Trends & Business

SweeGen adds Bestevia Reb N to its portfolio of stevia sweeteners.

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences launched Howaru Calm, a probiotic aimed to support consumer’s response to stress.

The investment will help accelerate customer acquisition and commercialization of the company’s unique plant-based protein, as well as deepen the clinical science and intellectual property to accelerate its expansion into additional geographies.

Debbie Wildrick Consulting will be leading AIDP Inc.’s functional beverage and natural food expansion efforts.

AIDP Inc. has entered into an exclusive sales distribution agreement for Functional Fungi organic mushroom nutraceuticals.

The agreement is for the development of pharmaceutical therapies for brain and eye health based on Aker’s Lysoveta LPC-bound EPA and DHA.

Healright has launched healright.com, the exclusive platform to deliver its micronutrient bars directly to consumers.

Dietary supplement industry associations and leaders share 2021 regulatory predictions.

EverGrain, a newly launched sustainable ingredient company backed by Anheuser-Busch InBev, is introducing sustainable and innovative plant-based protein and fiber ingredients made from barley.

GoodFish closed a $4 million Series A investment round, led by AF Ventures and Siddhi Capital, which will allow it to meet production demands, strengthen its R&D capability, and accelerate product innovation.

Algalif Iceland is undergoing a US$30 million expansion plan for its sustainable astaxanthin production facilities in Iceland. The investment will more than triple the company's production.

As COVID-19 laid waste to activities and occasions we’d taken for granted, it turned the market for beauty products upside down.

TriNutra launched B’utyQuin black seed oil for cosmetic formulations, offering anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits through TriNutra’s breed of Nigella sativa, standardized to 3% thymoquinone.

A recent review summarized the current research on marine polysaccharide fucoidan and its potential to limit lung damage from viral respiratory infections.

Chemi Nutra is best known for its discovery and commercial development of SerinAid PhosphatidylSerine, AlphaSize and CholineAid Alpha-Glyceryl Phosphoryl Choline, Mediator Phosphatidic Acid, and IronAid Iron Protein Succinylate.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has launched a new video series called “4 Things to Know,” which explains complex dietary supplements industry topics for non-industry audiences.

Experts predict 2021’s hottest food and beverage flavors.

As part of their collaboration, Aker has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with University of Illinois Chicago for the current intellectual property resulting from the University's work on LPC-bound EPA and DHA.

Brightseed, a bioscience company and creator of the artificial intelligence platform called Forager, has announced preclinical data from its first major discovery targeting liver and metabolic health.

Gadot Biochemical Industries has announced that its zinc citrate, zinc gluconate, zinc picolinate, and ready-to-use zinc chewables are now in sustainable supply in preparation for the growing demand worldwide for immune health support.

Aleph Farms Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mitsubishi Corporation’s Food Industry Group to bring cultivated meat to the Japanese table.

As part of its range of organic and sustainable ingredients called inavea, Nexira has combined baobab pulp and acacia gum for their prebiotic effects on flora balance and gut comfort.

Vinia, a branded red grape powder, is distributed by Batory Foods and developed by BioHarvest Sciences Inc.

Focusing on the digital space and more has offered companies new platforms for communication.

A recently-published study found that a branded eye health formula from Sabinsa Corp. called Macumax supported symptoms of age-related macular degeneration.

The new guidelines acknowledge the use of dietary supplements to meet nutrient needs not easily obtained from food alone.

Nutritional supplements and functional foods are becoming more sustainable thanks to better use of ingredient development byproducts.

ACV’s natural and uncomplicated ingredient profile has consumers saying, “How do you like them apples?”

Now that FDA issued a qualified health claim for cranberry powder, it’s essential that suppliers, manufacturers, and ultimately consumers, understand the difference between cranberry whole fruit, cranberry seeds, and cranberry juice powder, says Fruit d’Or.

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