Trends & Business

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.

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.

The new blenders are “ideal for intimate dry blending of free flowing solids.”

Energy drinks are on the way up, but the opposite is true for their smaller, more concentrated brethren.

Today’s energy drink makers are inspired not only by botanical ingredients but also botanical flavors.

Which botanical ingredients are giving energy drinks that zing?

As the 2018 deadline nears for U.S. food manufacturers to remove partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) from their products, PHO-replacement ingredients will be at the center of the conversation.

Faba bean, lentil, pumpkin seed, duckweed, garbanzo bean, and more are now hoping to nab a spot on the list of next-generation plant proteins.

ADM has agreed to purchase a controlling stake in Harvest Innovations, a manufacturer of expeller-pressed, organic, and gluten-free ingredients.

Beneo says its Isomalt sugar-replacer technology will now allow “multi-colored gum centers to be coated in a crunchy and translucent way.”

A color stability study suggests a blend of rosemary and green tea extract outperforms rosemary extract alone in preserving the color of ground beef.

Which emerging markets for probiotics should we keep an eye on?

The Round Table on Responsible Soy Association says it reached more than 2.3 million metric tons of certified responsible soy last year.

Brassica’s Truebroc brand glucoraphanin received a “no objection” letter from FDA for its GRAS notification.

Although the worst days of the egg crisis may have passed, many of the innovations it inspired will soon be making their debut.

The large-scale elliptical head pressure vessels are now available as custom fabrication projects from Ross.