Eating out, mindfulness and plant-based trends will dominate industry, whitepaper reveals
Global market research company Euromonitor International unveils the latest insights into evolving trends in the food and nutrition industry.
Archives for October 10, 2019
Active Pharmaceutica and BioActor enter into exclusive partnership
Brazilian pharmaceutical distributor, Active Pharmaceutica, and product development supplier, BioActor, team up to promote and distribute Bioactor’s proprietary sports performance ingredient in Brazil. We spoke to BioActor’s CEO, Hans van der Saag to...
New study links lycopene to improvements in quality sperm
A new discovery could transform the way male infertility is treated in the future.
Wellmetrix and DSM announce partnership to deliver comprehensive platform for personalized nutrition
Personal health testing developer Wellmetrix and ingredient suppler Royal DSM announced a research collaboration to explore a diagnostic platform for personalized nutrition.
Early data on FDA portal suggests FSMA is boosting safety
Early data on the Food Safety Modernization Act suggests the new law is working as compliance is improving and recalls have hit a five year low. A newly launched web portal will help track that data.
Got (collagen-laced) milk? California dairy startup competition promotes novel applications for dairy
Nine dairy startups promoting everything from whey protein-packed probiotic drinks to indulgent dessert-inspired dairy beverages will square up in San Francisco on November 7 in a competition designed to identify novel applications for fluid milk with...
Labeling, colonization, adequate intakes, & taxonomy to be discussed at IPA’s DC Workshop
The International Probiotics Association will host its fourth IPA DC Workshop with insights from a range of experts and stakeholders, including the FDA/ CFSAN, FTC, and Health Canada. The event is held in conjunction with the US Pharmacopeia.
UK policymakers urged to ‘rebalance’ food prices: ‘It is too easy to make money from selling unhealthy food’
‘Children are drowning in a flood of unhealthy food’, says England’s outgoing chief medical officer Dame Professor Sally Davies, who is pushing for urgent regulation to tackle obesity.
The big dog: Sci-MX boss in the hot seat
We get up close and personal with Robert Walker, CEO of Sci-MX (owned by Samworth Brothers), to discover what lead him to become the boss of a leading sports nutrition brand and hear his insights into the industry he has lived and breathed for nearly 30...
4D Pharma and Merck collaborate on microbiome-based vaccine development
Biotherapeutics firm 4D pharma announces a collaboration with Merck & Co (MSD) in a deal that looks to develop vaccines that deliver live bacteria to the gut.
Brand New: Latest industry developments from big brand names
Read about the new projects that Amway and Bayer have embarked on in the space of TCM, personalised nutrition, and sports nutrition. This round up also features R&D and market strategies from South Korean firms CKD Bio, Nutrione, and Singaporean firm...
Collagen claim: Eminet details skin benefits of its first clinical trial on liquid fish collagen
Japanese manufacturer Eminet Co Ltd, has reported new evidence supporting the skin hydration effect of its liquid fish collagen product.
Vitafoods Asia 2019
WATCH: Israel’s TopGum sees big potential in Asia for adult gummy supplements
TopGum Medical, the supplement division of Israeli confectionery manufacturer TopGum, is gearing up to expand in Asia, where it sees potential in China, India, Japan, and Singapore.
Vitafoods Asia 2019
Probiotics for pharma: South Korean giant CKD Bio eyeing novel medicines with probiotic formulation
South Korean pharma giant CKD Holdings Corp is researching the different health benefits of probiotics and sees this as a starting point into producing new pharma solutions.
Vitafoods Asia 2019
WATCH: ExcelVite builds on two decades of tocotrienol’s brain benefits with new research on diabetes complications
Malaysian palm tocotrienol supplier ExcelVite is finding out how its flagship ingredient could provide new health benefits.