Functional coffee: Ready, set, drink!

The deal will establish a global Citrus and Beverage Center of Excellence in Florida and follows Mane's recent moves in savory flavors and stevia-based sweeteners.

The deal would add Twinlab, Reserveage, Metabolife, and Alvita Tea to cbdMD's wellness portfolio, moving through a court-supervised creditor proceeding rather than a conventional acquisition.

The appointment comes as the CDMO continues to expand its gummy, softgel, and fizzy tablet format offerings for brand partners.

Pooled RCT evidence from three EU consortia shows non-nutritive sweeteners may support weight loss maintenance without adverse effects on biomarkers or taste preference.

CoreFX Ingredients is opening a European headquarters and research operation in County Cork, Ireland, partnering with a public agricultural research campus to work on formulation problems that have long limited how bioactive compounds perform in finished nutraceutical products.

The >Your< Hydramin+ Sticks target the growing overlap between functional hydration, sports nutrition, and beauty-from-within supplements.

At the Future Nutra Innovation Summit, SPINS' Scott Dicker presented data showing protein and performance nutrition account for 45% of total supplement growth, while sleep, cognitive health, reproductive health, and weight loss formulas have flattened or declined.

Luigi Cappello joins CEO Tim Condron on Vitaquest's executive team; the company also recently expanded its probiotics manufacturing capacity.