Trends & Business

Sports drinks consumers are continuing to drive market change through an increased interest in healthier, more natural products.

Lycored will be developing a new formulation combining its Lycomato lycopene with omega-3 fatty acids. 

Here’s a sampling of recent supplement production equipment launches that prove the future is now.

Fruit d'Or, a supplier of standardized cranberry juice powder and extracts, wants to bring accountability to the category by testing the products of other suppliers and make consumers and manufacturers aware of the inconsistency in quality across the category.

NSF to provide interim gap audits for GRMA standards while it awaits full accreditation. 

Tech startup Inspecto Ltd. is working on a portable contaminant-testing device for real time results, a potentially disruptive product if accurate. 

The beauty-from-within market is growing up.

Chicory root fiber’s versatility and health halo benefit a variety of food and beverage applications.

Within five years, the company aims to have 50% of its product portfolio for cosmetics composed of “new ingredients and solutions that do not yet exist.”

One in four consumers surveyed support banning meat-related words on plant-based products. Most of those are vegans. 

Beneo has opened a new production plant for vegetal protein in Wanze, Belgium, an investment of €4.3 million ($5.5 million). 

Kerry has released a report called “Proactive Health: Consumer Demand for Functional Benefits.” 

The private-label program includes such flagship ingredients as LJ100 tongkat ali, ParActin Andrographis paniculata, Bergamonte citrus bergamot, and MaquiCare maqui berry extract.

Informed-Choice is a quality-assurance certification for sports nutrition products.

The mixer/reactor is especially designed to suit temperature-critical formulations of medium to high viscosity under stringent vacuum/pressure constraints.

OmegaQuant Analytics is offering free Omega-3 Index tests at Natural Products Expo West booth #4568 where they are colocated with Wiley’s Finest. 

The single-use format makes it easy and convenient for consumers to carry their omega-3 supplements on the go.

The line from NP Nutra (Gardena, CA) includes adzuki bean, barley, broccoli, green pea, lentil, and radish.

POS Bio-sciences has rebranded as KeyLeaf, shifting from a predominantly contract-manufacturing business, to offer plant-based finished products. Hemp-derived extracts will be among its newest offerings. 

Gaia Herbs is unveiling a new, more modern look, as well as three new product lines at Natural Products Expo West 2019

USDA released an updated regulatory timeline for industrial hemp, while FDA announced an upcoming meeting to discuss the fate of hemp CBD.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is resigning from the agency, effective in a month.

Diana Food North America has launched a new line of non-GMO, USDA-certified organic colors for foods and beverages. 

Shaping the food industry for optimal health through science and innovation. 

Synergy Flavors, Inc. announced that it will be funding the construction of two new primary schools in Antsirabe Nord and Menagisa, Madagascar. 

When FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced in February that FDA intends to "strengthen" dietary supplement regulations, those I interviewed reacted with a sense of calm and-dare I say it-optimism.

Sirio Pharma Co. Ltd. announced that it has been granted SC (production license) for sports nutrition products in China. 

Teatulia, known for its organic tea, has launched a line of Tea Sodas, which feature real brewed tea, fruit, and herbs.