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A €4 million investment from majority shareholder Maabarot Products will help French seaweed and algae specialist Algaia boost development and install new speciality extraction units, says the firm.
The sports nutrition market continues to ramify beyond the dedicated gym goer set. In this era of Active Nutrition, those companies with ingredients that can play in multiple spaces will prosper, a supplier says.
Direct selling companies have a relatively large share of dietary supplement sales in Latin American countries compared to others around the globe, according to data from market research firm Euromonitor.
Nestlé is top for addressing the double burden of obesity and malnutrition, and while many firms have stepped up efforts, a "disappointing" number have too many unhealthy products in their portfolios, according to the Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI)
Simultaneously ingesting EPA and DHA may have a positive synergistic effect on exercise performance, but more evidence is needed to confirm this, say researchers in Japan.
Asia's rapidly ageing population is creating a raft of new business opportunities, but firms first need to better understand the market dynamics and expectations of older consumers.