The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has granted Indena its Centennial Award, a special recognition for companies celebrating 100 years in the botanical derivatives industry. The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has been the national trade association and voice of the herbal products industry in US since 1982. Its mission is to promote responsible commerce of herbal products. Since 2006 it has devised a variety of awards that acknowledge individuals and organizations that make substantive, positive contributions to the herbal products industry. AHPA has chosen Indena for its first Centennial Award: the company is being honoured for the pioneering and innovative spirit with which it has contributed to the development...

DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, announces its portfolio of reworkable and repulpable barrier coating resins for the food and non-food packaging industry. Now manufacturers have an alternative to traditional, less eco-friendly LDPE coatings. The way consumers think and feel about packaging is changing. Consumers are questioning the environmental credentials of the packaging they are handling...

Knee pain is a common exercise complaint. Many physical activities can put strain on the knees, causing activity-related joint discomfort, which impairs performance and reduces training gains. In the recent study from the University of Freiburg, Zdzieblik et al. (2021) investigated the benefits of FORTIGEL^®, the specific BPC^®  (Bioactive Collagen Peptides^®) from GELITA...

As consumers demand more and better plant-based alternatives to meat, the Danish biotech company Novozymes has released an environmentally friendly way of producing umami flavorings using enzymes rather than chemical methods. Umami is the savory taste often associated with cooked meat. This flavor is triggered by an amino acid called glutamic acid, which is often used as a food...

inavea™, the 1^st Carbon Neutral Ingredients Brand, has been selected as a finalist of 2021 World Food Innovation Awards in the Best CSR/sustainability initiative category! The World Food Innovation Awards, in association with The International Food & Drink Exhibition (IFE), are a celebration of innovation and excellence across every category of the global food industry.

“With what is a record number of entries for the World Food Innovation awards, we are thrilled to announce this year’s finalists. Now in it’s seventh year, the competition is even closer as companies explore more daring flavour combinations, push...

CARE and Cargill released a report titled “A Decade of Impact in Cocoa Communities: More than Ten Years of the CARE-Cargill Partnership”. The report details the CARE-Cargill partnership successes and learnings in supporting cocoa sustainability and building better lives for cocoa farmers and their families in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. CARE and Cargill have been working together in Ghana since 2008 and in Côte d’Ivoire since 2010 to combat...

Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle), a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, announces the launch of the Tate & Lyle Nutrition Centre, a new digital hub providing easy access to authoritative science on ingredients that can help address public health challenges. The Tate & Lyle Nutrition Centre aims to increase awareness of evidence-based science for ingredients including low- and no- calorie sweeteners and dietary fibres...

The ageing population is driving demand for functional food and drink. The number of older persons worldwide should double by 2050. And as people live longer, their sick years increase. It means that life expectancy is growing but not the healthy one. That is why healthy ageing will be one of the main concerns in the coming years. Therefore people are looking for food that helps them live healthier for longer and prevent the occurrence of health problems.
Senior nutrition is moving from cure to prevention, and ageing well products are targeting not only older consumers but also younger consumers who are proactive about healthy ageing. For many consumers, staying active is a priority. Muscle and joint health claims are, therefore, important given the potential for muscle loss due to ageing. Protein’s benefits for muscle growth, recovery...