Natural Products Consulting Institute Upcoming Seminars Dec. 13-15 in Burlington, MA.

 The Natural Products Consulting Institute (www.naturalconsulting.com) has an upcoming three-day seminar and networking event from December 13-15 in Burlington, MA. Attendees are welcome to take the seminars together or separately.

 Becoming a more Effective Sales Manager in the Natural and Speciality Channel (Dec 13-14)  (Read More)

Financing Your Consumer Products Company (Dec 15) (Read More)

Click through for additional information concerning the presenters, the topics covered each day, testimonials and special pricing offers!

Steven Salsberg Speaks at the US-China Innovation and Cooperation Conference

“Steven P. Salsberg is the Chairman of Global Access Advisors, a strategic advisory, investor and access to capital firm with offices in NYC, Washington DC, Melbourne and Tel Aviv. Steven is President of Salsberg Advisors, and the founder of numbers companies in Digital Technology, Admiralty, Events and Sustainable Enterprise..”  (Read More)

BioFach-Market Report: Constantly Growing Demand for Organic in North America and Europe

“The number of customers deciding in favour of organic products all over the world is still growing. Organic products worth $59 billion (USD) landed in the shopping baskets of consumers around the globe in 2010. The US organic sector enjoyed an 8% growth in 2010 compared with 1% in the conventional food market…” (Read More)

Global Access Advisors: A key sponsor of the US-China Innovation and Cooperation Conference

“The United States and China are two of the world’s largest economic powers. The United States is a powerhouse possessing a highly advanced infrastructure for science, technology, and finance while China has the largest manufacturing capacity…” (Read More)

The Industry Should Develop a Working Definition of ‘Natural’ if FDA Wont, Says Expert.

“ A co-ordinated industry-led effort to produce a working definition of the term ‘natural’ on food packaging would help firms navigate one of the most contentious areas of food marketing, according to one labelling expert…”  (Read More)

Front-of-Pack Labeling in Pictures: Healthier Choices at a Glance or More Nutritional Wallpaper?

“Red lights, green dots, ticks, stars, healthy seals, nutrients to encourage, nutrients of concern, smart choices… The aim of front-of pack labels is simple- to help us make healthier choices (or at least more informed ones) –fast. But how best to achieve this has prompted a storm of controversy on both sides of the Atlantic..”(Read More)

Organic Burgers for Australian Cities

“The fast food chain Hungry Jacks has announced a deal to use organic beef to make its Country Burgers, reports the online magazine Adelaide now. A speaker of the 345 Hungry Jacks restaurants said that under the deal it would produce 100% organic beef burgers from 20 Outback cattle producers in the Channel Country of western Queensland and northern South Australia..” (Read More)

How the Environmental Performances of Americas Largest Public Companies Really Stack Up

“Newsweek’s Green Ranking cut through the green chatter and compare the actual environmental footprints, Management (policies, programs, initiatives, controversies) and reporting practices of big companies. We partnered up with two leading research organizations to create the most comprehensive rankings available..” (Read More)

US Meal Replacement Market Set For Substantial Growth as Waistlines Expand

 “Skyrocketing obesity rates coupled with a growing demand for convenience have contributed to drive healthy growth in the meal replacement market throughout the recession, with sales set to rise 9.3% to $2.2 billion in 2011, according to report…”  (Read More)

Food Price Inflation Rises Again: USDA

“The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has raised its forecast for food price inflation in 2011, citing the influence of higher food commodity and energy prices, and a stronger global food demand…” (Read More)