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Supplement Business Report

Published by: Nutrition Business Journal

Published: Sep. 7, 2007


Table of Contents


1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. NBJ’S SUPPLEMENT BUSINESS REPORT 2007: THE NUTRITION INDUSTRY PATIENT

1.1.1. Supplements Up 5.4% in 2006

1.1.2. Lessons of History

1.1.3. Sales Channels

1.1.4. Industry Cycles

1.1.5. Growth Forecast Conservatively At 4-6%: Consumer Education Is Key

1.1.6. Nutrition Industry Future: Growth, Food Safety and Country of Origin

1.1.7. Supplements vs. OTC vs. Prescription Products

1.2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2. SUPPLEMENT OVERVIEW

2.1. NUTRITION INDUSTRY & SUPPLEMENT DATA OVERVIEW

2.1.1. Supplements Up 5%

2.1.2. Nutrition Industry & Supplement Data Detail 1997-2006

2.1.3. Nutrition & Supplement Industry Growth 2001 - 2006

2.1.4. The Impact of the Media on Supplement Sales

2.1.5. 2006 in Review: Supplements up 5%

2.1.6. 2004 in Review: Supplements Turn in a Checkered Performance

2.1.7. Historical & Forecast Annual Supplement Growth Trends, 1990-2013

2.1.8. NBJ Growth Forecasts

2.1.9. Discussion of Growth Factors

2.1.10. Nutrition Industry Future: 2006 Issues Growth, Food Safety and Country of Origin Shape the Industry 86

2.1.11. Lines Blur Between Supplement, OTC and Prescription Products

2.1.12. Customers Scoop Up More Powdered Supplements

2.2. REGULATORY SNAPSHOT

2.2.1. Power Shift

2.2.2. Healthcare Reforms Proposed

2.2.3. Supplements Industry Asked To Police Its Own

2.3. CONSUMER USAGE OF SUPPLEMENTS

2.4. GROWTH TRENDS IN SUPPLEMENT SALES BY PRODUCT CATEGORY

2.5. SALES CHANNEL TRENDS, 1997-2006

2.6. NBJ’S TOP SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN 2006

2.7. TOP SUPPLEMENTS, 2000-2006

2.7.1. Experts Predict Popular Supplements

2.7.2. Hot Supplements in 2005

2.8. CONDITION-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS

2.9. M&A IN THE SUPPLEMENT INDUSTRY

2.9.1. M&A Activity Picks Up Speed in 2006-7

2.9.2. Multinationals Active

2.9.3. Acquisition Warhorses

2.9.4. Supply Companies Target Specialty Ingredients

2.9.5. Strategic Moves in Raw Materials

2.9.6. Dietary Supplements

2.9.7. HBP/NBJ Deal-of-the-Year Awards Reflect Prosperity in the Industry

2.9.8. Supplement Deals Robust In 2005

2.9.9. Private Equity Active in Food and Beverages

2.9.10. Activity Pending in Retail Channel

2.9.11. Whole Foods-Wild Oats Merger Dodges FTC Antitrust Measures

2.9.12. International Activity: Acquisitions and Expansions

2.9.13. Robust Forecast for Private Equity Activity in the 2006 Health & Wellness Sector

2.9.14. Big Deals Punctuate Last 5 Years of Activity

3. VITAMINS

3.1. VITAMINS DATA OVERVIEW

3.1.1. Vitamins: Good ‘D’ay Sunshine; C Prices Swing Upwards

3.1.2. Vitamin Sales in 2005

3.2. VITAMIN TRENDS

3.2.1. Impact of the Media

3.2.2. Shifts in Delivery Forms

3.2.3. Liquid Assets: Drinkable Vitamins Fuel Profits and Growth

3.2.4. Suppliers Think Functional Foods are Limiting the Growth of Supplements

3.3. VITAMIN SUBCATEGORY SALES

3.3.1. Multivitamins

3.3.2. Profiles: Leading Players Pursue Strategies For Success in Marketing Multivitamins

3.3.3. 2004 Trend Becomes Fad: Low-Carb Multivitamins

3.3.4. Vitamin C

3.3.5. Vitamin E

3.3.6. Has Vitamin E Turned the Corner?

3.3.7. Mass Market Malaise: Negative News on E Impacts Letter Vitamin Sales

3.3.8. Positives for Vitamin E & Antioxidants

3.3.9. Vitamin B

3.3.10. New Science Boosts B Vitamin Sales

3.3.11. Vitamin A / Beta Carotene

3.3.12. Sales Skyrocket For Vitamin D, the New Media Darling

3.3.13. Antioxidants

3.3.14. Other Vitamins (Vitamin D, H, Others)

3.3.15. K — The Latest Addition To The Vitamin Alphabet Soup

3.3.16. Multiple Multis Can Please Picky Kids

3.4. VITAMIN SALES BY CHANNEL

3.4.1. Reality Dose: Vitamin Chain Stores Report Strong Growth

3.4.2. Mass Market

3.4.3. Direct, Natural Channels Fare Better

3.4.4. Mass Market: Costco’s Perspective on Vitamins

3.4.5. Vitamin Price Analysis in Mass Market FDM

3.4.6. Vitamin Sales Data in Natural Health Food Channel

3.5. SUPPLY SNAPSHOT: VITAMIN CAPACITY SHIFTS TO CHINA; VITAMIN E SUPPLIES PILE UP

3.5.1. Deficiency In Vitamin Supply Drives Up Cost

3.6. VITAMIN CONSUMER ANALYSIS

3.7. CONDITIONS: VITAMIN BRANDS IN MASS BANKING ON CONDITIONS

3.7.1. Growth in Cold, Flu Preventatives

3.7.2. Debate Over Deficiencies, Dosages

3.8. VITAMIN MARKET SHARES AND TOP COMPANIES

3.8.1. Consolidation: The Big Get Bigger

3.9. SELECTED COMPANY PROFILES

3.9.1. Supplier DSM Reorganizing to Focus On Health Nutrition Ingredients

3.9.2. IdeaSphere To Market Weil Supplements, Retains Focus on Natural Channel

3.9.3. Innovation Spurs Sales for Natural Retail Brand Rainbow Light

3.9.4. Natrol Inc.: Meet The New Bos

3.9.5. Wyeth: Brands Beat The Competition With ‘Claimology’

3.9.6. McNeil: Viactiv Multivitamins Aim to Make Compliance Easier for Busy Women

3.9.7. Alacer Takes Emergen-C into the Mainstream

3.9.8. Pharmavite: Innovation Boosts Sales In Mass Market

4. HERBS & BOTANICALS

4.1. HERBAL OVERVIEW & DATA SUMMARY

4.1.1. Herbs & Botanicals Lifted By Superfruits

4.1.2. A Few Sunny Spots Light Up a Flat Herbal Segment

4.1.3. Botanicals Flat Overall; Liquid Botanical Supplements Stand Out

4.1.4. Study Claims 50% Jump in Herbal Use to 38 Million Adults

4.1.5. Combination Herbs

4.1.6. Single Herbs

4.1.7. Consumer Use of Herbal & Botanical Supplements

4.1.8. Consumer Attitudes Toward Herbal Products Improving

4.2. TOP COMPANIES IN HERBAL & BOTANICAL SUPPLEMENTS

4.3. HERBS AND WEIGHT LOSS

4.3.1. Weight Loss Pills

4.3.2. Fortunes Shift in Weight Loss Supplement Category

4.3.3. Weight Loss Category Dwindles in Size in Post-Ephedra Era

4.4. HERBAL PRODUCT PROFILES

4.4.1. Liquid Botanicals

4.4.2. Fruit Extracts

4.4.3. Kava Kava

4.4.4. Ayurvedic Brand Off to Good Start for Herbal Supplier; Ecological Initiatives Enhance Sales

4.4.5. Chinese Herbs

4.4.6. Herbal Sexual Health Supplements

4.4.7. Women’s Herbs

4.5. SUPPLY SNAPSHOT: BOTANICAL INGREDIENT SUPPLIERS SEE REBOUND

4.5.1. BI Nutraceuticals Solves Sterilization Issues With Super-Heated Steam

4.5.2. Exclusive Supplier Relationships Are Key to BrandStorm’s Goji Business

4.5.3. Quality Control Is Vital For Botanicals

4.5.4. Geni Herbs Reports Strong Growth

4.5.5. Functional Foods Fuel Growth for Draco Natural Products

4.5.6. Marketing Drives A.M. Todd

4.5.7. Indena Reports Rebound In Sales

4.5.8. Wisconsin Ginseng Growers Tackle Obstacles to Growth

4.6. COMPANY PROFILES

4.6.1. Sales Multiply for Genesis Today

4.6.2. Balestra & Mech Launches Italian Herbal Products in the U.S.

4.6.3. CV Technologies: COLD-fX

4.6.4. Pure Fruit Technologies

4.6.5. Garden of Life

4.7. EUROPEAN VIEW: LESSONS FROM ABROAD

5. SPORTS SUPPLEMENTS

5.1. SPORTS SUPPLEMENTS DATA OVERVIEW

5.1.1. Hard-Core Beverages Lead Growth in Sports Supplements in 2005

5.1.2. Sports Nutrition: Melting Pot Of Innovation

5.1.3. Strategy of Crossover to Mass Still Debated

5.1.4. Risks of Going Mainstream

5.1.5. Pricing Pressures Cross Channels

5.2. SPORTS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT CHANNEL DATA

5.2.1. Retail Profile: Max Muscle

5.2.2. Fitness & Gym Channel

5.2.3. Cytosport

5.2.4. Bally Total Fitness

5.2.5. Europa Sports

5.2.6. Club Operators Tailor Offerings to Match Demographics

5.2.7. Powerhouse Spins Off Nutrition Distributor

5.3. SPORTS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT CONSUMER DATA

5.4. SPORTS SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS

5.4.1. Comparison to Broader SNWL Category

5.4.2. Nitric Oxide

5.4.3. Creatine and Protein Powder

5.4.4. Perspective on Creatine

5.4.5. Beta-Alanine—Could it Be the Next Creatine?

5.4.6. Powering Up The Market With Protein

5.4.7. Protein Not Just for Weight Lifters

5.4.8. Protein Supply Snapshot: Way Forward for Whey

5.4.9. HMB (Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate)

5.4.10. Glutamine

5.4.11. L-Carnitine

5.4.12. Prohormones Banned: Natural Testosterone Formulas Fill Vacuum

5.5. SPORTS SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES

5.5.1. CytoSport: Rapid Growth in 2006

5.5.2. Nutrex: Staying in Specialty

5.5.3. VPX: Taking on Red Bull

5.5.4. NOW Foods

5.5.5. Wellements: Branching Out

5.5.6. Universal Nutrition’s Segmented Brands Appeal to Wide Range of Consumers

5.5.7. Stallone Enters the Sports Market With Sales Blazing

5.6. SCIENCE: EAS LEAVES A GAP IN SCIENCE LEADERSHIP

5.6.1. ISSN Provides Focus for Sports Nutrition Science

5.7. MARKETING: OCTAGON AND PREMIER MANAGEMENT DEFINE TERMS OF ENDORSEMENT

6. MINERALS

6.1. MINERALS DATA OVERVIEW 2006

6.1.1. Minerals: Food Sources Favored

6.1.2. Calcium Sales Growth Suffering From Lack Of Novelty

6.1.3. Minerals in 2005

6.1.4. 2004 Overview

6.1.5. Mineral Sales by Channel & Pricing Trends

6.2. CONSUMER USE OF MINERALS IN 2006

6.3. TOP MINERAL COMPANIES

6.3.1. Calcium Sales to Food Customers Show Robust Growth for Huber

6.3.2. Wyeth: Caltrate Leads the Pack

6.4. OVERVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL MINERAL CATEGORIES

6.4.1. Calcium

6.4.2. Iron

6.4.3. Magnesium

6.4.4. Chromium

6.4.5. Zinc

6.4.6. Potassium

6.4.7. Selenium

6.4.8. Mineral Market Drivers

7. MEAL SUPPLEMENTS

7.1. MEAL SUPPLEMENT DATA OVERVIEW

7.1.1. Meal Supplement Market in 2006

7.1.2. Meal Replacement Supplement Sales by Channel

7.2. CONSUMER MEAL SUPPLEMENT USE

7.3. TOP MEAL SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES

7.3.1. Worst is Over for Meal Replacements

7.3.2. Mass Market & Meal Replacements: A Pre-Low-Carb Era Perspective

8. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS

8.1. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT DATA OVERVIEW

8.1.1. Specialty Supplements Shine Bright

8.1.2. Specialty Supplements in 2005

8.2. SELECTED SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT CATEGORIES

8.2.1. Glucosamine

8.2.2. Supplement Market Goes Swimmingly for Fish Oil in 2006

8.2.3. Omega-3s - Industry Interview With Robert Orr

8.2.4. Communicating the Less Accessible Benefits of Plant Oils Remains a Challenge

8.2.5. Omega-3s: Fish Oils and Plant Oils

8.2.6. CoQ10 Sees Stable But Modest Growth in U.S.

8.2.7. CoQ10 in 2006: Supply Catches Up with Demand

8.2.8. CoQ10 in 2004

8.2.9. Supplements Get a Boost From Big Foods’ Entry into Probiotics

8.2.10. Probiotics: Foods Drive Consumer Awareness

8.2.11. Probiotics in 2004

8.2.12. Enzyme Companies Report Good Growth, But Mass Market is Still a Challenge

8.2.13. Digestive Enzymes in 2005

8.2.14. Mild Cold Season Hits Homeopathics

8.2.15. Homeopathic Products in 2005

8.2.16. SAM-e

8.2.17. Yearly Trends of Other Specialty Supplements

8.3. CHANNEL ANALYSIS

8.4. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS IN FUNCTIONAL FOODS

8.4.1. Activia Achieves Breakthrough Status in U.S. Probiotics Market

8.4.2. New Products To Feed Growing US Consumer Probiotics Demand

8.4.3. Probiotics: They’re Not Just For Yoghurt Anymore

8.4.4. Loaves and Fishes: Omega-3 Added to Bread; Plant Sterols Break Through

8.5. CONSUMER USE OF SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS

8.6. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES

8.6.1. Profile: Nordic Naturals: Fish Oils

8.6.2. Profile: Cardinal Nutrition: MSM

8.6.3. Profile: Spectrum Organic Products: EFAs

9. CONDITION SPECIFIC MARKETS

9.1. OVERVIEW OF CONDITION-SPECIFIC DATA AND MARKETING

9.1.1. Condition-Specific Market in 2006

9.1.2. Condition-Specific Market in 2005

9.1.3. Condition-Specific Consumer Use in 2005

9.1.4. Retailing: Brand Versus Condition

9.1.5. Opportunity for OTC-Supplement Combos

9.1.6. Science: The Engine and the Driver of the Supplement Industry

9.2. HEART HEALTH

9.2.1. Heart-Health Supplements Crack $1B Sales Figure

9.2.2. Heart Disease: Statin Drugs Lead Pharmaceutical Sales

9.2.3. Many Nutrients Aimed at Supporting Heart Health

9.2.4. Omega-3’s Heart Connection

9.2.5. Heart Supplements Focus on Cholesterol and Inflammation

9.2.6. Natural Remedies Lower Cholesterol

9.2.7. Wakunaga Markets Enhanced Garlic

9.3. MENOPAUSE SUPPORT

9.3.1. Supplements for Menopause

9.3.2. Natural Oestrogen Alternatives

9.3.3. GlaxoSmithKline Conducts Science- & Compassion-Based Marketing

9.3.4. Novogen Maintains Tradition of Strong Science

9.3.5. Women’s Brands Demand Forethought

9.4. GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH

9.4.1. A Feel-Good Market For Digestive Health

9.4.2. A Million Bugs A Day ... Keep The Gut Doctor Away

9.4.3. 2005: Digestive Products Near Top in OTC; Third in Rx; Lower in Supplements

