Trends & Business

Located in Florida, the new plant will be fully operational by Q1 2023 and will be part of the company’s Funtrition by Procaps business division.

The Senate has confirmed Robert Califf, MD as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by a vote of 50-46.

Kerry Group has announced the acquisition of c-LEct, a leading biotechnology innovation company, and the enzyme manufacturer Enmex.

As consumers adopt immune health strategies long term, they’ll turn to trusted ingredients and science, says market researcher FMCG Gurus.

Even if you’re not a big company, you can take certain steps to lessen the impact of today’s supply chain impediments.

Functional foods and beverages, particularly meat and dairy alternatives, are major drivers of innovation for plant proteins, and present a major opportunity for new product development.

The best e-commerce strategies will meet COVID-era direct-to-consumer needs but also serve as a data mine for future consumer behaviors and brick-and-mortar retail trends.

MGP Ingredients Inc. announced that its Arise wheat protein isolates have been certified as low FODMAP by Monash University, based in Melbourne, Australia.

In 2021, ecommerce growth rates “normalized,” with 2021’s 14% growth rate for online sales on par with 14% median growth rate during the five years leading up to the pandemic.

During a December 2021 webcast hosted by private-label food supplements manufacturer PharmaLinea, guest speaker Monika Szelążek, regional client executive for Euromonitor International, provided key insights on what global dietary supplement, functional food, and natural product businesses can expect in 2022.

Ashwagandha is seeing consistent growth driven by demands in mood-support products, but its versatile benefits are still waiting to be tapped into.

Based on their success in cutting GHG emissions, Danone and FrieslandCampina plan to continue this effort for another three years, with a goal of further reducing GHG emissions by more than 7% during production of ingredients for Danone.

The global survey, sponsored by ingredients supplier Beneo (Manheim, Germany), found that 79% of pet owners are checking ingredient labels for undesirable ingredients.

The label teachers consumers by allowing users to click on different sections and ingredients on a sample supplement label and explaining their meaning in easy-to-understand language.

Surviving, and thriving, in today’s contract manufacturing environment

Kerry Group has launched a €6 million dairy sustainability program that will support the acceleration of science-backed sustainability actions and best practices across farms in Ireland.

Steven Foster was a leading herbal author and photographer, and a member of the American Botanical Council’s Board of Trustees. Attorney Jim Turner was the founder and chairman of Citizens for Health and a leading consumer health activist.

In 2022, shoppers will continue to turn to good nutrition and dietary supplements to help them stay healthy in 2022, say two new consumer trend reports.

Bio-Cat Inc is sponsoring a clinical trial at the University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to investigate the efficacy of a digestive enzyme blend that aims to improve protein digestion and gastrointestinal tolerance.

As part of the partnership, Ancient Nutrition will dedicate one percent of its annual revenue and begin the first stage of a 14-year project to objectively study methods to revolutionize environmental regeneration and healthy food production.

Leafreport has published a new report that analyzes the pricing of CBD products.

NIH added information on thousands of new supplement products to the database, reports the American Herbal Products Association.

Despite a downturn in sales growth following an immense spike, the immune health category is still no slouch.

Between 1999 and 2018, the usage of melatonin significantly increased.

A growing number of health experts, natural beauty retailers, associations and brands have taken it upon themselves to educate consumers about the potentially harmful effects of absorbing chemicals through the skin via various topical products.

Nestlé Health Science will purchase a majority stake in Orgain, a leader in plant-based nutrition, from its founder Andrew Abraham, MD and Butterfly Equity, who will each remain minority share owners.

Verdant Nature LLC, in collaboration with HempFusion Inc., announced that its Verdant Oasis brand of Panoramic Entourage Phytocannabinoid-rich Whole Plant Hemp Extract (VOHO hemp oil) is now self-affirmed GRAS.

The pandemic put the brakes on massive CBD growth, but this is only the beginning for the burgeoning category.