Dietary Supplements

The U.S. supplement industry posted 4.4% growth in 2010 to reach $28.1 billion in consumer sales according to NBJ estimates. Slower growth rates can be attributed to a number of factors including: a lack of research breakthroughs, no major health scares, and softening performance on the multi-level marketing front....More

NBJ Supplement Market Research includes: historical and forecasted (1997-2017e) sales and growth rates of the products and sales channels NBJ tracks, NBJ's list of Top 50 dietary supplement (vitamins, herbs & botanicals, minerals, sports nutrition, specialty, meal replacement) manufacturers and marketers and their estimated U.S. wholesale revenue and much more....More

NBJ Specialty Supplements Market Research presents a list of top specialty supplement companies in the U.S., provides sales data and growth for the top U.S. specialty supplements and details consumer usage and spending for specialty/other supplements....More

Nutrition Business Journal recently reported that the nutrition industry in the U.S. grew 6% in 2010 to $117 billion with the dietary supplements category posting only 4% growth. If you’d like to know which supplement categories drove growth, how performance compared to other nutrition segments, NBJ’s forecasts for the future and more, you’ll want to check out our newly released nutrition industry overview and supplement data charts....More

This set of Corporate Reconnaissance company profiles are intended to provide insight into the operations of Supplement companies. Each profile includes corporate financial estimates for U.S. wholesale dietary supplement sales for 2008-2010, as well as an estimate for how 2010 sales breakout by channel (natural & specialty retail, mass market retail, direct to consumer, and private label) and by product category (vitamins, minerals, herbs & botanicals, meal replacement, sports nutrition, and specialty supplements). Profiles also include a S.W.O.T. analysis (strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) of the company, as well as a brief overview of the company and its products....More

Now with a longer comment window, the heads of three leading supplement trade organizations outline their unique objectives in addressing FDA’s new dietary ingredient guidance....More

Heralded as the ingredient to beat in 2011, krill oil has yet to live up to its promise. What will it take to launch this promising source of omegas into the spotlight?...More

A round of legal decisions and a new mandate from AHPA push faux geranium extracts closer to a welcome extinction....More

Prices are up throughout the nutrition industry, and up dramatically. Commodity pricing & volatility signal higher food costs to come for consumers, as global climate change wreaks havoc on staple crops. Escalations in raw materials pricing follows suit for supplements & functional foods, as manufacturers & retailers begin to pass costs down the value chain....More