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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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…

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Musings from HI Europe

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend and participate at Health ingredients Europe, (HIE) in Frankfurt, an event put on by UBM. In Europe, this event alternates…

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Musings from SupplySide West 2018

Another SupplySide West into the books (year 19) and Mandalay Bay almost feels like home. I say ‘almost’ because it’s still not quite like those earlier days at the Venetian.…

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Who Owns Science?

This simple three-word question is at the heart of many problems within the dietary supplement industry. I contend the lack of a firm grasp of the answer lends itself to…

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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…

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