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Vintage Vitamin Manufacturing Footage

 Although the dietary supplement industry has evolved a great deal in the last 50 years, check out the following vintage promotional video for Nutrilite's manufacturing operations:

The most glaring difference -- aside from technological innovation in capsule and tablet manufacturing -- is the absence of modern good manufacturing practices (GMPs), specifically in the form of gowning.  Workers in the manufacturing facility are not wearing full hair covering, nor are they wearing gloves when dealing with open product.  Today, all GMP compliant manufacturers not only require fully gowned personnel, but the environment in which dietary supplements are processed are highly controlled as well.  From air and water filtration, and humidity and temperature controlled facilities, modern-day GMPs are highly conscious of ensuring product purity and potency.

 

Natural Products Expo West 2010
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We're both relieved and sad that the Natural Products Expo West show is behind us.  We'll have to wait another year to see friends and colleagues again.  However, before we get too sentimental, we want to go over some of the highlights of the show.  Surprisingly, traffic at the show was pretty heavy this year.  According New Hope Media, this year's show attracted 56,000 attendees, which may be indicative of the $10 billion increase of total nutrition industry sales in 2009 versus 2008.  We exhibited in our clean room themed booth, which show cased our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities:

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We were pleased to see the show embrace social networking technologies such as Twitter and Facebook.  Although the supplement section of the show was relatively small compared to previous years, the increased traffic seems to have been consistent across the board.  As always, the food section was hustling and bustling.  Interestingly, we noticed more mainstream foods that were not necessarily healthy.  Similarly, the show had more exhibitors that were showcasing their alcoholic beverages, which may simply indicate how mainstream the nutrition industry has become.

After the show halls closed, the show had plenty of entertainment.  Musician Cory Joseph entertained attendees and exhibitors with his acoustic guitar:

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Although we won't be exhibiting at Supply Side East next month, we will be at the Natural Marketplace 2010 show in Las Vegas this July.  If you didn't get a chance to visit Expo West in Anaheim this past weekend, definitely plan to attend Natural Marketplace in Las Vegas.  This year, the venue has changed slightly and it will be held in the Las Vegas Convention Center -- in previous years it was held at the Venetian.  If you plan to attend, definitely stop by booth 25067.  And if you want to discuss our contract manufacturing and packaging services before then, don't be shy.  Just give us a call, toll-free at 1-866-NHKLABS (in the United States only) or e-mail us at info@nhklabs.com.

 

Video Tour
Greetings!  We are excited and geared up to attend Natural Products Expo West in a couple of weeks.  The show will be held in the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny Anaheim, California -- home of Disneyland and the world famous Ska/Rock/Alternative band No Doubt.  If you're in the area, stop by the show and visit us at booth 1324.  We can answer any product/service specific questions you may have.  To schedule an appointment, e-mail us at sales@nhklabs.com.

Also, check out our video tour:

<p>Private Label Dietary Supplement Contract Manufacturing from NHK Laboratories, Inc. on Vimeo.</p>

 

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