Leading Swedish food maker Procordia Food is to launch a series of
health-enhancing foods and has reached a deal with compatriot
BioGaia for use of its probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus
reuteri in products for the Nordic market.
Limited consumer awareness threatens to restrain the development of
probiotics markets, finds a new Frost & Sullivan report, yet in
Europe the food ingredient is still set to more than triple in
value over the next six years.
The ingredient specialists Cargill-Cerestar are launching new
cereal bar systems at the upcoming Food Ingredients Europe in
response to increasing demand from food manufacturers and
consumers.
New Zealand's Comvita has developed a manuka honey, thought to
enhance the immune system, especially for the Asian market. It is
enriched with a combination of traditional Chinese herbs.
The herbal extract aloe vera, more commonly used in cosmetics, is
increasingly being added to foods, with the latest innovation from
German dairy company Onken in the form of an aloe vera-enriched
low-fat yoghurt.
The healthy image of soyfoods is set to lift sales in Europe even
higher in coming years, with growth in soya-based alternatives to
dairy and meat products expected to enter double digits from 2003 -
2005, according to a pan-European...
A Mexican firm is introducing its fibre-enriched drink, said to
help reduce cholesterol, on the European market, starting with a
launch in Spanish retailer El Corte Ingles this week. Further test
markets could include Italy, the UK...
French ingredients company Diana Vegetal, a partner of North
American group RFI Ingredients, has introduced a patent-pending
apple extract under the Phytonutriance name.
New Zealand dairy company Fonterra has developed an energy bar
prototype said to far exceed similar products on the market. It
contains a new milk bioactive ingredient, which the firm is hoping
to launch as a consumer product.
The trend in energy-giving chocolate continues with Cadbury's
launch of a guarana-fortified Tempo range in South Africa. And it
was not the only mainstream food company looking for added value
from products marketed as healthy...
As tough new European proposals on health claims undergo scrutiny
from member states, a UK-based consumer group keeps the pressure
up, claiming this week that 'food manufacturers are continuing
to make unwarranted health claims...
US-based Solgar Vitamin and Herb company has announced the
introduction of a new range of supplements for children in the UK
called Kangavites. The minerals in the supplements have been
specially coated in order to disguise the normally...
Britain is increasingly becoming a nation of extremes, with the gap
between the very rich and very poor, and the overweight and
underweight, becoming wider every year - all of which has
implications for the nation's food and...
The fatty acid CLA not only helps weight loss but also appears to
help people reduce body fat over the long-term, suggest preliminary
findings presented by Cognis Nutrition and Health last week.
The European Commission has given the green light for the joint
venture between Scandinavian company Arla Foods Ingredients and
German sugar giant Nordzucker to bring the low-calorie sweetener
Gaio tagatose to the marketplace.
UK-based vitamin manufacturers G&G Food Supplies has announced
the launch of two new products in the UK - Collagen and Collagen
Plus - said to prevent the appearance of wrinkles and aid joint
repair.
J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS), a manufacturer of insoluble
dietary fibres and other fibre types, has opened a new production
plant for colloidal systems in Weissenborn, Germany.
The European Commission has issued a statement relating to its
proposed Regulation on health and nutrition claims announced on 16
July 2003 in a bid to clear up complaints based on 'myths and
misunderstandings'
The SupplySide West show in the US begins today with a packed
seminar schedule delivered by National Institutes of Health
researchers, ahead of the main exhibition opening tomorrow.
Sales of colostrum and a high-antibody milk have risen
significantly in key Asian markets following the outbreak of SARS
earlier this year, reports New Zealand dairy leader Fonterra.
Energy drinks are adding a touch of zest to the European soft
drinks market, with Mintel's Global New Products Database revealing
an array of weird and wonderful names, ingredients and marketing
ploys designed to entice consumers...
A report commissioned for the UK's Food Standards Agency has
provided the clearest evidence yet that there is a link between
advertising food products aimed at children and the declining
health standards among the younger generation.
