Trends & Business

Eevia Health Oy upgraded its equipment, machines, and technology to improve functionality, productivity, and throughput.

How are algae ingredients making food functional?

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) presented Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (Wilmington, DE) with a sustainability leadership award.

Weight-management and stress-support categories present opportunity for manufacturers trying to capture consumers during the pandemic.

For the seventh year in a row, the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) named NOW (Bloomingdale, IL) as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Large Business category 2019.

Anlit, a private-label manufacturer of delivery systems for probiotics and dietary supplements, launched three new immune-based products using its VitaBite chewable format. These include LLP Immune Probiotic, Zinc, and Elderberry bites.

The first ingredient of the range to be launched, Biotis Gut Health, is a prebiotic ingredient.

Yemoja, Ltd. opened a new, sustainable microalgae plant in the Upper Galilee region of Israel.

In light of the continuing global pandemic, Vitafoods Europe, which was postponed to take place in Geneva, Switzerland on September 1-3, 2020, has been officially cancelled, and instead will transition into a large scale virtual event

During a May 29 Nutritional Outlook webcast titled “COVID-19 and Immune Health Claims: What Not to Say (Do’s and Don’ts),” attorneys discussed the minefield of making immune health claims against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pharmacist and author David Foreman was a speaker at Nutritional Outlook’s May 29 webcast titled “COVID-19 and Immune Health Claims: What Not to Say (Do’s and Don’ts).”

The Natural Products Association formally outlined its request in official comments submitted for a June 2 Senate Finance Committee hearing.

In partnership with Orivo, Pure Orange AS launched a new omega-3 supplement made from sustainable Norwegian salmon oil with zero additives. 

Ingredion, a global provider of ingredient solutions, signed a distribution agreement, effective May 24, 2020, with Batory Foods to become the authorized licensed distributor of Ingredion’s ingredient solutions in Southern California.

Robertet-provider of natural and organic ingredients-and Klersun, a hemp extractor and cultivator, entered a joint venture with Alponics, a Swiss-based cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp production company. 

AlphaSize alpha-glyceryl phosphoryl choline (A-GPC), a highly bioavailable form of choline for cognitive health from Chemi Nutra (Austin, TX), met the requirements contained in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph.

According to Cargill’s annual global study, FATitudes, 68% of consumers closely read labels and monitor fats and oils in their packaged foods. 

A sports supplement aimed at a male athlete shouldn’t necessarily have the same formulation or benefits as one targeting a female athlete. Yet many still do.

The new production line was constructed in response to the ever-more demanding quality standards set for infant and clinical nutrition products. 

The ingredient contains a minimum of 550 mg/g natural triglyceride DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), allowing manufacturers to achieve equivalent dosages of DHA in smaller product formats. 

Flavor manufacturers work hard to accurately replicate nostalgic flavors-and consumers are buying.

Kyowa Hakko is supporting NYC healthcare workers by raising and matching funds for NYC Health + Hospitals.

Provectus Pharma will be including salmon peptides from Biomega Group in a weight loss product called W8 Solution. 

The speakers discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting ingredient supply and manufacturing.

The extracts are manufactured under the highest European standard of organic certification: European Union EEC834/2007. 

Clean Label Project - a U.S.-based non-profit that supports transparency, environmental sustainability, and consumer safety-certified ACG’s ACGcaps H+.

What will it take for a plant-based competitor to survive to the next round?