Trends & Business

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has announced that Duffy MacKay, ND, CRN’s senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs for the past 10 years, will be departing the trade group on March 15. 

The new microencapsulated format will expand the ingredient’s applications in everything from bars, shakes, gummies, and more.

Country Life has launched a new line of digestive health products called Gut Connection. 

Fruit d’Or announced a new partnership with Innovative Natural Solutions, the largest grower, processor, and supplier of black elderberry in North America. 

Shagandha Ashwagandha Root Extract 2.5% USP from Sabinsa Corp. (East Windsor, NJ) complies with U.S. Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary (USP-NF) monograph

The companies say that a joint team of researchers is now developing such ingredients for topical applications suited for sensitive and dry skin.

Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) says it has shortened turnaround times for common identity tests by 20%-an average of four days sooner.

The company’s clean-label capsule offerings are led by its new Vcaps Plus capsule colored using a natural purple source.

UpSpring has expanded its lineup of lactation products with the launch of its Milkflow Lactation Cookies, and Milkflow Lactation Cookie Mix, which are available in Target stores throughout the U.S.

The botanicals market is seeing a number of new entrants and emerging stars quickly gaining ground.

AlphaSize A-GPC has earned non-GMO certification by the International GMO Evaluation and Notification Program (IGEN), says AlphaSize’s supplier, Chemi Nutra (Austin, TX).

Omya has a new powdered energy drink concept called Omyafit, offering customers an all-in-one finished product solution.

The company says that, increasingly, consumers are looking for more complex tomato flavors.

Brenntag provides food ingredients as well as services such as supply chain management, logistics, and product application and handling assistance.

Frutarom's annatto colors for food and beverage are now certified organic. 

Equinom, a seed tech start-up company based in Israel, says it is able to use “cutting-edge” technology to create plant proteins with higher protein content, higher crop yields, and less reliance on land and water consumption.

Algatechnologies Ltd. has introduced a new clean-label, whole-algae complex called AstaPure Arava.

According to the report, the global omega-3 sector grew 1.8% between 2016 and 2017, to become a $1.29 billion industry, experiencing its third straight year of growth.

How and where caffeine helps, whom it might hurt-and what we just don’t know yet.

Now that organic production-not to mention fair-trade, sustainable, traceable, et al.-is increasingly table stakes for the wellness industry, what’s the next hurdle for companies to clear in demonstrating their commitment to a healthy planet and healthy consumers? Regenerative agriculture.

Midwestern BioAg and Puris have partnered to provide crop contracts for non-GMO soy bean and yellow field peas to farms transitioning to organic agriculture. 

From snack foods and condiments to coffee, tea, and even mascara, here’s a look at the CBD product market today.

As more consumers inevitably opt for plant-based foods, appealing tastes and textures will drive the success of meat and dairy alternatives.

Quadra will now distribute Lonza’s entire consumer health and nutrition ingredient range in Canada.

ADF/IDF’s ingredient and flavor solutions complement Symrise’s own portfolio solutions.

The company says the facility has been GMP certified by the New Jersey Department of Health. It is also kosher certified by Star-K.

The company positions these ingredients for the vegan and vegetarian market, where they provide plant-based sources of protein and vitamin B12.