From the late 1990s to the mid 2000s, the organic industry underwent rapid consolidation, as the likes of Kraft and Dean Foods snatched up small, successful organic producers and manufacturers. The dietary supplement industry has also undergone cycles of consolidation, from last decade’s pharmaceutical invasionsuch as the monumental Solgar-American Home Products (now known as Wyeth) dealto the more recent acquisitions of supplement manufacturers by companies within the natural products industry. Cybus is a division of First National Investment Banking located in Des Moines, Iowa, which specializes in providing capital for natural and organic food and health and wellness companies, as well as renewable energy and green manufacturing start-ups. What we’re looking forand what potential acquirers and investors are looking foris high growth, high margins and high returns on invested capital. The annual event honors companies and individuals that have shown the highest ideals applied to business practices, recognizing excellence in ethics, accountability, governance, employment practices, business relationships, financial return, products and services, community involvement and environmental protection. Polyphenols from green tea appear to boost production of a group of detoxification enzymes in people with low levels of the compounds, possibly strengthening metabolic defenses against carcinogenic toxins, according to researchers from the Arizona Cancer Center and University of Arizona. Read More

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