Bayer is extending its expertise in gastrointestinal relief to overall gut wellbeing with the launch of two probiotics, developed with China’s Jiangnan University, to tackle constipation and diarrhoea.
Australian freeze-dried supplement company Vmores is gearing up to expand its offline reach in its home market as well as its online presence in China, after shifting 500,000 units in 2020.
Austrian energy drink brand Dark Dog has established its Asia headquarters in Singapore as it looks to expand regional distribution of its organic product range.
Israel-based Else Nutrition Holdings Inc., the plant-based baby, toddler and children nutrition company, said it has developed a breakthrough, proprietary process to further ensure the safety of the formula.
Medlab has embarked on clinical trials at varying stages for a number of its probiotics, including those targeted at alleviating depression, mucositis caused by cancer treatment, as well as addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Fortified snack firm Frontier Nutrition has detailed how it will expand its product range, increase distribution and build production facilities in the country as it strives to help tackle malnutrition in Bangladesh.
Luxury hotel and resort group Aman has shifted focus to further develop its fragrance, skin care and dietary supplement range amid prolonged travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19.
Nestle Indonesia has revealed plans to search for ‘mutually beneficial’ collaborations with start-ups that can complement its local tech, consumer and environment ambitions, citing the importance of innovation and continued learning to sustain strong...
Kirin Beverage will focus on no-to-low sugar, low-calorie and products with health benefits across its non-alcohol range after seeing soft drink sales slip by 9% in 2020.
The global health and wellness brand will lean on new leadership to drive and execute business strategies as the company capitalizes on the category’s explosive growth.
New Zealand-based Vitality Wellness has seen domestic sales of its eye health supplement increase by around 30% in the last year, attributing this demand to the ageing population.
Supplement manufacturer Nano Japan is planning to distribute its first eye health supplement, Nano Optivue, to more South East Asian nations, following on from its domestic, Singapore and Malaysia launch in November.
Australia-based Naturo is set to launch its high-nutrient, high-digestibility fresh milk products processed without pasteurisation this year, using world-first technology that will also allow for extended shelf life.
Children’s nutritional drink brand Healthy Height is building its e-commerce presence in China via influencer marketing, as part of its plan in growing both its online and offline retail.
India’s nutraceutical and functional foods firm for women &me has outlined plans to focus on three key areas this year, namely mental, menstrual, and sexual health needs.
Australia exchange ASX-listed company Jatcorp (previously known as Jatenergy) is to manufacture its probiotics-containing milk powder in-house from next month, with a launch date slated for April for its new products.
Thailand-based Tera Food and Beverage Company Limited, which manufactures the curcumin drink QminC, has set a target of selling 20 million bottles this year, following its foray into the market in 2020.
India-based start-up OZiva is planning to launch six to eight new supplements in the first quarter of this year, with the company reporting growing demand for ‘clean nutrition’ products, mostly driven by the plant-based trend.
Seafood giant Thai Union has revealed how it is looking to broaden its healthier products portfolio including ready-to-eat (RTE) meals, on the back of significant investment in Singapore low-GI firm Alchemy Foodtech.
A China nutricosmetics and skincare company Shawya has underlined its plans for this year, which includes upgrading the formula of its flagship whitening supplement brand Whiteasy and developing new product range, such as a sleep and anti-hair loss supplement.
Indian baby food and toddler snacks firm Timios has rolled out a unique manufacturing model where it processes and ships its ready-to-cook baby porridge on the day when an order is received.
Herbalife Nutrition is extending its reach into the functional foods category with the launch of a baking mix that uses its Formula 1 shake powder as a primary ingredient.
Australian company Omni Innovation is shifting its focus to the prescription retail channel for its blood glucose control product, as it seals a new partnership deal with fellow Australian pharmaceutical firm Myopharm.
Abbott is studying if the intake of an oral nutrition supplement containing HMB, alongside individualised dietary counselling for six months, could exert long-term benefits - even after supplementation has stopped.
Four-month-old Indian start-up Biosustain Labs, Asia’s only finalist of this year’s PepsiCo’s Greenhouse Accelerator, has outlined how it hopes its probiotics for gut and immune health will spur it to success.
Malaysia olive supplement company Nutriva International is set to launch new product for diabetic patients, as well as entering new markets such as Thailand this year.
Japanese health food and dietary supplement firms such as FANCL, Kirin, George & Oliver, Taisho Pharmaceutical, Eminet and Q’sai say its ‘business as usual’ despite certain prefectures coming under a second state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
DSM has partnered Australia’s practitioner-only brand Bioclinic Naturals in launching a supplement containing calcifediol – a fast-acting form of vitamin D.
Korea Yakult has launched a fermented red ginseng, made with a patented technology, to relieve menopausal symptoms and improve the immune system in middle aged women.
Singapore firm Silverconnect will focus on expanding its snacks and breakfast options for dysphagia patients for this year, including a pureed pineapple tart in time for the Chinese New Year.
Nestle Malaysia’s CEO Juan Aranols has revealed the firm’s priority is to keep its products available and affordable for consumers, even as the firm deals with the impacts of a second COVID-19 lockdown.
Japan’s health food industry needs to better ensure that functional foods are advertised accurately and include validated efficacy information, according to a new report.
Okinawa brand MGH is seeking to retail its sea cucumber energy bar into supermarkets and convenience stores in Japan, as well as exploring export opportunities.
Meluka Australia has expanded into the offline channel in the US with Whole Foods Market, a subsidiary of Amazon, on the back of growing demand for its organic honey.
Indian supplement manufacturer Windlas Biotech and California-based Mateon Therapeutics and have developed an artemisinin supplement that acts as an adjunctive for COVID-19 treatment.
BYHEALTH owned Life-Space’s vitamin brand for children, Pentavite, is ramping up its activity in China in a bid to keep children on the ‘supplement journey through to adolescence’.
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South Korean direct-selling company Atomy, which sells health supplements, personal care and household items, is on an expansion spree and is set to enter New Zealand in March, and later in Turkey and the UK.
The Indian firm behind an ayurvedic cannabis product for alleviating menstrual cramps has unveiled plans on expanding its product range to cover chronic pain relief.
FANCL has launched a new immune supplement that uses technology to protect tablets from premature disintegration during the production and storage process.
Malaysia headquartered Ritamix Global has launched a tea modelled on a TCM formula used in China for COVID-19 treatment – but the new product is registered as food and beverage and makes no health claims.