September Launch Pad
It's all about convenience: Gummies, chews and stick packs lead the way as consumers expect brands to offer innovative ways to save them time and effort.
Archives for September 28, 2023
Metagenics survey finds non-hormonal ingredient relieves primary menopause symptoms
The rhubarb root extract acts as an estrogen receptor modulator without elevating estrogen levels.
Newly A.I. discovered peptide promises anti-aging results
PeptiYouth, a “nature-identical” peptide, was discovered by AI at Nuritas. When combined with retinol and vitamin C, this peptide has shown “remarkable results” in clinical trials.
Jim Kababick on 30 years in the industry: ‘Working together to solve our problems is probably the best thing we’ve done to push the industry forward’
“If people who don’t understand the industry spent a day looking at what goes on behind the curtain, they’d be blown away,” said Jim Kababick, founder of Flora Research Laboratories, as he looked back on 30 years in the industry.
FrieslandCampina Ingredients eyes ‘pockets of growth’ with new child nutrition portfolio
The company is pivoting its dairy-derived early life nutrition ingredients into a portfolio designed to enhance the nutritional value of products aimed at children aged 3 and up.
Sustainabilty
Cargill accused of child labour practices on Brazilian cocoa farms
Cargill, one of the world’s largest cocoa suppliers, has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay 600,000 reais ($120,185) as indemnity for allegedly buying cocoa from farms where child labour or forced work has been identified.