I would like to introduce you to the new website for Nutrition Business Journal - www.nutritionbusinessjournal.com.

Alot has changed in the world of web design since we first launched NBJ’s website in 1998, so you will notice MANY changes in the look, feel and efficiency of the new nutritionbusinessjournal.com.

NBJ’s mission has always been to deliver strategic business information, analysis and market data to those in or interested in the nutrition industry to fuel better business decisions and promote healthier lifestyles. The new nutritionbusinessjournal.com is our new way of delivering on this mission.

I welcome your feedback and suggestions, via this blog or via my email prea@nutritionbusiness.com

Enjoy!

-Patrick

The 2008 NBJ Summit in Laguna Beach, CA on July 23-25 is fast approaching and registration is open.

Here are a few key links for those considering attending:

Agenda

Live list of attendees

Registration

Featured Speakers

Hotel Info

Other General Info

We’ve worked very hard this year to produce the premier business conference for CEOs in the nutrition industry.

If you have any questions, feel free to call me directly at 303.998.9229

-Patrick

Michael Pollan, author of “Omnivores Dilemma” and “In Defense of Food”, gave a riveting keynote speech at Natural Products Expo West 2008. I was fortunate to hear it in person, but if you were unable to make the Mr. Pollan’s speech, you’re in luck.

I am delighted to inform you that Michael Pollan has allowed New Hope to post his keynote address on www.expowest.com.

Click on the link by the words “audio recording” on this page

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Please feel free to comment on his speech via the comments function below.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

These two classic sentences capture the essence of where the organic industry sits, straddling two extremes. It comes down to the fundamentals of business: supply and demand. And while demand continues to outpace every conventional counterpart, with steady double-digit growth in sales numbers for organics, the industry is faced with an extremely tight supply chain. Register today and join the NBJ editorial team and Organic food & beverage industry experts as they present findings from the latest Organic Market Overview issue of Nutrition Business Journal.

NBJ’s Organics Market Overview webseminar will be on April 24th at 11am MT/1pm ET. To register, click here: http://nbj.stores.yahoo.net/organicfoods.html

In this webseminar, NBJ will present sales data on 54 product categories and 6 sales channels. Sales forecasts through 2017, a top organic manufacturer/marketer list and color commentary on the U.S. Organic Food & Beverage market will also be presented.

Topics that the experts will discuss will include:

• Organic farming, supply & distribution issues

• The rise of conventional retailing of organics

• The status of the organic supplements & ingredients

• High growth product categories including:

o Organic cotton & textiles

o Organic chocolate

o Organic wine

o Organic meat

o Organic dairy

o Organic pet care

• Import issues for the U.S. organic market

Click to REGISTER TODAY! For one registration fee of $495, each company may have up to six participants access the presentation. Participants will be provided access to a website for the live presentation.

Nutrition Business Journal is certainly known for its supplement & nutitional ingredient research, but the quality of our organics market research is without parallel. I highly recommend that anyone in or interested in the organic market register and attend this webseminar. The amount of data we present, relative to the cost, will make it an incredible value for all.

-Patrick

I’ve been researching the natural & organic personal care market for the last 3 weeks. It’s amazing how little information there is out there - even more surprising how some writers and market research firms completely miss the mark. This is one of the reasons that Nutrition Business Journal first researched the natural personal care market 10 years ago.

As with all the nutrition industry product sectors and sales channels that we research, our goal is to produce the most detailed analysis of the natural & organic personal care market.

On February 21st, we’ll be presenting the findings of over a month of research on the natural & organic personal market online. If you’re planning a new product launch, considering an investment or trying to get smart on the natural & organic personal care market, it is truly in your best interests to register for this web seminar.

For $495, you receive 6 login points to this web seminar for your team.

NBJ’s mission is to deliver more research per dollar than any other market research firm. So, get your whole team up to speed on the business issues facing the natural personal care industry. Register today.