9.4.4. Marketers Bulk Up Sales in Gut Health

9.4.5. Probiotics' Flourishing Future

9.4.6. Consumers Going With Their Gut

9.4.7. New Chapter Views Cultured Nutrients as Industry Core

9.4.8. Foreign Firms Come Bearing Probiotics in New Formats

9.4.9. Natural Remedies Treat A Bad Feeling In The Gut

9.5. DIABETES MARKET

9.5.1. Nutrition 21 Publishes Cost Savings Study on Diabetes

9.6. IMMUNE HEALTH MARKET

9.6.1. Immunity Has Many Meanings in the Supplement Industry

9.6.2. Shotgun Approach To Immunity Not Always Best

9.6.3. A And E Mean Herbs For Cold And Flu Season

9.6.4. Will COLD-fX’s Inspired Combination of Science and Celebrity Succeed in the U.S?

9.6.5. MLM Is Channel of Choice For Immune- Boosting Supplement

9.7. SPORTS/ENERGY & WEIGHT-LOSS MARKET

9.7.1. 'Muscle Memory' Supplement Targets Golfers

9.8. MENTAL ACUITY MARKET

9.8.1. What’s On Your Mind?

9.8.2. Pump Up Heart Health To Strengthen Memory

9.8.3. Consumers Wise up to Smart Supplements

9.9. INSOMNIA HEALTH MARKET

9.9.1. Americans Pay Dearly for a Good Night’s Sleep

9.9.2. Don’t Stress: Nelsons Aims to Wake Up a Sleepy Category

9.10. MOOD HEALTH MARKET

9.10.1. Future Looks To Be A Happy One For Mood Foods

9.10.2. Depression-Lifting Supplements That Work

9.10.3. Natural Remedies Ease Anxiety

9.10.4. Kava Producers Anxiously Await Results of U.S. Clinical Studies

9.11. JOINT HEALTH MARKET

9.11.1. Joint Care Brands Encounter Stiff Competition

9.11.2. Ambiguity Creeps Into Report on GAIT Study of Arthritis Supplements

9.11.3. Arthritis Patients Willing to Explore Non-Drug Options

9.11.4. There's Something About Glucosamine

9.11.5. Ingredients That Differentiate Joint Care Products Should Thrive as Glucosamine Flattens ...614

9.11.6. COX-2 Controversy Fuels Interest in CAM Therapies For Arthritis

9.11.7. Nutramax Discusses Marketing Strategy Related to GAIT

9.12. SEXUAL HEALTH MARKET

9.12.1. Searching for Potent Ingredients

9.12.2. Daily Wellness Explores New Market With Fertility Supplement

9.12.3. Science Backs Herbal Sex Supplements

9.13. BONE HEALTH MARKET

9.14. ANTI-CANCER MARKET

9.14.1. Herbs Help Defend Against Cancer

9.14.2. Bagging Cancer With Tea

9.14.3. Researchers Mobilize to Test CAM’s Role in Global Cancer Epidemic

9.15. OTHER CONDITION-SPECIFIC MARKETS

9.15.1. Herbs For Men's Health: More Than Saw Palmetto And Lycopene

9.15.2. BioLogic Founders Describe Evolution of Urinary Health Ingredient

9.15.3. Bionorica Preps Physicians on Sinus Remedy

9.15.4. Sinus Products

9.15.5. Skin Care Ingredient

9.16. SPECIAL ANALYSIS: UNDERSTANDING SUPPLEMENTS ROLE IN U.S. HEALTHCARE COSTS & POTENTIAL

SAVINGS

9.16.1. Health Care Costs Reach $1.9 Trillion

9.16.2. Supplement Industry Makes its Case for Healthcare Cost Savings

9.16.3. More Evidence for Supplements’ Role in Reducing Health Costs

9.16.4. March of Dimes Finds Compliance Doesn’t Improve With Time

9.16.5. Focusing on Aging & Nutrition as a Key to Costs

9.16.6. HMOs Don’t Take the Bait

9.16.7. Plant Sterols Show Savings Promise

9.16.8. Canadian Study Places A Figure on Functional Foods

9.16.9. CRN Uses Health Economics to Demonstrate Benefits of GMPs

9.16.10. GlaxoSmithKline Examines Potential Savings from Calcium Supplements

9.16.11. Wyeth Commissions Study as Steam Builds for Multivitamins

9.16.12. Applying the Knowledge

9.16.13. Insurers Reward Healthy Behavior: Can Supplements Qualify?

9.16.14. At a Tipping Point

10. CONSUMER TRENDS & SPENDING

10.1. CONSUMER USE OVERVIEW

10.1.1. Supplement Sales in 2006

10.1.2. Consumer Supplement Use in 2006

10.1.3. Fatigue, Fortification & Immunity Are Worldwide Concerns

10.1.4. HABA Shoppers Favor Function Over Fun

10.1.5. Consumer Vitamin Usage

10.1.6. Ipsos-Public Affairs Survey Results Show: Supplement Use Remains Strong; Consumer Confidence Declining

10.1.7. Dietary Supplements Part of Health & Wellness

10.1.8. Natural Flock Expands With Converts

10.1.9. New Government Data: 36% of Adults Use Complementary Medicine

10.1.10. CAM Attracts Those Who Can’t Afford Conventional Care

10.1.11. Healthcare Costs and Internet Access Drive Demand for CAM

10.1.12. Consumer Research Reveal Seeds of Long-Term Growth

10.1.13. DSEA Commissions Harris Interactive Study

10.1.14. Consumers Make Clearer Link between Diet and Health

10.1.15. RoperASW: Consumers Adopt Longer-View of Health, Environment

10.1.16. Focusing on Aging & Nutrition as a Key to Costs

10.1.17. Consumer Marketing: Education is Focus for Pharmavite

10.1.18. Ethnic Strategy: Ventana Health Targets Acculturated Latinos

10.1.19. Ethnic Strategy: Everlast Launches Energy Drinks and Supplements to Hispanic Consumers.696

10.2. CONSUMER MARKETING: NUTRITION INDUSTRY WEIGHS OPTIONS IN DEALING WITH NEGATIVE MEDIA

10.2.1. Get To The Source For Quality Supplements

10.3. CONSUMER MARKETING FOR INGREDIENT SUPPLIERS: A STRONG SELLING POINT

10.3.1. Zila Nutraceuticals Aims Its Marketing Squarely at Consumers

10.3.2. Fish-Oil Suppliers Coalesce To Educate Consumers

10.3.3. Resveratrol Studies Spur Consumer Interest

10.3.4. Lycored Turns Marketing Spotlight Onto Consumers

10.3.5. Fortitech Focuses On Manufacturers

10.4. Q&A WITH CONSUMER EXPERTS

10.4.1. Nutrition Industry Must Deliver on Consumer Expectations

10.4.2. Where Are Consumers Headed? Traditional Tools Alone Won’t Provide the Answer

10.4.3. NMI Sees Polarization Among Both LOHAS and Health & Wellness Consumers

10.4.4. Health Concerns Similar, but Motivations Vary Worldwide

11. RETAIL SALES CHANNELS

11.1. RETAIL DATA OVERVIEW

11.1.1. Retailers Jockey for Position in Natural Products

11.1.2. Summing the Year in Natural Retail

11.1.3. Channel Blurring Continues As Retailers Respond To Shifting Consumer Value Propositions 739

11.1.4. Retail Strategy: Retail Insights Looks at the Evolution of the Natural Products Industry

11.1.5. 2004 Retail Review

11.2. DISTRIBUTORS

11.2.1. UNFI Generates Earnings Growth, Invests in New Technologies

11.2.2. Tree Of Life Completes Reorganization, Launches Smart Assortment Category Management Service

11.2.3. Millbrook: Natural Category Management Team on Top of Trends

11.3. RETAILER PROFILES

11.3.1. Hy-Vee Initiatives Result in Healthy Supermarket Sales

11.3.2. Tesco to Launch Fresh & Easy in the U.S.

11.3.3. Tropical Experience Entertains Ada's Shoppers

11.3.4. Supplements in the Mass Market: Costco’s Perspective

11.3.5. Whole Foods Reaches $5 Billion; Wild Oats’ Makes Strong Profit and Stock Gains

11.3.6. Wild Oats Regains Profitability, Stock Rises 50% in a 12-Month Period

11.3.7. Supernatural Powers: Whole Foods, Wild Oats Forge Divergent Growth Paths in 2005

11.3.8. Independents Emphasize Difference From Mass Market

11.3.9. Vitamin Cottage Attains Healthy Growth

11.3.10. Vitamin Shoppe Goes Back To Basics

11.3.11. Integrative Pharmacies Find Formulas for Success

11.3.12. Convenience Stores

11.3.13. Target

11.3.14. Sam’s Club & B.J.’s Wholesale

11.4. SUPPLEMENT MANUFACTURERS OFFER PERSPECTIVE ON CHANNELS

11.4.1. A New Chapter in Natural Retail

11.4.2. Vitamins in the Mass Market

11.4.3. Alacer Takes Emergen-C into the Mainstream

11.4.4. Pharmavite: Innovation Boosts Sales In Mass Market

11.4.5. Advantage Natural

11.4.6. NOW Brand On Track for $100 Million; NPC Company Acquired

11.4.7. Rainbow Light Outpaces Industry Average

11.4.8. Planetary Formulas at Double-Digit Growth

11.4.9. Channel Strategy Focus: Ideasphere Spends Year Restoring Relationships and Twinlab Brand798

11.4.10. Morinda Makes Retail Play With Pure Fruit Technologies

11.5. CONSUMER MOVEMENT IN RETAIL: MASS EXODUS EXPLAINED

11.5.1. Launch Pad Concept Could Get New Products Noticed

12. PRACTITIONER CHANNEL

12.1. OVERVIEW

12.1.1. All Direct Sales In Context

12.1.2. CAM And Dietary Supplements Get Closer To Defining An Integrative Role With Mainstream Medicine

12.1.3. Progress in Integrative Medicine

12.1.4. NBJ Numbers Point to a Small But Influential CAM Industry

12.1.5. Insurance & Healthcare Reform Become Hot Political Issues

12.1.6. Cost-Benefits & Wellness Initiatives Weighed By Employers & Insurers

12.1.7. Improving Coordination Between CAM & Nutrition Industries

12.1.8. Education, Research & Regs Are Key To Introducing Supplements

12.1.9. Research Challenges

12.1.10. Media Coverage Under Scrutiny

12.2. PRACTITIONER SUPPLEMENT MARKET

12.2.1. Above-Average Growth and More Consolidation in Practitioner Channel

12.2.2. Supplement Companies Reflect on Challenges and Great Potential of Practitioner Sales

12.2.3. Best Selling Products with Practitioners

12.2.4. Marketing Tactics for Selling Practitioner Lines

12.3. COMPANY PROFILES

12.3.1. Metagenics: Nutrigenomics & Personalized Medicine

12.3.2. Metagenics Educates Practitioners, Provides Tools for Patient Education

12.3.3. Standard Process: Educating Physicians is Key to Sales in the M.D. Market

12.3.4. Douglas Invests in Bioactives Development

12.3.5. Atrium Follows Up Purchases of Practitioner Brand Companies With Acquisition of Manufacturer

12.3.6. American Capital Invests in Seroyal

12.3.7. Metabolic Maintenance Reports Half of its Market is Now M.D.s

