Why PepsiCo, Coca-cola are betting on functional food and beverage brands
Legacy CPG companies PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have each snapped up or invested heavily in a functional food and beverage brand this year.
Archives for November 1, 2018
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop under scrutiny over pregnancy supplement claims
A pregnancy supplement regimen offered by Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand Goop is the subject of alleged multiple breaches to UK advertising and trading standards.
The gut a ‘starting point’ for Parkinson’s disease, study suggests
Parkinson’s disease (PD) ‘starts in the gut’ says an expert, who spoke of a study that identifies the gut-brain axis and change in microbiome environment as playing key roles in disease onset and progression.
Fatty liver addressed by BASF’s high-conc omega-3 blend set for 2019 EU debut
A BASF-led study has pointed towards the use of high-concentration omega-3 in managing the consequences of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition that affects roughly one in five Europeans.