5 drivers contributing to growth in functional food and beverages

There is no FDA definition for functional food, however industry professionals and consumers understand that this term applies to ingredients or products that offer health benefits beyond their [...]

Clean label gains momentum

Product reformulation efforts aimed at giving food and beverage products a clean label positioning have picked up in the past few months, with several leading consumer packaged goods companies [...]

Beverage brands look to capitalize on expanding definition of water

The functional and flavored water segment has been growing for nearly a decade and is expected to grow 11.5% through 2019. There aren’t strict regulations in the bottled water section of the Code [...]

Elements of Flavor

Flavor innovation energizes sports nutrition category

ORLANDO, FLA. — Years ago whey protein tasted like chalk, said Mike Roussell, Ph.D.  More agreeable flavors, like toasted marshmallow, have improved whey protein products and sports nutrition [...]

Mainstream consumers are eyeing sports nutrition more and more

Market analysts from Mintel and Euromonitor presented the latest findings of sports category trends at the Ingredient Marketplace show in Orlando this past weekend. Categories in the packaged [...]

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