12.3.8. Integrative Therapeutics Targets Medical Conferences

12.3.9. DaVinci Labs Fields Demand for Professional Private Label

12.3.10. Supplement Sales, Research Funding Keys To Profits at Integrative Clinics

12.3.11. Longevity Through Prevention Advises Supplement Companies Seeking Sales In The Professional Market

12.4. MARKETING THE MEDICAL ANGLE

12.4.1. Marketing: Manufacturers Choose Divergent Paths

12.4.2. Multidisciplinary Teams Add Depth to Supplement Trials

12.4.3. Doctors’ Orders: Acceptance Of Supplement Science Grows Among M.D.s

12.4.4. Doctors Embrace Supplements To Prevent Disease and Treat Depression & Addiction

12.4.5. Respect For and Use of CAM Grows Among Hospitals and Doctors

12.4.6. Dietitians Open Up to Supplements, But Slowly

12.4.7. 2004 Release of Government Data: 36% of Adults Use Complementary Medicine

12.4.8. Study Confirms 50% Jump in Herbal Use to 38 Million Adults

12.5. CAM RESEARCH

12.5.1. Promising Findings Fuel Federal Support for CAM Research

12.5.2. Animal Studies, Marine Products Yield Hope for New Biomedicines

12.5.3. NCCAM Plans Six New Centers; International Research Expands

12.5.4. COX-2 Controversy Fuels Interest in CAM Therapies For Arthritis

12.5.5. CAM Gains Acceptance at Major Cancer Centers

12.5.6. Researchers Mobilize to Test CAM’s Role in Global Cancer Epidemic

12.5.7. Ivivi Technologies Launches SofPulse

12.5.8. Medical Schools Deepen Commitment to CAM Education

12.5.9. Integrative Medicine of the Future

13. MULTILEVEL MARKETING

13.1. MARKET & DATA TRENDS

13.1.1. All Direct Sales In Context

13.1.2. Network Marketing

13.1.3. Event Sponsorships Heat Up

13.1.4. China Cools Sales for U.S. MLM Leaders

13.1.5. Network Marketing & Party Plan Companies Enjoy Healthy Growth

13.1.6. Publicly Traded Network Marketers

13.1.7. Advantages of the Direct Sales Model

13.1.8. MLMs Known For Quality & Research

13.1.9. Unemployment vs. MLM Growth

13.1.10. Drinking Up Profits: Liquid Nutritionals Remain a Growth Sector For MLMs

13.1.11. 2004 Review: Direct Outperforms Retail, MLMs Lead the Way

13.1.12. Regulatory & Legal Issues Remain Prominent for MLMs

1.1.2. Direct Selling Regains Status on Wall Street: Analysis by Adams Harkness

13.2. PROFILES & PERSPECTIVES OF SELECTED MLMS

13.2.1. Herbalife Gets License In China; Builds Global Branding Initiative

13.2.2. GNLD Expands into Africa, Eastern Europe

13.2.3. Market America Charts Course Towards Mass Customization

13.2.4. Shaklee Gains Recognition For Global Warming Initiatives

13.2.5. Alticor: Leader Establishes $10-Million Center for Optimal Health

13.2.6. Quixtar Strategy Focuses on Advertising, Sponsorship and Personalized Health

13.2.7. Quixtar Posts 14% Rise in Nutrition Business

13.2.8. Nutrilite Invests in Nutragenomics

13.2.9. USANA Reports 15th Record Quarter

13.2.10. Mannatech: Glycobiology Fuels Double-Digit Growth

13.2.11. Morinda Presents Study Linking Noni Juice To Lower Cholesterol

13.2.12. Frutaiga Launches Tonic Beverage Made from Botanicals Native to Siberia and the Caucasus924

13.2.13. XanGo Expands Internationally, Counts Half A Million Distributors

13.2.14. Sibu Goes to Market With Tonic Made From Sea Buckthorn Berries

13.2.15. Oasis Joins Forces With Namyang Aloe for International Expansion

13.2.16. Multi-Channel Strategy Boosts Sales For Life Extension

13.2.17. Intelligent Nutrients Embraces Multichannel Distribution Strategy

13.2.18. Tianshi Gives TCM a Global Network Marketing Presence

13.2.19. Avon Moves Wellness Products to the Core of Its Catalog

13.2.20. Unicity International Rebounds Under New Ownership

13.2.21. Advocare Guides Distributors on the Path to Financial Success

13.2.22. GNLD Tailors Strategy to Socio-Economic Conditions

13.3. FUTURE TRENDS IN DIRECT MARKETING

14. MAIL ORDER & DRTV

14.1. MAIL ORDER & DIRECT RESPONSE MARKET

14.1.1. All Direct Sales In Context

14.1.2. Infomercials Still Strong

14.1.3. Radio Infomercials Help Spread the Word About Purity Products

14.1.4. Mail Order & Direct Response in 2005

14.1.5. NBTY’s Mail Order Business Slows

14.1.6. Stiff Competition in Direct Response TV

14.1.7. DRTV Sales Grow; Transition to Retail is the Ideal Outcome

14.1.8. History of Mail Order Catalogs

15. E-COMMERCE

15.1. E-COMMERCE MARKET

15.1.1. All Direct Sales in Context

15.1.2. Direct-To-Consumer Marketing Using Technology For Individual Access

15.1.3. Internet Outpaces Other Channels

15.1.4. Marketers Adopt Direct-To-Consumer Strategies

15.1.5. Consumer Backlash Leads to a Need for Innovative Approaches

15.1.6. Suppliers & Sellers Expand Opportunities Online

15.1.7. Personalization Is Key

11.2.1. Internet Leads Growth In Direct-To-Consumer Channels

11.2.2. Electronic Retailing Still Connecting

11.2.3. New Internet Models Evolve Around Unique Products

11.2.4. Internet a Big Gainer in Sports Nutrition Sales

15.1.8. Internet Expands Educational Mission Beyond Store Walls

11.2.5. Internet Helps Spread the Message of Integrative Medicine

15.1.9. Baseline Nutritionals Offers Jon Barron’s Formulas for Health

15.1.10. ABS Advances the Business of Wellness

15.1.11. XanGo Harnesses Technology To Drive Sales

11.2.6. Retail Versus E-Tail: Vitamin Shoppe CEO Shares Views On Both Venues

11.2.7. Drugstore.com Nurtures Growth In Natural Health & Beauty Products

11.2.8. Electronic Retailing in 2005: Internet Sales Accelerate

11.2.9. Etailer and Retailer Reflect on Changing Market for Sports Nutrition Products

11.2.10. Custom Nutrition Sites Create Viable Business Models In Cyberspace

16. RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY

16.1. NUTRITION INDUSTRY RAW MATERIAL & INGREDIENT SUPPLY: 2006 SNAPSHOT

16.1.1. 2006 Snapshot Survey Results: Supply Company Comments

16.1.2. 2006 Snapshot Survey Results: 2005 and 2006 Growth

16.2. SUPPLEMENT INDUSTRY RAW MATERIAL & INGREDIENT SUPPLY IN 2006

16.2.1. Supplement Suppliers Feel the Heat

16.2.2. NBJ 2005 Survey Response Highlights Challenges

16.3. VITAMINS

16.3.1. Vitamin Capacity Shifts to China; Vitamin E Supplies Pile Up

16.3.2. Vitamin C Prices Rise Sharply On Product Cutbacks, Supply Squeeze

16.4. MINERALS

16.5. HERBS & BOTANICALS

16.5.1. Bright Spots in Botanicals

16.6. SPORTS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS

16.7. MEAL SUPPLEMENTS

16.8. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS

16.8.1. Supply Expected to Catch Up with Demand for CoQ10 in 2006

16.8.2. Cargill Casts Line Into Omega-3s Pool

16.8.3. Glucosamine & MSM for Joint Health

16.8.4. Global Sterols Market

16.9. SUPPLIER TRENDS

16.9.1. Supply Chain is Contracting

16.9.2. Growth in Value-Added Ingredients

16.9.3. Intellectual Property

16.9.4. Branding And Co-Branding Of Ingredients — Fact Vs Myth

16.10. SUPPLIER PROFILES

16.10.1. Martin Bauer

16.10.2. DSM

16.10.3. SourceOne

16.10.4. Probi on Probiotics

16.10.5. Lonza

16.10.6. Profile: Cevena Bioproducts Bulks Up Business With Beta-Glucan

17. GLOBAL MARKETS

17.1. 2006 GLOBAL MARKET ESTIMATES

17.1.1. Antiquated and Transitional Regulations Inhibit Sales

17.1.2. Direct Sales Outperform Classical Retail Channels

17.1.3. A Worry Shared: Health Concerns Drive Supplement Category Growth

17.1.4. Tempered Growth in Western Europe

17.1.5. Still Room to Maneuver in Europe’s Largest Market

17.1.6. France: Liberté, Egalité… et Beauté?

17.1.7. U.K. in a Holding Pattern

17.1.8. Other Northern Europe: Belgium, The Netherlands, Ireland

17.1.9. Southern Europe: Spain, Italy Portugal

17.1.10. Eastern Europe: Poland, Czech Republic, Romania

17.1.11. Love-Hate in Australasia

17.1.12. India: Reviving Ayurvedic Medicine

17.1.13. Everybody’s Watching China

17.1.14. Trend Towards Self Medication, and the Challenge of Public Trust

17.1.15. Tapping Indonesia’s Population

17.1.16. Brazil: New Regulatory Category in the Works

17.2. NATIONAL SUPPLY FEATURE: CHINA

18. SCIENCE & RESEARCH

18.1. MARKETING AND SCIENCE IN THE NUTRITION INDUSTRY

18.1.1. Science and R&D Integral to Ingredient Marketing

18.1.2. Consumers: the Ultimate Target

18.1.3. Invest More, Invest Smarter in Research, Say Advisors

18.1.4. The Mother of Marketing Challenges

18.1.5. What to Say and How to Say It

18.1.6. Jarrow Explains Why Basic Science Has a Long-Term Role in its Research Program

18.1.7. Science-Based Business Model for the Dietary Supplement Industry

18.1.8. Recent Supplement Science A Mixed Bag

19. DIRECTORY OF SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES

TABLE OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1-1 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2006 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 1-2 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY BY PRODUCT, 2005-2006 ($MIL) AND GROWTH

FIGURE 1-3 U.S. SUPPLEMENT VS. TOTAL NUTRITION INDUSTRY ANNUAL SALES GROWTH RATES, 1990-2013

FIGURE 1-4 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY BY PRODUCT, 2005-2006 AND GROWTH FORECAST

FIGURE 1-5 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL IN 2005-2006 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 1-6 U.S. CONSUMER USAGE OF SUPPLEMENTS, 2005

