Articles by John Quilter
Ashwagandha—The Perfect Ingredient for a Stressed-out World
We are living through times of huge stress. As Innova Market Insights noted in 2020, “Recent events have had a significant effect on mental wellbeing, with many people facing increased rates of anxiety off the back of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Since then, of course, new sources of uncertainty have emerged—inflation, economic volatility and a seemingly ...
Ashwagandha in the Age of Stress
We are living through times of huge stress. As Innova Market Insights noted in 2020, “Recent events have had a significant effect on mental wellbeing, with many people facing increased rates of anxiety off the back of the COVID-19 pandemic.”1 Since then, of course, new sources of uncertainty have emerged—inflation, economic volatility and a seemingly ...
Functional Nutrition for Changing Consumer Needs
Fifty years ago, Kerry was a small dairy company in the southwest of Ireland. Today, it’s a global leader in sustainable nutrition, health and food and beverage ingredients. One of the reasons it’s been able to grow is its commitment to scanning the horizon and keeping in touch with the way consumers’ nutrition needs have ...
More Than Immune Health
How the pandemic has fundamentally redefined attitudes to functional nutrition. New Insights Into the Impact of COVID-19 It’s no longer news that the pandemic has massively increased interest in immune health, and demand for functional foods and beverages that offer to boost it. However, a far more fundamental shift has taken place over the last ...
Demand for Digestive Health Solutions Continues to Rise
The defining nutrition trend of 2020 has probably (and unsurprisingly) been the growing interest in immune health. However, the pandemic has also made consumers more aware of their wellness generally, and more determined to protect it. In particular, the pandemic appears to have increased interest in digestive health, of which 13 percent of consumers worldwide ...
Consumer Interest in Immune Health Drives Demand for Functional Ingredients
With 42 percent of global consumers now proactively looking for products that can improve their health, to meet consumer demand for the products that provide the benefits they’re searching for, it’s vital for manufacturers to understand the market drivers, and what’s motivating consumer choice. For manufacturers and brands operating in the well-being category, the immune ...
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