The ongoing influx of GRAS determined ingredients from supplements to foods and beverages offers promising business potential for all involved. ...More
“So … tell me your story!” That’s the first thing I say to the random young foodie entrepreneurial types that email and ask if I can help them because they have developed a recipe and are wondering if they need one of those “food science people” to help them manufacture it. ...More
The American public is increasingly looking for ways to improve health and quality of life through foods, beverages, supplements and/or personal-care products, and any edge your company can get to build product appeal will pay off in the long run. ...More
In my travels of late, from SupplySide East to a tour of a new DSM innovation center and the NRA show, common threads of health and flavorful innovation permeate. ...More
SupplySide East 2011 drew more than 3,000 dietary supplement, food, beverage and cosmeceutical professionals. The sold-out exhibit hall featured 237 companies occupying 300 booths. ...More
From obesity and the Dietary Guidelines to healthy aging and beauty from within, health and wellness is firmly atop the industry's collective consciousness. ...More
Chocolate is receiving accolades as a healthy food, but not all chocolate is created equal when it comes to nutritional benefits. To help address the demand for taste-pleasing functional foods, Zurich-based Barry Callebaut introduced its ACTICOA chocolate products, in dark ...More
From hydration to staving off free radical oxidation, certain ingredients naturally found in food or added to functional foods and beverages can help promote beauty from within. ...More