FIGURE 2-1 NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY PRODUCT, 2006

FIGURE 2-2 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY BY PRODUCT, 1997-2006 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 2-3 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY BY PRODUCT GROWTH, 1999-2006 & ‘07-’10 GROWTH FORECAST*

FIGURE 2-4 US SUPPLEMENT SALES BY PRODUCT, 2006

FIGURE 2-5 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2006 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 2-6 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2005 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 2-7 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2004 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 2-8 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2003 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 2-9 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2002 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 2-10 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2001 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 2-11 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY CHANNEL: 1999-2006

FIGURE 2-12 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES GROWTH BY CHANNEL: 2000-2006 & ‘07-’10 GROWTH FORECAST

FIGURE 2-13 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT AND NUTRITION INDUSTRY PRODUCT SALES, ALL CHANNELS, 2006

FIGURE 2-14 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT AND NUTRITION INDUSTRY PRODUCT SALES, ALL CHANNELS, 2005

FIGURE 2-15 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT AND NUTRITION INDUSTRY PRODUCT SALES, ALL CHANNELS, 2004

FIGURE 2-16 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT AND NUTRITION INDUSTRY PRODUCT SALES, ALL CHANNELS, 2003

FIGURE 2-17 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT AND NUTRITION INDUSTRY PRODUCT SALES, ALL CHANNELS, 2002

FIGURE 2-18 GROWTH IN NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006

FIGURE 2-19 GROWTH IN NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005

FIGURE 2-20 GROWTH IN NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY CHANNEL, 2004

FIGURE 2-21 GROWTH IN NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY CHANNEL, 2003

FIGURE 2-22 GROWTH IN NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY CHANNEL, 2002

FIGURE 2-23 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006

FIGURE 2-24 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005

FIGURE 2-25 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL, 2004

FIGURE 2-26 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL, 2003

FIGURE 2-27 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL, 2002

FIGURE 2-28 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL, 2001

FIGURE 2-29 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL, 2000

FIGURE 2-30 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES: IRI DATA ON FOOD & DRUGSTORES, 2006 (52 WEEKS END 12/31/2006)

FIGURE 2-31 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES: IRI DATA ON FOOD & DRUGSTORES, 2005 (52 WEEKS END 1/1/2006)

FIGURE 2-32 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES: IRI DATA ON FOOD & DRUGSTORES, 2004 (52 WEEKS END 1/2/2005)

FIGURE 2-33 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES: IRI DATA ON FOOD & DRUGSTORES, 2003 (52 WEEKS END 1/4/2004)

FIGURE 2-34 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES, 2002 (52 WEEKS TO 1/5/2003)

FIGURE 2-35 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES, 2001 (52 WEEKS TO 12/30/2001)

FIGURE 2-36 GROWTH IN SUPPLEMENT SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES, 2000 (52 WEEKS TO 12/10/2000)

FIGURE 2-37 MASS MARKET VITAMIN E SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 12-3 TO 01-06

FIGURE 2-38 SUPERNATURAL VITAMIN E SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 12-03 TO 02-06

FIGURE 2-39 ANNUAL CHANGE IN VITAMIN E SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 6-03 TO 2-06; MASS MARKET (LOWER LINE) VS. SUPERNATURAL

FIGURE 2-40 MASS MARKET VITAMIN C SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 12-03 TO 01-06

FIGURE 2-41 FDM VITAMIN C SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 2004 VS. 2005

FIGURE 2-42 MASS MARKET ECHINACEA SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 12-03 TO 01-06

FIGURE 2-43 FDM ECHINACEA SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 2004 VS. 2005

FIGURE 2-44 FDM COUGH SYRUP SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 2004 VS. 2005

FIGURE 2-45 FDM VITAMIN A&D SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 2004 VS. 2005

FIGURE 2-46 FDM GLUCOSAMINE SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 2004 VS. 2005

FIGURE 2-47 U.S. SUPPLEMENT VS. TOTAL NUTRITION INDUSTRY ANNUAL SALES GROWTH RATES, 1990-2013

FIGURE 2-48 U.S. SUPPLEMENT VS. NATURAL/ORGANIC FOODS ANNUAL SALES GROWTH RATES, 1990-2013

FIGURE 2-49 U.S. SUPPLEMENT VS. FUNCTIONAL FOODS ANNUAL SALES GROWTH RATES, 1990-201370

FIGURE 2-50 U.S. VITAMIN VS. TOTAL SUPPLEMENTS ANNUAL SALES GROWTH RATES, 1990-2013

FIGURE 2-51 U.S. HERBS VS. TOTAL SUPPLEMENTS ANNUAL SALES GROWTH RATES, 1990-2013

FIGURE 2-52 U.S. MINERALS VS. TOTAL SUPPLEMENT ANNUAL SALES GROWTH RATES, 1990-2013

FIGURE 2-53 U.S. SPORTS SUPPLEMENT VS. TOTAL SUPPLEMENT SALES ANNUAL GROWTH RATES, 1990-2013

FIGURE 2-54 U.S. MEAL REPLACEMENT VS. TOTAL SUPPLEMENTS SALES ANNUAL GROWTH RATES, 1990-2013

FIGURE 2-55 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT VS. TOTAL SUPPLEMENTS SALES ANNUAL GROWTH RATES, 1990-2013

FIGURE 2-56 ANNUAL U.S. CONSUMER SALES OF SUPPLEMENTS, 2007-2013 IN $MIL

FIGURE 2-57 NBJ GROWTH FORECAST IN SUPPLEMENT SALES: ANNUAL AVERAGE, 2007-2013 CAGR

FIGURE 2-58 NBJ SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATE FORECASTS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, 2007-2013

FIGURE 2-59 NBJ SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH FORECASTS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, 2007-2013 ($MIL)

FIGURE 2-60 LIST OF ‘HOT SUPPLEMENTS’ WITH POTENTIAL TO DRIVE GROWTH

FIGURE 2-61 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DELIVERY FORM IN 2005

FIGURE 2-62 U.S. CONSUMER USAGE OF SUPPLEMENTS, 2006

FIGURE 2-63 U.S. CONSUMER SUPPLEMENT USAGE $ MARKET SHARE: 1999-2006

FIGURE 2-64 U.S.SUPPLEMENTS USERS & NON-USERS 1999-2006

FIGURE 2-65 U.S. ADULT POPULATION BY CONSUMER SUPPLEMENT USAGE TYPE: 1999-2006

FIGURE 2-66 U.S CONSUMER SUPPLEMENT USE: 2000-2006: % OF ADULT POPULATION

FIGURE 2-67 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS BY PRODUCT, 1999-2006 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 2-68 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES BY PRODUCT % OF TOTAL: 1989-1996

FIGURE 2-69 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES BY PRODUCT % OF TOTAL: 1997-2006

FIGURE 2-70 U.S. VITAMIN SALES & GROWTH: 1997-2006

FIGURE 2-71 U.S. HERBS & BOTANICALS SALES & GROWTH: 1997-2006

FIGURE 2-72 U.S. SPORTS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS SALES & GROWTH: 1997-2006

FIGURE 2-73 U.S. MINERALS SALES & GROWTH: 1997-2006

FIGURE 2-74 U.S. MEAL SUPPLEMENT SALES & GROWTH: 1997-2006

FIGURE 2-75 U.S. SPECIALTY/OTHER SUPPLEMENT SALES & GROWTH: 1997-2006

FIGURE 2-76 DISTRIBUTION OF US SUPPLEMENT SALES, 2006

FIGURE 2-77 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL 1997-2006

FIGURE 2-78 DISTRIBUTION OF US SUPPLEMENT SALES, 2006

FIGURE 2-79 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, ALL RETAIL (CIRCLE) VS. ALL DIRECT (TRIANGLE), 1995-2006

FIGURE 2-80 SUPPLEMENT SALES BY RETAIL CATEGORY, 2006

FIGURE 2-81 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH BY CHANNEL, 2006

FIGURE 2-82 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES, MASS MARKET (CIRCLE) VS. NATURAL FOOD/SPECIALTY RETAIL (SQUARE) IN 1998-2006

FIGURE 2-83 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, MASS MARKET STORES (CIRCLE) VS. ALL SUPPLEMENTS (TRIANGLE), 1998-2006

FIGURE 2-84 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, NF/SPECIALTY STORES (CIRCLE) VS. ALL SUPPLEMENTS (TRIANGLE) 1998-2006

FIGURE 2-85 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, MAIL ORDER & DRTV (DIAMOND) VS. ALL SUPPLEMENTS (TRIANGLE) 1998-2006

FIGURE 2-86 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING (CIRCLE) VS. ALL SUPPLEMENTS (TRIANGLE), 1998-2006

FIGURE 2-87 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, PRACTITIONERS (CIRCLE) VS. ALL SUPPLEMENTS (TRIANGLE), 1998-2006

FIGURE 2-88 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, INTERNET (CIRCLE) VS. ALL SUPPLEMENTS (TRIANGLE), 1998-2005

FIGURE 2-89 SPINSSCAN CONVENTIONAL: TOP 10 SUPPLEMENT & HERB BRANDS IN MASS MARKET, 52 WEEKS ENDING 07/14/07

FIGURE 2-90 SPINSSCAN NATURAL: TOP 10 SUPPLEMENT & HERB BRANDS IN NATURAL SUPERMARKETS, 52 WEEKS ENDING 07/14/07

FIGURE 2-91 SPINSSCAN CONVENTIONAL: TOP 50 SUPPLEMENT BRANDS IN MASS MARKET IN 2006 (TABLE I)

FIGURE 2-92 SPINSSCAN CONVENTIONAL: TOP 50 SUPPLEMENT BRANDS IN MASS MARKET IN 2006 (TABLE II)

FIGURE 2-93 SPINSSCAN NATURAL: TOP 50 SUPPLEMENT BRANDS IN NATURAL SUPERMARKETS IN 2006 (TABLE I)

FIGURE 2-94SPINSSCAN NATURAL: TOP 50 SUPPLEMENT BRANDS IN NATURAL SUPERMARKETS IN 2006 (TABLE II)

FIGURE 2-95 NBJ'S TOP 50 SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN 2006 (TABLE I, RANKED BY 2006 SUPPLEMENT SALES)

FIGURE 2-96 NBJ'S TOP SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN 2006 (NON-RETAIL OR DIRECT, RANKED BY 2006 NET SUPPLEMENT SALES) TABLE I

FIGURE 2-97 NBJ'S TOP SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN 2006 (NON-RETAIL OR DIRECT, RANKED BY 2006 NET SUPPLEMENT SALES) TABLE II

FIGURE 2-98 TOP 45 US SUPPLEMENT IN SALES IN 2006 (WITH 2000-2006 CONSUMER SALES IN $MIL)

FIGURE 2-99 U.S. CONDITION SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT MARKETS 2005-2006

FIGURE 2-100 NOTABLE U.S. SUPPLEMENT INDUSTRY MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: 1998-PRESENT

FIGURE 3-1 U.S. VITAMINS SALES, 1997-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-2 U.S. VITAMIN CONSUMER SALES BY PRODUCT, 1997-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-3 GROWTH IN VITAMIN SALES, ALL CHANNELS, 2005 (WHITE) & 2006 (GREY)

FIGURE 3-4 VITAMIN SALES GROWTH BY CHANNEL, 2005 (GREY) & 2006 (WHITE)

FIGURE 3-5 U.S. VITAMINS SALES, 1997-2006 ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 3-6 U.S. VITAMINS SALES, GROWTH RATES, 1997-2006

FIGURE 3-7 U.S. VITAMIN SALES FORECAST, 2007-2013 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-8 U.S. VITAMIN SALES ANNUAL GROWTH RATES, 1997-2013

FIGURE 3-9 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: ALL VITAMIN SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 3-10 MASS MARKET VITAMIN E SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 12-3 TO 01-06

FIGURE 3-11 SUPERNATURAL VITAMIN E SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 12-03 TO 02-06

FIGURE 3-12 ANNUAL CHANGE IN VITAMIN E SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 6-03 TO 2-06; MASS MARKET (LOWER LINE) VS. SUPERNATURAL

FIGURE 3-13 FDM VITAMIN A&D SALES; 4-WEEK PERIODS: 2004 VS. 2005

FIGURE 3-14 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DELIVERY FORM IN 2005

FIGURE 3-15 U.S. SUPPLEMENT (CIRCLE) VS. FUNCTIONAL FOODS (TRIANGLE) VS. VITAMINS (SQUARE) FROM 1990-2013

FIGURE 3-16 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: MULTIVITAMIN SALES AND GROWTH, 1995-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 3-17 U.S. MULTIVITAMIN SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-18 U.S. MULTIVITAMIN SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-19 U.S. MULTIVITAMIN SALES BY CHANNEL, 2004 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-20 SPINS: MULTIVITAMIN SALES, MAINSTREAM FOOD/DRUG/MASS (EXCLUDING WALMART). TIME PERIOD: JUNE 2004-JULY 2006

