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Delicious and Nutritious Gummies
Perfection has been achieved, at least in the eyes of many a supplement consumer: the ability to enjoy a “candy” and know you are giving your body the nutrition it needs to stay healthy. Hans Riegel, Sr., a confectioner from Bonn, Germany, started the Haribo company in 1920. The prototypical “gummi bear” was launched a couple ...
Meeting Meal Replacement Needs
There are plenty of reasons one might skip a regular meal in favor of a meal replacement shake or other food item. They are quick, portable and convenient, and the ones low in calories can help with weight loss or maintenance.“The category has benefited greatly from the increasing pace of today’s society, and as a ...
Innovation Dosage Forms — Delivering Consumer Satisfaction
Companies that bring breakthrough products to market successfully have a special combination of leading edge technology and a keen understanding of what will excite consumers. In the supplement space, we know that at the end of the day, consumers want to feel better. They want to be able to live the kinds of lives that ...
Plant-based Proteins
A growing market of vegetarians, and those with food sensitivities, are demanding animal-free protein options.The market for plant-based proteins– such as pea, rice, and hemp proteins–is fast expanding as consumers are looking for allergenfree and vegetarian sources of protein. “The market is driven by individuals on restrictive diets who have allergic reactions or sensitivity to ...
Equip Thyself
For those thinking about the investment into manufacturing, Nutritional Industry Executive (NIE) has polled several well-established equipment manufacturers for their opinionds as to why it makes sense to own your production and how you can get up and running.Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE): For smaller manufacturers— please explain why it’s a great idea to invest in ...
Delivering the Sensory Expectation
Suppliers and manufacturers are teaming up to create healthy functional foods and beverages that don’t sacrifice taste or texture.Consumer interest in functional foods and beverages is growing as more people are becoming aware of these convenient products, as well as the potential disease prevention offered by good nutrition. As a result, the market for functional ...
Customer-Driven Innovation: It’s About the Relationship
We love to talk about developing new products— and so do our sales forces and retailers. Rightly so, as new products are the reason behind start-up companies and, alongside distribution, they are the lifeblood of consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. But organizations that are truly customer-centric are focused on developing a relationship with their customer—one ...
Microen Capsulation: Perfect Little Nutrition Worlds
For centuries, the idea of a microcosm fascinated scientists and dreamers alike. In the modern era of dietary supplements, that concept has triggered a magnificent technology, microencapsulation, which has multiple benefits for not only production, but for the end-user. And more than ever, an increasing number of consumers are quite discerning about the supplements they ...
Fermentation: Probiotics & Beyond for Targeted Health
Intuitively, people have been eating healthy, fermented foods for thousands of years. As the natural health products market has grown in technological innovation and research, fermentation- based supplements have earned their place in promoting human health and wellness.The (Not-So) Basics In its simplest form, explained Hartley Pond, vice president of technical sales with California-based FutureCeuticals, Inc., ...
Filling the Fiber Gap
Women younger than 50 need about 25 g of fiber per day, and men younger than 50 need 38 g (the daily values are a few grams lower for adults older than 50). But on average, American women get about 13 g and men 17 g, according to a 2005 report by the Food and ...
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