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Poland's blossoming supplements market
23-Sep-2008 - Poland’s food supplements market was worth 1bn Polish zlotychs (€300m) in 2006 and is growing at 25 per cent, according to a new report.
Is Spain the new Japan of functional foods?
19-Sep-2008 - One quarter of Spain’s foods are functional, making it one of Europe’s most dynamic and successful market, according to a report presented recently to the EU-funded European Functional Foods Net.
Sustainability less influential than cost on consumer habits: study
15-Sep-2008 - A new survey has found cost, quality and healthiness influence consumers’ purchasing choices to a much greater degree than environmental factors.
Nestle expands further into beauty from within
10-Sep-2008 - Nestle has stepped into the beauty food and beverage market with a juice drink destined for cosmetics counters rather than supermarket shelves.
Consumers’ moods can inform flavour development, says analyst
09-Sep-2008 - Food manufacturers are well aware that, in order for a product to succeed, they must understand consumer wants and needs. But according to a new paper from Frost & Sullivan, they need to delve even deeper into the link between flavours and emotions.
News focus: Omega-3
Markets: Who is buying omega-3 - and in what form
05-Sep-2008 - NutraIngredients examines the omega-3 marketplace in the final instalment of a series that has scanned the scientific, regulatory and supply issues surrounding an ingredient that would appear to have everything.
Energy drinks jump on ‘health bandwagon’
05-Sep-2008 - The energy drinks market is embracing natural ingredients and “sustainable, longer lasting energy” according to a new international report from Business Insights.
Is satiety the new salt, sugar and fat reduction?
07-Aug-2008 - Market researcher Leatherhead Food International (LFI) says satiety foods are growing in popularity but that manufacturers need to be careful not to alienate consumers.
Med diet in decline on home turf, FAO warns
01-Aug-2008 - Populations around the Mediterranean are abandoning their traditional healthy diets, the FAO has warned, as incomes increase and consumers opt for more meat, saturated fats and time-saving processed foods.
Health boom sets sales soaring for dark chocolate
09-Jul-2008 - The wave of health and wellness comes ashore for chocolate makers, with latest figures from Mintel showing the fresh healthier image for dark chocolate has brought a much-need, and strident, upward shift in sales for 2007.
Weight and mood drive Euro functional food development
28-May-2008 - Foods that assist weight management, cognition and mood and that are high in antioxidants, fibre and whole grains are leading functional foods development, according to a UK-based market analyst.
Italians, women most interested in prebiotic health claims
22-May-2008 - Italians and women are the most interested western Europeans in digestive health claims while Dutch are the least, according to new consumer research funded by French fibre specialist Syral.
Tapping into changing consumer preferences
20-May-2008 - Peter Wennstrom, president of HealthFocus Europe, and a leading branding consultant, says the next big change in the nutrition industry is not about taste or convenience, but change it self.
News focus: Global nutraceuticals market
The four markets dominating EU supplements
06-May-2008 - Italy and Germany are the two largest single markets for nutraceutical products in Western Europe, followed by the UK and France, according to a recent market overview.
Is the UK functional foods boom over?
23-Apr-2008 - Functional foods have been one of the strongest sectors within the broader food industry for more than a decade but the good times may be coming to an end - at least in the UK, according to Mintel research.
Satiety feeds appetite for ingredient launches
22-Apr-2008 - Key trends for ingredient launches in 2007, such as products for satiety and weight management, will continue this year, though world economy will affect some areas of innovation, says LFI.
Report reveals keys to energy drink success
21-Mar-2008 - A new report has outlined those factors that have driven success in the energy drinks sector pioneered by Red Bull in 1987.
Prebiotics battling for ingredient acceptance
10-Mar-2008 - Prebiotics are struggling to gain the respect and interest of consumers in a gut health and immunity market that has come to be dominated by probiotics, according to an influential industry pundit.
The global weight loss market
28-Feb-2008 - Constantin Dallas from Fytexia tells NutraIngredients.com about the differences between the US and European weight loss markets, and the areas of potential his company has identified.
Omega-3 and herbals triumph in mood food market
19-Feb-2008 - Omega-3 and green tea extracts have come out as excellent choices for companies wishing to cash-in on the emerging mood foods section.
Novel fruit varieties can capture consumer attention, HortResearch said
16-Jan-2008 - New fruit varieties under development by HortResearch which can be higher in antioxidants compared to their more natural counterparts are tapping into consumer's understanding and demand for healthy products.
Industry wakes up to inner beauty
11-Jan-2008 - One of the newest trends in nutritional foods is the emergence of the "beauty from within" segment, which is predicted to become a strong niche over the next few years and may follow in the footsteps of the already firmly established Japanese market.
Digestion to take over from heart health, report claims
10-Jan-2008 - The increasing use of probiotics and antioxidants will continue to develop in 2008 but products positioned at heart health will not perform so well, a report has said.
Demand for superfruit aronia rockets
08-Jan-2008 - The superfruit aronia has seen a massive rise in launches over the past 10 years and has shown no sign of slowing down, according to data from Mintel.
UK kicks off winter vitamin D campaign
02-Jan-2008 - The UK government is advising pregnant and breastfeeding women to boost their intake of vitamin D during the winter, and is initiating a campaign to spread the word amongst health care practitioners as well as consumers.
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