Trends & Business

PanTheryx has acquired TruBiotics, a probiotic supplement brand, from Bayer HealthCare LLC. TruBiotics will be joining PanTheryx’s current brands and ingredient offerings, including Life’s First Naturals, daily colostrum, and prebiotics to create a full spectrum of nutrition supplements.

Online retailer Netrush explains how the pandemic swept the industry over with new opportunities—and new challenges and goals.

Pharmako Biotechnologies, the sister company of Gencor in the U.S., received approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Department of Health and Aging for the Government of Australia, for its manufacturing facility.

BDSA has released its 2020 legal cannabis sales data and forecast for future sales by region.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has launched a new Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) website, featuring an updated design that prioritizes user experience, welcomes a broader registry audience, and enables easier industry participation.

In a message to members and attendees, the president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Noel Anderson, PhD, announced that IFT’s 2021 annual event and food expo would be held virtually.

Carlson launched Astaferm, vegetarian, non-GMO astaxanthin gummies with 8 mg of astaxanthin and 200 mg of vitamin C per serving. The product utilizes Astaferm, a fermented astaxanthin from NextFerm Technologies Ltd.

Batory Foods introduced Batory Sweet Essentials, a new line of five FDA-GRAS high-intensity sweetener blends that replace sucrose, eliminating the need for manufacturers to reformulate recipes to offer lower sugar alternatives.

Here’s what experts predict could shake up the sports drinks market in 2021.

Indena has received authorization from the Italian Ministry of Health and Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) to produce cannabinoid-based cannabis extracts.

Grain Processing Corporation has opened a large, high quality, and efficient distillery capable of meeting demand for ethyl alcohol for the manufacture of essential products such as hand sanitizers, disinfectants, mouthwash, and cough & cold medicines.

Under the agreement, 11 key Peruvian fishing companies, all of which are SNP members, will become members of GOED. The partnership acknowledges the key role the Peruvian anchovy fishery plays in the omega-3 industry.

Companies are taking individualized approaches to succeed in this fast-growing market.

TopGum Industries, Ltd. established a New Jersey-based subsidiary, TopGum, Inc., to manufacture its functional gummy supplements.

Skyrocketing output and social distancing were some of the major challenges production equipment helped companies conquer in 2020. What will 2021 look like?

Health Canada has recently reviewed and approved a new pain claim for Stratum Nutrition’s NEM brand eggshell membrane. The claim reads: “NEM helps provide relief from joint pain due to moderate intensity aerobic exercise as quickly as the first day.”

The trend away from synthetic colors creates opportunity as well as challenges.

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a purchasing frenzy last year that left many retailers with out-of-stocks. Here’s how manufacturers and retailers are adjusting.

Michael J. Hennessy Jr., president and CEO of MJH Life Sciences™, parent company to Nutritional Outlook, named to MM&M’s second annual 40 Under 40 list.

The Evolve virtual summit, taking place February 24, 2021 will provide dietary supplement manufacturers and brand owners next-level trends in revolutionizing microbiome health

A look at some of the eye-health ingredients, and the studies demonstrating their efficacy, that can continue to support customers long after the pandemic is behind us.

FrieslandCampina Ingredients is partnering with Cayuga Milk Ingredients for the production of its Refit milk proteins MPI 90 and MPC 85.

Gencor announced that Levagen+, a branded version of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), received the Informed Ingredient Certification for absence of WADA-prohibited substances from LGC.

Kaneka Probiotics announced Cardio Probiotic (L. plantarum KABP-011, L. plantarum KABP-012, and L. plantarum KABP-013) achieved U.S. FDA GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status.

Uncovering knowledge is nothing new to dairy-nutrition researchers, and not even a global pandemic could pull the brakes that.

Batory Foods introduced Batory Smartboards, an insight and inspiration microsite for the food and beverage industry that offers training, innovative application ideas, and collaboration among potential partners. 

Despite a mild sales decline in 2020, probiotics remain a top-selling ingredient across channels. Hear expert predictions about how probiotics' ability to straddle multiple categories, and the growing understanding of microbiome health benefits, will continue to propel probiotics' growth in 2021.

Contract manufacturers give us the 360-degree view of how manufacturing will look this year amidst a global pandemic, supply-chain obstacles, and unprecedented dietary supplement demand.