Archives for November 25, 2003

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UK backs vitamin supplement trial

A major international trial to investigate whether supplements of B vitamins can protect people from a second stroke received funding from the UK this month, one of the 14 countries to participate.

Signs of improvement at Wessanen

Operation Phoenix, the restructuring programme introduced earlier this year by Dutch wellness foods group Wessanen, is already bearing fruit, with the company last week announcing better-than-expected third quarter figures. But the US business...

Probi signs supplement deal with Institut Rosell

Swedish probiotics developer Probi has signed a licence agreement with Canada's Institut Rosell, giving it access to a significant share of the dietary supplements market in the US and Europe.

Low-carb snacks get gender specific

Powerbar, the founder of energy bars in the US, is to launch two new products designed to meet the different demands of men and women in an increasingly carb-conscious America.