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This 40-page issue is NBJ's category and trend review of the $2.8-billion U.S. nutrition industry supply business.
EXCERPT FROM OVERVIEW:
Price and quality are the big issues in nutrition industry supply, but globalization, shortages, branding and marketing contribute to the complexity of this challenging business.
What on paper looked like stagnant growth in the U.S. nutrition industry raw material & ingredient supply (RMIS) market in 2004 belied a hotly competitive and somewhat stormy year. According to NBJ, raw material sales for supplements declined narrowly overall in 2004 at a rate of 0.4% compared to a gain of 2.2% in 2003. The uptick in 2003 followed three consecutive years of decline in supplement supply sales, fueled by a downturn turn in prices that have fallen anywhere from 20-50% or more since 2000 in major categories, depending on the commodity.
The addition of functional food supply changes 2004 from a negative into a 1.2% gain and brings total U.S. nutrition industry RMIS sales to $2.82 billion in 2004. It has been more than five years since suppliers first told NBJ they expected food supply sales would outpace supplement supply in specialty nutrients, and the numbers bear this out...
To continue reading, please order the issue below.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Raw materials and supply in the nutrition industry 2005 Overview Article ................................. 1-13
VDF FutureCeuticals and Decas Botanical see demand ripen for fruit extracts ................. 15
Value-added suppliers OptiPure Chemco, Cyvex and SourceOne target health condition
specific supply niches ................... 16-17
Supply imbalances affect CoQ10, green tea, saw palmetto and joint markets ............... 17-18
China penetrates further into U.S. supply business; partnerships and joint ventures
proliferate as U.S. companies seek economies of production in Asia ............................... 19-21
Will turbulence in the CoQ10 category change the landscape of supply? ......................... 22-23
Suppliers reflect on omega-3 market as food applications come into focus ..................... 24-26
While the herbal market remains flat to down, Geni Herbs, Draco Natural Products, A.M.
Todd and Indena buck the trend and report on the bright spots in botanicals .................. 27-29
The Ginseng Board of Wisconsin takes steps to rebuild grower sales; fear of
contamination creates opportunity for ingredient suppliers that can guarantee quality ..... 29-31
M&A Update: Naturex, Danisco and Cargill acquire ingredient businesses ......................... 31
Martin Bauer forges ahead in North America and partners with Guilin Layn of China .......... 32
Acatris and Linnea lay foundation for lignans, a lesser-known component of flax ................ 33
DSM builds vitamin capacity in China and pursues innovation in nutraceuticals .................... 34
Probiotics developer Probi of Sweden sounds out U.S.market .............................................. 35
Medical community offer sterols little support despite NIH recommendation. Cognis initiates
consumer research; ADM stages tour to promote heart health ingredients ........................... 36
COMPANIES INCLUDED:
7-Eleven Inc, A.M. Todd Company, Acatris Inc, ADM, AIDP, Aloecorp, Ball Horticultural Company, Banner Pharmacaps, BASF, BCC Inc, Biolut, Blue California, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brucia, Capsugel, Cardinal Nutrition, Cargill, Carotech Inc, Chai-Na-Ta, Chr Hansen, Chrysantis, Cognis Nutrition and Health, Council for Responsible Nutrition, Cyanotech, Cyvex, Danisco, Danisco USA Inc, Dean Foods Company, Decas Botanical Synergies, Degussa, Discovery Nutrition, Draco Natural Products, DSM Nutritional Products, Earthrise Nutritionals, Eastman Chemical Company, Essentially Pure, Fuji Health Sciences, Genencor, Geni Herbs, Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients, Haleko, Hauser-RFI, Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises Inc., HVL/Douglas Laboratories, ImagiNutrition, Indena USA, Industrias Alcosa, Information Resources Inc, Integrity Nutraceuticals Intl, Kaneka, Kemin Health LLC, Kraft, Linnea, Lipid Nutrition, Loders Croklaan, Lonza, Lycored USA, Marco Hi-Tech, Martek Biosciences, Martin Bauer Group, Maypro Industries, MB North America, National Starch, Natrol, Natural Alternatives International, Natural Medicinals, Naturex, North American Herb and Spice, North China Pharmaceutical Gp, Now Foods, Nutrition , Ocean Nutrition Canada, Omega Protein, OptiPure Chemco Industries, Probi, Pronova Biocare, Pure World, Rhodia Food Ingredients, Sabinsa, Seltzer Chemicals, Shanghai Freemen Americas, Shanghai Vitamins, Shionogi & Co., Slone Epidemiology Center, Soft Gel Technologies, SourceOne Global Partners, Spectrum Organic Products, Strategic Sourcing, Symbiotics, Taiyo Green Power, Technical Sourcing Intl, The Ageless Foundation, The Carlyle Group, The Ginseng Board of Wisconsin, The Hain Celestial Group, TSI Jiangyin Chemicals, TSI Xuzhou Natural Products, TSI Yanzghou Natural Products, United Natural Foods, Univera, V-Net Beverage, Valensa International, Van Drunen Farms, VDF FutureCeuticals, Walgreens, Weider Nutrition International, ZeaVision
COMPLETE LIST OF FIGURES:
- 1995-2004 Sales & Growth in U.S. Supplement Supply
- U.S. Nutrition Industry Value Chain: Supplements & Functional Foods in 2004
- 2001-2004 Global Nutrition Supply Market
- Leading Vitamin Raw Material Supply Companies
- NBJ's Leading Herb & Botanical Supply Companies
- NBJ's Leading U.S. Supplement & Functional Food Supply Companies in 2004
- 1995-2004 Ratios of Raw Material Sales to Consumer Sales in Vitamins and Herbal & Botanical Supplements
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