Trends & Business

The CRN Foundation launched Vitamin D & Me!, a consumer education website, which focuses on U.S. consumers ages 55+, and the relationship between vitamin D and COVID-19.

Biomega Group expanded its biorefining footprint by investing in a new greenfield site in Hirtshals, Denmark. The expansion will increase production capacity and support its plans to grow its new Biomega PURE salmon peptide business for the human health and nutrition market.

Natural Alternatives International is the first company to meet new safety and benchmarking standards created by the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI)

Heart-health supplements continue to compete with everyday foods and pharma.

Zeus Hygia Lifesciences Pvt Ltd. launched BioSOLVE Technology, a patent-pending delivery system that offers higher bioavailability, efficacy, and potency for water-insoluble active ingredients by utilizing a food-grade encapsulating excipients. 

In a recent study, Leaf Report reviewed 2946 products from 136 CBD brands to determine the level of purity and potency-testing in the CBD market.

Results showed that out of 4025 adults, 2018 from the U.S. and 2034 from the U.K., 40% of respondents from each country were at least somewhat likely to try cultivated meat, and 40% from each country considered themselves very or extremely likely to try cultivated meat.

PLT Health Solutions Inc. (Morristown, NJ) announced that its ceratiq phytoceramides ingredient has been approved for sale in the Republic of Korea.

Packaging manufacturers continue to advance sustainable options.

Synergy Flavors Inc. acquired Innova Flavors from Griffith Foods Worldwide, expanding its savory capabilities to meet the demands of new product development happening in meat alternatives, sauces, side dishes, and snacks.

The Board of Directors of Kenko International, Inc. announced the appointment of Kevin Johnson to president and CEO of its U.S.-subsidiary.

Lack of regulatory guidance makes hemp extracts a waiting game, with companies hedging their bets.

Nascent Health Sciences is introducing a new look and a new strategic vision, including a new website, logo, and new services to mark its 10-year anniversary.

Consumers have strong health associations with certain flavors, an important consideration when formulating functional foods and beverages.

Nutritional Outlook spoke to a few equipment suppliers about equipment features their clients are prioritizing.

After a multimillion-dollar investment in its Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin facility, Milk Specialties Global is starting production on lactoferrin as part of its NutriPRO family of products.

ParActin Andrographis paniculata from HP Ingredients, was granted a product license (#80109555) from Health Canada to support joint health symptoms.

The International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) has released a consensus statement on the definition and scope of postbiotics.

Evidence shows that an integrative medicine approach pairing some common drugs and nutraceuticals makes sense.

Omya has developed a new mineral solution for the stability, performance, and survival rates of probiotics during formulation and delivery to the gut.

The acquisition will strengthen Seppic’s expertise and know-how with the addition of EPI’s internal production tools, giving the firm control over the entire process of research, development, and industrialization, from the extraction of raw materials to the active ingredients.

Bone health is a top priority for some consumers, but not all. The supplements industry would like to see that change.

Fruit d’Or has introduced a whole fruit cranberry powder for gummy manufacturing in the dietary supplement industry.

Hologram Sciences, the consumer-facing company launched by Royal DSM, has released its first direct-to-consumer brand called d.velop.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition is calling on Congress to address an unintended “loophole” in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) that casts doubt on the legal authority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate products that do not mee the strict definition of “dietary supplement” in the statute.

How contract manufacturers are keeping up with demand for new and improved gummy supplements.

To help with transit delays, and costs to loyal customers, Gold Coast Ingredients is expanding to the east coast by opening a third facility in Gilbert, PA.

EverGrain and Bright Future Foods are collaborating to create sustainable and climate-positive food solutions.

Will the category recover as restrictions ease?

Examining trends in blood sugar–management formulations