Chinese investment into Australian health firms, including supplement manufacturers, will continue to grow as the country's healthcare system matures and the population ages, analysts from KPMG are forecasting.
Accusations levelled at Nestlé claim the Swiss corporate giants mislead consumers with nutritional claims about its infant formula products, flouting ethical marketing codes in the process.
Raisio, makers of functional cholesterol drink Benecol, says it will continue to focus on healthy foods as its core strategy – and will look to restructure its business and cut jobs as it continues the strategic shift.
In the biggest single investment announced in the Danish-headquartered dairy cooperative’s history, Arla Foods says it will invest more than half a billion euros ($656m) in 2018 to deliver on its 2020 growth ambition.
NutraIngredients-Asia and FoodNavigator-Asia are bringing together business leaders, policymakers and academics to debate how industry can meet the food and nutritional challenges brought about by Asia-Pacific's rapidly ageing population.
Sports nutrition firm BetterYou have partnered with Leeds Rhinos, supplying the UK's Super League Champions with its range of transdermal magnesium and oral vitamin spray supplements.
Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has left the race to buy Pfizer’s consumer health unit – leaving GlaxoSmithKline, Nestlé and Reckitt Benckiser as favourites for the €16 billion deal.
Icelandic astaxanthin producer Algalif has received non-GMO accreditation for its Astalíf 5% and 10% oleoresin products, microalgae-based antioxidants suitable for softgel capsule formulations.
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Swedish start-up Carbiotix says its focus on personalised feedback and dosing at a competitive price point will help consumers to fill the 'fibre gap' in a meaningful and easy way. And with long-term plans to allocate profits to food fortification...
The CEO of Holland & Barrett International says its enrolment of ex-Sainsbury's director Steve Carson as MD and former P&G CMO Roisin Donnelly signals its intent to become one of the world's leading health and wellness brands.
BioCeuticals, the Blackmores-owned practitioner-only supplement firm, has launched a full suite of immunity-boosting medicinal mushroom supplements, produced using a novel growing system and backed by a DNA-testing process.
Swedish-based supplier BioGaia have announced the launch of a new chewable tablet containing the patented probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis and vitamin D.
A new method of analysis promises to speed up the authentication process for Chinese herbal medicines in move that could boost industry transparency and reduce fraud.
Multiple reports peg Nestlé as the front runner to buy Merck KGaA’s consumer health unit in a race that could result in a deal worth up to $5 billion (€4.1bn).
After more than 10 years guiding the most successful organization of its type within the supplements industry, Adam Ismail has announced he will step down as the executive director of GOED at the end of February.
Canadian company Formula Four Beverages has announced a partnership with German soccer club FC Bayern München for use of and promotion of its OxiGen brand of oxygen enhanced water.
Healthy ingredients biotech firm Biosearch SA has signed a licence agreement with Nestlé for the use of its Lactobacillus fermentum LC40 strain in food supplements aimed at breastfeeding women.
Thorne has teamed with two bioinformatics experts to found Pillar Health, with a plan to create an artificial intelligence wellness platform that will provide an integrated molecular portrait and optimized recommendations for individuals’ health.
UK protein e-commerce distributor Muscle Food plans to grow its business by rapidly ramping up its presence in Europe and extending its reach in conventional retail channels.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Principia SGR join existing investors including Nestlé Health Science and Seventure
French biotech Enterome will step up its development of microbiome-based clinical therapeutics for IBD and cancer after raising €32 million in Series D Financing.
The Netherlands’ government-backed Nutrition Centre has launched an app that consumers can use to compare brands in store and find the healthiest one. "We hope to unleash a revolution in the supermarket," it says.
Interest in adaptogens like Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Maca, and Holy Basil is on the rise among food and beverage formulators, but what do they do, which brands are blazing an early trail, and who is buying the products?
Global chemical firm Ashland is now squarely positioned to strengthen its presence in the nutraceutical market after setting up a new business unit, called Ashland Health and Wellness, dedicated to food, beverage, and nutraceuticals.
Offering new mothers shopping vouchers may increase low breastfeeding rates, suggests new research from the UK - which has some of the lowest breastfeeding levels in the world.
Kolkata-based healthcare start-up Kapiva Ayurveda is looking to expand across Asia and North America, with Hong Kong and Canada next on its list after its success in Singapore and the US.
Every 21 seconds someone in the US discovers they have diabetes, setting a breakneck pace that is fueling a 6% annual increase in the number of Americans diagnosed with the chronic disease for which there is no cure, but which can be managed in part through...
Biotechnology firm Polaris now make available its omega-3 algal oil in a vegetable-based capsule designed as an animal-free alternative to traditional gelatin capsules.
Australian nutraceutical cannabinoid manufacturer Creso Pharma has signed a deal to market its flagship hemp-based product in Switzerland and Lichtenstein, shortly after announcing its market entry into China.
Probiotic product innovation continues to make gains throughout Europe, this time with children and infant health firmly in the minds of manufacturers such as Sanofi, DuPont, Nestlé and Danone.
Unilever is said to be headhunting for a new CEO to step in when Paul Polman retires, prompting speculation over a suitable replacement and a sizing up of Polman's impact and legacy on the firm.
A new bulk serve pouch designed to make it easier to stay fuelled when on long-duration activities has been recently introduced by GU, the California headquartered sports nutrition company.
Swisse Wellness' parent company, H&H (Health & Happiness) Group — formerly Biostime — has bought back the vitamin firm's distribution rights from PGT Healthcare for $131m, including those for the key China market.
With new science to support its effects and national distribution in retailers such as Vitamin Shoppe and Walgreens, more and more consumers are purchasing Greenteaspoon’s Goodgut product, says the company’s CEO.
Birch water start-up TAPPED is expanding its business in the UK with the support of PepsiCo’s innovation programme, the Nutrition Greenhouse. TAPPED founder Paul Lederer speaks to us about how he plans to drive the company – and category – forward.
Australian probiotic manufacturer Evolution Health has recorded its highest ever China Singles' Day sales, cementing its position as the bestselling probiotic brand on the Tmall platform.
Personalized nutrition subscription start-up Vitamin Packs announced its partnership with BrandProject, a company which “builds, buys, and makes seed stage investments,” according to the latter’s website.
The Nestlé Board of Directors says it will change the organisation of its infant nutrition to enhance the company's ability to 'win' in the category. The company also announced changes to its executive board.
Tetra Pak has released the latest edition of its Orange Book with a study, which shows pasteurization has little effect on the levels of vitamin C in orange juice.
Four leading manufacturers of milk formulas have been accused of boosting profits by exploiting parents’ desire to give the best possible nutrition to their offspring.
After successfully completing a Series B financing, Microbiome Therapeutics is gearing up for the launch of a ‘microbiome modulator’ product designed to help balance the microbiome and support healthy metabolism.
Chr. Hansen’s new probiotic children’s drinking yoghurt taps into a trio of trends identified by the dairy producer combining functional dairy for gut health that appeals to young taste buds and health conscious parents.
