Trends & Business

POS Bio-sciences has rebranded as KeyLeaf, shifting from a predominantly contract-manufacturing business, to offer plant-based finished products. Hemp-derived extracts will be among its newest offerings. 

Gaia Herbs is unveiling a new, more modern look, as well as three new product lines at Natural Products Expo West 2019

USDA released an updated regulatory timeline for industrial hemp, while FDA announced an upcoming meeting to discuss the fate of hemp CBD.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is resigning from the agency, effective in a month.

Diana Food North America has launched a new line of non-GMO, USDA-certified organic colors for foods and beverages. 

Shaping the food industry for optimal health through science and innovation. 

Synergy Flavors, Inc. announced that it will be funding the construction of two new primary schools in Antsirabe Nord and Menagisa, Madagascar. 

When FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced in February that FDA intends to "strengthen" dietary supplement regulations, those I interviewed reacted with a sense of calm and-dare I say it-optimism.

Sirio Pharma Co. Ltd. announced that it has been granted SC (production license) for sports nutrition products in China. 

Teatulia, known for its organic tea, has launched a line of Tea Sodas, which feature real brewed tea, fruit, and herbs. 

Element Nutrition, Inc. has launched Rejuvenate, a patented muscle health and repair supplements that the firm says has been development for 17 years, and subject to 25 peer-reviewed published studies demonstrating its efficacy. 

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has announced that Duffy MacKay, ND, CRN’s senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs for the past 10 years, will be departing the trade group on March 15. 

The new microencapsulated format will expand the ingredient’s applications in everything from bars, shakes, gummies, and more.

Country Life has launched a new line of digestive health products called Gut Connection. 

Fruit d’Or announced a new partnership with Innovative Natural Solutions, the largest grower, processor, and supplier of black elderberry in North America. 

Shagandha Ashwagandha Root Extract 2.5% USP from Sabinsa Corp. (East Windsor, NJ) complies with U.S. Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary (USP-NF) monograph

The companies say that a joint team of researchers is now developing such ingredients for topical applications suited for sensitive and dry skin.

Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) says it has shortened turnaround times for common identity tests by 20%-an average of four days sooner.

The company’s clean-label capsule offerings are led by its new Vcaps Plus capsule colored using a natural purple source.

UpSpring has expanded its lineup of lactation products with the launch of its Milkflow Lactation Cookies, and Milkflow Lactation Cookie Mix, which are available in Target stores throughout the U.S.

Glanbia’s custom nutrient premix services now extend coast to coast in the U.S., with facilities in California, Missouri, Illinois, and Connecticut, as well as facilities in Germany and China.

The botanicals market is seeing a number of new entrants and emerging stars quickly gaining ground.

AlphaSize A-GPC has earned non-GMO certification by the International GMO Evaluation and Notification Program (IGEN), says AlphaSize’s supplier, Chemi Nutra (Austin, TX).

Omya has a new powdered energy drink concept called Omyafit, offering customers an all-in-one finished product solution.

The company says that, increasingly, consumers are looking for more complex tomato flavors.

Brenntag provides food ingredients as well as services such as supply chain management, logistics, and product application and handling assistance.

Frutarom's annatto colors for food and beverage are now certified organic. 

Equinom, a seed tech start-up company based in Israel, says it is able to use “cutting-edge” technology to create plant proteins with higher protein content, higher crop yields, and less reliance on land and water consumption.

Algatechnologies Ltd. has introduced a new clean-label, whole-algae complex called AstaPure Arava.