Dietary Supplements

for People & Pets

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Agenda

•What You Know•What’s Changing & Trending• How to Stay on top of Your Business

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What You Know

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Active Excipient Lubricant Processing Product

PowderExtract Oil HydroscopicLiquid

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What You Know

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Active Excipient Lubricant Processing Product

PowderExtract Oil HydroscopicLiquid

FillerFlow Agent SiO2

Rice HullsBinder

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What You Know

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Active Excipient Lubricant Processing Product

PowderExtract Oil HydroscopicLiquid

FillerFlow Agent SiO2

Rice HullsBinder

Mg StearateRice Extract

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What You Know

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Active Excipient Lubricant Processing Product

PowderExtract Oil HydroscopicLiquid

FillerFlow Agent SiO2

Rice HullsBinder

Mg StearateRice Extract

CapsulesTabletsPowdersChewablesEffervescents

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Things that are Changing & Trending

• November 2014, SiO2 is not allowed in organics if Organic Rice Hulls are commercially available.

• Mg Stearate is not allowed in organics, the product becomes “made with”…

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Market Trends &

RegulatoryMarket Trends

Regulatory

Gluten, Egg & Soy Free

Organic

Clean Label

Natural

Vegan

Non-GMO

No E Number

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Clean Label Inputs

Traditional Inputs Clean Label Inputs

Lubricants: Magnesium Stearate Rice Extract

Gelatin Cellulose, Pullulan

Maltodextrin (corn) Rice Solids, Tapioca Maltodextrin

Flow Agent: Silicon Dioxide Rice Hulls / Rice Fiber

Fillers: Tri-Calcium Phosphate Rice Hulls, Rice Flour

Synthetic Colors Natural Colors

Artificial Flavors Natural or Organic Flavors

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Rice Ingredients Offer Alternatives

Hulls

• SiO2 Replacer

• TCP / DCP Replacer

• Maltodextrin

• Active Carrier

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Bran Extract

• Mg Stearate Replacer

• Tablets / Capsules

• Hydration Aid

• Powders

• Replace Lecithin / wetting agent

Anatomy of a Rice:

• 20% Hulls Nu-FLOW®

• 10% Bran Nu-RICE®

• 70% White Rice

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Results of Clean Label

BEFORE

• Vegetable cellulose (preservative-free, from capsule shell), magnesium trisilicate, silica, magnesium stearate.

AFTER

• Vegetable cellulose (preservative-free, from capsule shell), organic rice concentrate, organic rice extract.

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Getting Ahead in Your Business

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Clean Label

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Certified Contract Manufacturer Program

Requirements• Online review of RIBUS’ ingredients• Commercialize 6 products

• Benefits• Demonstrate industry leadership• Get new customers• Promote your company• Logo and link on RIBUS’ website• Posts on Facebook and/or Twitter• Joint press and promotional opportunities

• Free of Charge

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RIBUS Certified Contract Manufacturers

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RIBUS’ Ingredients

• Non-GMO

• Gluten Free

• Vegan

• Sustainable

• Transparent /Traceable

• Identity Tested / GMP’s

• Made in the USA (grown & processed)

• Organic US / EU (Canada, Swiss, Japan,+)

• AAFCO Identified Ingredients

• Kosher / Halal Available

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New Ingredient Enhancements

• Masking Agent - Chewables

• Added Lubrication

• With Binders

• Arsenic Reduction (2016)

• Larger Particle Sizes (2016)

• More Oil Absorption (2016)

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Help is Available to Transition to Clean Label

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Market Trends

Regulatory

Ingredient

Innovations

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Summary

• What you Know

• What is Changing & Trending

• Clean Label Alternatives

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