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2008 Nutrition Industry Overview

In this 48-page issue, NBJ reviews the 2007 sales performance, outlook and emerging trends within the U.S. nutrition industry.

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Table of Contents

1-12

Despite the start of an economic slump, 2007 was a fruitful year for the U.S. nutrition industry, which grew 10.7% to $93.9 billion. Natural & organic product sales fueled most of this expansion, but even the maturing U.S. supplements sector posted better growth than it has seen in a decade

13-14

AHPA President Michael McGuffi n offers his take on the most important regulations to hit the supplement industry since the passage of DSHEA: the new GMPs and SAER law

15-28

Supplement Outlook: NBJ investigates the fall and purchase of Leiner Health Products, explores why nutritional genomics hasn’t made more of a commercial impact for supplement and functional food companies, looks into the benefi ts of powder and effervescent supplement delivery forms, and sniffs around the pet supplement market

29-38

Natural & Organic Outlook: Soaring organic food prices are hurting manufacturers, but so far consumers are still buying; Applegate Farms carves a niche in the growing natural & organic meat category; and natural & organic companies strive for sustainability

39-47

Retail Outlook: Natural & organic retail sales fl ourish in both the mass and natural channels; Sunfl ower Farmers Market and Sprouts Farmers Market show why many independent retailers are thriving; and supplement retailers report healthy growth in 2007

Companies mentioned in this issue

  • 1-800-Pet-Meds
  • 2x Consumer Products Growth Partners
  • Alacer
  • Alba
  • Albertsons
  • Alka Seltzer (Bayer Healthcare)
  • Alli (GlaxoSmithKline)
  • Alticor
  • American Dietetic Association (ADA)
  • American Herbal Products Association (AHPA)
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • American Pet Products manufacturers Association (APPMA)
  • 365 Organic Every Day Value (Whole Foods Market)
  • American Veterinary Medical Association
  • American Vitamins International
  • Amerilab Technology Inc.
  • Amway
  • Animal Essentials
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Applegate Farms
  • Ark Naturals
  • Arnicaid (Hyland's)
  • Arrowhead Mills (The Hain Celestial Group)
  • A to Z Nutrition
  • Arthritis Vitamin (Iceberg Labs)
  • Athena Labs
  • Atrium Innovation Inc
  • Aubrey Organics
  • BASF
  • Basic-H2 (Shaklee)
  • Bastyr University
  • BB&T Capital Markets
  • Beneful's Healthy Harvest (Purina)
  • Benziger Family Winery
  • Abbott Labs
  • Berocca
  • BioPharma
  • Bodybuilding.com
  • BodyTech.com
  • Bright Green Talent
  • Bristol-Myers Squib
  • Burt's Bees (Clorox)
  • Cadbury Schweppes
  • Calcium 250 (Iceberg Labs)
  • California State University Long Beach Center for Latino Community Health
  • ACNielsen
  • Calms Forte (Hyland's)
  • Calms Forte 4 Kids (Hyland's)
  • Canaccord Adams
  • China Vitamins LLC
  • Citigroup
  • Clarkson Grain Co.
  • Clif Bar
  • Clorox
  • Coca Cola
  • Cognis Nutrition & Health
  • Active Hydration (nuun & Co.)
  • Coleman Natural Foods
  • Colorcon
  • Columbia University Medical Center
  • Cooper Mountain Vineyards
  • Costco
  • Council for Responsible Nutrition
  • C-Plus Cold Tablets (Hyland's)
  • Croda Health Care
  • Cystal Lite

  • Activia (Groupe Danone)
  • AEA Investors Inc.
  • Aetna Inc.
  • Danactive (Groupe Danone)
  • EarthFare
  • Eating Right Kids (Safeway)
  • Eco-Cycle
  • Elephant Pharmacy
  • Embodi Beverages
  • Emergen-C (Alacer)
  • Energize Bullet (Isatori Technologies)
  • Ensure (Ross Products)
  • Ester-C (NBTY)
  • Fair Trade Labeling Organization International (FLO)
  • Dannon
  • FDA
  • Federal Register
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Financial Times
  • Food Marketing Institute
  • FoodWise Inc.
  • Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market
  • FreshLabs Inc.
  • Garden of Eatin' (The Hain Celestial Group)
  • Garden of Life
  • Dartmouth Medical School
  • Gatorade
  • GeneWatch UK
  • GenoTrim (Salugen Inc.)
  • Genova Diagnostics
  • Get Clean (Shaklee)
  • GlaxoSmith Kline
  • GNC
  • Golden Gate Capital
  • GoodBelly (NextFoods)
  • Gotein (Garden of Life)
  • Dean Foods
  • Great Organic Uncured Hot Dog (Applegate Farms)
  • Greens To Go (BioPharma)
  • Greenwise
  • Groupe Danone
  • Hammer Nutrition
  • Happy Baby
  • Happy Bellies (Happy Baby)
  • Happy Hips (Dogswell)
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Harvard Men's Health Watch Newsletter
  • Demeter
  • Healthcare Professionals (HCP) Impact Study
  • Hormel
  • Hyland's
  • Iams
  • Iceberg Labs
  • Immune Forte (Hyland's)
  • Incromega (Croda Health Care)
  • Insinase (Metagenics)
  • Institute for Marketecology
  • Interhealth Nutraceuticals
  • Diarrex (Hyland's)
  • Interleukin Genetics
  • Isatori Technologies
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Joystick (Applegate Farms)
  • Jrs. Pharma LP
  • Kaprex (Metagenics)
  • Kidz Multivitamins (Iceberg Labs)
  • Kirkland Signature (Costco)
  • Kroger
  • Dogswell
  • Lachman Consultants
  • Leg Cramps (Hyland's)
  • Leiner Health Products Inc.
  • Lipton Iced Tea
  • Liquidmax Complete Nutrition Multivitamin Formula (Leiner)
  • Looney Tunes

  • Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
  • DSM Nutritional Products
  • Made For Me (Salugen Inc.)
  • MRP Protein Powder (Optimum Nutrition)
  • Musclemaster.com
  • MyCellf (Sciona)
  • NanoGreens10 (BioPharma)
  • National Animal Supplement Council (NASC)
  • National Association of Chain Drugstores (NACDS)
  • National Association of Sports Nutrition
  • National Council of La Raza
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Natoli Engineering Co. Inc.
  • Market America
  • Natrol
  • Natural Foods Merchandiser
  • Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
  • Natural Marketing Institute
  • Natural Products Association
  • Natural Products Consulting Institute (NPCI)
  • Naturally Preferred (Kroger)
  • NaturalPets.com
  • Naturegen Inc.
  • Nature's Bounty
  • Marlyn Nutraceuticals
  • NBTY Inc.
  • Nestlé
  • New York Times
  • Next Pharmaceuticals
  • NextFoods
  • Nielsen Co.
  • Nordic Naturals
  • North Castle Partners
  • NourishLife
  • NSF International
  • Martek Biosciences
  • Nutra Manufacturing Inc.
  • Nutracon
  • NutraIngredients-USA.com
  • Nutramax Laboratories
  • Nutrilite
  • NutriStart Multivitamin Powder
  • Nutrisystem
  • Nutri-Vet
  • Nuun & Company Inc.
  • O Organics (Safeway)
  • Maypro
  • Ocean Blue Inc.
  • Odalla Serious Energy
  • Old Mother Hubbard/Wellness
  • Oligonol (Maypro)
  • Omega 3 Brain Booster (WUDEL)
  • Omega-3 Pet (Nordic Naturals)
  • OnlyNaturalPetStore.com
  • Optinum Nutrition
  • Osteo-Bi-Flex (NBTY)
  • P. Leiner & Sons, America
  • Mercanti Group
  • Packaged Facts
  • Pangea Organics
  • Perfect Food (Garden of Life)
  • Perrigo Co.
  • Pet Cod Liver Oil (Nordic Naturals)
  • Petclick.com
  • Pew Research Center
  • Pharmacy One Group
  • Plainville Farms
  • Powerade
  • Metagenics
  • PreOne (Athena Labs)
  • Primal Defense (Garden of Life)
  • Primrose Candy Corp.
  • Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA)
  • Progressive Grocer
  • Publix
  • Purina
  • Quixtar

  • MonaVie
  • Morph (Isatori Technologies)
  • Rainbow Light
  • Salugen Inc.
  • Sambazon
  • Sciona Inc.
  • Seditol (Next Pharmaceuticals)
  • Setco LLC
  • seven eleven
  • Shaklee
  • Shaping America's Health
  • Shure Pets
  • Similac Organic
  • REI Outdoors
  • Sinochem Quindao Co Ltd.
  • Slim Fast
  • Snapple Antioxidant Water (Cadbury Schweppes)
  • Sniffles 'n Sneezes 4 Kids (Hyland's)
  • Solgar (Leiner)
  • Spa Gen (Salugen Inc.)
  • Specialty Nutrition Group
  • SPINS
  • Sprouts Farmers Market
  • Stadium Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dogs (Applegate Farms)
  • Relora (Next Pharmaceuticals)
  • Stonyfield Farm (Group Danone)
  • Sunflower Farmers Markets
  • Super Citrimax
  • Super Joint Enhancer
  • Supermarket News
  • Supervalu
  • Sustained Energy (Hammer Nutrition)
  • Swiss Caps USA Inc.
  • Tahitian Noni International
  • Target
  • Retail Insights
  • Teething Tablets (Hyland's)
  • Tesco
  • The Hain Celestial Group
  • The Hartman Group
  • The Market by Vons (Safeway)
  • The Obesity Society
  • The Quantic Group Ltd.
  • Theo Chocolate
  • Trader Joe's
  • Traditional Medicinals
  • Rexall (NBTY)
  • TransFair USA
  • TRC Nutritional Laboratories
  • TSI Health Sciences
  • Tufts University
  • Tylenol
  • U Natural Hydration
  • U.S. Bank National Association
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Richards Packaging Inc.
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • Unilever
  • United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI)
  • United Pharma
  • United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
  • Universal Pictures
  • University Hospital Zurich
  • University of Cambridge's Prince of Wale's Business & the Environmental Program
  • Robinson Pharman Inc.
  • University of Washington
  • Vita Health Products Inc.
  • Vita Tech International Inc.
  • VitaFresh Vitamin Co.
  • Vitality (Dogswell)
  • Vitamin C-500 (Iceberg Labs)
  • Vitamin Shoppe
  • Vitamin Water (Coca Cola)
  • Vitamin World
  • Volt Temporary Service
  • Ross Products
  • Voots (Isatori Technologies)
  • Waggintails.com
  • Walmark
  • Wal-Mart
  • Warner Bros. Entertainment
  • Watson Inc.
  • Wegman's
  • Weight Watchers
  • Wells Fargo National Bank Association
  • Wellshire Farms
  • Safeway
  • White Wave
  • Whole Foods Market
  • Wild Oats Market
  • Wine Spectator
  • WUDEL Inc.
  • XanGo
  • XCEL Laboratories
  • Yale University's Center for Environmental Law and Policy
  • Your Life (Leiner)
  • ZMC-USA

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