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.…
Survey Says Consumers Perceive Supplement Benefits; Education Still Needed
Earlier this year, ITC fielded a survey through Ooyen Research looking at consumer insights among U.S. supplement users. The survey of 993 U.S. supplement users asked about awareness, use and…
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…
Industry Transparency Center to Highlight Trust Transparency in the Supply Chain at SupplySide West; Connect with us at Booth 2075
SupplySide West is one of our favorite shows of the year because it connects ingredient industry leaders and innovators in one place. Stop by Industry Transparency Center Booth 2075 to…
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…
It is time to CARE about Supply Chain Accountability
Now, more than ever, supply chain accountability is imperative. It is not acceptable for a dietary supplement brand to turn over all responsibility for sourcing to the contract manufacturer without…
Trust Transparency Collision – Spotlight on Glad, FCB Chicago and Giant: Clearly Anything But Glad
At Industry Transparency Center, we actively seek out best practices in corporate activity that support our premise that the proactive exercise and commitment to trust transparency has high ROI across…
Musings from Expo East 2018
Like I’m sure it is for many, in the almost 20 years I’ve been working in this space, the events I have attended have pretty much become a blur. In…
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…
A Trust Transparency Collision – Ritual
At Industry Transparency Center, we actively seek out best practices in corporate activity that support our premise that the proactive exercise and commitment to trust transparency has high ROI across…