Community Counts

Humans are social animals. For optimal performance, we need to be engaged, excited, and surrounded by like-minded folk. In order to thrive, we generally need consistent interaction. That’s where community…

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A Purr-fect Visit to Global Pet Expo

Many of our readers have recently returned from the annual mega-event, Natural Products Expo West 2019. All of us who attended have the same notion of “I survived.” Expo West…

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Let Collaboration Fuel your Narrative

Industry Transparency Center is participating in New Hope Network’s Inside the Bottle program for the second year in a row for a reason.The Inside the Bottle initiative unites companies from…

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Musings from Expo West 2019

Another Expo West is in the books - that makes 20 for me, I think. While it’s easy to get jaded after so many Expos, somehow it continues to inspire.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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