Provexis targets sports nutrition with £8m acquisition
UK life science business Provexis has signed a conditional agreement to acquire sports nutrition company Science in Sports (SiS) for £8m.
Archives for June 16, 2011
Soy supplement sales plunge 15% in year to May 2011
US sales of soy supplements* have continued to slide, with combined sales across natural and conventional channels dropping 15.3 percent in the year to May 14, 2011, according to new data from SPINS.
Dispatches from IFT
The next superfruit: Sea buckthorn and its elusive omega-7
Sea buckthorn is a superfruit star on the rise, and increased media attention from the likes of Dr Oz makes it an ingredient to watch, says Jeff Hilton from the Integrated Marketing Group.
India calls for probiotic research for women-children
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is calling on researchers to submit projects investigating probiotic benefits in women and children, and has set an August 15 submission deadline.
Lutein may protect eyes from effects of strong light: Study
The eye health benefits of lutein supplements may extend to protection against the damaging effects of strong light, suggest new findings from a Japanese study with mice.
Food-pharma convergence? Keep an eye on Nestlé, says nutrition professor
There was a lot of discussion about the convergence of food and pharma at this week’s NutrEvent and NutriConference in Lille, France, but a €1bn+ Nestlé commitment does not a category make.