Japanese firm Kyowa Hakko has produced a tablet version of its
novel cholesterol-lowering ingredient CSPHP, allowing dietary
supplement makers to include the compound in capsules.
UK-based Vibrant Life is to market a reformulated version of the
established US bone health supplement CalMagFizz, it revealed at
the Natural Trade Show in the UK last week.
Drinks with added health benefits are stealing the spotlight from
the saturated cola market, finds a new report, which suggests that
manufacturers are starting to look to elixirs and ready-to-drink
tea and coffee to regain sales growth.
A Spanish company, specialising in developing nutraceuticals from
vegetable fats, has patented a process to obtain a concentrated
polyphenol product from the waste water of olives.
The EU is inviting up to 50 small and medium-sized businesses to
participate in a new functional food network, aimed at boosting
innovation in some of the areas investigated by recent European
research.
Dutch inulin specialist Sensus is to add a powdered inulin to its
Frutafit portfolio at the upcoming Food Ingredients Europe
exhibition in Frankfurt. The product is aimed at applications
requiring excellent solubility.
Herbal product manufacturers and kava suppliers are to stage a
lobbying campaign to try to force kava, a herb taken to combat
stress, back onto the shelves of European pharmacies.
UK firm Provexis looks set to release a novel heart-healthy drink
next year after recent human trials on its tomato-based product
proved successful. CardioFlow is a concentrated tomato extract but
it contains no lycopene.
Food and drink manufacturers are facing tougher competition as
category boundaries are blurred with the addition of beauty
ingredients to a range of foodstuffs, claims a new report.
Makers of amino acids and other food additives are hoping to boost
revenues with growing popularity of Japan's latest fashion trend -
clothes with added supplements.
Consumers are urging food makers to include nutrition information
on foods, but as many as one in four can not find what they are
looking for on current labels, reveals a new survey from the UK's
Food Standards Agency.
Thriving global cheese production is likely to spur new
developments in whey processing, and combined with new process
technologies, offer significant growth opportunities for
specialists, reveals a new report.
US-based National Enzyme Company has been granted a GMP Certificate
of manufacturing by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration
(TGA), allowing it to sell its enzyme and other herbal medicinal
products in Australia.
Leading Irish drinks group Cantrell & Cochrane has launched its
first functional beverage, an isotonic sports drink aimed at Irish
athletes and backed by a marketing budget of €1 million.
Consumers in Australia and New Zealand use nutritional information
and health charity endorsements to select food, but set little
store by health claim labels and are unlikely to properly
understand nutrient claims, a recent survey...
Croda Healthcare, a division of UK-based speciality chemicals
manufacturer Croda Oleochemicals, is to market a new range of soy
nutraceuticals derived from whole soybeans. The company claims that
unlike many other soy-based dietary...
Makers of a weight loss supplement containing extracts of exotic
fruits have been hauled up by the UK's advertising standards agency
for making unsubstantiated claims about the product's efficacy in a
direct mailing.
New tests show that the sugar replacer Isomalt has a very low
glycemic index (GI), well below other sugar substitutes, making it
an attractive option for food companies trying to get healthier,
says its manufacturer Palatinit.
Billed as the first sugar-free isotonic drink, the US-produced
ChampionLyte is being launched on the European market next month at
this year's Anuga trade show in Cologne, Germany.
Swiss L-carnitine specialist Lonza has signed US-based Metagenics
to market its stomach health supplement PepZin GI to healthcare
professionals in the US and Europe.
Israeli soy ingredients firm Solbar Industries introduces the
latest in its isolate range, Solpro 900, for use in infant formula,
nutritional foods and beverages.
Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are using the boom in
functional foods and beverages to add fuel to their anti-smoking
remedies, and this week Germany's Nautilus announced it is to
reposition its NicoMed as an energy...
Danish ingredients company Danisco announces it is to license its
HOWARU probiotics brand directly to a retailer, the upmarket South
African chain Woolworths, in a bid to increase brand loyalty among
consumers and health professionals.
