Prebiotic Musings from Probiota 2019
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend and participate in Probiota 2019, held in Copenhagen, Denmark. I’ve been able to participate in both the European and North…
A Supply Chain Study – Doing Business in Ghana
As some of you know, I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to travel to Ghana, my inaugural trip to the African continent. The trip was predominantly for business…
Regulations and Best Practices in Quality Control –Testing and Testing Verification
Continuing the discussion regarding the fundamentals of regulatory compliance in the current US dietary supplement universe, we present a rationale and outline of testing practices, including third party testing, not…
Healthy & Natural Chicagoland’s January Event a Fundraising Success
I’m hugely proud to be a board member of Healthy &Natural Chicagoland and as of Tuesday night, a supporter of three very worthy non-profits in the Chicagoland area focusing on…
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…
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…
Blockchain Revisited – Getting Past the Hype
Just over a year ago, I wrote in this column on the potential for blockchain applications in the food and supplement universe. It’s 53 weeks later and a lot has…