Aker reaches profitability, extends leadership in krill harvesting
Krill oil supplier Aker BioMarine has passed an important milestone—after more than a decade in the development cycle of the ingredient the company has achieved profitability.
Archives for June 6, 2016
Probiotic pick up: Probi to double sales with Nutraceutix acquisition
Probi has acquired US probiotic player Nutraceutix for a preliminary cash price of $105m (€92.41m), a move which takes the Swedish supplier’s US client base from just a handful of customers up to about 200.
Rosemary extract may improve brain trauma-induced cognitive deficits, rat study finds
By observing how well rats with mild brain trauma navigate through a maze after being administered with rosemary extract, researchers saw a relation between the extract and improved cognitive deficits.
Nano-emulsions may boost beta-carotene availability from supplements
The bioaccessibility of beta-carotene from commercial tablets and softgels is low, and could be significantly enhanced by using nano-emulsions, says a new study.
Atkins’ expands beyond dieters to fitness enthusiasts with launch of Lift bars, drinks
Iconic low-carb diet brand manufacturer Atkins Nutritionals is expanding beyond its core weight loss and management consumer to reach the growing number of fitness enthusiasts and “protein-seekers” with the launch of Lift protein bars and drinks.
Consumer confidence, transparency & innovation: What's going on in the dietary supplements industry?
Schneiderman, McCaskill, Cohen, Frontline… it’s been blow after blow for the dietary supplements industry, so you have to ask if consumer confidence and trust in the products have been affected.
Second krill player moves in on EU high dose opportunity
Rimfrost AS is the latest krill player to capitalise on a recent EU approval of high doses of the omega-3 ingredient, a move it hopes will inject life into an otherwise ‘stagnant’ market.
Bitten: Long-awaited sugar replacement tooth claim enters EU law books
Almost three years after winning a positive EFSA opinion linking sugar replacement and tooth health, the claim has been written into EU law books.
Busted trust? What we didn’t see at Vitafoods Europe 2016
Yesterday the Healthy Marketing Team (HMT) outlined impressive innovation at Vitafoods Europe in Geneva. Here HMT founder & expert consultant Peter Wennström outlines what was missing from Europe’s biggest healthy ingredients, supplements and functional...
‘A key part of our expansion is the reach to universities’: Naka’s ‘drink to think’ approach
Swedish functional beverage brand Naka (formerly Akuō) is dubbed as a ‘drink to think’, and its reach to universities has been one of the keys to its success so far.
FTC cites another 'fake news' weight loss marketing scheme
The fake news site scam reared its head again in the weight loss sector again recently as the Federal Trade Commission charged Florida-based supplement marketers of defrauding consumers.
Wood-derived ingredients: Clean label innovation or consumer turn-off?
Finnish researchers are developing a range of clean-label wood-derived ingredients to replace current emulsifiers, texturisers and additives for bakery, meat and dairy products - but do consumers want wood in their food?