Dutch foodtech firm Verdify have raised €750,000 in seed funding to create a personalised nutrition platform powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) allowing food firms to tailor recipes to consumer needs.
Innovation is in full swing across the functional and fortified beverage category. From natural energy drinks to probiotic seltzers, we take a look at some of the recent launches around the globe.
Use of Vitamin D supplements is growing fast thanks largely to growing media attention during the pandemic but interest in nearly all other single vitamins has dropped, and there's still a lack of new consumers entering the market, according to new...
While the US is the most developed market for kombucha, the category is growing in Europe with the drink’s natural and functional positioning ready to tap into health and wellness trends. But the evolution of the French, German and UK markets shows the...
In a new personalised nutrition pact, Italian botanicals firm Indena are to use Onegevity’s capabilities in gut microbiome testing to identify botanical ingredients that best produce person-specific benefits.
Fusion beverages are making a splash as an emerging category of functional food. The demand is spurred by consumers who prefer beverages that go beyond quenching their thirst and offer nutritional benefits.
The interest in probiotics for immunity has passed its peak but a 24-month rise in internet searches for prebiotics and skin health is more than a passing trend, according to new insights from Lumina Intelligence.
The incidence of Milk Thistle material that contains little or no silymarin (the active constituents) is ‘relatively high’ and represents an ‘ongoing problem’, according to a new bulletin from the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program...
The $150 billion global gaming industry is set to double in value by 2025 (Lonza) and with gamers focused on ensuring they maintain peak performance, there is plenty of white space for nutrition brands to innovate with products offering cognitive and...
The co-founders of an 18-month-old online health hub have just launched their own supplements and personalised app to support women through the nine key symptoms of menopause and perimenopause.
An Israeli start-up has launched its AI-powered food intelligence platform in the UK. The company – called Tastewise – says it can offer real-time industry insights on how consumers order, cook, and eat, to help brands with product innovation.
The Sports & Active Nutrition Summit Europe 2020 rounded off the series with Brain Performance (focus on esports), in a session that is now available to view on-demand.
A recent article in Consumer Reports turned the spotlight on the science and quality of collagen supplements, with industry group the Collagen Stewardship Alliance calling it “an appropriate review of the state of the market and science”.
