IFT First 2025: Comet Bio unveils Arrabina L for modern functional foods

At IFT First 2025, we caught up with Comet Bio’s CEO, Loula Merkel, who spotlighted its Arrabina offering — a fully soluble prebiotic fiber made from upcycled wheat crop leftovers. Merkel detailed how the solution, backed by...

Ingood by Olga touts Sulfodyne for women’s health and PMS support

Claire Boniface, the marketing and communications manager at Ingood by Olga, spoke with us about the company’s latest Sulfodyne real-life clinical study, which she said underscores its advantages over traditional premenstrual...

IFT First 2025: Beneo targets satiety, sugar control, and muscle health for the Ozempic era

Live on the trade show floor at IFT First 2025 in Chicago, Illinois, US, we sat down with Kyle Krause, Beneo’s regional product manager, to discuss the company’s ingredient solutions tailored for weight management and consumers...

Symrise spotlights next-gen ingredients for women’s health, human nutrition and pet wellness

Symrise is expanding its footprint in human and pet wellness with a new generation of nature-based, scientifically validated ingredients. At the recent Vitafoods Europe 2025 trade show, we talked with Margherita Patrucco,...

Vitafoods Europe 2025: Givaudan launches Zensera, its latest ingredient touted for stress management

Givaudan unveiled Zensera, a patent-pending lemon balm extract that supports calmness and cognitive performance under stress. Clinically substantiated, Zensera provides benefits at a low 300 mg dose, improving attention,...

PlantFusion: CEO unpacks development of complete, plant-based protein powders

PlantFusion’s CEO, Phil Vigeant, details how the company develops alternative, plant-based protein powders like those based on legumes. He highlights chickpeas’ creamy functionality and the organoleptic challenges of...