That’s right, NBJ has launched a Clearance section on the new nutritionbusinessjournal.com that will be updated with various research products twice monthly.

Visitors to nutritionbusinessjournal.com will be able to link from the Clearance box in the lower left hand corner of the homepage and check out each special deal we’re offering.

Enjoy!

-Patrick

NBJ has deep ties with Vitamin Angels and their work to provide vital nutrition in the form of supplements to developing countries, communities and individuals in need. In fact, NBJ’s co-founder and Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Board, Tom Aarts, sits on the Vitamin Angels board of directors and recently took a trip with VA to Honduras.

On Thursday, October 16th starting at 6pm, Vitamin Angels will host their 3rd Annual Celebration of Angels Event at the Harvard Club of Boston Main Clubhouse on 374 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA.

To purchase tickets, please call 805.564.8400 or go here.

Vitamin Angels is one of the humanitarian relief groups in the nutrition industry that truly saves lives around the world and I strongly suggest it is worthy of your support.

This celebration will coincide with Natural Products Expo East, an event you should attend if you’re reading this blog.

-Patrick

Canaccord Adams, a longtime leader in healthy living investment banking, will be hosting their Healthy Living Conference alongside this years’ Natural Products Expo East in Boston on October 15, 2008 from 8am to 5pm with a networking cocktail reception to follow. Registration is required.

This year’s presenting companies will span the food, beverage, nutrition and wellness service industries. 24 public and private companies will present.

A topical lunch panel will also be held, featuring experienced CEOs who have each built, sold and are again building a new business. A knowledge session covering Trends in Healthy Living Mergers & Acquisitions , Equity Capital Markets and Financing Options for your Healthy Living business will round out the day.

Canaccord Adams has partnered with Nutrition Business Journal and the Nutrition Capital Network to add to the depth of the market knowledge and breadth of presenting companies.

For more information, and registration please contact Nadine Miller at Nadine.Miller@canacordadams.com or 617.371.3842

Nutrition Business Journal will host a live web seminar to review the six segments of the $18.26-billion U.S. Sports Nutrition and Weight Loss market and their significance to the $94-billion U.S. nutrition industry. The web seminar will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 11-12:30 pm Mountain Time. The presentation will include the NBJ editorial team and industry experts.

Share the knowledge! A registration fee of only $495 allows up to six login points for you and your colleagues. Participants will be provided access to a website for the live presentation.

Pivotal issues to be discussed include:

• Erratic ingredient supply markets

New regulatory developments

• The impact of acquisitions on legacy brands

• Mergers & acquisitions in the sports nutrition & weight loss market space

Tuning in gets you:

• A full analysis of the six SNWL categories with recent growth and forecasts through 2016

• Overviews on changing shares in weight-loss pills and meal replacements

• Updates on the explosive energy drink market and sports drinks performance

• Discussion of marketing tactics, regulations, claims, M&As, science and consumers

• Reporting on new growth sub-categories and niche products that are sustaining growth for the greater sports nutrition & weight loss market