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Metabolic Maintenance targets brain function with nootropics range

Metabolic Maintenance targets brain function with nootropics range

29 Jan 2025

US supplements player Metabolic Maintenance is entering the fast-growing nootropics category with the launch of its latest supplement, metaMIND, a patented cognitive performance complex available in gummy and capsule formats.

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SPINS forecasts 2025 US nutraceutical growth driven by younger consumers

SPINS forecasts 2025 US nutraceutical growth driven by younger consumers

22 Jan 2025

The latest SPINS 2025 CPG Outlook: Industry Update & Trends Predictions report highlights younger consumers’ increasing influence on the nutraceutical and functional food markets in the US.

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Louis Drefyus Company powers on in plant-based with BASF ingredients acquisition

Louis Drefyus Company powers on in plant-based with BASF ingredients acquisition

17 Jan 2025

BASF has agreed to sell its food and health performance ingredients business to Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC).

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Metabolic health, brain food, and fibre among Holland & Barrett’s top wellness trends for 2025

Metabolic health, brain food, and fibre among Holland & Barrett’s top wellness trends for 2025

6 Jan 2025

UK health and wellness retailer Holland & Barrett has published its top wellness trends for 2025, including metabolism support, brain food, fibre, fertility, and functional tea.

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BelliWelli secures funding for retail and team expansion

BelliWelli secures funding for retail and team expansion

2 Jan 2025

US fibre brand BelliWelli has confirmed a further $10 million series B investment from Invus. The investment will help the company further expand its presence in the US.

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Japanese study points to risk of excessive nutritional fortification

Japanese study points to risk of excessive nutritional fortification

31 Dec 2024

Fortified foods and supplements are mainly beneficial but there is a small risk of over-supplementation – particularly for vitamin B6, a Japanese study has concluded.

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Cristiano Ronaldo investment helps raise the stakes for personalised nutrition player Bioniq

Cristiano Ronaldo investment helps raise the stakes for personalised nutrition player Bioniq

20 Dec 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo has invested $15 million in personalised nutrition company Bioniq, a move that not only raises the value of the company to $82 million, but also kickstarts its marketing and branding efforts.

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Hormel Foods sells its Health Labs brands to Lyons Magnus

Hormel Foods sells its Health Labs brands to Lyons Magnus

17 Dec 2024

Hormel Foods has confirmed the sale of its Hormel Health Labs division to Lyons Magnus, creating Lyons Health Labs. The strategic move aims to better position Lyons Magnus as a leading player in the growing US market for nutritional and health products...

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Protein-boosted ready-to-drink beverages expand beyond shakes

Protein-boosted ready-to-drink beverages expand beyond shakes

26 Nov 2024

Diets such as keto or Atkins may have paved the way to promote a higher protein intake. Now, the high-protein trend has gone mainstream, penetrating the ready-to-drink-beverage market.

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McKinsey Health & Wellness report shows consumers expect effective, science-backed solutions

McKinsey Health & Wellness report shows consumers expect effective, science-backed solutions

19 Nov 2024

Consumers expect food, beverage, and supplements companies to provide solutions that hit key trends and are backed by concrete evidence to prove they work. This is the conclusion from a survey of consumers in China, the UK, and the US published in the ...

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Tesco’s 2024 accelerator programme focuses on healthy brands

Tesco’s 2024 accelerator programme focuses on healthy brands

15 Nov 2024

From high-fibre snack bars to sugar-free supplements for kids, health and wellness brands are prominent in the 2024 cohort of UK retailer Tesco’s accelerator programme.

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Culture and innovation converge to unlock India’s nutraceutical potential

Culture and innovation converge to unlock India’s nutraceutical potential

5 Nov 2024

The potential of India’s nutraceutical market is being realised, driven by innovative breakthroughs and increased dietary education among the country’s 1.5 billion inhabitants.

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