HERBALmax Enters Supply Chain

HERBALmax Enters Supply Chain

LOS ANGELESHERBALmax, amanufacturer of finished dietary supplements, will now represent NaturalExtratech, a Chinese raw material supplier, in the U.S. market. More than 100raw materials will be available, including grape seed extract, pine bark extractand green tea extract. Through the joint venture, HERBALmax will make a numberof ingredients available in smaller quantities, down to five pounds in somecases.

We believe the availability of high-quality herbal extractpowders from a prestigious manufacturer should be attractive to U.S. companiesregardless of their size, said Lihua Zhang, president of HERBALmax(www.herbal-max.com). One major challenge for industry newcomers and smallermanufacturers has always been finding a supplier who is willing to meet thesupply needs of small companies for high quality raw herbs at a reasonable cost.