Trends & Business

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.

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.

Socati Corp. (Austin, TX) received USDA organic certification for its CBD ingredient line for finished products.

Better Juice, Ltd. is installing a semi-industrial pilot plant that features its sugar-reduction process in a continuous flow technology to ensure a consistent, safe, and effective enzymatic process.

Consumers seeking vegan options often want all-natural ingredients too, which eliminates sweeteners such as high-fructose corn syrup.

Omya rebuilt and expanded its plant in Orgon, France, creating a substantially higher capacity for its functionalized calcium-carbonate product platform, a new packaging line, and an onsite warehouse.

Although the safety and efficacy of authentic English lavender oil have been documented in published clinical trials, due to the comparatively high cost of English lavender essential oil, substitution with other, lower-cost species of Lavandula has been reported.

Navigating the current market using a healthy dose of hindsight, antioxidants are well positioned to write a new chapter in their next phase of growth.

Holland & Barrett International, an English health and wellness retailer, launched Vitaboost Levagen, an effervescent with Gencor’s Levagen PEA.

A new market report published by Leafreport, in partnership with Las Vegas’ Canalysis Laboratories, measured the accuracy of CBD-content claims on a sample of 37 hemp-derived CBD products.

Reb M from sugarcane is just one newcomer challenging the natural sweeteners space.

Abitec Corporation has acquired Larodan AB, a manufacturer and international marketer of high purity research-grade lipids.

Frédéric Faure, co-founder of Algaia (Paris), was appointed to CEO as of June 1, 2020. Additionally, Faure said the company is accelerating and expanding its sustainability plan toward achieving a minimal carbon footprint by 2025.

DuPont is offering its customers sustainable, plant-based solutions with Danisco Planit plant-based ingredient portfolio.

Artemis International is strengthening its partnership with the American Botanical Council’s Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program and botanical testing specialist Alkemist Labs to investigate suspicions that adulterated elderberry ingredients are infiltrating the U.S. market.

Previously known as Probio’Stick, Lallemand’s Cerebiome showcases the product’s effect on the gut-brain axis, referring to it as a “psychobiotic.”