For a limited time, NBJ has access to a special Nutracon 2009 registration discount code. If you are interested using this code and receiving $200 off a 2-day registration or $100 off a 1-day registration to Nutracon, email me at prea@nutritionbusiness.com.
Nutracon is the premier event for ingredient and technology innovation in the health and nutrition industry that occurs in conjunction with Natural Products Expo West. The conference goal is to help companies develop new science-supported products in the supplements, functional foods and beverages, and nutricosmetics sectors.
If you’re looking for invaluable insight on current, impactful, science and business information on selected themes, then you should attend Nutracon. As an attendee you’ll get a sense of the practical and operational opportunities – as well as the challenges – in your growing business.
In addition, NBJ will be presenting a special State of the Industry presentation at Nutracon on Wednesday. Presenters that will join me will include Carlotta Mast, NBJ’s Editor and Bob Burke of Natural Products Consulting.
I hope to see you there!
-Patrick
2008 was a year of bad debt and tighter access to capital and credit for nutrition industry suppliers. Firms were still dealing with the blows that rising fuel prices and currency fluctuations delivered in 2007 and the first half of 2008 which left many supply companies uncertain of how the economic downturn would affect the U.S. nutrition industry and what would be in store for 2009.
On January 14th, 2009 NBJ’s Carlotta Mast and Thomas Aarts will join me to present a strategic analysis and review of the U.S. nutritional raw material & ingredient supply industry. You are invited to register for this online seminar that will begin at 11am MT.
For $495, each registered company will be allowed up to six participant access points to the live online seminar.
During the seminar, we will present new NBJ market figures and discuss the following topics:
• Snapshot of 2008 business issues, preview of 2009
• Review of over the counter (OTC) & Supp Combo Products and their regulatory potential
• A category overview of pricing and supply trends for vitamins, minerals, herbs & botanicals and specialty ingredients including fish oil, probiotics, whey protein and COQ-10
• Major factors affecting growth in supplement and functional food supply markets
• New steps vitamin manufactures and suppliers need to undertake to maintain market credibility
• Discussion of how the economy is impacting the ingredient supply segment of the U.S. nutrition industry
I encourage you to register here. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 303.998.9229
Patrick D. Rea
Publisher & Editorial Director, Nutrition Business Journal
Co-Chair, The NBJ Summit
We’ve recently created Nutrition Business Journal and The NBJ Summit Facebook Groups.
If you are on Facebook, search on “Nutrition Business Journal” and “The NBJ Summit” to find us and join up!
We will distribute special offers and update this community regularly.
If you have any questions, call Rachel Dederich, NBJ’s Marketing & Subscriber Coordinator at 303.998.9263
-Patrick
That’s right, you heard it. NBJ will be holding a one day 50% off sale Wednesday, December 10, 2008 for everything (minus subscriptions) on the NBJ website.
The sale will run from 8am ET to 5pm PT.
Use the following code at checkout and receive 50% off your entire purchase: NHS08
Please contact Rachel Dederich at rdederich@nutritionbusiness.com or Chris Lasonde at clasonde@nutritionbusiness.com with any questions.
Happy Holidays from NBJ!
The 2009 NBJ Summit
St. Regis Resort, Dana Point, California
July 22-24, 2009
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
The event will showcase world-class speakers and events that highlight the theme: Transformational Partnering in Challenging Times: Orchestrating a Profitable Future.
At the NBJ Summit, you will see proprietary Nutrition Business Journal data, hear high-level insights on future scenarios and learn about new and powerful opportunities in our industry.
Highlights of this year’s agenda include:
• A Keynote Address by Jeffrey S. Bland, Chief Science Officer of Metagenics and President of MetaProteomics
• Supplements & Drugs: The Best of Both Worlds?
• Retail Insights: A CEO Discussion
• Mastering Internet Marketing and Online Media
Don’t miss an opportunity to network and develop high-level relationships with industry leaders at this special event. Last year, The NBJ Summit reached capacity a month in advance of the event and we expect the same for the 2009 event…so register soon.
To reserve your place at The NBJ Summit, register online, call 1.866.458.4935 (Toll-Free) or 1.303.390.1776 (International).
For more information and the most up-to-date agenda visit www.nbjsummit.com
-Patrick
