in New York to produce the copmany's Impress! male enhancement supplement.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Physician's Seal, innovators behind the non-prescription sleep product REMfresh, on Friday named Terry Stecz as president of Physician's Seal.

SECAUCUS, N.J. — Vitamin Shoppe on Thursday announced that its board of directors voted to expand the size of the board to 12 directors and appointed the YES Network's Tracy Dolgin and former Pier 1 Import chief executive Alex Smith as members of the board of directors effective April 4, 2017. 

SANDY, Utah — Amazon is gaining a significantly larger share-of-wallet for everyday household items — and the retailer continues to build momentum.

TEMPE, Ariz. —  21st Century HealthCare last month launched a new line of protein powders under the brand umbrella ReNourish. The protein powders, offered in both Wellness and Sport formulas, are gluten-free with no aspartame or added soy, the company stated. 

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — Pharmavite on Wednesday named Tony True VP of North American sales, a new role for the vitamin and supplement manufacturer. True will oversee all sales functionality in North America, including customer relationships, sales planning and forecasting, customer development and retail execution.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Sports nutrition company CytoSport has introduced the latest addition to its Muscle Milk protein product portfolio. The company is launching Muscle Milk protein bars in 12 flavors, each of which contain 15-20 g of protein.

WASHINGTON — The Natural Products Association last week hosted its members from across the nation for its 20th Annual Natural Products Day in the nation's capital.  NPD attendees, which included retailers, suppliers, distributors and other industry consultant members, met with more than 100 members of Congress and staff to educate them on the industry’s issues and natural products’ roles in preventive health care and overall wellness.