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What Makes the Newly Approved Drug for Depression So Different? | Live Science

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On Tuesday (March 5), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a ketamine-like nasal spray for patients with depression who haven’t responded to other treatments.

But what makes this newly approved treatment so different?

The drug, called Spravato and made by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, contains the active ingredient esketamine. This substance has the same molecular formula as ketamine but a different chemical structure. (In other words, it contains the same type and number of elements but in a different configuration.) Ketamine is typically used as an anesthetic, but it’s also been used as an illicit party drug.

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Does Coca-Cola Have A Billion-Dollar Brand in Cold-Pressed Juice Favorite Suja Life? | Forbes

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At Suja Life’s 122,000 square-foot factory outside of San Diego, one and a half million bottles roll off conveyor belts every week, with colorful labels that tout cold-pressed juices and ingredients like kale and monkfruit.

Since moving in two years ago, the company has invested some $30 million in this plant. It now sells 95 drinks—from kombucha to drinking vinegars and plant-based protein milks—and moves quickly to get them to shelves from Target and Publix to Costco and Whole Foods. In fact, it can develop an entirely new product and get it to customers within eight weeks—a speed rare in the beverage industry. That agility has enabled Suja to develop more than 250 products in the six years since it was founded, and on any given day the factory is producing as many as 15 different styles. Last year Suja hit $100 million in revenue for the first time, a milestone in the perennially crowded industry, with gross margins of 40%. It’s nearly tripled in four years, when sales topped $40 million.

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Morningstar Farms is going full vegan soon and it can’t wait to tell everyone | Fast company

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Like every other trendy diet follower, Morningstar Farms can’t wait to tell you that it’s vegan now. The Kellogg-owned company behind Chik Patties and fake bacon strips and Spicy Black Bean Burgers announced plans to makes all of its products 100% plant-based (vegan) by 2021.

Vegans who don’t read labels very well may be surprised to learn that many Morningstar Farm products contain egg whites or milk fat. Just last year, the company switched its popular Buffalo Wings, Chik’n Nuggets, and Buffalo Chik Patties recipes so vegans could work off their hangovers with Buffalo Wings like the rest of the planet.

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What is a Click and Mortar Model and How Can It Work for your Business? | Small Business Trends

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Simply put, a click and mortar business is an integrated model that combines both online and off-line operations. Retailers have a website here that customers can shop on but these same folks still have the option of buying products in a brick-and-mortar store. The strategy involved is often called omnichannel.

One of the big bonuses is the fact that there’s an enhanced shopping experience with more flexibility, service and convenience.

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5 Online Marketing Funnels You Probably Aren’t Using (But Should) | AllBusiness.com

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An online marketing funnel is a marketing strategy for companies to get a consistent stream of new leads or sales from their website. Most online entrepreneurs should have at least one type of lead or sales funnel in place. However, there are several types of marketing funnels that many online entrepreneurs and business owners are not using.

Here we will go over five online marketing funnels you may not be using right now, but should.

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Essential Customer Service Skills Every Business Needs | Business

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Customer service is one of the most drivers of customer retention and business growth for any company. As a skill, it not only impacts the core business metrics but is responsible for talent retention in the company as well.

There was a time in business when customer service was only one of the many cogs in the machine. But now, in the digital age, customer care is the name of the game. More than ever before, consumers have the ability to share customer experiences and truly shape the success or failure of a business.

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Alexa is Literally on Fire as Echo Dot Reportedly Bursts Into Flames | Digital Trends

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The third-generation Amazon Echo Dot is total fire, but for one family, that description became too true for comfort. Joe Jachym, a retired firefighter, says he came home on Sunday, February 24, to find his kitchen filling with smoke and his third-generation Amazon Echo Dot in flames. According to Jachym, an electrical fire centered around the plug or the outlet would throw the breaker and (in theory) extinguish the flames, but neither the plug or the outlet was damaged — only the smart assistant.

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Amina Oyagbola Explains the Value of Mentorship for Entrepreneurs | The Startup Magazine

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Mentorship is crucial for all business owners, but it is doubly important for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs take on many more risks than other business owners and need innovative solutions to the problems of running a company. For new and existing entrepreneurs alike, it is vital to engage with a mentor. Amina Oyagbola details the reasons why entrepreneurs need mentorship and offers suggestions as to how a business person might find a mentor to turn to in times of need.

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