Trends & Business

Can factory-direct ingredient e-commerce survive in a time of increased quality-control scrutiny for dietary supplements?

Formulators are increasingly interested in combining enzymes with probiotics, but what are the challenges?

Healthier meat, plant-based protein, and beverages dominated among top nutrition and health and wellness transactions in 2015, reports Nutrition Capital Network.

Applied Food Sciences’ say its new PurTea ingredient provides optimal absorption of green-tea catechins within the body.

Innovations include the first national organic baby food packaged in transparent pouches.

A California federal jury ruled on Monday that Coke does not owe POM $77.5 million for misleading advertising of its Minute Maid Pomegranate Blueberry 100% Fruit Juice Blend.

Ganeden Biotech and Naturex talk about how their programs will help get products to shelf.

A recent study found AIDP’s magnesium L-threonate ingredient “nearly restored” executive function deficits in older adults with cognitive impairment.

Plant protein and fiber intersect in bean snacks.

Pet parents shop for pet food with many of the same nutrition goals they hold for themselves.

From bean chips to “bites,” here are some of the latest trends in healthy snacks.

HP Ingredients’ LJ 100 recently received a safety confirmation from Intertek and a product license granting four new health claims from Health Canada.

Investors are hot for natural and organic food and beverage companies, where investments, as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), “surged” in 2015, reports Nutrition Capital Network.

Lipogen attained a U.S. patent for its phospholipid formulation targeting symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).

Innova Market Insights gives us a quick look at why, how, and where dietary supplements are launching today.

“The vanilla extract market is currently in a position of relatively strong demand and a shortening supply,” says Catherine Armstrong, vice president, corporate communications, Comax.

Beijing Ginkgo Group (BGG; Beijing) is sharpening its focus on the astaxanthin market, spinning off its algae nutrition ingredients into a new subsidiary, Algae Life Sciences Inc.

The relaxation dietary supplements market looks pumped with promising new ingredients and research.

A recent spate of FDA warning letters does not mean the emerging CBD dietary supplements market is in trouble, say insiders. But it does raise some important questions about what's fair in terms of drugs versus supplements.

What do contract manufacturers have to say about the state of the dietary supplement industry’s reputation, as well as their own role?

Steviva says the “single-location sourcing ensures dependable, consistent flavor” of its new BraziliaSweet RA95 and BraziliaSweet 95–60 stevia extracts.

The economics of contract manufacturing today

FDA sent warning letters to eight manufacturers of hemp CBD products earlier this month.

“It adds a new level of credibility for BLIS K12,” Blis Technologies says of FDA confirming the GRAS status of its oral-health probiotic.

The new, one-day conference will take place in Bethesda, MD on May 5.

ANVISA, Brazil’s Health Surveillance Agency, has approved sale of Kemin’s ZeaONE.

The annual members’ meeting and breakfast will take place on March 10 during the Natural Products Expo West trade show.