See new developments from health and nutrition brands across Asia-Pacific, including how Amway is focusing more on longevity and gut health solutions, NYO3’s krill oil innovation strategy for China, reishi specialist GanoHerb’s expansion plans and more.
Founder of athlete-focused CBD firm turned general wellness brand B-Yond Performance discussed the company's expanding opportunities since extending its portfolio beyond an ingredient troubled by turbulent regulation.
Liquid I.V.'s mission is all about enhanced hydration: and it's quadrupled in size since 2020 to become the #1 powdered hydration brand in the US. Mike Keech, CEO, tells us how it's got there - and how billion dollar brand status is in...
Unilever is leveraging new technology while focusing on business basics as its $2 billion Health & Wellbeing Collective continues to register double-digit, volume-led growth quarter after quarter.
B3 Labs, a pioneering premium white label CBD product manufacturer, has become the latest UK category casualty amid innovation restrictions, flat lining consumer interest, rising costs and increasingly challenging retail channels.
Despite ongoing calls from campaigners for menopause-friendly foods, manufacturers have been slow to respond. Devon-based start-up, Mena, is hoping that gives it an advantage.
Following a significant slowdown in food tech funding last year, six months into 2024 the prospects aren't looking any better. But there is hope on the horizon.
New Hampshire-based MegaFood has unveiled its fully-integrated ambassador platform to provide practical, credible advice on health and wellness topics for women.
Gut health-focused tech firm Zoe has launched its first own brand whole-food supplement designed to be sprinkled on meals to provide a microbiome diversity boost, utilizing an (as yet) unpublished RCT to help market its benefits.
Life Lab, formerly Blackburn Distributions, is set to launch new Stak Pack supplement kits providing consumers the tools to create their own capsules at home for a fraction of the cost.
The IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2024 in Salt Lake City highlighted many of the innovations happening in the prebiotics space, including how GLP-1s are impacting the category.
Cambridge Nutraceuticals, the parent company of healthy aging focused supplement brands FutureYou Cambridge and Prime Fifty, has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of beauty-from-within brand GP Nutrition.
Described as a formidable advocate for women's health, Komal Baldwa, founder of Waleria Health Tech, is a serial entrepreneur and women's health proponent. Baldwa's boldness in launching Bleu, the first vegan condom brand in India, addressed...
Here is the round-up of the latest nutraceutical trends in Asia-Pacific, including how fish oil supply is expected to recover from a fruitful first fishing season, innovation across ginseng, krill oil products, and supplements export trends in China....
Combining plant and animal proteins into hybrid and blended products can diversify diets which “may have a positive environmental impact on our food ecosystem,” Dina Fernandez, global science & tech director, alternative proteins, ADM, told FoodNavigator-USA.
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) annual scientific meeting is opening to members of the press and public next week.
Brewers’ spent grain, particularly those fermented with tempeh mould, is a promising ingredient that not only can be used for snacks, but also reduces food waste.
The health of half the population has been largely ignored in research and on the shelves. However, the recent IPAWC + Probiota Americas highlighted how more brands are using gut health to tap into a range of needs–from fertility to PMS to menopause.
A panel at the recent IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas discussed ways to better engage the healthcare practitioner community in all things -biotics, with three main takeaways.
Omega-3 solutions, plant-based proteins, functional gummies, sleep bars, MS support, and blood sugar control products are in the lineup of new launches this month.
Described by one recent attendee as “THE microbiome research & business development event to go to in Europe”, NutraIngredients is pleased to announce the dates for Probiota 2025.
Many food companies utilising biomanufacturing as a core component of operations have made a pivot towards premium, high-value products – but is this the only pathway open to them in the quest towards the holy grail of protein production for the masses?
The bioactive compounds, high nutritional content and antioxidant capabilities of dates make the fruit an effective base ingredient for functional snack bars, says Saudi researchers.
Brands need to stop treating women as one homogenous group and take note of the key white space in bone health, panelists agreed during the recent NutraIngredients webinar on women’s health.
From need states such as sleep and hormone balancing to ingredients like GLA and astaxanthin, Spate’s trends report highlights a diverse market where interest extends to both traditional and innovative supplements.
Gut health is proving to be hugely popular with consumers and enormously profitable for food and beverage manufacturers. In financial terms, it’s the gift that keeps on giving.
A Spanish startup catering to mature women's health needs has unveiled a prevalent menopause symptom going under the radar due to its social taboo—loss of libido.
Consumers are prioritizing mental health, sleep and weight control as pandemic attitudes become ingrained lifestyle behaviors and influencers continue to shape demand for self-care solutions, according to The Vitamin Shoppe’s latest Health & Wellness...
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has warned UK supplement brand Hangcure Ltd that it must not claim that its product can prevent, treat or cure disease through product name or advertising.
Found in more than 40 products in Europe, H20Slim, a natural mushroom-based weight management ingredient that traps unwanted fat, is now available in the United States.
Google searches for lion's mane surged by up to 450% (week on week) in May in the UK, with industry players assigning the rise in interest to TikTok influencers, health practitioners, and the blockbuster Amazon show Clarkson’s Farm.
With the growing focus on personalization, the industry should present authentic data and information rather than scaring consumers into purchasing, experts agreed at the recent Future of Food Summit in Geneva ahead of Vitafoods Europe.
According to one attorney, “Protein shakes, protein powders, arguably even protein bars that are advertised for muscle building” could be off limits on TikTok.
Influencer marketing continues to grow, with collaboration and authentic communication key to brand survival, according to experts presenting at the recent Vitafoods event in Geneva.
Tech was a hit topic at the Vitafoods tradeshow in Geneva last month, with home testing, tracking and apps soaring in consumer popularity as people seek to reduce epigenetic age.
When bladder care supplement startup founder Peony Li stuck to her multimillion pound valuation on investment show Dragons’ Den, she sent her company on a route to three-fold growth.
A new HerbalGram article shines a light on the excessive use of excipients with botanical extracts—also known as fairy dusting. “This is about hopefully changing the practice of some members of industry to give consumers the product they expect,” said...
When the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act created the modern U.S. dietary supplement industry in 1994, it also conferred a new identity on botanicals and with it some considerations about potential phytochemical interactions.
Mintel recently launched Ingredientscape AI, a new landscaping tool that helps brands discover the fastest-growing ingredients using robust data from Mintel’s Global New Products Database (GNPD). Stephanie Mattucci, director of food & drink at Mintel...
'Holistic hydration' and 'hydration+' appeared as popular concepts across the Vitafoods tradeshow in Geneva earlier this month, with Arla Foods Ingredients and PharmaLinea offering dynamic options.
Technology advances in precision nutrition could be the key to improving global cardiometabolic health, according to experts at the Future of Nutrition Summit at Vitafoods Europe.