FIGURE 3-21 SPINS: MULTIVITAMIN SALES, NATURAL SUPERMARKETS. TIME PERIOD: JUNE 2004-JULY 2006

FIGURE 3-22 CHILDREN’S MULTIVITAMIN SALES, U.S., 1999-2004 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-23 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: VITAMIN C SALES, 1995-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 3-24 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: VITAMIN E SALES, 1995-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 3-25 U.S. VITAMIN E SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-26 U.S. VITAMIN E SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-27 U.S. VITAMIN E SALES BY CHANNEL, 2004 ($MIL)

3-28 U.S. VITAMINS E SALES AND GROWTH, 1997-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-29 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: B VITAMIN SALES, 1995-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 3-30 U.S. B VITAMIN SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-31 U.S. B VITAMIN SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-32 U.S. B VITAMIN SALES BY CHANNEL, 2004 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-33 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: VITAMIN A / BETA CAROTENE SALES, 1995-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 3-34 U.S. VITAMIN A/BETA CAROTENE SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-35 U.S. VITAMIN A/BETA CAROTENE SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-36 U.S. VITAMIN A/BETA CAROTENE SALES BY CHANNEL, 2004 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-37 TOP U.S. ANTIOXIDANT SALES IN 2000-2006

FIGURE 3-38 U.S. OTHER VITAMIN SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-39 U.S. OTHER VITAMIN SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-40 U.S. VITAMIN SALES, SINGLE VS. MULTIS, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-41 U.S. VITAMIN SALES, SINGLE VS. MULTIS IN NATURAL RETAIL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-42 U.S. VITAMIN SALES, SINGLE VS. MULTIS IN MASS MARKET CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-43 U.S. VITAMIN SALES, SINGLE VS. MULTIS IN DIRECT/OTHER CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 3-44 EXAMPLES OF CHILDRENS’ VITAMIN/MULTIVITAMIN PRODUCTS

FIGURE 3-45 1997-2006 U.S. VITAMIN CONSUMER SALES BY CHANNEL ($MIL AND %):

FIGURE 3-46 GROWTH IN VITAMIN SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES YEAR-TO-DATE ENDING JUN 17, 2007

FIGURE 3-47 GROWTH IN VITAMIN SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS ENDING DEC 31, 2006

FIGURE 3-48 GROWTH IN VITAMIN SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS ENDING JAN 1, 2006

FIGURE 3-49 GROWTH IN VITAMIN SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 01/02/2005

FIGURE 3-50 GROWTH IN VITAMIN SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 1/5/2003 & 1/4/2004

FIGURE 3-51 GROWTH IN VITAMIN SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 01/06/2002

FIGURE 3-52 GROWTH IN VITAMIN SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 12/10/2000

FIGURE 3-53 U.S. VITAMIN CONSUMER SALES IN MASS MARKET CHANNEL, YEAR-TO-DATE ENDING JUN 17, 2007

FIGURE 3-54 U.S. VITAMIN CONSUMER SALES IN MASS MARKET CHANNEL, 52 WEEKS ENDING DEC 31, 2006

FIGURE 3-55 U.S. VITAMIN CONSUMER SALES IN MASS MARKET CHANNEL, 52 WEEKS ENDING JAN 1, 2006

FIGURE 3-56 U.S. VITAMIN CONSUMER SALES IN MASS MARKET CHANNEL, 2003 & 2004

FIGURE 3-57 PRICING TRENDS OF VITAMINS IN THE MASS MARKET 2000-2004

FIGURE 3-58 SPINSSCAN NATURAL: VITAMIN CONSUMER SALES, 52 WEEKS ENDING DECEMBER 30, 2006

FIGURE 3-59 U.S CONSUMER VITAMINS USE, 2006

FIGURE 3-60 VITAMIN USE: U.S ADULT VITAMIN CONSUMERS BY MARKET SHARE, 1999-2006

FIGURE 3-61 VITAMIN USE: U.S CONSUMER TYPE VITAMIN BY NUMBER OF USERS, 1999-2006 (IN MIL)

FIGURE 3-62 U.S CONSUMER VITAMIN USE: 1999-2006: % OF ADULT POPULATION

FIGURE 3-63 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: PROFILE OF DAILY VITAMIN USER

FIGURE 3-64 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: 2005 USAGE PATTERNS: VITAMINS

FIGURE 3-65 SPINS: TOP VITAMIN BRANDS, 2005: MAINSTEAM FOOD/DRUG/MASS (EXCLUDING WALMART)

FIGURE 3-66 SPINS: TOP VITAMIN BRANDS, 2005: NATURAL PRODUCTS SUPERMARKETS >$2MM.

FIGURE 3-67 NICHOLAS HALL’S INSIGHT: TOP VITAMIN E COMPANIES/BRANDS IN 2006

FIGURE 3-68 U.S. RETAIL SHARES OF VITAMIN E, 1999-2003

FIGURE 3-69 U.S ALL RETAIL SHARES OF VITAMIN C, 1999-2003

FIGURE 3-70 U.S. ALL RETAIL SHARES OF VITAMIN B, 1999-2003

FIGURE 3-71 U.S. ALL RETAIL SHARES OF MULTI-VITAMINS, 1999-2006

FIGURE 3-72 TOP WHOLESALE VITAMIN COMPANIES, 1999 ($MIL.)

FIGURE 4-1 U.S. HERBS & BOTANICALS SALES, 1997-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 4-2 U.S. HERBS & BOTANICALS SALES FORECAST, 2007-2013 ($MIL)

FIGURE 4-3 US HERB & BOTANICAL SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1994-2006

FIGURE 4-4 US TOTAL SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1994-2006

FIGURE 4-5 U.S. HERBS & BOTANICALS AND TOTAL SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES, 1995-2006

FIGURE 4-6 HERBS & BOTANICALS CONTRIBUTION TO GROWTH, 1997-2006

FIGURE 4-7 U.S. HERBAL & BOTANICAL SALES, SINGLE VS. COMBINATION, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 4-8 U.S. CONSUMER SALES OF EPHEDRA HERBAL FORMULAS, 2003-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 4-9 TOP SELLING U.S. HERBS & BOTANICALS RANKED BY 2006 CONSUMER SALES ($MIL) 2001-2006

FIGURE 4-10 U.S. HERBAL & BOTANICAL CONSUMER SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 4-11 U.S. HERBAL & BOTANICAL CONSUMER SALES BY CHANNEL 2002-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 4-12 TOP 75 U.S. SINGLE HERBAL & BOTANICAL SUPPLEMENTS & SALES BY CHANNEL ($MIL); 2004 -2006, RANKED BY 2006 SALES (TABLE I)

FIGURE 4-13 TOP 75 U.S. SINGLE HERBAL & BOTANICAL SUPPLEMENTS & SALES BY CHANNEL ($MIL); 2004 -2006, RANKED BY 2006 SALES (TABLE II)

FIGURE 4-14 2000 GROWTH IN HERB SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 12/10/2000

FIGURE 4-15 2001 GROWTH IN HERB SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 12/30/2001

FIGURE 4-16 2003 GROWTH IN HERB SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 1/4/2004

FIGURE 4-17 2004 GROWTH IN HERB SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 1/2/2005

FIGURE 4-18 2005 GROWTH IN HERB SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 1/1/2006

FIGURE 4-19 2006 GROWTH IN HERB SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS FDMX ENDING DEC 31, 2006

FIGURE 4-20 2007 GROWTH IN HERB SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES YEAR-TO-DATE ENDING JUN 17, 2007

FIGURE 4-21 IRI: SELECTED HERBAL SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2006. TOTAL U.S.- F/D/MX

(SUPERMARKETS, DRUGSTORES, AND MASS MERCHANDISE OUTLETS (EXCLUDING WAL-MART).

FIGURE 4-22 SPINS: TOP HERBAL SUPPLEMENT BRANDS, 2005: NATURAL PRODUCTS SUPERMARKETS >$2MM

FIGURE 4-23 U.S CONSUMER HERBS/BOTANICALS USE 2006

FIGURE 4-24 HERBS/BOTANICALS USE: U.S CONSUMER TYPE HERBS/BOTANICALS MARKETSHARE, 2000-2006

FIGURE 4-25 HERBS/BOTANICALS USE: U.S CONSUMER TYPE HERBS/BOTANICALS BY NUMBER OF USERS, 2000-2006

FIGURE 4-26 U.S CONSUMER HERBAL USE: 1999-2006: % OF ADULT POPULATION

FIGURE 4-27 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: 2005 USAGE PATTERNS: HERBAL & BOTANICAL SUPPLEMENTS

FIGURE 4-28 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: PROFILE OF DAILY HERBAL/BOTANICAL SUPPLEMENT USER (TABLE I)

FIGURE 4-29 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: PROFILE OF DAILY HERBAL/BOTANICAL SUPPLEMENT USER (TABLE II)

FIGURE 4-30 BOTANICALS GROW IN ACCEPTANCE. SHOPPERS’ RATING OF THE STATEMENT: “HERBAL PRODUCTS ARE GENERALLY SAFE AND RARELY CAUSE NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS”

FIGURE 4-31 NBJ'S TOP HERB/BOTANICAL COMPANIES (WHOLESALE, $MIL). RANKED BY 2006 HERBAL

SUPPLEMENT SALES, TABLE I

FIGURE 4-32 NBJ'S TOP HERB/BOTANICAL COMPANIES (WHOLESALE, $MIL). RANKED BY 2006 HERBAL SUPPLEMENT SALES, TABLE II

FIGURE 4-33 EFFECT OF EPHEDRA: U.S HERBAL & BOTANICAL SALES 2003 - 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 4-34 U.S SINGLE-CATEGORY MAHUANG / EPHEDRA SALES BY CHANNEL 2003 - 2006 ($MIL)259

FIGURE 4-35 U.S NONI JUICE SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL 2003 - 2006 ($M)

FIGURE 4-36 U.S MANGOSTEEN SUPPLEMENT SALES 2003 - 2006 ($M)

FIGURE 4-37 U.S KAVA KAVA SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL 2003 - 2006 ($M)

FIGURE 4-38 U.S AYURVEDIC HERB SALES BY CHANNEL 2003 - 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 4-39 U.S MACA SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL 2003 - 2006 ($M)

FIGURE 4-40 U.S HORNY GOAT WEED SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL 2003 - 2006 ($M)

FIGURE 4-41 TOP U.S. SEXUAL HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 4-42 U.S BLACK COHOSH SUPPLEMENT SALES BY CHANNEL 2003 - 2006 ($M)

FIGURE 4-43 BOTANICALS - REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE WORLD

FIGURE 5-1 US SPORTS SUPPLEMENT MARKET V. TOTAL SUPPLEMENT MARKET, 1994-2006

FIGURE 5-2 U.S. SPORTS SUPP CONSUMER SALES BY PRODUCT, 1997-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 5-3 US SPORTS SUPPLEMENT GROWTH, 1998-2006

FIGURE 5-4 US SPORTS SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1994-2006

FIGURE 5-5 TOTAL US SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1994-2006

FIGURE 5-6 US SUPPLEMENT GROWTH VS. SPORT SUPPLEMENT GROWTH, 1994-2006

FIGURE 5-7 U.S. SPORTS SUPPLEMENTS SALES FORECAST, 2007-2010 ($MIL)

FIGURE 5-8 U.S. SPORTS SUPPLEMENT SALES ANNUAL GROWTH RATES, 1995-2013

FIGURE 5-9 GROWTH IN U.S. SPORTS SUPPLEMENT SALES, ALL CHANNELS, 2005 (WHITE) & 2006 (GREY)

FIGURE 5-10 U.S. SPORTS SUPPLEMENTS MARKET BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 2006 ($MILLION)

FIGURE 5-11 U.S. SPORTS SUPPLEMENT SALES & GROWTH BY CHANNEL: 2001-2006

FIGURE 5-12 U.S. SPORTS SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH BY CHANNEL, 2005 (WHITE) & 2006 (GREY)

FIGURE 5-13 U.S CONSUMER SPORTS SUPPLEMENT USE SUMMARY, 2006

FIGURE 5-14 SPORTS SUPPLEMENTS USE: U.S CONSUMER TYPE MARKET SHARE, 2000-2006

FIGURE 5-15 SPORTS SUPP USE: U.S CONSUMER TYPE BY NUMBER OF USERS, 1999-2006

FIGURE 5-16 U.S CONSUMER SPORTS SUPPLEMENT USE: 1999-2006: % OF ADULT POPULATION

FIGURE 5-17 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: 2005 USAGE PATTERNS: SPORT NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS

