While the infant formula segment is driving toward premiumization, fierce competition continues, especially in China, which has accounted for almost half of the global market size. Can probiotics help boost market growth? Explore the opportunities of the well-studied human-residential Bifidobacterium (HRB) strain - Bifidobacterium longum BB536 for use in infant formula.
This Technical Paper is from Morinaga Milk.
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Morinaga Milk Industry Co., is one of the largest dairy product companies in Japan. Morinaga Milk excels in innovative technology and offers various dairy products and other beneficial functional ingredients to customers around the world. Morinaga Milk started research on bifidobacteria in the 1960s, inspired by the fact that bifidobacteria are the predominant bacteria residing in the intestines of breast-fed infants. In 1969, Morinaga Milk isolated its flagship strain Bifidobacterium longum BB536 from a healthy breast-fed infant. Since then, Morinaga has been conducting original research to contribute to healthy, fruitful lives for all people.
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