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News 2026-8-14

Brain Health Is Becoming a Feature, Not a Category: The Cognitive Wellness Crossover Reshaping U.S. Supplements in 2026

For years, “brain health” was its own aisle: memory support, ginkgo biloba, products aimed squarely at aging consumers worried about cognitive decline. That’s no longer the whole picture. Across sports nutrition, women’s health, sleep, hydration, and longevity, brand owners are increasingly asking a different question than they used to. It used to be: “Should we […]

News 2026-8-13

Ashwagandha supplement market trends 2026: what brands should build next

Ashwagandha is no longer a niche adaptogen, yet U.S. sales are still rising. The next phase is being driven by new formats, compound formulas, recognizable extract brands, and a more careful approach to quality and claims. Ashwagandha has been widely recognized in the U.S. supplement market for years, especially in stress and sleep products. Gummies […]

News 2026-8-11

Urolithin A: A Promising Longevity Ingredient — With One Sourcing Question Brands Need to Ask First

Every few years, a new ingredient shows up in longevity and cellular-health circles with enough research momentum to be worth a brand owner’s attention. Urolithin A is the current example — but unlike most trend ingredients, sourcing it involves a wrinkle worth understanding before you formulate around it. What Urolithin A Actually Is Urolithin A […]

News 2026-8-10

Collagen Isn’t Just a Beauty Ingredient Anymore: What’s Driving the Category’s Growth

A decade ago, collagen was almost exclusively a skincare-aisle ingredient. Today it’s showing up in joint-support formulas, gut-health blends, post-workout recovery products, and bone-health stacks — and the market has grown to match that broader positioning. Estimates vary depending on methodology and exactly what’s being measured, but recent industry reports put the global collagen supplements […]

News 2026-8-9

The Hidden Cost of Juggling Multiple Supplement Vendors — And When It’s Time to Consolidate

Most supplement brands don’t set out to work with five different vendors. It usually happens gradually — a formulator here, a bottling facility there, a separate label printer, a third-party lab for testing, and a fulfillment company to actually get orders out the door. Each individual choice made sense at the time. The problem shows […]

News 2026-8-8

Private Label vs. White Label vs. Custom Formulation: Which Supplement Manufacturers Model Fits Your Brand?

If you’ve started researching supplement manufacturers, you’ve probably run into three terms that get thrown around almost interchangeably: private label, white label, and custom formulation. They’re not the same thing, and picking the wrong one for your situation can cost you months of wasted time — either overpaying for development you didn’t need, or underdeveloping […]

News 2026-8-7

Understanding U.S. Dietary Supplement Manufacturing Regulation: What’s Changing in 2026

If you’re building a supplement brand, it’s worth understanding that the regulatory ground under this industry isn’t as settled as it might seem. The core framework has held for three decades, but 2026 has brought some of the most significant regulatory activity the category has seen in years — and brand owners who understand what’s […]

News 2026-8-6

7 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing a Supplement Manufacturer

Launching a supplement brand can be an exciting opportunity, but choosing the right manufacturing partner is one of the most important decisions you will make. From product formulation and ingredient sourcing to quality control, packaging, production, and delivery, your supplement manufacturer can have a major impact on your product quality, launch timeline, and long-term business […]

News 2026-8-5

NMN Benefits: What the Research Actually Shows in 2026

NMN (nicotinamide mononucleotide) has become one of the most talked-about ingredients in the longevity and healthy-aging supplement category — but it’s also one of the most hyped, which makes it worth separating what’s actually been studied in humans from what’s still marketing language. Here’s a clear, current look at the research as of 2026. What […]

News 2026-8-1

NMN Supplement Manufacturing: What Brand Owners Need to Know After the FDA’s 2025 Reversal

Few ingredients in the supplement industry have had as volatile a regulatory path as the NMN supplement category — and for brand owners considering it, understanding that history isn’t optional. It directly affects what you can claim, how confident you can be in long-term availability, and why raw material quality control matters more here than […]

News 2026-7-29

Echinacea Supplement Manufacturer: The Original Immune-Support Herb

Echinacea was one of the original mainstream herbal immune-support ingredients in the U.S. market, long before “immune support” became the broad, crowded category it is today. It hasn’t had the recent breakout growth of an ingredient like elderberry, but it remains a foundational, well-recognized component of immune-support formulas — and it’s frequently the ingredient other, […]

News 2026-7-28

Milk Thistle Supplement Manufacturer: A Steady Staple in Liver Support

Milk thistle doesn’t chase headlines the way some botanicals do, but it’s one of the more dependable performers in the herbal category — a long-standing staple in liver-support and general “detox”-adjacent wellness positioning, with a stable, repeat-purchase customer base rather than a trend-driven one. Broader herbs and botanicals as a category have posted steady mid-single-digit […]

News 2026-7-27

Valerian Root Supplement Manufacturer: A Quiet Anchor in the Sleep Category

Valerian root has held a steady place in the natural sleep-support category for decades — less trend-driven than newer sleep ingredients, but consistently formulated into both standalone products and combination sleep stacks. As overall interest in sleep health has grown across the broader supplement industry, valerian has benefited as one of the more established, trusted […]

News 2026-7-26

Elderberry Supplement Manufacturer: Riding the Immune Support Wave

lderberry has become one of the more resilient growth stories in the immune-support category — not just a pandemic-era spike that faded, but a category that’s kept expanding since. Market research puts global elderberry supplement sales at roughly $1.3–1.6 billion in 2025–2026, with most forecasts projecting a CAGR in the 6.8–8.9% range through the early […]

News 2026-7-25

Turmeric & Curcumin Supplement Manufacturer: A Category That Just Keeps Compounding

Turmeric and its active compound, curcumin, remain one of the longest-running success stories in the herbal supplement category — not a spike-and-fade trend, but a steady multi-year climb. Market research puts the global turmeric supplement market at roughly 1.6billionin2025,growingatan8.51.6billionin2025,growingatan8.5678 million in 2025 to nearly $1.7 billion by 2036 — a 9.6% CAGR, with powder remaining the […]

News 2026-7-24

Ashwagandha Supplement Manufacturer: What’s Driving the Adaptogen’s Growth

Ashwagandha has quietly become one of the most consistently requested single-herb formulas in the U.S. supplement industry. Global market research puts the ashwagandha supplements market at roughly $721.5 million in 2024, projected to grow at an 8.8% CAGR through 2033 — with capsules already the leading format, holding about 47% of the market. North America […]

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