FIGURE 5-18 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: PROFILE OF DAILY SPORTS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT USER

FIGURE 5-19 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: SPORTS POWDERS/FORMULAS SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 5-20 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: SPORTS PERFORMANCE PILLS SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 5-21 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: PREPARED DRINKS (SPORTS FORMULAS) SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL331

FIGURE 5-22 U.S. SPORTS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS: % OF TOTAL, 1997-2013

FIGURE 5-23 U.S. SPORTS SUPPLEMENT SALES & GROWTH, 1998-2006

FIGURE 5-24 U.S. SPORTS SUPPLEMENT SALES FORECAST, 2007-2013

FIGURE 5-25 U.S. SPORTS NUTRITION & WEIGHT LOSS MARKET SALES, 1997-2006

FIGURE 5-26 U.S. SPORTS NUTRITION & WEIGHT LOSS MARKET SALES, 2007-2013

FIGURE 5-27 U.S. SPORTS PERFORMANCE PILLS VS. TOTAL SNWL SALES ANNUAL GROWTH RATES, 1998-2013

FIGURE 5-28 NBJ’S TOP COMPANIES IN SPORTS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS IN 2006 (WHOLESALE, $MIL), TABLE I

FIGURE 5-29 NBJ’S TOP COMPANIES IN SPORTS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS IN 2006 (WHOLESALE, $MIL), TABLE II

FIGURE 6-1 US MINERALS MARKET V. TOTAL SUPPLEMENT MARKET, 1997-2006

FIGURE 6-2 US MINERALS SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1997-2006

FIGURE 6-3 US SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1997-2006

FIGURE 6-4 US SUPPLEMENT GROWTH VS. MINERAL GROWTH, 1998-2006

FIGURE 6-5 U.S. MINERAL CONSUMER SALES BY PRODUCT, 1997-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-6 U.S. MINERALS SALES FORECAST, 2007-2013 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-7 U.S. MINERAL SALES ANNUAL GROWTH RATES, 1998-2013

FIGURE 6-8 GROWTH IN U.S. MINERAL SALES, ALL CHANNELS, 2005 (WHITE) & 2006 (GREY)

FIGURE 6-9 U.S. MINERAL SALES GROWTH BY CHANNEL, 2005 (GREY) & 2006 (BLUE)

FIGURE 6-10 IRI: MINERAL SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2007. TOTAL U.S.- FDMX (SUPERMARKETS, DRUGSTORES AND MASS MERCHANDISERS EXCLUDING WAL-MART).

FIGURE 6-11 IRI: MINERAL SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2006. TOTAL U.S.- FDMX (SUPERMARKETS, DRUGSTORES AND MASS MERCHANDISERS EXCLUDING WAL-MART).

FIGURE 6-12 GROWTH IN MINERAL SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS ENDING 12/31/2006

FIGURE 6-13 GROWTH IN MINERAL SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS ENDING 1/1/2006

FIGURE 6-14 GROWTH IN MINERAL SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS ENDING 1/2/2005

FIGURE 6-15 GROWTH IN MINERAL SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 1/5/2003 & 1/5/2004

FIGURE 6-16 GROWTH IN MINERAL SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 1/6/2002

FIGURE 6-17 GROWTH IN MINERALS SALES: IRI DATA ON FDM STORES 52 WEEKS TO 12/10/2000

FIGURE 6-18 GROWTH IN INDIVIDUAL MINERALS SALES: ALL CHANNELS, 2006

FIGURE 6-19 GROWTH IN INDIVIDUAL MINERALS SALES: ALL CHANNELS, 2005

FIGURE 6-20 GROWTH IN INDIVIDUAL MINERALS SALES: ALL CHANNELS, 2004

FIGURE 6-21 GROWTH IN INDIVIDUAL MINERALS SALES: ALL CHANNELS, 2003

FIGURE 6-22 SPINS: MINERAL SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2006. NATURAL AND CONVENTIONAL CHANNELS.

FIGURE 6-23 SPINS: MINERAL SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2005. NATURAL AND CONVENTIONAL CHANNELS.

FIGURE 6-24 U.S. MINERAL SALES & GROWTH BY CHANNEL: 2000-2006

FIGURE 6-25 MINERAL SALES CHANNELS: 2006

FIGURE 6-26 U.S. MINERAL CONSUMER SALES: PRODUCT/CHANNEL MATRIX, 2002 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-27 U.S. MINERAL CONSUMER SALES: PRODUCT/CHANNEL MATRIX SALES & GROWTH, 2003

($MIL)

FIGURE 6-28 U.S. MINERAL CONSUMER SALES: PRODUCT/CHANNEL MATRIX SALES & GROWTH, 2004

($MIL)

FIGURE 6-29 U.S. MINERAL CONSUMER SALES: PRODUCT/CHANNEL MATRIX SALES & GROWTH, 2005

($MIL)

FIGURE 6-30 U.S. MINERAL CONSUMER SALES: PRODUCT/CHANNEL MATRIX SALES & GROWTH, 2006

($MIL)

FIGURE 6-31 PRICING TRENDS OF MINERALS IN THE MASS MARKET 2000-2004

FIGURE 6-32 U.S CONSUMER MINERALS USE, 2006

FIGURE 6-33 MINERALS USE: U.S CONSUMER TYPE MARKET SHARE, 2000-2006

FIGURE 6-34 MINERALS USE: U.S CONSUMER TYPE BY NUMBER OF USERS, 2000-2006

FIGURE 6-35 U.S CONSUMER MINERALS USE: 1999-2006: % OF ADULT POPULATION

FIGURE 6-36 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: 2005 USAGE PATTERNS: MINERALS

FIGURE 6-37 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: PROFILE OF DAILY MINERAL SUPPLEMENT USER (TABLE I)

FIGURE 6-38 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: PROFILE OF DAILY MINERAL SUPPLEMENT USER (TABLE II)

FIGURE 6-39 NBJ’S TOP 2006 MINERAL COMPANIES (WHOLESALE, $MIL), TABLE I

FIGURE 6-40 NBJ’S TOP 2006 MINERAL COMPANIES (WHOLESALE, $MIL) TABLE II

FIGURE 6-41 US MINERALS SALES BY INDIVIDUAL MINERAL, 2006

FIGURE 6-42 US MINERALS SALES BY INDIVIDUAL MINERAL, 2005

FIGURE 6-43 US MINERALS SALES BY INDIVIDUAL MINERAL, 2004

FIGURE 6-44 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: CALCIUM SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 6-45 U.S. CALCIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-46 U.S. CALCIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-47 U.S. CALCIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2004 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-48 SPINSSCAN CONVENTIONAL: TOP MINERAL SUPPLEMENT BRANDS IN 2005. MAINSTEAM FOOD/DRUG/MASS (EXCLUDING WAL-MART).

FIGURE 6-49 U.S. ALL RETAIL SHARES OF CALCIUM, 1999-2006

FIGURE 6-50 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: IRON SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 6-51 U.S. IRON SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-52 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: MAGNESIUM SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 6-53 U.S. MAGNESIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-54 U.S. MAGNESIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-55 U.S. MAGNESIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2004 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-56 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: CHROMIUM SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 6-57 U.S. CHROMIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-58 U.S. CHROMIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-59 U.S. CHROMIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2004 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-60 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: ZINC SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 6-61 U.S. ZINC SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-62 U.S. ZINC SALES BY CHANNEL, 2005 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-63 U.S. ZINC SALES BY CHANNEL, 2004 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-64 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: POTASSIUM SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 6-65 U.S. POTASSIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 6-66 U.S. SUPPLEMENTS: SELENIUM SALES, 1997-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 6-67 U.S. SELENIUM SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 7-1 U.S. MEAL SUPPLEMENT SALES, 1997-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 7-2 US MEAL REPLACEMENT SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1997-2006

FIGURE 7-3 US SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1997-2006

FIGURE 7-4 US SUPPLEMENT GROWTH VS. MEAL REPLACEMENT SUPPLEMENT GROWTH, 1998-2006

FIGURE 7-5 U.S. MEAL REPLACEMENT SUPPLEMENT SALES FORECAST, 2007-2013 ($MIL)

FIGURE 7-6 U.S. LIQUID MEAL REPLACEMENT SALES ANNUAL GROWTH RATES, 1997-2013

FIGURE 7-7 U.S. MEAL REPLACEMENT SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH BY CHANNEL, 2005 (GREY) & 2006 (BLUE)

FIGURE 7-8 U.S. MEAL REPLACEMENT SUPPLEMENTS CONSUMER SALES BY CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 7-9 U.S. MEAL REPLACEMENT SUPPLEMENTS CONSUMER SALES & GROWTH BY CHANNEL, 2002- 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 7-10 IRI: TOP WEIGHT CONTROL SUPPLEMENT (LIQUID/POWDER) SALES. CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE ENDING JUN 17, 2007

FIGURE 7-11 IRI: TOP WEIGHT CONTROL SUPPLEMENT BRANDS. 52 WEEKS ENDING 8/13/2006.

FIGURE 7-12 2001 & 2002 IRI DATA ON U.S. MEAL SUPPLEMENT CONSUMER SALES IN MASS MARKET BY COMPANY ($MIL)

FIGURE 7-13 SPINS: MEAL REPLACEMENT SALES IN 2006: NATURAL AND CONVENTIONAL CHANNELS. 52 WEEKS ENDING DECEMBER 30, 2006.

FIGURE 7-14 SPINSSCAN CONVENTIONAL: MEAL SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2005. MAINSTEAM FOOD/DRUG/MASS (EXCLUDING WAL-MART).

FIGURE 7-15 U.S CONSUMER MEAL SUPPLEMENTS USE, 2006

FIGURE 7-16 MEAL REPLACEMENT USE: U.S CONSUMER TYPE MARKET SHARE, 1999-2006

FIGURE 7-17 MEAL REPLACEMENT USE: U.S CONSUMER TYPE BY NUMBER OF USERS, 2000-2006

FIGURE 7-18 U.S CONSUMER MEAL SUPPLEMENTS USE: 2000-2006: % OF ADULT POPULATION

FIGURE 7-19 NBJ’S LIQUID MEAL REPLACEMENT SALES, 2002-2006 (CONSUMER VALUE, $MIL):

FIGURE 7-20 NBJ’S TOP COMPANIES IN LIQUID MEAL REPLACEMENTS, 2006 (WHOLESALE, $MIL):

FIGURE 7-21 TOP MEAL REPLACEMENT SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN NATURAL HEALTH FOOD RETAIL CHANNEL, 2006

FIGURE 7-22 TOP MEAL REPLACEMENT SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN RETAIL / MASS MARKET CHANNEL, 2006

FIGURE 7-23 TOP MEAL REPLACEMENT SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN DIRECT CHANNELS, 2006

FIGURE 8-1 US SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT V. TOTAL SUPPLEMENT SALES & GROWTH, 1997-2006

FIGURE 8-2 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS MARKET BY PRODUCT 1997-2006

FIGURE 8-3 SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT GROWTH AND PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL IN 2006

FIGURE 8-4 US SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1994-2006

FIGURE 8-5 US TOTAL SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1994-2006

FIGURE 8-6 US SUPPLEMENT GROWTH VS. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT GROWTH, 1994-2006

FIGURE 8-7 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT & TOTAL SUPPLEMENT SALES & GROWTH FORECAST, 2006-2013

FIGURE 8-8 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT GROWTH RATE, 1995-2013

FIGURE 8-9 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: GLUCOSAMINE/CHONDROITIN SALES, 1994-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-10 U.S. GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTS SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL).... 432

FIGURE 8-11 U.S. GLUCOSAMINE/CHONDRIOTIN SALES BY COMPANY 2004 ($MIL CONSUMER)

FIGURE 8-12 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: FISH/ANIMAL OILS SALES, 1994-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-13 U.S. FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTS SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-14 FISH OIL SALES BY BRAND (SPINS DATA)

FIGURE 8-15 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: PLANT OIL SALES, 1994-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 8-16 U.S. PLANT OIL SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-17 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: COQ10 SALES, 1994-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-18 U.S. COQ10 SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-19 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: PROBIOTICS SALES, 1994-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-20 U.S. PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-21 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: DIGESTIVE ENZYME SALES, 1994-2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 8-22 U.S. DIGESTIVE ENZYME SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)462

FIGURE 8-23 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: HOMEOPATHIC SALES, 1994-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-24 U.S. HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-25 U.S. HOMEOPATHIC SALES, 2000

FIGURE 8-26 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: SAME SALES, 1998-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-27 U.S. SAME SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-28 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: MSM SALES, 1997-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-29 U.S. MSM SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-30 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: BEE PRODUCTS SALES, 1994-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-31 U.S. BEE PRODUCT SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-32 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: MELATONIN SALES, 1994-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-33 U.S. MELATONIN SUPPLEMENT SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-34 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: 5-HTP SALES, 1995-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-35 U.S. 5-HTP SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-36 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: GELATIN SALES, 1994-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-37 U.S. GELATIN SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-38 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS: DHEA SALES, 1994-2006 IN $M

FIGURE 8-39 U.S. DHEA SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 8-40 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS MARKET BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 2006 ($MILLION)

FIGURE 8-41 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS MARKET BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2002-2006 ($MILLION)

FIGURE 8-42 U.S. SPECIALTY CONSUMER SALES: PRODUCT/CHANNEL MATRIX SALES & GROWTH, 2006 ($M)

FIGURE 8-43 U.S. SPECIALTY CONSUMER SALES: PRODUCT/CHANNEL MATRIX SALES & GROWTH, 2005 ($M)

FIGURE 8-44 U.S. SPECIALTY CONSUMER SALES: PRODUCT/CHANNEL MATRIX SALES & GROWTH, 2004 ($M)

FIGURE 8-45 IRI: TOP SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2007 (YEAR-TO-DATE ENDING JUN 17, 2007). TOTAL U.S.- FDMX (SUPERMARKETS, DRUGSTORES AND MASS MERCHANDISERS EXCLUDING WAL-MART)

FIGURE 8-46 IRI: TOP SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2006. TOTAL U.S.- FDMX (SUPERMARKETS, DRUGSTORES AND MASS MERCHANDISERS EXCLUDING WAL-MART).

