In this special episode of The Nutritional Outlook Podcast, we are interviewing the award winners of Nutritional Outlook’s 2023 Best of the Industry Awards, celebrating excellence, innovation, and leadership in the nutraceuticals and natural products industries. 

They are: Women in Nutraceuticals for Industry Leader, GenM for Service Provider, PLT Health Solutions for Ingredient Supplier.

Episode 28: 2023 Best of the Industry Award Winners

In this exclusive PC Podcast interview, Dave DeJean, Systech’s VP of global strategic accounts, dives into the valuable lessons he’s learned along the way, given his three and half decades of experience at Systech; an overview of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), including its three main pillars; how he would interpret this “Stabilization Period” that the FDA provided this past summer, and what he pharma industry do now during this period in order to avoid penalties later; and whether or not he anticipates the FDA implementing any other sort of delays in the near future in order to help remedy these issues/challenges surrounding the enactment of DSCSA

Complying With the DSCSA

In this episode, Nutritional Outlook interviews Scott Dicker, market insights director from market researcher SPINS, about ingredients and product categories nutraceutical and nutrition product manufacturers should watch in 2024. This interview complements our 2024 Ingredient to Watch coverage which can be read in our January/February issue.

Episode 29: 2024 Ingredients to Watch

In this exclusive PC Podcast interview, Rob Besse, Archbow Consulting’s VP of distribution services, shares a general overview of how the 3PL process works, using his 20-plus of pharma supply chain experience as added insight; the factors that manufacturers should consider when selecting a 3PL, along with the array of services that a quality 3PL should provide; valuable lessons he believes 3PLs learned during the COVID-19 pandemic that have helped improve efficiencies; and trends affecting the pharma industry that 3PLs be on the lookout for the rest of the year/

A First-Hand Account of 3PLs

In this exclusive PC Podcast interview, Brandon Newman, Xevant’s CEO and founder, explores the implications of the Inflation Reduction Act’s price negotiation provisions, and how these could result in ripple effects across the healthcare system; the role that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and other intermediaries' play when it comes to determining drug costs, and how spread pricing is involved; how Xevant helps improve drug cost transparency efforts; and strategies for affordability Newman would offer the pharma industry that can be implemented immediately.

A Further Examination of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Rockstar Energy recently launched a new marketing campaign promoting its sustained mind body energy claim that has been substantiated through clinical research. Nutritional Outlook talks to Pepsi's vice president of North American Beverage R&D, Danielle Barbaro to discuss the study, why it was important for Rockstar Energy to conduct this study, and the value of fortifying energy drinks with nutraceuticals such as lion's mane.

Episode 30: Rockstar energy claim substantiation and use of nutraceutical ingredients

In this episode, assistant managing editor Sebastian Krawiec explains the latest progress on two lawsuits filed separately by the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) against New York State in an effort to prevent the enforcement of a law that bans the sale of weight management and muscle building supplements to minors. He is joined by Steve Mister, president and CEO of CRN and Kevin Bell of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, NPA's counsel in its lawsuit. They help explain what's happened thus far and what the next steps are.

Episode 31: Update on lawsuits against NY for law restricting minors from buying certain supplements

In this episode of the Nutritional Outlook Podcast, Sebastian Krawiec interviews Heather K. Terry, founder and CEO of GoodSAM. They talk about GoodSAM's policy of direct trade with small holder farms, how the company fosters relationships with the farmers and their communities, and the principles of regenerative agriculture by which these farms operate.

Episode 32: Promoting regenerative agriculture through direct trade with small farmers

Nutritional Outlook talks to Lauren Samot, commercial innovation leader, and Blayney McEneaney, sales executive at Vitaquest International, about trends within the contract manufacturing space, and the ways in which contract manufacturers like Vitaquest keep up with the market and differentiate themselves from the competition.

Episode 33: Keeping Up With Contract Manufacturing

In this episode of the Nutritional Outlook Podcast we are looking back on a webcast Nutritional Outlook hosted in May, called “Demystifying the Prebiotic and Postbiotic Markets.” During that event, Sandra Saville, director of education and communication for the International Probiotics Association and Dr. Jessica A. Younes, scientific director of the International Probiotics Association debunked myths about prebiotic and postbiotics, and defined the respective categories to help manufacturers better understand how to responsibly formulate and market prebiotic and postbiotic products. The following are excerpts from the webcast, we encourage you to view the entire webcast to get the full experience here: https://www.nutritionaloutlook.com/view/demystifying-the-prebiotic-and-postbiotic-markets

Episode 34: Demystifying Prebiotics and Postbiotics

On this month's episode of the Nutritional Outlook Podcast, Cepham's founder and president Anand Swaroop discusses the company's recent announcement to prioritize women's health research and innovation. He breaks down the plan to bridge major gaps in women's health research and product development.

Episode 35: Prioritizing Women's Health Research and Innovation

The Nutritional Outlook Podcast takes listeners beyond the pages of the magazine. It digs deeper into key discussions and ideas happening among stakeholders in the dietary supplement, functional food, and natural products industries.
 
Listen to our editors and industry leaders discuss:
 
-Controversial and emerging industry developments
-Regulatory dilemmas
-Leading market, consumer, and retail trends
-Key business strategies to grow your business
-The hottest ingredients and evolving science