ProWein 2024

28 Aug 2024 --- Arla Foods Group has raised its full-year revenue outlook to land between €13.4 billion and 13.9 billion (US$14.9 billion and US$15.5 billion) despite a sales decline in its... Read More

26 Aug 2024 --- US children under the age of 12 see more than 1,000 mostly unhealthy food-related ads a year, finds a new study conducted at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). While the... Read More

14 Aug 2024 --- Researchers at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have developed 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient and biofortified varieties of 61 crops to target food security,... Read More

02 Aug 2024 --- The UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled a plan for farmers to stabilize the farming sector and strengthen food security in... Read More

30 Jul 2024 --- Health and nutrition company dsm-firmenich has reported a 7% increase in sales compared to the same period last year in its first half-year results for 2024. Sales hit €3.2... Read More

07 Jun 2024 --- We caught up with Jochen Warnecke, the head of sales and marketing for Betaine, from Argana’s latest health ingredient brand, DuraBeet. Warnecke explained how the ingredient is an organic osmolyte that works on all of the cells in the body and keeps people hydrated, even when performing endurance sports or activities. He also detailed the product's versatility for beverage, food and convenient delivery formats.

24 May 2024 --- At Vitafoods Europe 2024, Troels Nørgaard Laursen, director of Health & Performance at Arla Foods Ingredients, highlighted the growing importance of taste and innovative, convenient formats for successful active and lifestyle nutrition products. The company highlighted examples of “holistic hydration,” such as a clear protein drink that caters to consumer demand for functional beverages.

28 Mar 2024 --- 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 stevia-sweetened beverages pre-meal reduced feelings of hunger and calorie intake. 

22 Mar 2024 --- 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 it offers too many “unhealthy and not enough healthy products.”

19 Mar 2024 --- 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 nutrition industry, helping to predict consumer trends and increasing product efficiency.