The rise of homecrafted products
22 Jun 2018
New Zealand company Bevie, are bringing their Mad Millie brand into the UK. “At the moment there is a big trend toward people wanting to know more about what foods they’re eating and how foods are prepared. With the Mad Millie brand, we’ve created a easy and simple to use at home kit, so you can make a range of products yourself. Everything you need to make the product is in the kit, including specialized ingredients and equipment and instructions. So, you can learn to make things you eat every day in your own kitchen,” Saskia Thornton says at the PLMA in Amsterdam. “Greek yoghurt – cultures, thermometer and you can make Greek yoghurt at home in less than 24 hours. We also have coconut yoghurt, as we see a big dairy free trend.”
At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW), we meet with the American Botanical Council to discuss the industry’s trends and issues. Stefan Gafner, the organization’s chief science officer, and its founder, Mark Blumenthal, underscore the need for quality control as they see a continued availability of adulterated... Read More
ResBiotic Nutrition’s CEO and founder, Dr. Vivek Lal, tells us at Natural Products Expo West (NPEW) that the company aims to restore wellness and health through the gut axis with science-backed supplements. The company’s ResB Lung Support contains a probiotic mix that targets the gut-lung axis, while its... Read More
Aker Biomarine recently added algae oil to its portfolio of krill oil omega-3s, which the company notes contains the highest natural concentration level of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the market. We meet up with the company’s CEO, Matt Johansen, to discuss the latest launch, the company’s efforts in... Read More
Élan M. Sudberg, CEO of Alkemist Labs, details the evolution of analytical testing in the nutrition industry at the recent Natural Products Expo West (NPEW) trade show, ensuring the purity and potency of botanicals. The company recently added blockchain technology to help its clients combat adulteration and... Read More
At the recent Natural Products Expo West (NPEW), Ellen Schutt, the managing director of the omega-3 association GOED, tells us that while consumer demand for omega-3 products continues to grow, the industry is facing supply issues, which has pushed up prices. Schutt detailed the health benefits of omega-3... Read More
At the publication launch of the first pilot’s outcomes in Foodvalley’s Vitality via Personalized Nutrition Solutions (VIPS) program, we caught up with Dr. Judith van der Horst-Graat, the organization’s innovation lead for Food and Health, to discuss the trial’s main outcomes where organizations combined... Read More
At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW) we talked to Alyssa Leyva, Cargill’s product line manager for high-intensity sweeteners, about the company’s latest research on its stevia sweetener, finding no significant impact on gut microflora. She also highlighted how another study showed that consuming... Read More
At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW), we met up with Rivalz Snacks CEO Peter Barrick, who explained how the company used AI to tackle the problems of creating healthy and tasty, better-for-you snacks. The company aims to counter malnutrition by making snacks that taste, feel and do better than currently... Read More
At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW), Jérôme Caussin, health category innovation director at Novonesis, highlights the company’s latest biosolution technologies for brain health. He details the importance of scientific evidence for natural solutions to meet consumer demand for transparency and efficacy.
The co-head of health at the responsible investment-focused NGO ShareAction, Thomas Abrams, goes into detail as to why a coalition of Nestlé shareholders, holding US$1.68 trillion in company assets, filed a resolution against the F&D world leader last week. Nestlé has rejected the shareholder criticism that... Read More
At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW), we met up with Dr. Thais Cesar and Doug Lynch from Ingredients by Nature to discuss the latest experimental research on the company’s Eriomin, a multi-patented citrus flavonoid blend, highlighting its antioxidant activity and its potential to support liver function. They... Read More
Alina Slotnik, Brightseed’s VP of bioactives and Swati Kalgaonkar, the company’s medical and scientific affairs director, detail the F&B applications of the company’s latest ingredient developed through AI — Bio Gut Fiber. They underscore opportunities for bioactives and the growing potential of AI in the... Read More
Fatemeh Khadem, senior technical services manager at Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, dives into the newly-launched cocoa powders that help customers reduce sugar and bitterness. Some also pair well with oat and almonds for alternative dairy chocolate beverages.
Megan DeStefano, senior director of strategic growth, goes through the company's sustainability practices in relation to Ingredion's PureCircle sweetener. She also discusses the continued trend for sugar reduction and how consumers drive demand for products with less sugar without compromising on taste,... Read More
On the show floor of the Natural Products Expo West (NPEW) trade show in Anaheim, California, US (March 13 – 16), we catch up with Maggie McNamara, marketing director at Gencor, and Christopher Bailey, PhD, the company’s director of scientific affairs, to discuss the latest research on Gencor’s women’s... Read More
Dr. Josette Lewis, chief scientific officer at ABC, takes a deep dive into the zero-waste practices of the almond industry, centering on almond co-product utilization. California almond farmers are finding ways to put the hulls, shells and trees to productive use across a range of other industries, including... Read More
We sit down with Silvi Siddhu, the global director for nutraceuticals at Univar Solutions, and delve into the evolving landscape of the healthy aging market. Siddhu shares how the company anticipates future trends and consumer preferences, ensuring their offerings meet the growing demand for longevity and... Read More