FIGURE 8-47 IRI: SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2005. TOTAL U.S.- FDMX (SUPERMARKETS, DRUGSTORES AND MASS MERCHANDISERS EXCLUDING WAL-MART).

FIGURE 8-48 IRI DATA ON SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT PRICES; FDM (FOOD, DRUG, MASS MERCHANDISER, EXCLUDING WALL MART), 2004

FIGURE 8-49 SPINS: SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2006: NATURAL AND CONVENTIONAL CHANNELS

FIGURE 8-50 SPINS: SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2005: NATURAL AND CONVENTIONAL CHANNELS

FIGURE 8-51 SPINSSCAN CONVENTIONAL: SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2005. MAINSTEAM FOOD/DRUG/MASS (EXCLUDING WAL-MART).

FIGURE 8-52 SPINS: TOP SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT BRANDS, 2005: NATURAL PRODUCTS SUPERMARKETS >$2MM

FIGURE 8-53 U.S CONSUMER SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT USE IN 2006

FIGURE 8-54 SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS USE: U.S. CONSUMER MARKET SHARE, 2000-2006

FIGURE 8-55 SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS USE: U.S CONSUMER POPULATION, 2000-2006

FIGURE 8-56 U.S CONSUMER SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT USE: 1999-2006: % OF ADULT POPULATION

FIGURE 8-57 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: 2005 USAGE PATTERNS: SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENTS

FIGURE 8-58 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: PROFILE OF DAILY SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT USER (TABLE I)

FIGURE 8-59 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: PROFILE OF DAILY SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT USER (TABLE II)

FIGURE 8-60 NBJ'S TOP SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN 2006 (WHOLESALE, $MIL), TABLE I

FIGURE 8-61 NBJ'S TOP SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN 2006 (WHOLESALE, $MIL), TABLE II

FIGURE 8-62 WHOLESALE SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY COMPANY, 1999

FIGURE 9-1 SALES OF SUPPLEMENTS, RX AND OTC IN 2006

FIGURE 9-2 U.S. CONDITION SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT MARKETS 2003-2006

FIGURE 9-3 SALES OF SUPPLEMENTS, OTC AND RX ($MIL), 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-4 SALES GROWTH OF SUPPLEMENTS, OTC AND RX ($MIL), 2000-2006

FIGURE 9-5 U.S. HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES, 2000-2006

FIGURE 9-6 U.S. CONDITION SPECIFIC OTC MARKETS : 2002-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 9-7 SALES OF SUPPLEMENTS, OTC AND RX BY CONDITION IN 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 9-8 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: PROFILE OF DAILY CONDITION SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT USER (TABLE I)

FIGURE 9-9 NBJ’S ‘ENLIGHTENED’ CONSUMER SURVEY: PROFILE OF DAILY CONDITION SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT USER (TABLE II)

FIGURE 9-10 U.S. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE COSTS

FIGURE 9-11 PSYLLIUM FIBER AND FISH OILS: THE TOP SUPPLEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH HEART HEALTH CONDITIONS

FIGURE 9-12 U.S. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE SUFFERER INFORMATION

FIGURE 9-13 U.S. CONSUMER SALES FOR HEART HEALTH 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-14 TOP U.S. HEART HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-15 U.S. HEART HEALTH SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-16 U.S. CONSUMER SALES FOR MENOPAUSE HEALTH 1999-2005

FIGURE 9-17 TOP U.S. MENOPAUSE HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-18 U.S. MENOPAUSE SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-19 SURVIVING THE SYMPTOMS: HOT FLASHES

FIGURE 9-20 U.S. CONSUMER SALES FOR GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH 2000-2006

FIGURE 9-21 U.S. GUT HEALTH SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-22 TOP U.S. GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-23 U.S. CONSUMER SALES FOR DIABETES 2000-2006

FIGURE 9-24 TOP U.S. DIABETES HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-25 U.S. DIABETES STATISTICS

FIGURE 9-26 U.S. DIABETES HEALTH SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-27 DIABETES: HELP IN A BOTTLE

FIGURE 9-28 U.S. CONSUMER SALES FOR IMMUNE HEALTH MARKET 2000-2006

FIGURE 9-29 U.S. COLD/FLU IMMUNE HEALTH SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006572

FIGURE 9-30 TOP U.S. IMMUNE HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-31 U.S. CONSUMER SALES FOR SEWL MARKET 2000-2006

FIGURE 9-32 TOP U.S. SEWL SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-33 U.S. SEWL SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-34 TOP U.S. MENTAL ACUITY SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-35 U.S. MENTAL ACUITY SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-36 U.S. CONSUMER SALES FOR INSOMNIA 2000-2006

FIGURE 9-37 TOP U.S. INSOMNIA HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-38 U.S. SLEEP/INSOMNIA SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-39 U.S. CONSUMER SALES FOR MOOD HEALTH 2000-2006

FIGURE 9-40 TOP U.S. MOOD HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-41 U.S. MOOD HEALTH SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-42 BOTANICAL MOOD BOOSTERS

FIGURE 9-43 U.S. JOINT HEALTH SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-44 TOP U.S. JOINT HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-45 U.S. CONSUMER SALES FOR JOINT HEALTH 2000-2006

FIGURE 9-46 SEXUAL HEALTH: SUPPLEMENTS, OTC & RX

FIGURE 9-47 TOP U.S. SEXUAL HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-48 U.S. SEXUAL HEALTH SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-49 TOP U.S. BONE HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-50 U.S. BONE HEALTH SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-51 U.S. CONSUMER SALES FOR ANTI-CANCER 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-52 TOP U.S. ANTI-CANCER HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-53 U.S. ANTI-CANCER SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 9-54 NBJ ESTIMATE OF COST SAVINGS AS A RESULT OF SUPPLEMENT USE IN 2005

FIGURE 10-1 U.S. CONSUMER USAGE OF SUPPLEMENTS, 2006

FIGURE 10-2 US SUPPLEMENT USAGE, 2006

FIGURE 10-3 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SPENDING BY CONSUMER TYPE: 1999-2006

FIGURE 10-4 U.S. ADULT POPULATION BY CONSUMER SUPPLEMENT USAGE TYPE: 1999-2006

FIGURE 10-5 U.S CONSUMER SUPPLEMENT USE: 1999-2006: % OF ADULT POPULATION

FIGURE 10-6 CONSUMER SATISFACTION WITH HABA PRODUCTS

FIGURE 10-7 MOTIVATIONS: EVENTS CAUSING TRIAL OF NATURAL, ORGANIC AND/OR HEALTH PRODUCTS

FIGURE 10-8 MOST IMPORTANT REASONS FOR CONSUMING SUPPLEMENTS (1-5 RANKING)

FIGURE 10-9 PENETRATION OF NATURAL, ORGANIC AND HEALTH PRODUCTS

FIGURE 10-10 PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLD FOOD/HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SPENT ON NATURAL, ORGANIC AND HEALTH PRODUCTS, 2006

FIGURE 10-11 GROWTH IN CONSUMER GROUP SUPPLEMENT SALES: 2005 (WHITE) & 2006 (GREY)

FIGURE 10-12 US SUPPLEMENT USERS: CONSUMER GROUP POPULATION: 1999-2006

FIGURE 10-13 GROWTH IN CONSUMER GROUP SALES 1999-2006

FIGURE 10-14 US SUPPLEMENT USERS & GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 10-15 US SUPPLEMENT NON-USERS & GROWTH, 1999-2006

FIGURE 10-16 U.S. CONSUMER USAGE OF SUPPLEMENTS 2001: HARRIS INTERACTIVE/DSEA POLL .. 684

FIGURE 10-17 U.S. CONSUMER USAGE OF VITAMINS & MINERALS: U.S. VS. EUROPE: 2000

FIGURE 10-18 U.S. CONSUMER USAGE OF HERBS: U.S. VS. EUROPE: 2000

FIGURE 10-19 VITAMINS CONSUMERS WANT TO USE AND HOW THEY GET THEM

FIGURE 10-20 NBJ’S “ENLIGHTENED” CONSUMER SURVEY: 2005 USAGE PATTERNS

FIGURE 10-21 NBJ’S “ENLIGHTENED” CONSUMER SURVEY: 2005 USAGE PATTERNS

FIGURE 10-22 WORLDWIDE CONSUMER USAGE OF SUPPLEMENTS IN 2001

FIGURE 11-1 DISTRIBUTION OF US SUPPLEMENT SALES, 2006

FIGURE 11-2 NUMBER OF RETAIL OUTLETS, 2006

FIGURE 11-3 U.S. NATURAL HEALTH FOOD RETAIL CHANNEL SUPPLEMENT SALES BY SUPPLEMENT TYPE, 2000-2006

FIGURE 11-4 U.S. MASS MARKET SUPPLEMENT SALES BY SUPPLEMENT TYPE, 2000-2006

FIGURE 11-5 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES, MASS MARKET (SQUARE) VS. NATURAL FOOD/SPECIALTY RETAIL (CIRCLE) IN 1995-2006

FIGURE 11-6 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 1995-2000

FIGURE 11-7 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 2001-2006

FIGURE 11-8 NUTRITION PRODUCT SALES AND SUPPLEMENT SALES BY RETAIL CATEGORY, 2006

FIGURE 11-9 SPINS: SUPPLEMENT SALES IN 2006: NATURAL AND CONVENTIONAL CHANNELS. 52 WEEKS ENDING DECEMBER 30, 2006

FIGURE 11-10 SUPPLEMENT SALES ($M) BY MASS MARKET CHANNEL, 2001-2006

FIGURE 11-11 SUPPLEMENT SALES IN THE MASS MARKET, 2006

FIGURE 11-12 SUPPLEMENT SALES IN THE MASS MARKET, 2005

FIGURE 11-13 SUPPLEMENT SALES IN THE MASS MARKET, 2004

FIGURE 11-14 SUPPLEMENT SALES IN THE MASS MARKET, 2003

FIGURE 11-15 SUPPLEMENT SALES IN THE MASS MARKET, 2002

FIGURE 11-16 2007'S TOP 75 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS, TABLE I

FIGURE 11-17 2007'S TOP 75 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS, TABLE II

FIGURE 11-18 TOP 50 U.S. SUPERMARKETS IN 2005 (TABLE I)

FIGURE 11-19 TOP 50 U.S. SUPERMARKETS IN 2005 (TABLE II)

FIGURE 11-20 TOP 50 U.S. SUPERMARKETS IN 2004

FIGURE 11-21 TOP 50 U.S. SUPERMARKETS IN 2003

FIGURE 11-22 WHOLE FOODS & WILD OATS ANNUAL SALES ($MIL): 1998-2006

FIGURE 11-23 REVENUE GROWTH RATES - WHOLE FOODS (SQUARE), WILD OATS (DIAMOND): 1997-2006

FIGURE 11-24 NATURAL FOOD/SPECIALTY RETAIL CHANNEL NUTRITION SALES, 2001-2006 ($MIL) 772

FIGURE 11-25 NATURAL FOOD/SPECIALTY RETAIL CHANNEL SUPPLEMENT SALES, 2002-2006 ($MIL)773

FIGURE 11-26 U.S. CLUB STORE FIRMS, # OF STORES AND $B RETAIL SALES: 1999-2003

FIGURE 11-27 PRIMARY SOURCE FOR SUPPLEMENTS AND AVERAGE MONTHLY SPENDING PER CONSUMER, 2006

FIGURE 12-1 2006 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 12-2 2006 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES IN DIRECT CHANNEL ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)806

