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Vitamins, Diet and Sports Nutrition

  • Cashing in on the wellness trend

    Sales of vitamins and minerals represent a $6.5 billion book of business that’s growing at a 5.2% clip across total U.S. multi-outlets for the 52 weeks ended Nov. 3, 2013, according to IRI.

    (For the full category review, including sales data, click here.)

  • Science, natural solutions boost probiotic sales

    Probiotics is another large-scale source of growth for the vitamins, minerals and supplements category, having realized a 33% rate of growth, or an increase in sales of $121 million in the last year, noted Doug Jones, Pharmavite spokesman.

    (For the full category review, including sales data, click here.)

  • Dr. Oz suggests raspberry ketone for weight loss

    Television personality Dr. Oz may have become the Oprah of the diet-aid category with a recommendation made on one of his programs that users try raspberry ketone for weight loss.

    (For the full category review, including sales data, click here.)

  • GSK Consumer Healthcare launches '60-Day Kickstart' campaign for weight loss

    PARSIPPANY, N.J. — GlaxoSmithKline is offering a new online campaign under the Alli brand to support healthy weight-loss resolutions, the company said Thursday.

  • Good Fortune: 10 trends to watch in 2014

    Rather than take vacation for Christmas and New Year’s, the editors of DSN worked to compile a list of the top 10 trends that will shake up the business in 2014.

    Clinics explode onto scene

    Keep a close eye on retail-based health clinics come 2014.

    The convenient care industry has come far since hitting the scene in 2000 and today — with nearly 1,500 clinics nationwide — they are proving their importance within the changing healthcare landscape.

  • ECRM unveils ECRM Data, a turnkey solution for promotional tracking and analysis functions

    SOLON, Ohio — Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing on Wednesday unveiled the ECRM Data web site, ECRMData.com. ECRM Data is an industry solution that offers turnkey solutions for promotional tracking and analysis functions.

  • FTC cracks down on weight-loss ads, issues guidance to publishers to guard against false claim advertisements

    WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday announced a law enforcement initiative stopping national marketers that used deceptive advertising claims to peddle fad weight-loss products, from food additives and skin cream to dietary supplements.

  • CRN names seven new directors and appoints three new committee chairs

    WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition on Tuesday named seven newly seated directors to its governing board, and three newly appointed committee chairs.

    The seven new executives joining CRN’s Board of Directors are: Mark Hartman, Banner Life Sciences; Connie Hallquist, Healthy Directions; Mark LeDoux, Natural Alternatives International; Bret Scholtes, Omega Protein/Nutegrity; Jennifer Spalding, Abbott Nutrition; Steve Strickland, Sensient Pharmaceutical Coating Systems; and James Watson, Watson.

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