Trends & Business

In a market segment as old and enduring as grains, one might wonder if further innovation is possible.

The California Organic Center, the Rodale Institute’s third regional resource center, will be in Camarillo, CA, and funded by the Ventura Seed Company. The regional resource centers are intended for regionally focused research trials, farmer outreach, and consumer education.

The Smart Baking Company, a manufacturer of gluten-free baked goods, has entered into the hemp-derived CBD space with its new product: Smartcakes Plus Hemp CBD.

As FDA considers a potential regulatory pathway for hemp-derived CBD products, the agency continues to take action against firms making unsubstantiated claims.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted the Aker BioMarine's patent application 15/040,330, which covers Aker’s Flexitech technology, used to make Superba 2 and Superba Boost krill oil products at its Houston facility.

American River Nutrition’s patent infringement lawsuit against BGG will move forward after federal judge denies motion to dismiss.

A coalition of 37 state attorneys general are urging FDA to cooperate with the states in developing regulation of CBD and other cannabis-derived products. 

This expansion makes Ross the world’s largest supplier of ribbon blenders in China, the company says.

FDA has not exhausted its current arsenal of tools, such as import alerts, to enforce new dietary ingredients notifications, says NPA.

Nexira (Rouen, France) has introduced a new branded ingredient, Immunell, designed for the immune-health market.

Two new dietary supplements launched by Tomorrow’s Nutrition include the ingredient SunCran Naturelle, a combination of Taiyo’s Sunfiber and Fruit d’Or Organic Cranberry Juice Powder designed to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections. 

NutriScience Innovations, LLC has announced that its clinically-studied 1,3-Beta-Glucan ingredient BGF-Immune is now Non-GMO Project Verified. 

Royal DSM and the Avril Group are collaborating to bring a non-GMO canola-based protein to market. 

DDW, Inc. has acquired the DuPont Natural Colors business that was part of DuPont’s Nutrition and Biosciences division. 

Functional premix supplier Prinova US LLC (Carol Stream, IL) is partnering with a cognitive-health-focused biotechnology company called SLS Nutraceuticals, a subsidiary of Senescence Life Sciences (Singapore), to bring a patent-pending line of brain-health ingredients to the U.S. market.

From insolubility to low bioavailability, CBD is a challenging ingredient to work with.

The product of a $100 million investment, construction of the state-of-the-art probiotics fermentation unit was completed in March. 

Purple corn is known to be rich in anthocyanins, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. 

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the impact of the firm’s Fortetropin ingredient on muscle protein synthesis in older men and women ranging in age from 60 to 75 years. 

Consumers are demanding more from their chocolate and willing to pay up for quality.

The Missouri Hemp Association announced that the state planted its first legal industrial hemp plot on July 1, 2019 after Missouri’s Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 133 into law.

DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences debuted a naturally-sourced stabilizer for plant-based and vegan beverages, called Grindsted Gellan Veg 200. 

Finalized in May of 2019, this acquisition allows BrandHive to add specialized market research and data driven services to its portfolio.

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine is dismissive of dietary supplements for preventing mortality and improving cardiovascular disease outcomes. 

Much of what is produced at the new, 14,000-sq-meter facility is protein for sustainable animal feed.

INS Farms, the largest grower/processor and supplier of black elderberry in North America, has entered into the natural health ingredient space with its Elder Pure line of elderberry raw materials. 

Maypro Group has announced that its proprietary strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus, L-92, is the first ingredient in its portfolio become Non-GMO Project Verified.

 The Orivo origin seal verifies the authenticity of omega-3 fish oil products through testing that determines the product’s marine oil source and origin.