News in Brief 55758

O.BERK Co. received the 2006 Customer Service Leadership of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan; the award recognizes a company that has provided customers with solutions and/or services with the highest ratio of value to cost. ... French actress Eva Green, the new “Bond girl”, is quoted in the new French edition of Marie Claire as saying she starts her day with Green Magma from Green Foods Corp. ... PacificHealth Labs announced its Accelerade Sports Drink was named the official sports drink of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. ... MedOp Inc. launched a redesigned Web site at www.medop.com. ... MHP incorporated Nutratech’s patented Advantra Z® bitter orange ingredient into its Anadrox “Pump & Burn”™ sports nutrition product. ... Nabeel Manal, the grandson of the founder of Himalaya Herbal Healthcare India, will now run the company’s North American and Caribbean operations; Manal will be the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the U.S. business, replacing Joe Chimbel, current president and chief operating officer (COO). ... Dr. Muhammed Majeed, founder and CEO of Sabinsa Corp., discussed the origins of Ayurveda and clinical research surrounding herbs used in Ayurvedic medicine at the Indian Expo, held in conjunction with the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly in May. ... Astavita announced Chris Lieto took first place at Ironman Japan; the company is Lieto’s title sponsor and supplies him with AstaREAL astaxanthin to assist in his performance and recovery. ... The National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA) acquired and opened new headquarters in Washington, D.C.; contact NNFA at 1173 T St., NW, Washington, DC 20009. ... Zila Nutraceuticals Inc. expanded its current distribution agreement with Gee Lawson Ltd. for distribution of Ester-C throughout Europe; Gee Lawson had been repping for Ester-C in the United Kingdom. Zila also has a distribution agreement in place with Naturkost for the Scandinavian region.