Trends & Business

Nearly 100 job postings are being advertised for a wide range of experience levels in manufacturing, IT support, engineering, and more. 

Lycored’s partner in the initiative is Food4hungry.org, one of the largest food banks in California.

Lonza’s latest clean-label, food-based capsule colors will have dietary supplement manufacturers seeing red…and yellow.

SupplySide East 2020, which was originally being held April 13-14 of this year, but postponed until June 23-24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has officially been cancelled. 

Esports enthusiasts are focusing on nutrition as an avenue to improved performance.

Prinova has partnered with Open Book Extracts, a CBD ingredient manufacturer to launch HydroBond CBD

The company has supplied over 20,000 pieces of PPE that include surgical masks and coveralls.

NOW has a company-wide ban on animal testing, which is a main requirement of the program. 

The need for contract manufacturers in today’s complex market has never been greater.

It’s clear that consumers are buying immune health products, and that immune health is a concept they believe in and take seriously.

Clasado Biosciences granted Stauber non-exclusive rights to distribute its Bimuno prebiotic ingredient.

Four of the leading trade associations issued a release commending FDA for taking action to protect consumers by calling out marketers that make illegal and unsubstantiated drug claims related to COVID-19.

Ingredion Inc. and PureCircle Ltd. have reached an agreement in which Ingredion will acquire the controlling 75% stake in PureCircle. 

In some product markets that have been very gender-specific, more marketers are now focusing on developing products that solve a target health problem, regardless of gender.

Nutritional Outlook spoke to Chase Shryoc, vice president of sales and business development at Gencor, about challenges his company has observed with ingredient sourcing and supply, transportation, lead times, and more, in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unibar Corp. has launched CapsiClear, which the firm says is the first capsanthin ingredient for eye health formulations. 

Marine ingredients like algae and their derivatives possess potential that has other nutraceuticals green, red, and brown with envy.

In the nutrition products market, a recent surge of interest in marine ingredients has led to increased interest in the sustainability of marine sources.

NZMP, the global ingredients brand of Fonterra, has added three new dairy-based ingredients to its SureProtein bar ingredients portfolio. Each offers a way for manufacturers to achieve optimal taste and texture in their protein bar formulations.

The advantage of ingredients such as curcumin and collagen are their versatility, allowing manufacturers to utilize them in different delivery formats.

Nutritional Outlook spoke with Sherry Torkos, BScPhm, RPh, a holistic pharmacist, author, and medical adviser for probiotics.com, about consumers’ interest in supplements amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

How will the coronavirus pandemic impact dietary supplement manufacturing? In this webcast, Nutritional Outlook’s editors check in with industry experts and global suppliers to get an update on current and future challenges in their countries.FREE to attend!Register now: https://www.nutritionaloutlook.com/no/covid19 

Human trials are taking turmeric and curcumin science in surprising directions-and their number has only increased in concert with the botanical’s popularity.

Weight management's herbal toolbox could include everything from CBD to Ayurvedic approaches.

SweeGen will be launching four new Food and Beverage Application Centers located in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

The firm has made a significant investment, establishing a U.S. business and warehouse operation, launching a U.S. website, earning industry certification, and establishing distribution partnerships.

Vitafoods will be hosting a Digital Week, May 11 – 15, 2020, dedicated to supporting and inspiring the nutraceutical industry by giving exclusive access to the latest science, insight, and trends.

With dietary supplement supply chains facing potential interruptions due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and with FDA ceasing routine facility inspections, what will the impact be on dietary supplement safety and quality?