Malaysia headquartered Ritamix Global has launched a tea modelled on a TCM formula used in China for COVID-19 treatment – but the new product is registered as food and beverage and makes no health claims.
By the year 2030, trend forecaster Dr Morgaine Gaye predicts much will have changed in terms of how food is consumed: supermarkets will be forced to diversify, urban areas will be transformed by biodiversity legislation, and we will be on our to using...
While digestive health remains the leading health position for probiotics in the US, immune support is the second most popular positioning with online reviews growing 26% in the first half of 2020 to hit 179,000 in July, says Lumina Intelligence.
An Austrian startup selling health focused fruity water 'drops' is hoping to shake up the soft drinks industry with its sustainable and convenient solution.
An international consortium of vitamin C advocates wants regulators to bring vitamin C into the therapeutic bag of measures in the battle against COVID-19.
The year 2020 will go down in history as a year like no other; the overused adjective “unprecedented” doesn’t even seem to do the situation justice anymore. In a year dominated by COVID-19, it’s impossible to look at any industry segment without examining...
With supplements on course to catch up the OTC category by 2025, PharmaLinea’s founder urges brand owners to “take a serious look at their business models for the future”.
See our top 10 most read research studies assessing effects of botanicals, herbals, vitamins and minerals on COVID-19, featuring ingredients such as coconut oil, honey, curcumin, and probiotics.
A Paris-based personalised supplements service is working to become a ‘one stop shop’ for high quality tailored supplements delivered to customers' doors.
FrieslandCampina is addressing the global consumer demand for natural solutions to support cognitive health, with its new duo of microbiome modulating solutions.
In the short-term, JollyGut aims to simplify and personalise the shopping experience for consumers both in-store and online. In the long-term, CMO Dmitry Dubovik says the start-up is setting its sights further afield: “We want to become an Amazon for...
Hemp Synergistics, a biotech company dedicated to making intelligent hemp products, recently announced that its broad-spectrum hemp oil will be used by global supplement manufacturer SDC Nutrition.
GNC has teamed up with the owner of Unbreakable Performance Center, Jay Glazer, to launch a new line of clean supplements called “Unbreakable Performance Fueled by GNC.” The NFL Insider for FOX Sports and MMA trainer sat down to tell us more about this...
A young engineer has created a candy-like delivery format to help the elderly consume water and nutrients, after watching his grandma’s struggle with dementia and dehydration.
Supplement and organic foods retailer Natural Grocers said a continued emphasis on vitamin D, immune support and blood sugar management will lead industry trends in 2021.
The pandemic presents an exciting opportunity for food manufacturers to innovate products targeting consumers who believe access to affordable food should not come at the cost of health and good nutrition.
Vitamin and mineral-enriched chia seeds and fibre-packed goji berries are now part of a healthy diet for around half of Germany’s population, says a survey by the country’s institute for risk assessment.
After making a success of their two-year-young CBD brand 'fourfivecbd', two professional rugby players have launched Fourfive Nutrition with an aim to disrupt the supplements market which they say lacks transparency.
Nutraceutical firms have reported a higher uptake of sleep aid and stress relief supplements amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to New Zealand brand GO Healthy and Spanish saffron ingredient supplier Pharmactive.
For today’s consumers ‘clean label’ is less about the ingredients featured back-of-pack and more about what isn’t listed, be it preservatives, genetically modified ingredients or artificial sweeteners, according to L.E.K. Consulting.
Rehovot-based ChickP Protein Ltd has launched a clean label non-GMO native chickpea starch that contains more than 98% starch content and has a uniquely high amylose to amylopectin ratio.
The NutraIngredients Awards 2021 are back with five new award categories and are set to celebrate the best of the nutrition and dietary supplements industry. Following the success of our virtual awards this year, the awards will return in a virtual format...
The shift to online events continues as NutraIngredients' Healthy Ageing Online Conference kicks off next week, in which the team once again delves into the link between nutrition and healthy ageing.
Massachusetts-based Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. has announced a collaboration agreement with UK-based Rothamsted Research to support Rothamsted’s program to develop omega-3 oils in Camelina sativa.
Nurish by Nature Made is a monthly subscription that delivers personalized nutritional supplements. But they’re also delivering entertainment — with the help of some big names and a popular platform.
Tackling allergies, improving digestion and aiding immunity are the key pillars for infant nutrition product innovation, says a group of expert panellists from major brand names such as Biostime, Morinaga, and Nuchev.
As the excitement over CBD levels out, many are turning their attention to CBN. The minor cannabinoid is especially appealing to many tired Americans, as it makes name for itself as a sedative.
A London-based personalised nutrition startup founder explains the huge challenges and opportunities in expanding into Japan - a largely untapped market primed for personalised and preventative health tech.
Israel-based gummy supplement manufacturer TopGum Industries, Ltd., has secured investment from AP Partners Fund, Tel Aviv, to accelerate growth and expand production and marketing activities to Europe and North America in 2021.
ADM Ventures is to invest in Seventure’s European Health For Life Capital (HFLC) Fund II, which counts Danone and Novartis as investors in the health, nutrition and microbiota microbiome-based fund.
Finished goods manufacturer Wiley’s Finest maintains that the immune health benefits omega-3s shouldn’t get swept under the rug, even with the heightened sensitivity about antiviral claims during the pandemic crisis.
A new study found that a mother’s vitamin D level during pregnancy is associated with their children's IQ — suggesting that higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may lead to greater childhood IQ scores. The study also revealed significantly lower...
Bayer has launched a campaign to better educate parents on nutrition’s role in baby development as a recent survey finds 60% did not know nutrition impacts baby growth and development during pregnancy.
Personalized nutrition start-up myAir is taking on stress with the help of nature and technology. The company developed a patent-pending algorithm based on cognitive and physiological data.
An Israeli startup has created a personalised nootropic snack bar subscription service offering products tailored to each consumer’s cognitive response to stress.
As Europe faces imminent lockdown, nutrition and ingredient firms try to keep business operations tickling along with a raft of appointments. Here, NutraIngredients rounds up the moves made for the month of October.
Kombucha offers drinkers more complexity than your average alcohol-free alternative, writes Emma Thackray, co-founder of Booch & Brew, in this guest article.
Interest in the gut microbiome’s role in weight, mental health and immunity will become a global trend in 2021, according to ADM, who point to the current pandemic as fuelling consumer awareness.
