Trends & Business

As consumers—and researchers—grow curious about hemp’s other cannabinoids, what health gains might they find?

SupplySide West, scheduled for October 27-30, 2020 in Las Vegas has been cancelled.

Natural Products Association is pushing Congress to provide tax credits for natural products businesses facing high reopening costs due to COVID-19.

Medicascy Artificial Intelligence Solutions Platform is a new technology that uses artificial intelligence to predict, in just a few weeks, where ingredients will have significant impact, cutting research and development time while improving the product.

Supplement brands that cater to savvy seniors had better consider the demographic’s unique needs when designing their products.

Vince Pinneri was appointed president and member of the executive team at of Batory Foods, effective Aug. 21, 2020.

Kerry released an interactive consumer preference simulator that utilizes its proprietary consumer data to help the industry understand consumer preferences across 11 different functional benefits.

Which plant protein is right for your product? It depends on a host of factors, plus an assist from other functional ingredients. Cargill’s experts shared the roadmap during last week’s Institute of Food Technologists SHIFT20 virtual event.

Standard Process has developed a product called GI Stability which is an innovative formula combining 2’-Fucosyllactose (2’-FL) HMO, Collinsonia root, and whole food ingredients beet and okra powder to support healthy gut microbiome.

Pea ingredient supplier Cosucra discussed its strategy for growing its pea protein market share during last week’s Institute of Food Technologists SHIFT20 virtual event.

At last week’s Institute of Food Technologists SHIFT20 virtual event, Cargill discussed the projected performance of milk and milk alternatives in 2020.

Hemp Synergistics LLC has released a highly concentrated powdered hemp oil called Bio-Dri, allowing manufacturers to combine easily with other ingredients across delivery formats.

Immudyne Nutritional launched PureMune, a science-based branded beta-glucan ingredient for immune health.

Lycored expanded its tomato-based lycopene production following a three-year multi-million-dollar investment in new lines, equipment, and process and supply optimization strategies.

Ingredion Inc. launched three new organic native starches.

On July 15, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s (DGAC) final scientific report.

Lallemand Health Solutions and Proge Farm closed a licensing deal for the commercialization of Proge Farm’s probiotic strain L. plantarum P17630 (Proge P17630), which has specific women health benefits.

A taxonomy change for the Lactobacillus genus will impact probiotic product labels, product claims, GMPs, and more.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition received the 2020 NutraIngredients Editors Award for Industry Initiative of the Year for its Label Wise consumer education campaign.

Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes completed the integration of Denmark-based Bifodan A/S, which was acquired in 2019.

Flexibility and quick action enable manufacturers to successfully help brands navigate the post-COVID-19 nutraceutical environment.

In its report to House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, FDA broke down the results of several years of sample studies the agency conducted on CBD products from 2014 to 2020.

Ingredion Inc. (Westchester, IL) completed its rice manufacturing expansion in Banglen, Thailand.

Informa Markets’ is hosting Vitafoods Virtual Expo from September 7-11, 2020 – a large-scale interactive virtual meeting place.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Patent No. 10,624,919 to Valensa International for the “Composition and Method to Alleviate Joint Pain Using Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid and Astaxanthin."

CanaFarma Hemp Products expanded its functional confectionary line, Yooforic, with the launch of three new hemp oil-infused chewing gums.

Postbiotics are still at the beginning of their market journey while promising a multitude of health benefits.

Beneo increased its production capacity by 50% at its Wijgmaal, Belgium facility in response to rising customer demand for its rice starches.