Judy Blatman Communications LLC specializes in strategic counsel, media training, writing, and talent solutions. Blatman spent 16 years as senior vice president, communications, at the Council for Responsible Nutrition.
Plant Protein: Success is driven by ingredient innovation, technology advances, and keen business strategies
Plant protein suppliers are ramping up to meet the coming demand.
Natural sweeteners: Business developments plus ingredient innovation means exciting times ahead
Natural-sweetener companies are hustling to make their ingredients friendlier to use.
Respiratory health: Can nutritional ingredients breathe life into the respiratory category?
There’s renewed interest in respiratory-support ingredients. What’s in the toolbox, and do they work?
How COVID-19 shook the sports nutrition market. Is recovery in sight?
Paused for pandemic? Reflections and predictions on COVID-19 from sports nutrition suppliers
The personalized nutrition market isn’t one-size-fits-all
Companies are taking individualized approaches to succeed in this fast-growing market.
What does the natural products business look like now in the COVID-19 pandemic?
Industry stakeholders discuss obstacles and opportunities.
Heart health dietary supplement 2020 update
Cardiovascular support is a multipronged, and multi-ingredient, market.
Women’s health hot spots for dietary supplements: healthy muscles, brain support, vaginal health, maternal health, and beauty from within
Dietary supplements are empowering women to take charge of their wellness.
Bone health ingredients for dietary supplements: Calcium and beyond
Modern-day bone health supplements target ingredients that provide benefits beyond what calcium can achieve alone.
The future of stress management and natural ingredients, from adaptogens to psychobiotics
Unprecedented stress levels give dietary supplements the opportunity to reach consumers with substantiated natural ingredients.
The search for cleaner-energy ingredients continues
There’s no regulatory definition for the term "clean energy" in the food, beverage, and dietary supplements space. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t responsible ingredient suppliers defining the category.
Defending Vitamins: What’s wrong with the science?
Vitamins have generally not fared well in recent years when it comes to high-profile randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or meta-analyses that statistically combine selected data from those studies. Why is that?
Bone health should be a multi-ingredient, multi-consumer market
For bone health, broader-aged consumer focus, better marketing, and ingredient combinations should be the goal.