News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
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.
To win in Southeast Asia’s health supplement market, Dr. Rudolf Tjandra, the leading man at major Indonesian nutritionals and consumer health company Kalbe, believes brands should not only focus on product features but also understand consumers’...
Suntory-owned BRAND’S has launched a new functional food product in jelly format that provides convenient intake of ginseng for young and busy consumers.
This week’s brief tracks news that highlights the shift towards advanced biomarkers, personalized health data, and clinically validated outcomes.
There is still time for entrepreneurial consumer-facing, science- or technology-based start-ups to enter Healthspan Innovators and win the chance to present their company in London at the Nutra Healthspan Summit 2026.
Australian health and wellness player Swisse says that there is an increasing uptake of beauty supplements across South East Asia (SEA) as consumer awareness and spending power rise.
CPHI/HI Korea 2026
South Korean firm CJ Wellcare recently launched a new brand of functional foods that apply Microbiota-Accessible Carbohydrates (MACs) as a key ingredient, said to be a first in the country.
The Nutra Healthspan Summit is just over two months away! Bridging cutting-edge science and business strategy to extend healthspan through nutrition and supplements, the Nutra Healthspan Summit is a must-attend event, and let us tell you why…
From proprietary functional ingredients to consumer products and research projects, all 17 winners of the NutraIngredients-Asia Awards 2026 were announced at an award ceremony held in Bangkok today (September 2).
Find out more about trends happening in the GLP-1 nutrition category, eye health and kids’ supplement launches, as well as new market developments in Japan’s Foods with Function Claims (FFC) sector in this news round-up.
Vitafoods Asia 2026
Market research companies Euromonitor and GlobalData will present insights on consumer trends developing across Asia-Pacific, especially on functional health trends, pet nutrition and healthy longevity.
Vitafoods Asia 2026
Next week’s Vitafoods Asia 2026 marks the last edition of the show in Bangkok, Thailand, and will feature a show floor of 30,000 square meters with over 800 exhibitors.
Vitafoods Asia 2026
Vitafoods Asia 2026 returns to Bangkok, Thailand, from September 2 to 4, and nutraceutical companies from across the globe will be exhibiting new innovative ingredients, products and services at the show.
Vitafoods Asia 2026
Vitafoods Asia 2026, set to take place on September 2 to 4 next week, will shine the spotlight on innovations across trending themes, including healthy longevity, women’s health and more.
Vitafoods Asia 2026
The annual Vitafoods Asia will be hosted in Bangkok next week, the fifth time it is hosted at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) before moving to Kuala Lumpur next year.
Three industry experts specializing in consumer product development, research and regulations will present their insights on the healthspan and healthy longevity nutraceutical category this Thursday (August 27) at 3 pm Singapore time.
Australian brand Happy Mammoth is looking to fill a market gap in collagen and prebiotic combined supplementation through a product built on the gains of its bestseller.
See new developments from health and nutrition brands across Asia-Pacific, including GNC’s new retail plans in Singapore, AMILI’s metabolic health synbiotic launch, Kirin’s plan to acquire Jamieson Wellness, a2mc’s new scientific findings and more.
The TSI Group’s personalized nutrition platform Tailored Script will expand into additional markets this year, already in the United States and Australia.
Growth Asia Summit 2026
From metabolism and sleep disruption to hair loss, China’s BYHEALTH says it sees an opportunity in addressing consumer needs arising from a high-stress, high-cortisol urban lifestyle.
The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) said that its FY26 revenue has been affected by supply chain disruption in its infant formula business and the effects are expected to last until early FY27.
Stricter GMP laws in South Korea, notice against NMN use in India and a new policy draft on probiotic use in China are some of the latest updates in this regulatory news round-up.
GNC is re-establishing standalone stores in Singapore, as well as building market presence via a partnership with health and beauty retail chain Guardian.
Unity, a pharmacy under Singapore’s supermarket chain FairPrice, has partnered with homegrown microbiome supplement firm AMILI in an exclusive synbiotic supplement retail launch, against the backdrop of growing consumer concerns around metabolic health.
Growth Asia Summit 2026
Women’s health is today a key priority category for Swisse, with hormonal health and perimenopause support being crucial areas where innovation opportunities lie.
New Zealand dairy nutrition firm The a2 Milk Company’s recently released research results are set to drive growth in the US market and shape its innovation pipeline.
Catch up with our weekly round-up of key news from across the Nutraverse.
The latest developments in consumer trends, scientific research, innovations and regulatory oversight in Asia-Pacific’s healthspan and longevity sector will be discussed in an upcoming webinar on August 27.
Kirin Holdings Company is challenging itself to hit the next level of growth as its health science business turns profitable for the first time in FY2025, said President and COO Takeshi Minakata, on the decision to acquire Canada-based Jamieson Wellness...
Japan’s Kirin Holdings Company has agreed to acquire Jamieson Wellness Inc. for C$2.5 billion (US$1.78 billion), and make the Toronto, Canada-based supplements brand a wholly owned subsidiary.
Growth Asia Summit 2026
Blackmores is leveraging community building and digital campaigns for the launch of its new fast-dissolving supplement, specifically targeted at younger consumers, in Singapore.
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is drafting new rules to tighten Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards, as well as labeling requirements for customized health functional foods, with public feedback accepted until August 31.
Growth Asia Summit 2026
Known for its Oli6 line of goat milk infant formulas, Australian company Nuchev is tapping into unique components of goat milk - including its naturally occurring A2 milk protein - to develop products catered to a wider group of consumers, including...
NutraIngredients is pleased to announce the finalists for the NutraIngredients Asia Awards 2026... The winners will be announced during an awards presentation in September.
OmniActive Health Technologies is introducing a new botanical ingredient to help women through the hormonal changes experienced during perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.
Growth Asia Summit 2026
Kirin Holdings Company is applying its immune support postbiotic Lactococcus lactis Plasma (L. lactis Plasma) into new areas of use, specifically active lifestyle nutrition.
Growth Asia Summit 2026
Health and Happiness Group (H&H Group) weighs in on the gaps in women’s health, how the narrative is changing, and its efforts in addressing unmet needs.
Growth Asia Summit 2026
Blackmores, which is entering its 94th year, is driving long-term growth by steering consumers’ mindset shift, increasing its relevance and accessibility in the younger generation’s lives and creating new entry points into supplement use.
An open-label pilot trial by Elysium Health showed that combining nicotinamide riboside (NR) and pterostilbene (PT) may optimize endogenous estrogen recycling post-menopause.
See new developments from health and nutrition brands across Asia-Pacific, including how Japanese microbiome brand KINS is putting an innovative spin on protein beverages, Suntory’s real-world evidence studies and Nutifood’s efforts in developing new...
Two supplement brands in Japan have released powder-form functional beverages focusing on a juice-like experience to dispel common consumer perception of protein shakes.
NutraIngredients is on the hunt for entrepreneurial consumer-facing, science- or technology-based start-ups to join our Healthspan Innovators session and present their company in London.
Growth Asia Summit 2026
Beyond scientific evidence and clinical data, raising condition awareness and tapping into biomarker testing are ways that have been shown to drive uptake of nutraceuticals, says an expert panel that was discussing the topic of healthy longevity at last...