nutrition
Pulsin unveils new healthy flavoured bars
Nutritional snack brand Pulsin has launched two new flavoured bars: vegan Salted Caramel Raw Choc Brownie and vegetarian Peanut Choc Protein Booster.
Pepsico’s Nutrition Greenhouse programme returns for 2018
PepsiCo has announced the second year of its Nutrition Greenhouse incubator programme, an initiative designed to discover and nurture breakthrough brands in the food and beverage sector.
Study reveals benefit of Beneo’s Palatinose for athletes
A scientific study by professor Daniel König and his team at the Department of Sports and Sport Sciences of the University of Freiburg, Germany, has shown that with a pre-load of Palatinose endurance athletes “maintained a more stable blood glucose profile and higher fat oxidation, which resulted in improved cycling performance compared with maltodextrin.”
Scotland tackles childhood obesity
Scotland will aim to halve childhood obesity by 2030, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
Trek is raisin the bar with new launch
Natural Balance Foods is set to unveil its latest Trek Protein Flapjack flavour, Trek Cocoa Raisin.
Natural & Organic Products Europe 2018
The Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show welcomed 10,039 attendees from 91 countries to its London ExCeL venue from 22-23 April.
Global coffee alliance
After offloading its US confectionery business to Ferrero for $2.8 billion earlier this year, Nestlé has just announced plans to pay Starbucks $7.15 billion for the rights to sell the company’s coffee products globally.
EU grants €22m in funding to Glanbia Ireland project
The European Commission has announced €22 million in funding for a new bio-economy research project to be led by Glanbia Ireland.
Creative strategy is key in snacks segment
Snacking is central to the strategy of many food companies, with explosive growth in the number of new snacks launched between 2010 and 2017.
Baby boomers set the nutraceutical agenda
Research undertaken ahead of Vitafoods Europe suggests that the needs of ageing baby boomers will shape the nutraceutical agenda over the next decade.
Round Up: Ingredients
Here is your weekly round-up of ingredients news. Next week’s round-up will focus on packaging news.
Kerry Taste and Nutrition acquires Spanish-based Hasenosa
Kerry Taste and Nutrition has confirmed its acquisition of Spanish food producer Hasenosa.
Givaudan secures 40.6% of the shares in Naturex
Givaudan has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 40.6% of the shares of Naturex, a French public listed company, for €135 per share and a total consideration of €522 million.
Pea protein market predicted to thrive
According to a study conducted by Global Market Insights, the pea protein market size is expected to increase beyond 33 kilo tons by 2023 with a CAGR of 13.5% from 2023-26.