Trends & Business

Ingredion launched “Put Profitability on the Menu,” a new foodservice growth guide that details how food service operators can drive sustained clean label growth in the foodservice sector.

Key flavor trends in sports nutrition bars, powders, and RTD beverages

The GRAS status of these strains completes the portfolio of 19 strains of quadruple-coated probiotics offered by Nutralliance, available in single-strain solutions and custom blends.

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. is collaborating with Atlantic Sea Farms, a women-run regenerative kelp aquaculture company based in Maine.

Convenience is the hook, but the most successful dietary supplement subscription services offer personalized customer service, bespoke combinations, artificial intelligence, and more.

With the partnership, Taiyo will take the lead on Spartan Nutrition’s product formulation, production, certification, and distribution on a global scale.

Though the natural products industry is progressive in so many ways, it struggles with the same challenges as the rest of corporate America when it comes to diversity and inclusion.

The UK's Food Standards Agency’s published a list of cannabinoid products that are permitted for sale to consumers—only these products are authorized for sale. Full authorization is expected in 2023.

The label breaks down each product’s emissions into four categories: ingredients, packaging, transport, and preparation. This allows consumers to easily understand the carbon impact of tea purchases.

Kerry completes acquisition of Natreon. Natreon donates $25,000 to Vitamin Angels.

What new scientific developments are underway in algae and marine ingredients?

Ingredients by Nature announced the self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status of Eriomin, a high potency standardized extract of lemon-based flavonoids.

Tate & Lyle PLC has signed an agreement to acquire Quantum Hi-Tech Biological Co. Ltd., a leading prebiotic dietary fiber business from ChemPartner Pharmatech Co. Ltd. for a total consideration of $237 million.

MycoTechnology Inc., a Colorado-based company producing food ingredients by fermenting mushroom mycelia, announced it has received new funding from investors of $85 million, taking its current funding to $200 million since the company launched in 2013.

Three human clinical studies show that the ingredient can help manage symptoms related to upper respiratory challenges and can help positively modulate immune responses, the company says.

The repurposed tobacco plants yield a cost-effective growth factor that can then be used to grow cell-derived meat.

Telos95 is a unique blend of polyphenols from proprietary grapevine and organic olive leaves. Its strong antioxidants support healthy aging and longevity, protecting against free radicals that can damage cells and telomeres.

Retail Insight’s new 2022 survey of 1,000 U.S. shoppers revealed that 71% of shoppers felt that out-of-stocks were greater now than during the height of panic buying seen at the start of the pandemic.

Riff Energy+by Riff — an energy drink made from upcycled, nutrient-rich, cascara (coffee fruit) and other plant-based ingredients — is now certified carbon neutral by Carbonfund.org Foundation’s Carbonfree Product Certification Program.

The world of natural products for smokers’ health is complex and perilous. Can dietary supplements succeed in this market?

A recent budget request submitted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Fiscal Year 2023 states that requested funds could help support the establishing of a “product listing requirement.”

Theralogix has launched TheraHemp, which is formulated with VESIsorb for enhanced absorption, and independently tested and certified for content accuracy and purity by NSF International.

Synbio Tech Inc. has broken ground on construction of a new plant in Kaohsiung Science Park, Taiwan.

The new development comes out of ProFuture, a European-funded Horizon 2020 research project. ProFuture’s goal is to increase production and use of protein-rich microalgae ingredients in food and feed.

Like its predecessor KeelClip, the new EnviroClip is a paperboard alternative to plastic rings and shrink films for standard beverage cans.

TricorBraun Flex has received the BPI Certification Mark from the Biodegradable Products Institute for its fully-compostable, plant-based packaging product, Biotré 3.0.

NZMP and Maypro have entered into an agreement in which Maypro will be an authorized reseller of NZMP’s BifidoB HN019 and LactoB HN001 probiotic strains in North America, as well as new strains in development.

As customers rededicate themselves to sports and active nutrition, supplement companies are looking beyond challenges at long-term opportunities.