Guest article, by Kimberly J. Decker
When the 70-plus delegates, researchers, and supplement-industry professionals who attended 2017’s CRN-International (CRN-I) Scientific Symposium boarded their planes home from Berlin, they did so having plumbed the cultural, psychosocial, physical, and environmental facets of a public-health concept that’s only beginning to take shape: healthy aging. (more…)
Guest article by Sebastian Krawiec
Expanding upon statements made to FDA during the public meeting, “Responsible Innovation in Dietary Supplements,” Daniel Fabricant, president and CEO of the Natural Products Associations (NPA; Washington, D.C.) submitted comments to the agency on July 15, 2019. (more…)
Guest article by Kimberly J. Decker
Formulating a functional food or beverage with cannabidiol (CBD) takes a bit of a masochistic streak.
Sure, there’s gold to be mined in the hemp-derived CBD products market, a market that cannabis-industry analysts at the Brightfield Group predict will be worth $22 billion by 2022.1 (more…)
Guest article.
New Orleans, LA–Each year, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) showcases what’s new and what’s next in the food industry at its annual event and Food Expo. IFT19, held in New Orleans earlier this month, attracted an estimated 17,000 attendees from 90 countries, with more than 1,000 companies exhibiting to share the latest research, innovations and ingredient offerings. (more…)
Guest article by Jennifer Joseph
Guest article by Rachel Appleton
With the Summer Fancy Food Show spotlighting so much mmm in New York City, we can’t get gourmet off our minds. Fancy Food is the largest specialty food display in the country, featuring more than 180,000 products including confections, cheese, coffee, snacks, spices, ethnic, natural, organic and more. (more…)
Guest article by Sebastian Krawiec
Flavor is a fundamental component for the success of any food or beverage product. The challenge is creating palatable products that are also natural and clean label without incurring heavy costs. Ingredient suppliers are therefore finding ways to ease manufacturing challenges, and reduce costs for customers while also allowing them to meet consumer demands. (more…)