Care/of heads to Target
Since their launch in 2016, over 6 million people have taken their quiz. Now Care/of is taking their online insights and to a Target aisle near you.
Archives for March 24, 2021
NutraWomen Wednesday: Dr. Susan Kleiner, High Performance Nutrition
Susan Kleiner, PhD, began researching the nutritional needs of male and female bodybuilders in the 80s. Since then, She founded the internationally recognized consulting firm, High Performance Nutrition, LLC, authored a number of books, consulted with...
Laundry list of banned stimulant ingredients found in sports products bought online
A new paper has found a number of banned stimulants in sports nutrition products. Many of the ingredients in question have been the subject of specific FDA enforcement actions in the past.
BAPP reports 11% of 532 elderberry products tested failed ID specs
The Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program has confirmed that a small proportion of elderberry products whose test results it reported on were found to be adulterated.
Functional food is no COVID fad: ‘Consumers have fundamentally changed their attitudes to health and wellness’
COVID-19 has boosted interest in functional foods that deliver wellbeing benefits like immunity and stress management. But while the pandemic may have accelerated this trend, functional foods are no flash in the pan, experts insisted at FoodNavigator’s...
Caffeine intake 30 mins before exercise helps “burn” more fat, study finds
Sports nutritionists are hailing the benefits of timing caffeine consumption after a new study found its intake 30 mins before exercise increased the rate of oxidation or "burning" of fat during aerobic exercise.
AlgaEnergy becomes first microalgae-biotech firm to achieve B Corp status
AlgaEnergy has become the first microalgae-biotechnology company in the world to achieve B Corporation (B Corp) status – a measure of the organisations socially and environmental practices.
Swisse and Biostime focus: H&H reveals global expansion drive for major brands as revenue grows 2.5%
Hong Kong-listed nutrition giant Health & Happiness has unveiled how it plans to expand its Swisse and Biostime brands globally, after unveiling full-year revenue growth of 2.5 per cent revenue growth.
Food safety for kids: South Korea issues list of high-calorie, low-nutrition, high-caffeine foods banned from school grounds
South Korea has published a list of almost 3,000 food and beverage products which are banned from being sold on school grounds for being too high in calories and low in nutritional value, or high in caffeine in the government’s latest attempt to ensure...
Rage against the coffee machine: India’s Rage Coffee banks on vitamin-infused brews and fuller flavour to triple sales
India-based Rage Coffee, maker of vitamin-infused instant coffee, is targeting a tripling of revenue from US$2m to US$5.5m/6m by the end of 2021 – just three years after launching.