Both Nestlé and PepsiCo have announced plans to expand nutrition research and development.
Both Nestlé and PepsiCo have announced plans to expand nutrition research and development.
PepsiCo will create a Global Nutrition Group in Chicago “to deliver breakthrough innovation in the areas of fruits and vegetables, grains, dairy, and functional nutrition.” The company says it plans to grow its nutrition business from $10 billion today to $30 billion by 2020.
Nestlé will found the Nestlé Institute of Health Science “to pioneer a new industry between food and pharma.” Research will examine the role of nutrition in targeting health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer’s disease, the company said.
“Personalized health science nutrition is about finding efficient and cost-effective ways to prevent and treat acute and chronic diseases in the 21st century,” said Nestlé chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe.
The Nutritional Outlook Podcast Episode 33: Keeping up with contract manufacturing
July 26th 2024Nutritional Outlook talks to Lauren Samot, commercial innovation leader, and Blayney McEneaney, sales executive at Vitaquest International, about trends within the contract manufacturing space, and the ways in which contract manufacturers like Vitaquest keep up with the market and differentiate themselves from the competition.