T ODAY’S N ATURAL P RODUCT I NDUSTRY I SSUES S TRATEGIES O PPORTUNITIES N ature’s E quity llc Chuck Slotkin Managing Director
NATURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY FOOD NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS & FUNCTIONAL FOOD PERSONAL CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES/MODALITIES NUTRIGENOMICS
GROWTH FACTORS IN NATURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY CONSUMER INTEREST BETTER SCIENCE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WEAKNESS LIFESTYLE/LIFE EXPECTANCY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EDUCATION
ISSUES IN FOOD SECTOR MAINSTREAM ACCEPTANCE SPECIALTY/ORGANIC FOOD MERGE TASTE RULES INGREDIENT QUALITY CERTIFIED ORGANIC INTEGRITY PRICE CONVENIENCE
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN FOOD SECTOR NATURAL ORGANIC LOW CARB VEGETARIAN OTHER MEDICINAL FOODS
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS SECTOR INGREDIENTS MANUFACTURING BRANDED PRODUCTS MULTIPLE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
ISSUES IN NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS SECTOR EFFICACY BASED ON SCIENCE SAFETY REGULATORY EDUCATION TOO MANY BRANDS
STRATEGIC OPTIONS CORE TECHNOLOGY FOCUS ON SPECIFIC INDICATIONS CONTROL DISTRIBUTION
HEALTH CARE SERVICES SECTOR INDEPENDENT CAM PRACTITIONERS CONVENTIONAL PHYSICIANS HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT
ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES SECTOR EFFICACY BASED ON SCIENCE SAFETY COST-EFFECTIVENESS EDUCATION
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS SECTOR THIS SECTOR IS VERY CROWDED NEED REVOLUTIONARY PRODUCTS OR BRILLIANT MARKETING
POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS IN THE NUTRIGENOMICS SECTOR DIAGNOSTIC DRUG DISCOVERY
INDUSTRY WIDE SUMMARY ISSUES MOST SECTORS ARE CONSOLIDATING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS ARE INCREASING VENTURE CAPITAL IS LIMITED FOR SMALL COMPANIES ACHIEVING DISTRIBUTION CURRENTLY TOO MANY SIMILAR PRODUCTS STRONG COMPETITION EDUCATION
STRATEGIC APPROACHES CONSOLIDATE COMPANIES COMMERCIALIZATION OF BREAK-THROUGH PRODUCTS EXPLOIT NEW TRENDS –ATKINS SOLUTIONS FOR SPECIFIC INDICATIONS: DIABETES OBESITY CARDIOVASULAR DISEASE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF CAM
OPPORTUNITIES CREATING GREAT TASTING & TRULY HEALTHY FOOD CREATING ORGANIC VERSIONS OF MAINSTREAM PRODUCTS TAKING CAM MODALITIES INTO THE 21TH CENTURY EVOLUTION OF MIND/BODY INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES CREATING DEDICATED INVESTMENT FUNDS