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U.S. Sales of Herbal Supplements Increased in 2023
According to American Botanical Council (ABC)’s 2023 Herb Market Report, U.S. consumers spent an additional $533 million on herbal supplements in 2023 compared to 2022, a 4.4 percent increase in annual sales. The 2023 report is based on U.S. retail sales data provided by SPINS and Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ). The report was co-written by ...
U.S. Herbal Supplement Sales Increased by 9.7 Percent in 2021
Annual sales of herbal dietary supplements in the United States totaled $12.350 billion in 2021, according to the American Botanical Council’s (ABC’s) 2021 Herb Market Report. This represents the highest recorded annual spending on these products in the United States and a 9.7 percent increase from the previous year—the second-highest annual sales growth for herbal supplements since ...
Building a Bulletproof Immune System
OK, maybe not 100 percent bulletproof, but able to deflect and dodge projectiles galore! In the midst of a serious viral outbreak, people can feel overwhelmed and vulnerable, but there are so many ways we can help protect ourselves and the ones we love through nutrient interventions. Whether it’s the basics like vitamin D, or ...
INS Farms Supports Elderberry Fingerprint Testing
Devin Bennett, CEO of Missouri-based INS Farms, a leading grower and supplier of North American elderberry ingredients, has announced the company’s commitment to continued authenticity of its elderberry, as demand continues unabated. According to the Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program, including American Botanical Council (ABC), the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP), and the National Center for Natural ...
2020 CRN Survey Reveals Focus on Vitamins and Minerals
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued results of the 2020 CRN Consumer Survey revealing that for the fourth year in a row, nearly three-quarters of Americans report taking dietary supplements. Though this year’s percentage, 73 percent, does indicate a decrease in usage by four percentage points from the high-point in 2019, it is still ...
Thinking of the Children
Children’s health and well-being take center stage as back-to-school season is fraught with unprecedented disruption. Here’s how to do your part to help keep the community of kids healthy. Raising children is never easy for any generation, but arguably, parents today have a challenge their parents didn’t. And this challenge, of course, is COVID-19. While ...
Dietary Supplement Usage Up Dramatically During Pandemic, New Ipsos-CRN Survey Shows
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has issued results of a COVID-19-focused consumer survey that discovered more than two in five (43 percent) of dietary supplement users have changed their supplement routines since the start of the pandemic. Among those who altered their regimens due to COVID-19, 91 percent report increasing their supplement intake which ...
Profiling Probiotics
Perhaps the most quickly rising category of all supplements, probiotics continue to be innovated, expanded and desired. Here’s a look at what’s impacting this market. The word “bacteria” may still carry a poor health stigma, especially in the age of COVID-19— although that is a virus. However, more people know that there is such a ...
COVID-19 and the Natural Industry … Continued
For July’s COVID-19 and the Natural Products Industry feature article, Vitamin Retailer spoke with Len Monheit, CEO, Trust Transparency Center, Spring TX, and asked him the following question: VR: Looking at product on shelf, what percent of the supply chain for dietary supplements was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how are both the supply ...
Natural Product Retailers Adjust to COVID-19 Realities
With restaurants, grocery stores and other retailers scrambling to adapt their businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak, natural product retailers in the U.S. are also adjusting practices to meet the needs of their communities. World of Nutrition (WON) in Nampa, ID said it is remaining open during the pandemic, and is considering special hours for senior ...
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