Blazing the Trail for Hemp and CBD Products
January 26th 2021Stacy Peterson, CEO at Connoils, LLC, discusses the company’s journey from ingredients distributer to manufacturer as well as Connoils’ wide assortment of product offerings, including cannabidiol (CBD) oil and full-spectrum CBD isolates from hemp.
Consumer Trends and Expectations Reshaping the Food and Beverage Landscape
January 15th 2021Christian Fitchett, Cargill Marketing Leader of Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers North America, highlights the biggest trends impacting the food and beverage industry, consumer expectations around sweetener choices and more.
Heart Health 2.0: The Heart-Health Consumer, Market, and Science
January 8th 2021Heart health is arguably one of the most crowded and competitive condition-specific categories. Grocery store aisles are full of heart-touting foods like oats, nuts, whole-grain bread, canned fish, and more, not to mention specialty supplements with heart-boosting ingredients. The need for heart-health products is only set to intensify because of COVID-19, as consumers take a more proactive approach to health. For brand owners, the question becomes, who is your target consumer, how have medical advancements helped this sector evolve, and what well-researched ingredients, such as omega-3s and vitamin B5, positively impact heart health?
Fucoidan: An Example of Biotech Brilliance
September 28th 2020Paul Garrott, CEO and Managing Director of Marinova Pty Ltd, explains the fundamentals of the innovative marine ingredient fucoidan. Find out why global demand for high purity, certified organic fucoidan continues to increase and how Maritech® fucoidan extracts have risen to the forefront of natural therapeutics.
Functional Foods & Beverages: Trends, Ingredients, Formulations, and Delivery Systems
July 7th 2020Consumers, now more than ever, prefer getting their nutrients from foods and beverages. With millennials growing pill-averse, brand owners need to look to new ways to deliver supplements to consumers. Download this eBook to learn about functional food and beverage trends, formulation challenges, and solutions for increased bioavailability and dispersibility.
A New Approach to Benefiting the Endocannabinoid System
March 9th 2020Endocannabinoids are neurotransmitters produced within the Endocannabinoid System. And cannabis, mainly CBD has emerged as a promising therapy. However, with all its legalities and quality concerns, many companies are looking for alternatives that similarly influence the endocannabinoid pathways.