German herbal extract company Plantextrakt last week launched a new
antioxidant system for use in a range of functional foods. The
ingredients, viewed at Health Ingredient Europe in Paris, were
featured in four different flavours...
US Supplement and natural skincare company Nu Skin Enterprises
launched several new products and a humanitarian initiative at its
distributor convention last week.
CreaNutrition, the Swiss marketing and sales division of Swedish
oat company SOF, has announced that its soluble oat fibre is to be
used, making it the first 'functional food' in Sweden.
The Nautilus Group, a US-based marketer and manufacturer of branded
health and fitness products, is to extend its agreement with
nutritional supplements maker Champion Nutrition.
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare has signed a new marketing agreement with
TV channel Nickelodeon which will allow the pharmaceutical group to
market its Centrum Kids multivitamin brand using the Jimmy Neutron,
Boy Genius name.
Grits, a breakfast favourite throughout much of the southeastern
United States, are now a healthier way to start the day thanks to
the addition of calcium, at least according to Quaker Oats.
Dutch food ingredients company Jan Dekker announced its first foray
into the nutritional supplements market with the launch of a new
range of natural ingredients at HiE 2002 yesterday.
A new patent-pending production technique is said to make Whole
Harvest cooking oil one of the healthiest on the market, with high
levels of omega-2 fatty acids and vitamin E.
A new website launched earlier this summer provides daily news on
branding, marketing and the retail of food and drink products in
the European market.
Dark Dog, the quirky energy drink brand with a rapidly growing
distribution in Europe, has been bought by the US group XStream, a
specialist in so-called New Age beverages.
Sports drinks containing amino acids as their main ingredient are
becoming popular in Japan, drawing people concerned with relieving
fatigue and maintaining health and beauty, industry officials have
said.
Kellogg, the US cereal manufacturer, has increased the vitamin and
mineral content of its Complete breakfast cereal brand. The company
said that the cereal now contained 100 per cent of 11 vitamins and
minerals, eight more than before.
It may seem like a simple equation, but scientists at Southampton
University in the UK have categorically shown it to be true. The
opening of a major new food retail outlet in an area with
previously poor access to food shops can...
Reliv International, a US manufacturer and network marketer of
nutritional supplements and other food technology products, has
introduced a reformulated version of its Reliv Now supplement.
A rumoured takeover bid for beleaguered food retailer Safeway by
larger rival Asda has been dismissed as speculation by both chains.
But Safeway's problems continue and an eventual buy out cannot be
ruled out entirely.
Australia's So Natural Foods (SNF) is close to acquiring another
Australian food manufacturer as part of its strategy to expand its
range of products, according to IndustrySearch.com.
British consumers are increasingly concerned about food safety, but
the government's efforts to get the message across are falling
largely on deaf ears. Instead, food manufacturers and,
increasingly, retailers are being called...
A new energy bar with guarana has been launched by UK confectionery
group Cadbury Schweppes, the first 'mainstream' chocolate bar to
enter the energy market. Boost Guarana is said to offer as much
extra energy as an energy...
AVVAA World Health Care Products wins patents for its Neuroskin
range of natural skin care products, and plans major international
rollout by year-end.
After three years of legal arguments with Norway's Natural over the
rights to CLA patents, US-based PharmaNutrients has been awarded a
sublicence giving it access to the WARF patents.
Galaxy Nutritional Foods, a producer of plant-based dairy
alternatives, has extended its UltraSmoothie range with the launch
of a single-serve version, expected to go on sale in the US from
October 2002.
US supplement manufacturer Natrol is expanding its distribution
with a new unit set up to run direct-to-consumer network marketing.
The new business, 'Annasa', will launch with four nutritional
products for cellular renewal.
Unilever Bestfoods is to extend its Flora Pro-Activ brand into
yoghurt and milk in an attempt to meet consumers' growing demand
for health-driven food products.
Pomegranate producer, Pom Wonderful, claims that its brand of
pomegranate juice has higher free radical scavenging activity, and
greater polyphenol content than red wine, cranberry juice and green
tea.
Shaklee Corporation has introduced Stress Relief Complex, a dietary
supplement claimed to help provide prompt and effective relief from
everyday stress, without causing drowsiness.
Beverage company Leading Brands is to end its distribution
agreement with Energy Brands for Glaceau Vitamin Water and Go-Go
Passion Energy Drink. The company cited strong competition in the
vitamin-enhanced drinks sector as a major...
US retailer The Vitamin Shoppe has signed a multi-year agreement
with information provider Healthnotes to use its applications both
online and in-store.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Mead Johnson
Nutritionals clearance to introduce a third product in the Enfamil
Lipil line. Enfamil EnfaCare Lipil infant formula contains DHA and
ARA and will be available in the...
The maker of hemp and flax-based products Nutiva claims it has
launched the only certified organic hemp oil and gel capsules
widely distributed in the US.
Red wine in particular has benefited from scientific evidence that
it is good for the heart, but little has been said about wine-based
drinks such as Cognac. But one company, Pierre Boullmer Estates, is
focusing on the health benefits...
The speciality chemicals business has signed an agreement with
Natural, giving it worldwide marketing and manufacturing rights for
two of Natural's CLA brands.
Alternativa Natural is to market the natural antioxidant Origanox,
produced by RAD Natural Technologies, as a dietary supplement
available for the health, food and cosmeceutical industries.
A new report on the US nutraceutical industry claims that the
sector has become so popular that soon so-called "unhealthy" foods
will have added health benefits.
US-based Sterling Foods has signed an agreement with Nutraceutical
Clinical Laboratories International (NCLI) to use its natural
preservative NuPreserv in its baked goods.
America's National Honey Board (NHB) has developed a sports
beverage formula which it claims offers the same nutrients as major
branded versions but has a higher level of potassium.
Quorn Foods has defended its meat-free foods, following an attack
by the Center for Science in the Public Interest which wants Quorn
to be recalled from US supermarkets.
Nutritional supplement maker AIM has introduced a new whole food
concentrate derived from young barley plants. BarleyLife is said to
have more than three times the beta carotene of its predecessor
Barleygreen, and twice the protein...
Yet another natural product touted as an effective alternative to
HRT has been launched in the US. OsteoPure Plus is a spin-off of
the bone-building supplement from Marathon Nutrifoods.
An increase in the number of outlets, as well as good growth in
sales from existing stores, helped natural foods retailer Whole
Foods Market to a 37 per cent hike in profits in Q3.
