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Rick Polito

Rick Polito

Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

As Nutrition Business Journal's editor-in-chief, Rick Polito writes about the trends, deals and developments in the natural nutrition industry, looking for the little companies coming up and the big money coming in. An award-winning journalist, Polito knows that facts and figures never give the complete context and that the story of this industry has always been about people.

Jan 30, 2025

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Industry Insights

Editor's Take: Hangover relief products pose challenge for supplement industry

“Hangover” formulations don’t measure up as supplements

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Woman stepping on scale

Market Data and Analysis

After Ozempic: Key strategies to retain natural and organic supplement consumers

Keeping supplement customers after Ozempic use

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Market Data and Analysis

Editor's Take: Ozempic reframes the concept of weight management

Outlining Ozempic

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Rick Polito, editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Industry Insights

Editor's Take: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might be a ‘friend’ the supplement industry doesn’t need

Kennedy, Oz could politicize wellness industry

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

A collage of photos of women stepping onto or standing on various models of floor scales.

Market Data and Analysis

Monitor: Trending ingredients not the biggest opportunity of the 'Ozempic Age'

Trending ingredients not the biggest opportunity of the 'Ozempic Age'

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

A shiny red, white and blue button sits atop several bottles of unidentified dietary supplements.

Donald Trump’s election offers peril and promise to dietary supplement industry, insiders say

Dietary supplement insiders react to Trump's election

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Market Data and Analysis

Editor's Take: The inflation factor in the global supplement market

Editor's Take: The inflation factor

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Market Data and Analysis

Is India the next China for supplements?

Will India be the next China for supplements?

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Monitor: Consumer confidence is rising but frugal buying patterns persist for supplements

Industry Insights

Monitor: Consumer confidence is rising but frugal buying patterns persist for supplements

Frugal buying patterns persist for supplements

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

NBJ Summit: The dietary supplement industry's counterfeit conundrum

NBJ Summit: The dietary supplement industry's counterfeit conundrum

The dietary supplement industry's counterfeit problem

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Dan Buettner speaks at Newtopia Now

Healthy aging products at Newtopia Now build on 'healthspan' message

'Anti-aging' is out and 'healthspan' is in at Newtopia Now

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Appalachian Sustainable Development’s Herb Hub connects brands with wildcrafters and growers. Learn more about Katie Commender's project.

NBJ Award 2023: Stewardship and Sustainability

NBJ Stewardship and Sustainability Award 2023

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

NBJ Award 2023: Supply Chain Integrity Surthrival

NBJ Award 2023: Supply Chain Integrity

NBJ Award 2023: Supply Chain Integrity

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Monitor: Hydration and energy opportunities in the natural channel

Market Data and Analysis

Monitor: Hydration and energy opportunities in the natural channel

Monitor: Hydration and energy opportunities in the natural channel

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Monitor: Functional beverages need to be functional—and transparent

Industry Insights

Monitor: Functional beverages need to be beneficial—and transparent

Monitor: Functional beverages need to be beneficial—and transparent

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Monitor: Dietary supplement sales nearly even in 3 biggest channels

Market Data and Analysis

Monitor: Dietary supplement sales nearly even in 3 biggest channels

Monitor: Dietary supplement sales nearly even in 3 biggest channels

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Supplement Business Report offers clear look at post-COVID market

Market Data and Analysis

Supplement Business Report offers clear look at post-COVID market

Supplement Business Report offers clear look at post-COVID market

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Market Data and Analysis

Monitor: Consumer trust in supplements grew after pandemic

Pandemic bolstered trust in supplements

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Market Data and Analysis

The Editor's Take: Turbulence in omega-3 market makes alternatives to fish oil imperative

Turbulence in omega-3 market makes alternatives to fish oil imperative

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Market Data and Analysis

Meal replacement in the Ozempic age: The intersection of food and pharma

Food and pharma meet in Ozempic-era meal replacements

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Monitor: 'Sports' a low priority for sports nutrition consumers

Vitamins and Supplements

Monitor: 'Sports' a low priority for sports nutrition consumers

Monitor: 'Sports' a low priority for sports nutrition consumers

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Industry Health Monitor

Market Data and Analysis

Monitor: The relationship between sleep and energy is clear—and complicated

Monitor: Sleep and energy closely matched as consumer concerns

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

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Jigsaw Health founders’ pickleball hobby inspires new supplements

Jigsaw Health founders’ pickleball hobby inspires new supplements

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Industry Monitor provides the results of consumer research to the natural products industry.

Market Data and Analysis

Certifications matter less to shoppers than to the natural products industry

Few consumers look for certifications like organic and non-GMO

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

natural and organic industry monitor of consumers' health concerns

Market Data and Analysis

Monitor: Consumers care about heart health, show little interest in product claims

Consumers show little interest in products' heart health claims

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

The growth of artificial intelligence will transform marketing practices

How AI might revolutionize natural dietary supplement marketing

How AI might revolutionize natural dietary supplement marketing

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Industry Monitor

Market Data and Analysis

Monitor: Consumers more committed to exercise than diet

Monitor: Consumers more committed to exercise than diet

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Functional formulations find a place in the nonalcoholic beverage market

Food and Beverage

Functional formulations find a place in the nonalcoholic beverage market

Functional formulations find a place in the nonalcoholic beverage market

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

herbs and stethoscope

Market Data and Analysis

Practitioners largely passing on genetic testing

Practitioners largely passing on genetic testing

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

spoons with powders and pills

Market Data and Analysis

Hemp CBD now a drag on the herbs and botanicals market

Hemp CBD now a drag on the herbs and botanicals market

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Mexico shines as promising supplement market

Market Data and Analysis

Looking ahead: Mexico shines as promising supplement market

Mexico shines as promising supplement market

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Monitor

Monitor: Psychedelics are back. What does this mean for retailers?

Monitor: Psychedelics are back. What does this mean for retailers?

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Rick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal

Market Data and Analysis

Editor’s Take: Sleepy sales in the sleep supplements market

Editor’s Take: Sleepy sales in the sleep supplements market

byRick Polito, Editor-in-chief, Nutrition Business Journal