Archives for May 19, 2026

Danone walks away from Lifeway with $67.4m stake sale

The two companies are drawing a line under a long-running and fractious relationship

PLT targets ‘experiential longevity’ with new joint health ingredient

New Jersey-based PLT Health Solutions has announced a strategic commitment to longevity that will shape its clinical research, ingredient development, and customer innovation work.

Probiota Pioneer: Kioga on reclaiming ‘Old Friends’ for balanced state

Kioga has gone back to the soil to reestablish contact with the environmental microbes that target the low-grade inflammation responsible for many of today’s chronic health conditions.

Healthy Extracts acquires Imaraïs Beauty to expand beauty-from-within footprint

The acquisition is expected to drive product innovation, retail expansion, and, potentially, to grow combined annual revenues to over $55 million by 2027.

Trendspotting at Vitafoods Europe: Mashups, hybrids and the industry’s new pillars

From hybrid ‘mashups’ and functional gummies to creatine’s mainstream expansion and mounting pressure on whey protein supply, Nick Morgan, managing director of Nutrition Integrated, shared insights on the biggest trends shaping Vitafoods Europe 2026.

European expansion through replication: The costly regulatory pitfall

The European Union is perceived as a single market, but in the food supplements sector, this assumption is one of the most common sources of regulatory risk across Europe.

From pelagic fishing to precision lipids: How Grøntvedt is building value through vertical integration

For generations, the Grøntvedt Group has operated at the heart of Norway’s pelagic fishing industry, harvesting and processing herring and mackerel along the country’s central coast. But more recently, the family-owned marine business has undergone a...

Functional mushrooms harbor far greater molecular diversity than the industry assumes

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New metabolomics research from a multi-year collaboration reveals that current industry standards are capturing only a fraction of the bioactive complexity present in functional mushroom ingredients.

Food for seniors: Empathy and food safety gaps hindering innovation

As populations age, companies are exploring safer and appealing dysphagia foods for the elderly, but gaps in empathy, research and awareness prove challenging

Retail evolution: Era of unmanned supplement stores unfolds in South Korea

Unmanned convenience stores focusing on health functional foods are emerging as a promising business model amid an evolving retail market in South Korea.

Hydrolyzed chicken extract shown to improve perceived sleep quality: Suntory-funded study

Daily consumption of a hydrolyzed chicken extract may improve sleep and memory, and be potentially incorporated as a nutritional supplement within a wider, multi-pronged strategy for sleep management.