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We catch up with Jay Baek, the marketing manager for Daesang’s ingredient business unit, at the company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss its fermented natural flavor offering, Namino. Baek reveals how the product adds customized umami flavors with front, middle and lingering taste profiles... Read More

Harvey Martins, VP of business development at NutraEx, told us that the company’s indulgent natural sweeteners help F&B manufacturers reduce products’ sugar content. At IFT First 2024, the company introduced a “sugar blocker,” l-arabinose, which can inhibit sugar absorption. Martins highlighted that an... Read More

At the ongoing IFT First trade show in Chicago, US, we catch up with Josephine Nakhla, director of strategic marketing and business development for powders and cereals at Balchem. Nakhla discusses the applications and benefits of the VitalBlend Oat 2540 cold-water soluble oat creamer the company launches at... Read More

At the ongoing IFT First 2024 trade show in Chicago, US, Dan Force, VP of innovation and marketing at Prinova, tells us the company is examining social media “closer than ever” as their impact on supplement trends grows in size and speed. Following social media trends helps Prinova’s product development... Read More

We sit down with David Deeley, the insights manager at Kerry, at the company’s Global Technology Centre in Naas, Ireland, to discuss Future Lens, Kerry’s proprietary foresight program. In this first part of our interview, Deeley explains its main objectives, the specific goals Kerry aims to achieve through... Read More

At Daesang’s headquarters in Seoul, Korea, we sit down with Angie Jang, the company’s marketing manager for the marketing division of the ingredient business unit, to discuss the multifunctional benefits and versatility of its GoldRella and White Chlorella solutions for plant-based food applications. Jang... Read More

We catch up with Dr. Wookyung Chung, the VP and head of Food R&D at Samyang at the company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Dr. Chung details the company’s latest innovations, speaks to the trends and consumer demands impacting the industry and offers a glimpse into Samyang’s future focuses.

Traceability and strict safety standards are of growing importance to the Chinese market, which is showing broad interest in collagen ingredients. Henry Ye, general manager for Asia, explains how PB Leiner is demonstrating full traceability for its fish collagen due to a joint venture with the largest... Read More

InGood by Olga’s upcycled yellow pea ingredient Peakara has been designed for active and senior nutrition formulations. We caught up with Charlotte Bastian, business unit manager, who describes the concentrate as having a complex amino acid profile featuring unsaturated fatty acids and fibers with a chemical... Read More

The collagen market is booming in China and worldwide, says Laura Niemann, the marketing and innovation manager of the Beauty category at Gelita. She explains that while collagen has traditionally been used in China for years, consumers today seek science-backed data to support claims. She also dives into... Read More

Andrea Zangara, the head of scientific communication and medical affairs at Euromed, highlights how cutting-edge science, tradition and commitment to sustainability drive innovation at the company. He details new clinical research on Euromed’s cucumber and spinach extracts, which both support healthy aging —... Read More

At this year’s trade show, we spoke to IFF’s Benjamin Milhau, regional marketing lead for the EMEA region and Johanna Maukonen, director of global clinical innovation and translation. Milhau told us about the latest market trends in healthy aging, as younger people increasingly show interest in taking... Read More

Novonesis is continuing to grow its probiotics business in China alongside its HMO prebiotics. The expanding “biotics” space is being driven by a desire for more personalized nutrition solutions, says Jakob Dalmose Rasmussen, VP of Human Health Biosolutions at Novonesis. He shares insights into the Chinese... Read More

At the ongoing HNC trade show, co-located with Hi & Fi Asia-China, Probi tells us it has witnessed rapid growth in the Chinese probiotics market, reporting CAGR growth rates double that of global averages. Along with it, the company has seen more competition. Sarah Wang, marketing manager APAC, sheds light... Read More

At this year’s Vitafoods Europe, Agathe Hermant, project manager for the nutrition range at Ingredia Dairy Experts, introduced the company’s latest concept for athletes, Raise UP. This shake features Ingredia’s Prodiet Hydrolysate B 40, a native micellar casein hydrolysate, and includes essential and... Read More

Nathalie Richer, human health business leader of Taste, Nutrition and Health at Symrise, told us at this year’s trade show that the company focused on three pillars: gut health and immunity, metabolic health and healthy aging. The company developed a natural sports drink alternative, HydraBoost, a coconut... Read More

At this year's Vitafoods, we spoke to Irene Plats, the global marketing and sustainability director of ingredient solutions company Essentia. Plats highlighted the company’s OmniBroth line of beef broth and OmniCol collagen solution, which aims to offer an alternative to the traditional collagen products on... Read More