FIGURE 12-3 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES IN RETAIL VS. DIRECT CHANNELS, 1994-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 12-4 % OF TOTAL: DIRECT VS. RETAIL SALES OF U.S. SUPPLEMENTS, 1994-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 12-5 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, ALL RETAIL (CIRCLE) VS. ALL

DIRECT (TRIANGLE), 1995-2006

FIGURE 12-6 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH IN RETAIL VS. DIRECT CHANNELS, 1995-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 12-7 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 2004-2006

FIGURE 12-8 DISTRIBUTION OF US SUPPLEMENT SALES, 2006

FIGURE 12-9 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES PRACTITIONER CHANNEL VS. TOTAL SUPPLEMENTS IN 1996-2006

FIGURE 12-10 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 1995-2000

FIGURE 12-11 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 2001-2006

FIGURE 12-12 NUTRITION INDUSTRY PRACTITIONER CHANNEL SALES BY PRODUCT, 2006

FIGURE 12-13 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES BY PRACTITIONERS, 2000 - 2006

FIGURE 12-14 PRACTITIONER CHANNEL SUPPLEMENT SALES BY PRODUCT, 2006

FIGURE 12-15 2006 PRACTITIONER SERVICES REVENUES AND SUPPLEMENT SALES

FIGURE 12-16 2005 CAM SERVICES REVENUES AND SUPPLEMENT SALES

FIGURE 12-17 2004 CAM SERVICES REVENUES AND SUPPLEMENT SALES

FIGURE 12-18 PRACTITIONER POPULATION, 1997-2006

FIGURE 12-19 SUPPLEMENT SALES BY PRACTITIONER TYPE, 2006

FIGURE 12-20 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY PRACTITIONER CHANNEL FIRMS, 1990-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 12-21 PRACTITIONER SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL), 1997-2001

FIGURE 12-22 PRACTITIONER SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL), 2002-2006

FIGURE 12-23 PRACTITIONER SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH ($MIL), 1998-2006

FIGURE 12-24 NBJ'S TOP SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES RANKED BY U.S. PRACTITIONER SALES IN 2006 844

FIGURE 12-25 CAM USAGE: NHIS STUDY, 2002

FIGURE 13-1 2006 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 13-2 2006 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY DIRECT CHANNEL ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)882

FIGURE 13-3 2005 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES IN RETAIL VS. DIRECT CHANNELS, 1994-2006 ($MIL)... 883

FIGURE 13-4 % OF TOTAL: DIRECT VS. RETAIL SALES OF U.S. SUPPLEMENTS, 1994-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 13-5 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, ALL RETAIL (CIRCLE) VS. ALL

DIRECT (TRIANGLE), 1995-2006

FIGURE 13-6 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES MLM (SQUARE) VS. TOTAL SUPPLEMENTS

(DIAMOND) IN 1995-2006

FIGURE 13-7 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH IN RETAIL VS. DIRECT CHANNELS, 1995-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 13-8 DISTRIBUTION OF US SUPPLEMENT SALES, 2006

FIGURE 13-9 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY MLM FIRMS, 1995-2013 ($MIL)

FIGURE 13-10 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY PRODUCT SALES BREAKDOWN BY MLM CHANNEL, 2006 889

FIGURE 13-11 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES BY MLM FIRMS, 2000 - 2005

FIGURE 13-12 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 1995-2000

FIGURE 13-13 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 2001-2006

FIGURE 13-14 PUBLIC COMPANY REVENUES

FIGURE 13-15 EMPLOYMENT VS. MLM GROWTH, 1996-2005

FIGURE 13-16 NBJ'S TOP SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN 2006 (NON-RETAIL OR DIRECT, RANKED BY 2006 NET SUPPLEMENT SALES) TABLE I

FIGURE 13-17 NBJ'S TOP SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN 2006 (NON-RETAIL OR DIRECT, RANKED BY 2006 NET SUPPLEMENT SALES) TABLE II

FIGURE 13-18 NBJ DIRECT SURVEY 2007: DIRECT COMPANIES RATE GROWTH DRIVERS

FIGURE 13-19 NBJ’S TOP MLM COMPANIES, 2006 (RANKED BY U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES IN MLM CHANNEL)

FIGURE 14-1 2006 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 14-2 2006 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY DIRECT CHANNEL ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)941

FIGURE 14-3 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES IN RETAIL VS. DIRECT CHANNELS, 1994-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 14-4 % OF TOTAL: DIRECT VS. RETAIL SALES OF U.S. SUPPLEMENTS, 1994-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 14-5 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, ALL RETAIL (CIRCLE) VS. ALL

DIRECT (TRIANGLE), 1995-2006

FIGURE 14-6 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH IN RETAIL VS. DIRECT CHANNELS, 1995-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 14-7 DISTRIBUTION OF US SUPPLEMENT SALES, 2006

FIGURE 14-8 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 1995-2000

FIGURE 14-9 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 2001-2006

FIGURE 14-10 NUTRITION MAIL ORDER/DRTV SALES BY PRODUCT, 2006

FIGURE 14-11 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES BY MAIL ORDER / DRTV, 2000 - 2006

FIGURE 14-12 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY MAIL ORDER/DRTV FIRMS, 1994-2013 ($MIL) 949

FIGURE 14-13 MAIL ORDER/DRTV SUPPLEMENT SALES BY PRODUCT, 2006

FIGURE 14-14 NBJ’S TOP U.S. MAIL ORDER SUPPLEMENT SALES COMPANIES IN 2006

FIGURE 14-15 NBJ’S TOP U.S. TELEMARKETING SUPPLEMENT SALES COMPANIES IN 2006

FIGURE 14-16 NBJ’S TOP U.S. DRTV SUPPLEMENT SALES COMPANIES IN 2006

FIGURE 15-1 2006 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY REVENUES ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)

FIGURE 15-2 2006 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY DIRECT CHANNEL ($MIL, CONSUMER SALES)957

FIGURE 15-3U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES IN RETAIL VS. DIRECT CHANNELS, 1994-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 15-4 % OF TOTAL: DIRECT VS. RETAIL SALES OF U.S. SUPPLEMENTS, 1994-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 15-5 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH RATES BY CHANNEL, ALL RETAIL (CIRCLE) VS. ALL

DIRECT (TRIANGLE), 1995-2006

FIGURE 15-6 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH IN RETAIL VS. DIRECT CHANNELS, 1995-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 15-7 DISTRIBUTION OF US SUPPLEMENT SALES, 2006

FIGURE 15-8U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 1995-2000

FIGURE 15-9 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES ($MIL) BY SALES CHANNEL, 2001-2006

FIGURE 15-10 INTERNET SUPPLEMENT SALES BY PRODUCT, 2006

FIGURE 15-11 INTERNET SUPPLEMENT SALES BY PRODUCT, 2001

FIGURE 15-12 U.S. SUPPLEMENT SALES BY INTERNET FIRMS, 2000 - 2006

FIGURE 15-13 NUTRITION INTERNET SALES BY PRODUCT, 2006

FIGURE 15-14 U.S. TOTAL NUTRITION INDUSTRY SALES BY INTERNET FIRMS, 1997-2013 ($MIL)

FIGURE 15-15 U.S. SUPPLEMENT PRICES: INTERNET CHANNEL, 1999 - 2002

FIGURE 15-16 US SPORTS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT SALES ON THE INTERNET CHANNEL, 2000-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 15-17 INTERNET: SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH IN 1998-2006

FIGURE 15-18 ALL CHANNELS: SUPPLEMENT SALES GROWTH IN 1998-2006

FIGURE 15-19 NBJ’S TOP US SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES IN INTERNET CHANNEL, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 16-1 U.S. NUTRITION INDUSTRY: CONSUMER & SUPPLY SALES: 2006

FIGURE 16-2 INGREDIENT SUPPLIER GROWTH RATES IN 2005

FIGURE 16-3 INGREDIENT SUPPLIER GROWTH RATES IN 2005: LARGER COMPANIES >$10 MILLION

FIGURE 16-4 INGREDIENT SUPPLIER GROWTH FORECAST FOR 2006

FIGURE 16-5 INGREDIENT SUPPLIER GROWTH FORECAST FOR 2006: LARGER COMPANIES >$10 MILLION

FIGURE 16-6 US RAW INGREDIENT SUPPLEMENT SALES & ANNUAL GROWTH, 1995-2006

FIGURE 16-7 RAW MATERIAL SALES TO MANUFACTURERS: SUPPLEMENTS 1995-2006 (MILLION)

FIGURE 16-8 NUTRITION INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN: SUPPLEMENTS 2006 DETAIL BY SUPPLEMENT

CATEGORY BY YEAR ($MILLION)

FIGURE 16-9 NUTRITION INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN: SUPPLEMENTS 1995-2006 DETAIL BY SUPPLEMENT

CATEGORY BY YEAR ($MILLION)

FIGURE 16-10 RAW MATERIAL SALES GROWTH TO MANUFACTURERS: SUPPLEMENTS 1996-2006

FIGURE 16-11 U.S. SUPPLEMENT RAW SUPPLY TO WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING INDEX, 1995-2006

FIGURE 16-12 U.S. SUPPLEMENT RAW SUPPLY INDICES, 1995-2006

FIGURE 16-13 U.S. SUPPLEMENT WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING SALES TO CONSUMER SALES SUPPLY

INDEX, 1995-2006

FIGURE 16-14 NBJ’S LEADING U.S. SUPPLEMENT & FUNCTIONAL FOOD SUPPLY COMPANIES IN 2005, TABLE I

FIGURE 16-15 NBJ’S LEADING U.S. SUPPLEMENT & FUNCTIONAL FOOD SUPPLY COMPANIES IN 2005, TABLE II

FIGURE 16-16 U.S. VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN SALES, 1997-2006

FIGURE 16-17 U.S. VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT RAW MATERIAL & SUPPLY SALES, 1995-2000

FIGURE 16-18 U.S. VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT RAW MATERIAL & SUPPLY SALES, 2000-2006

FIGURE 16-19 U.S. MINERAL SUPPLEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN SALES, 1995-2006

FIGURE 16-20 U.S. MINERAL SUPPLEMENT RAW MATERIAL & SUPPLY SALES, 1996-2006

FIGURE 16-21 U.S. HERB SUPPLEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN SALES & ANALYSIS, 1995-2006

FIGURE 16-22 TOP U.S. HERB & BOTANICAL SUPPLEMENT RAW MATERIAL & SUPPLY SALES, 2000-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 16-23 U.S. SPORTS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN SALES & ANALYSIS, 1997-2006

FIGURE 16-24 U.S. SNWL VALUE CHAIN, 2006 IN $MIL

FIGURE 16-25 U.S. MEAL SUPPLEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN SALES & ANALYSIS, 1995-2006

FIGURE 16-26 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN SALES & ANALYSIS, 1995-2006

FIGURE 16-27 U.S. SPECIALTY SUPPLEMENT RAW MATERIAL SALES, 1997-2006

FIGURE 16-28 SELECTED SOURCEONE PRODUCTS

FIGURE 17-1 THE GLOBAL NUTRITION INDUSTRY ($MIL), 1995-2013

FIGURE 17-2 GLOBAL NUTRITION INDUSTRY, 2005-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 17-3 US VS. GLOBAL NUTRITION INDUSTRY, 2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 17-4 GLOBAL NUTRITION INDUSTRY BY REGION, 2005-2006 ($MIL)

FIGURE 18-1 EFFECTIVENESS OF MARKETING TOOLS

FIGURE 18-2 ALLOCATION OF MARKETING EXPENDITURES

FIGURE 18-3 KEY ISSUES IN NUTRITION INDUSTRY MARKETING, TABLE I

FIGURE 18-4KEY ISSUES IN NUTRITION INDUSTRY MARKETING, TABLE II

FIGURE 18-5 ALLOCATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EXPENDITURES

FIGURE 18-6 HOW NUTRITION COMPANIES CONDUCT RESEARCH

FIGURE 18-7 2006 WISH LIST FOR NUTRITION INDUSTRY MARKETERS, TABLE I

FIGURE 18-8 2006 WISH LIST FOR NUTRITION INDUSTRY MARKETERS, TABLE II

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