Start-up incorporates microgel technology in probiotic drink
A Queensland start-up is testing the market for a non-dairy, low-kilojoule probiotic in selected stores in Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Archives for December 16, 2015
Optimum aims at hole in market with launch of Trusource sports brand for Kroger
Optimum Nutrition is seeking to reach a new set of average consumers with a sports brand called Trusource that will launch at Kroger stores nationwide.
With right approach liposomes can be 'natural,' manufacturer says
Making a ‘natural’ liposome is a matter both of manufacturing technology and of careful messaging, says formulation pioneer Empirical Labs.
Omnibus spending package does not contain 11th hour GMO labeling provision
A $1.1 trillion omnibus spending package released late last night does not contain a much-anticipated policy rider on federal GMO labeling that would pre-empt state GMO-labeling laws, although it does seek to block the sale of genetically engineered...
Dietary supplement industry shift takes hold in 2015
It has been proclaimed “nature abhors a vacuum.” In the transition to modern times, this scientific theory is more commonly used to explain why inaction results in action. Perhaps the major events of the past year are the result of the natural products...
Peek inside Probiota 2016: Amsterdam, February 2-4
What’s fermented food and can it help make probiotics sexy?
When we say ‘fermented’ you say beer? Bread? Sauerkraut? But one start-up is coupling the concept with probiotics for a much needed sector make-over.
Dispatches from fie 2015
Busting the myth of the magic superfood protein
Insects, ancient grains and algae. There is no such thing as a perfect protein and we must bust this myth of the ultimate ‘superfood’ protein, says researcher.
Dispatches from FIE 2015
Digitalisation, fragmentation and the new food landscape – will your firm survive?
The digital age has changed everything – fragmenting both consumer taste and industry response to it. Is your business tuned in to a shift that is pushing start-ups front and centre like never before or are you soon to be swept away?