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9/2/2009
mix1 Beverage Company Raises $6 Million from Highland Consumer Fund
Boulder, Colo. (September 2, 2009) – mix1® Beverage Company, an emerging leader in the functional beverage and performance nutrition category, today announced it has closed its first round of institutional funding, with a $6 million investment from the Highland Consumer Fund. more>
9/2/2009
Mix1 Beverage toasts $6M in venture capital
Mix1 Beverage Co. said Wednesday it has raised $6 million from Highland Consumer Fund, its first institutional investment. more>
8/10/2009
Mergers & Acquisitions Report
It was only six months, but the first half of 2009 likely took years off of the lives of most dealmakers. more>
7/2/2009
Nutraceuticals: Fiscally Healthy?
What transpired on the nutraceuticals front during the last year? The answer is a lot! more>
5/23/2009
Planet Organic CEO out
EDMONTON - Ron Francisco is being replaced as president and CEO of Planet Organic Health Corp. in a shakeup at the natural products retailer. more>
4/17/2009
Adina for Life?
With a compelling back-story and big name players, Adina is a perfect test case for sustainable entrepreneurship 2.0. more>
4/1/2009
Show Me the Money
As credit markets continue to be tight, the fitness industry has seen a slowdown in investment but not a complete halt, as the growth potential in the market remains attractive to several companies with deep pockets. more>
3/11/2009
Health Clubs Posting 'Healthy' Results
Health clubs are performing relatively well thus far in 2009, according to a recent survey from The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA). At least two-thirds of respondents indicated that certain aspects of their business were performing as well as, or better, at the end of January 2009 when compared to January 2008. more>
2/26/2009
American Greetings Completes Recycled Paper Buy
American Greetings completed its acquisition of Recycled Paper Greetings, buying the company through a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. more>
2/24/2009
Adina For Life Enlightens Beverage World
San Francisco, CA (February 24, 2009) – San Francisco-based Adina for Life, Inc., creators of Adina beverages, today announced the launch of a new beverage line called “Adina Holistics™”, that will complement the company’s rapidly growing stable of great-tasting organic, functional beverages. more>
2/23/2009
Consumer Food Spending
Fourth quarter 2008 consumer food spending met its steepest decline in more than half a century, according to data from Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis. more>
2/18/2009
The Shopper of Tomorrow: Trading Down
Attention Shoppers: We no longer have the following items -- "a sense of entitlement," "conspicuous consumption" and "a golden period of luxury." more>
2/18/2009
What's Behind the Drive for Clean Tech?
Twenty years from now, will Americans light their homes with solar power or wind? more>
2/04/2009
Nutrition Capital Network News
Danish ingredients supplier Chr. Hansen is acquiring its probiotics development partner, Urex Biotech Inc. of Canada. more>
2/03/2009
Sport Chalet Reviews Strategic Alternatives
Sport Chalet, Inc. said it was evaluating strategic alternatives, including raising additional capital and amending or replacing its current credit facility. more>
2/02/2009
Planet Fitness Sells World Gym
DOVER, NH -- The Joyce J. Cammilleri family purchased World Gym International from Planet Fitness for undisclosed terms on Dec. 31. more>
2/02/2009
State of Green Business 2009: Green is Growing, But Not Fast Enough
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The second annual State of Green Business Report, created by Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com, looks at hard data behind 20 indicators to find out just how well companies are doing on addressing environmental issues. more>
1/23/2009
Nutrition Capital Network News
Alpro, a leading European marketer of soy food products, is to be sold by its owner, Group Vandemoortele (Ghent, Belgium), which plans to focus on its frozen bakery products and lipids (margarines and fats) products. more>
1/29/2009
Deckers to Acquire Ahnu
Deckers Outdoor Corp has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire outdoor footwear brand, Ahnu. more>
1/21/2009
A Trickle in the Pipeline: Renewable-energy Ventures Scramble for Renewed Financing
The worldwide financial crisis has upended the energy industry, slashing oil prices by two thirds and bedeviling financing for wind, solar and other renewable-energy projects. more>
1/19/2009
Yakima Acquires RACKandRoll
Yakima Products Inc. has acquired RACKandROLL, LLC, a manufacturer of high performance multi-sport trailers based in Frederick, MD. more>
1/14/2009
10 most common CAM treatments
The popularity of integrative medicine has remained steady over recent years, with 38 percent of adults using some form of it in 2007, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. more>
1/13/2009
Bug Crazy: Assessing The Benefits of Probiotics
Bacteria are everywhere, and in the view of many people that's a good thing. more>
1/12/2009
New Thinking on How to Protect the Heart
If last week’s column convinced you that surgery may not be the best way to avoid a heart attack or sudden cardiac death, the next step is finding out what can work as well or better to protect your heart. more>
1/9/2009
'Alternative' Medicine Is Mainstream
In mid-February, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and the Bravewell Collaborative are convening a "Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public." more>
1/9/2009
Nutrition Capital Network News
Atrium acquires $27-million direct-to-consumer company Nutri-Health Supplements. Sambazon closes new round with lead Verlinvest of Belgium more>
1/8/2009
Food Trends for 2009
TORONTO (Reuters) - From recalled tomatoes to calorie counts on menus, food and health was a big part of the news in 2008, and it looks to again have a high profile in 2009. more>