Trends & Business

Verdure Sciences recently launched Maplifa, an extract of red maple leaf, sourced and manufactured using a patented, eco-friendly, and sustainable process that do not negatively impact or harm the maturing trees. 

Clean-label demands require that all parties, delivery system manufacturers included, work together.

PureCircle has developed and is now expanding the use of a new stevia leaf variety designed to yield greater quantities of stevia ingredients from each leaf.

In response to a voluntary recall from GL Holdings of its Green Lumber product, Annie Eng, CEO of HP Ingredients, has issued a statement urging finished product manufacturers and suppliers to trace and authenticate their supply of raw materials. 

Neptune Wellness Solutions has entered into a collaborative agreement with International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. to co-develop hemp-derived CBD products for the mass retail, and health and wellness markets

Rousselot as signed a new five-year strategic agreement with By-Health, a leading Chinese dietary supplement brand. 

Lowell Schiller, FDA principal associate commissioner for policy, delivered this message at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s 2019 conference in Carlsbad, CA.

Innova Market Insights has announced its list of the Top Ten Trends for 2020.

Scott Ravech will continue as CEO with global oversight of the newly combined company, but Steen Andersen, Bifodan’s CEO has been named president of Deerland Probiotics and Enyzmes International. 

Here, we look at some of the positive and negative comments.

Plant-based ingredients are transforming the meat-analogue category.

Alkemist Labs talked about peeling back the curtain of analytical testing.

Driven by more studies demonstrating choline’s critical benefits for human health, awareness of the nutrient and our low intake of it is increasing each year.

Kerry rolled out new plant protein ingredients at SupplySide West 2019 that are designed to be easier for formulators to work with.

At October’s SupplySide West trade show, two ashwagandha suppliers talked what’s driving the ingredient’s growth.

The industry is setting its sights on the gaming industry, seeing it as a major opportunity to promote ingredients that support energy, cognitive function, physical performance, and visual health. 

Gelita and Geltor signed a letter of intent to develop, produce, and market the first ingestible animal-free collagen product, to be launched in late 2020. 

Kemin Industries has opened a new Bakery Innovation Center at its global headquarters, a $1.5 million investment. 

Will established certification companies and laboratories now starting to offer services for this market boost quality control in the industry and help everyone better navigate this hazy space?

Many turmeric ingredient suppliers report that opportunities for turmeric are especially expanding in food and drinks.

Ashland (Wilmington, DE) introduced new ingredients and delivery systems for sports nutrition and digestive health at October’s SupplySide West trade show.

Q4 2019 is when price increases could be the most painful, said Wilson Lau, vice president of sales and marketing for Nuherbs Co.

The USDA has established the Domestic Hemp Production Program, which creates a regulatory framework around hemp production throughout the U.S., as required by the 2018 Farm Bill. 

At October’s SupplySide West trade show, NAI made a big splash with a new version of CarnoSyn called SR CarnoSyn. SR CarnoSyn is a patented, slow-release version of CarnoSyn that NAI says focuses on the healthy aging market and not on athletes.

A new ingredient for prostate health shows promise for shaking up the men’s health supplement category, which until now has been reliant on many of the same ingredients for years, a company says.

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FDA today announced that during the first six months following the first compliance deadline-January 1, 2020-it will focus on helping companies meet the new rules, rather than coming out of the gate to immediately enforce the rules.

The new ingredient is called Starmeric, and it offers a new use for this superstar herb, which until now has been best known for the health benefits of its active ingredient curcumin.

As more consumers turn to snacking to fill the ever-increasing gap between meals, or even as meal replacements altogether, manufacturers must ensure they are able to serve a larger snacking audience with products that cater to a broader range of food sensitivities.

Algaia S.A. and Herbstreith & Fox KG Germany are collaborating to provide a sustainable, transparent, and synergistic combination of pectin and alginates for baking applications.