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Jim McMahon of Fit Foods: Protein Price Shocks and the Mutant Story | Episode #215
Jim McMahon turned 60 in early 2026, and his supplement industry experience now spans nearly four decades. He founded Fit Foods Ltd. (parent of Mutant, PVL, Whey Gourmet, and North Coast Naturals) in 1996 with $13,000 and a newborn at home, and built one of the industry's most disciplined manufacturing […]
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Gaspari Nutrition SizeOn Get Swole New Formula: Amino9®, HMB, and 6 Grams of Creatine
The legendary SizeOn has been a fixture in Gaspari Nutrition's lineup for over two decades, and if you've been using it long enough, you know why it stuck around. The intra-workout category got crowded, but SizeOn kept selling because the formula worked. Now, Gaspari has gone back in and rebuilt it, and there are […]
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Supplyside Connect New Jersey 2026: Hot Takes & Fresh Finds | Episode #213
For the second year running, PricePlow took the main stage at SupplySide Connect New Jersey with a live panel podcast. Episode #213 of the PricePlow Podcast brings you that roundtable in full, recorded live in 2026 with three of the most plugged-in editorial voices in the supplement and functional food space: Cassie Smith (Senior Director […]
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Robert Samborsky: The Full Apollon Nutrition Origin Story, Hooligan, and the 2026 Roadmap | Episode #211
Robert "Robik" Samborsky, founder of Apollon Nutrition and owner of the legendary Apollon Gym in Edison, New Jersey, has been one of the most authentic voices in the hardcore supplement space for over a decade.
Most fans know the products. Fewer know the man behind them. Episode #211 of the PricePlow Podcast fixes that.[…]
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Qualia Creatine+: Doctor-Formulated Creatine for Muscle, Brain, and Healthy Aging
Qualia has built a reputation around one idea: that the body functions as an interconnected system, and supplements should support the whole system rather than chase a single biomarker. Their newest product, Qualia Creatine+, applies that philosophy to creatine (a molecule with one of the deepest research bodies in all of sports nutrition) […]
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What Does "99.9% Pure" Really Mean in Creatine?
Walk down any supplement aisle or scan any creatine product page and there's a good chance you'll see some version of it: "99.9% pure creatine monohydrate". It's become almost as universal as the 5g serving size. The number sounds authoritative, precise, and reassuring. It implies that what's in the bag is almost entirely the […]
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Evan Centopani, Easton Drake & Jason Budsock at The Cage on Animal's Next Chapter | Episode #210
Episode #210 of the PricePlow Podcast lands live from the expo floor of the Arnold Sports Festival 2026 in Columbus, Ohio, with three back-to-back conversations that cover 40-plus years of supplement history, a landmark creatine collab, and a glimpse at where the whole category is headed next.
Spencer and Ben sit down first with Evan […]
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Formulator's Corner #23: Pepti Protein Power Balls: A Functional Food Featuring PeptiStrong®
In today's installment of our Formulator's Corner series, we design a hypothetical high-protein snack (protein power balls) built around a clinically studied peptide ingredient and a surprisingly complete muscle support stack. Will a forward-thinking brand bring this to market?
Nuritas is heading to Natural Products Expo West 2026 with something we haven't seen before: PeptiStrong® […]
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NO:NAME Supplements Expands TruShield™ Certified Coverage: Banned Substance Testing for Every Product You Take
When most people think of banned substance certification, they picture pre-workouts and protein powders. But athletes reach for a lot more than that nowadays, and now the supplement industry is starting to catch up.
NO:NAME Supplements has expanded its partnership with TruShield™ Certified to include its full product lineup: ten products spanning everything from […]
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Animal x Smarties: Creatine HMB+, Pump Non-Stim, and Creatine Chews Get an Iconic Candy Collab
Animal just teamed up with Smarties for one of the more fitting supplement collabs we've seen in a while. Three core products get the Smarties treatment: Animal Creatine HMB+, Animal Pump Non-Stim, and Animal Creatine Chews, all landing in the same recognizable candy flavor that's been a Halloween staple for generations.
Animal's […]
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