Brands & manufacturers

Bird&Be raises $13M to accelerate fertility expansion

Bird&Be raises $13M to accelerate fertility expansion

By Cassandra Stern

The round was led by BDC Thrive and BFG Partners, with backing from BAM Ventures, Founder Collective, Rejuvenation Ventures and HSR Ventures. The company reported nearly 100% year-over-year growth, with subscriptions accounting for 75% of revenue.

2025 Start-Up Stars winner catch-up: The next chapter

2025 Start-Up Stars winner catch-up: The next chapter

By Cassandra Stern

Since winning NutraIngredients’ Start-up Stars competition in 2025, New History has expanded beyond its original nootropic pre-workout offering into functional hydration, launching its zero-sugar, non-carbonated beverage NH2O.

US court shuts down fraudulent Timeline copycat websites

NI+US court shuts down fraudulent Timeline copycat websites

By Asia Sherman

Swiss health sciences company Timeline secured a court order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts targeting a network of websites that impersonated its official website, timeline.com, to sell counterfeit or non-existent Mitopure...

WIN brings four ingredient suppliers under one sachet

WIN brings four ingredient suppliers under one sachet

By Cassandra Stern

The RISE + RESTORE project combines branded ingredients from TSI Group, Stratum Nutrition, Nuritas and AstaReal in daytime energy and nighttime wellness supplement concepts with samples set for SupplySide Global 2026.

Sports nutrition is becoming everyday nutrition – Taiwan’s VITABOX

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Sports nutrition is becoming everyday nutrition – Taiwan’s VITABOX

By Tingmin Koe

Muscle building is a major feature in sports nutrition products, but as consumer profiles and goals become more varied, award-winning Taiwanese brand VITABOX says non-whey and non-amino acid options like probiotics can cater to more individuals while...

Inside the consumer challenges fueling the omega-3 gap

Inside the consumer challenges fueling the omega-3 gap

By Cassandra Stern

Consumer data shows consumers may already know omega-3s matter. Getting them to understand which omega-3s they need, choose a product or food source and stick with it is proving to be a different challenge.

Start-Up Stars opens entries for 2027 summit

Start-Up Stars opens entries for 2027 summit

By Cassandra Stern

Three emerging sports and active nutrition companies will earn the chance to pitch their businesses, build industry connections and take the stage at the 2027 summit.

Gut microbiome needs time to adapt to fibermaxxing, experts warn 

Gut microbiome needs time to adapt to fibermaxxing, experts warn 

By Olivia Haslam

The “fibermaxxing” trend could carry a digestive health caveat, with gut health expert Dr. Megan Rossi warning that rapidly increasing fiber intake may cause bloating and gastrointestinal discomfort as the gut microbiota adapts to a higher supply of...

Beyond fish oil: What could close the omega-3 gap?

Beyond fish oil: What could close the omega-3 gap?

By Cassandra Stern

The omega-3 industry has spent decades trying to close the gap between recommended and actual EPA and DHA intake. But with traditional marine resources under pressure, researchers are increasingly asking whether a broader mix of sources can close that gap.

SANS USA moves to Dallas for 2027

SANS USA moves to Dallas for 2027

By Cassandra Stern

The Sports & Active Nutrition Summit USA (SANS USA) is heading to Dallas in 2027 after two consecutive sold-out editions in San Diego.

PDRN: The next trending ingredient for beauty from within?

NI+PDRN: The next trending ingredient for beauty from within?

By Tingmin Koe

PDRN, an ingredient historically associated with professional skincare and regenerative dermatology, first moved from skin-booster injectables into serums and creams and is now making its way into oral beauty supplements, raising the question of whether...

Alice Mushrooms case tests limits of ingredient substantiation

Alice Mushrooms case tests limits of ingredient substantiation

By Cassandra Stern

A recent case decision offers a closer look at how the National Advertising Division (NAD) approaches ingredient-level research when companies make claims for multi-ingredient products, including when that evidence can be extrapolated to the finished...

Women’s health boom puts science communication under the microscope

Women’s health boom puts science communication under the microscope

By Cassandra Stern

CRN’s upcoming SciComms Connect symposium will highlight how women’s health is attracting more research, investment, and product development, but translating that momentum into credible supplement products and consumer messaging remains challenging.

Brand new: Kalbe, BRAND’S, CJ Wellcare, Nestle in the spotlight

Brand new: Kalbe, BRAND’S, CJ Wellcare, Nestle in the spotlight

By Tingmin Koe

See new developments from health and nutrition brands across Asia-Pacific, including insights from interviews with senior execs from Kalbe, Suntory Beverage & Food Health Enrichment (SBFHE), as well as Nestlé’s sale of its mainstream vitamins brands.

Is perimenopause finally becoming its own category?

Is perimenopause finally becoming its own category?

By Danielle Masterson

Ritual is entering the perimenopause category with a hormone-free formula built around shatavari, a botanical with a long history in Ayurvedic medicine but only more recently supported by human clinical research in perimenopausal women.