Australian daigou specialist Reach China is striving to get Australian brands in front of more Chinese consumers via a new experiential retail store at Queensland’s Sunshine Coast targeting the cruise ship tourism market.
In this round-up, we look at the health and nutrition developments in APAC, including FOSHU Vs FFC market in Japan, Nestlé China expanding its A2 milk category, and the brands topping the chart during Double 11 shopping festival.
CBD has caught the public's imagination as an ingredient offering a host of potential health benefits. But for all the hype, CBD also courts controversy. To move from a trending ingredient to an ingredient trend, the sector will need to address some...
The launch of ASEAN Nutrition and Food Science Network, Thai collagen brand Amado seeing good growth in joint health category, and Medlab’s findings on how microbiome modulation can improve cognitive disorders are some of the stories trending on the social...
Products with Food for Specified Health Uses (FOSHU or TOKUHO) claims still represent the largest share in the health foods and supplements market, although products with Food with Function Claims (FFC) have been growing steadily since 2015.
Asia might be lagging behind Europe and the US when it comes to personalised or precision nutrition products, but growing interest from MNCs, as well as start-ups, suggest that could be about to change.
Historically, our healthcare system has been focused on sick care. One expert wants to put the spotlight on polypharmacology, a lesser-known technique used in well care.
This round up of finished-product brands looks at the plans that Chinese health foods giant BY-HEALTH has for its new research centre, Blackmores' ambitions in India, probiotic firm TargEDys' appetite-controlling product and more.
Firms offering personalised nutrition solutions are increasingly focusing on the microbiome, but there are still a number of limitations that needs to be overcome.
Brands are releasing new products that appeal to life stage nutritional needs, Euromonitor International reveals in its latest evolving trends in food and nutrition report.
In this round up of developments related to the Japanese health foods market, we look at how some firms, such as Kirin and Ezaki Glico have launched beer and coffee that produce fat-reducing and stress relieving functions respectively.
In this round-up of developments involving China's health foods market, we shine the spotlight on the new collaboration between BY-HEALTH and Fonterra, as well as the upcoming CIIE expo in China.
The growth of probiotics brands online in Asia is heavily and positively impacted by higher star ratings and the number of product reviews, meaning brands need to pay significant attention to such consumer feedback for regional success.
Slovenian private label firm PharmaLinea is expecting to see a 150% growth coming from its operations in APAC, with products that boost immunity and alleviate anaemia expected to be a cornerstone of growth for the firm in the region.
Tetra Pak has identified seven food and beverage trends surrounding the areas of hygiene, digitalisation and individual experience that have been and continue to be major drivers of the industry this year.
AstaReal is working with end product manufacturers to deliver astaxanthin in functional food and beverage in Thailand, aiming to be the “first mover” in this space.
The landscape of the probiotics industry has changed drastically in recent years, with more firms creating products that seek to improve a wide variety of health conditions, aside from gut health.
China’s e-commerce giant JD.com has launched a new social commerce platform for selling low priced products, including health foods, in a bid to capture the market in low tiered city markets.
Read about South East Asia's bird's nest manufacturers and their ambitions in growing their presence in China, the ongoing market trends in the area of probiotic research and consumers' demands in APAC and more.
Four years after its launch, Japan’s Food with Function market now encompasses 2,409 products with the sector set to hit the US$2.5 billion mark this year.
Australian retail giant Chemist Warehouse, famed for its cut-price vitamins and supplements, is on a market expansion spree in China and South East Asia.
The work being undertaken by trade body GOED to catalogue 4,000-plus human clinical trials on omega-3 will be showcased at the organisation’s forthcoming GOED Exchange in Barcelona.
Successful CPG brands market a feeling, not an ingredient (especially one about to be as ubiquitous as CBD), says the founder of Recess, who is building a lifestyle brand that includes the hottest ingredient in town... but doesn’t shout about it on pack.
In this round-up, read about the popular health and nutrition stories trending on our social media right now, including the features on our NutraIngredients-Asia award winners and Amway's plans to internationalise the use of TCM.
DSM says there is a need to adopt creative methods to deliver nutritional solutions that can meet optimal intake levels as cases of deficiency diminish.
Our third Probiota Asia Summit taking place in Singapore is now just one week away, and we have a raft of big name firms speaking, sponsoring and attending.
The mainstreaming of sports nutrition backed by the ever-rising importance of online reviews and ratings and social media validation, are key findings from a 6-pack of sports nutrition sub-sector reports published by Lumina Intelligence.
Chile-based Atacama Bio Natural Products S.A. which grows algae for astaxanthin, is looking to expand in Asia, with a more natural and sustainable process and product.
TopGum Medical, the supplement division of Israeli confectionery manufacturer TopGum, is gearing up to expand in Asia, where it sees potential in China, India, Japan, and Singapore.
Coca-Cola has launched its first energy drink into the South East Asian market starting with Cambodia and Vietnam to help consumers ‘keep up’, following successful entry into Europe and several other Asian markets.
Glanbia is pinning its hopes on beverages with its new protein-based healthy ageing product in Thailand, because this format is ‘much bigger’ in the country compared to elsewhere.
Probiotics could be key in addressing malnutrition, according to Bill Gates, who calls the nutritional imbalances affecting around 200 million children under five ‘the greatest health inequity in the world.’
Enovate Biolife is tapping on its galalnga-based ingredient, EnXtra, which has been backed by three clinical studies, to branch into several applications beyond sports nutrition, including weight loss and cognitive care.
Bayer Consumer Health has opened its first APAC R&D Center in Qidong, Jiangsu Province in China to cater its products and solutions for Chinese consumers.
In this country round-up, we bring you the latest industry developments happening in Japan, including the Consumer Affairs Agency’s warning issued to a firm that was found to have made keto supplements that cause adverse health effects and Nippon Flour...
Read our top stories trending on social media, including the winners of our 2nd NutraIngredients-Asia awards, the three key opportunities that direct-selling firm Herbalife has identified in APAC, and NZMP’s launch of low lactose dairy for the elderly...
Pioneers in personalised nutrition, the start-up sector, research products, innovation plus our 2019 NutraChampion were crowned at the second NutraIngredients-Asia awards.
The 2nd NutraIngredients-Asia awards held last Tuesday (Sep 24) seen more than 40 finalists vying for 12 award categories. Take a look at the recipients of each award category.
