See August's 10 most read stories, including China's growing interest in NMN supplements, Danone China's new HMO, A2 formulas, South Korea pilots personalised nutrition retail stores, and more.
A nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) supplement made by US supplement firm Doctor’s Best had hit the US$1m sales in the first 10 days of its launch in China.
Danone China has launched two new products for its Aptamil Essensis 3 range, including an A2 milk and a formula said to contain the highest level of human oligosaccharides (HMOs) across the firm’s entire early life nutrition portfolio.
South Korea will see the opening of 150 brick-and-mortar stores specialising in selling personalised nutrition products in the next two year as part of a pilot project, said the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS).
Blackmores’ top priority now is to tap into strong growth in Asia by shifting some manpower resources from Australia to strategic markets such as China and South East Asia, the company said as it announced a 66.1% drop in net profit on Tuesday (August 25).
Products with multiple health claims are on the rise in Japan’s Food with Function (FFC) market with numbers expected to surpass 300 this year, according to exclusive data revealed in the first of our spotlights on the market.
Persona, a Nestle Health Science-acquired personalised nutrition brand, will be opening flagship stores on Tmall and JD to make its products more widely available to consumers in China via e-commerce.
Infant formula maker Bubs Australia has entered the vitamins and minerals supplement (VMS) space with the launch of eight new products.
A research partnership between Australian biotech firm Pharmamark and national research agency CSIRO is exploring the use of omega-3 from sea microorganisms for infant and general nutrition.
A randomised control trial on Japan’s Morinaga Milk Industry’s Bifidobacterium breve A1 probiotic strain has shown it could improve memory functions in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Australia-based supplement company Vmores’ newest launch is a bird’s nest supplement manufactured using its freeze-drying technology, which the firm hopes will provide a more convenient format for consumers beyond the traditional cooking process.
