Tespo recently launched a new product to support bariatric surgery patients and a digital health platform to help them meet their nutritional challenges.
Fast growing energy drink manufacturer Celsius reported a sales increase of more than 80% in its most recent quarterly earnings statement. The company anticipates even better results in the future when gyms and other exercise venues can reopen.
A new paper suggests that measuring proper hydration in the body is far more complex than might be assumed. Multiple tests might need to be done to get an accurate measurement, the authors claimed.
While immune support products have been on trend during the entire pandemic, developers have shifted their focus to children. Immune-supporting ingredients like elderberry and zinc lead the way, along with probiotics, multis, and even a magnesium supplement...
The Natural Products Association has asked FDA to clarify that the minor amount of calories contributed by certain amino acids do not need to be reported on labels. Publication of an official enforcement discretion would forestall frivolous lawsuits,...
Contract manufacturing and branded ingredient firm Natural Alternatives International notched a strong sales gain for its fourth quarter despite the pandemic crushing sales of CarnoSyn, its branded form of beta-alanine.
A recent study has found that supplements and energy drinks that contain caffeine are associated with a disproportionately high number of serious adverse events.
While the COVID-19 crisis dominates headlines, a raft of state and local laws that could negatively affect the dietary supplement industry are afoot and deserve attention, according the Council for Responsible Nutrition.
Often a pregnancy staple for many women, pickle juice is attracting a new audience. The salty beverage is gaining traction as a functional ingredient, particularly for athletes.
By Hank Schultz, Danielle Masterson and Mary Ellen Shoup
The recent Sports Nutrition Summit brought cutting edge scientific and market insights to attendees who also had the opportunity to make important contacts with major players in the industry.
Modere, a direct selling company focused on social media as a method of reaching customers, has delved into the cognitive support and sports fitness arenas with new products launched at a recent meeting in Anaheim, CA.
Supplementation forms a key part of the nutrition protocol of Everton FC, one of the oldest clubs in English football. It’s part of a revamp of the club’s approach to fueling players, brought on by the team’s first dedicated head of nutrition.
Many pro sports leagues still have a long way to go when it comes to supporting players with proper nutrition and supplementation, which could be a big opportunity for sports nutrition companies.
Personal experience with cognitive issues led entrepreneur Chris Miller to found a nootropic beverage brand that he says does a better job of helping him hold focus than do commonly recommended solutions.
A study using elite and high level recreational athletes has found that a high dose of caffeine boosted anaerobic performance in both groups and boosted mood states, but in the elite group only.
A leading marketing strategist says GNC is evolving to be a ‘better for you’ convenience store as it tries to cope with changes in the retail world and shifts in consumers’ interest in categories like weight management.
Coca-Cola China is banking on the popularity of digital e-commerce in the country to introduce its second local sports drink BodyArmor to consumers via its Tmall store, along with other products only found in other global markets thus far.
Friesland Campina’s revamped operational structure will help better meet the needs of North American customers, an executive said at a recent trade show.
A new hangover cure developed from Asian medicinal traditions aims to make the category as popular in the United States as it is in South Korea, the developers say.
We get up close and personal with Robert Walker, CEO of Sci-MX (owned by Samworth Brothers), to discover what lead him to become the boss of a leading sports nutrition brand and hear his insights into the industry he has lived and breathed for nearly...
OmniActive Health Technologies will launch a new sustained release energy ingredient at the Supply Side West trade show, the company announced this week.
We talk to John Learish, SVP of Marketing and Carl Seletz, Chief Global Officer, at GNC, to find out how regulations, condition-specific products, innovative formulas and purchasing power in Brazil are helping to push the sector forward. Yet, how the...
A modified form of queretin has been shown to increase muscle mass in a trial with teenaged athletes, opening up a potential new application for this antioxidant ingredient.
Energy drink company Celsius continues its meteoric rise with a greater emphasis on marketing spend, distribution growth and a new tie in with an esports organization. And like many other beverage companies, Celsius has a CBD product waiting in the wings.
The keto diet is often not the performance boosting mechanism it is claimed to be, according to an expert who plans to set the record straight at NutraIngredients’ Sports Nutrition Summit next month.
Existing research provides strong evidence of caffeine’s role in increasing physical performance—but to get more robust conclusions, trials that compare effects of different caffeine doses are needed, argue two British researchers.
Consuming three or more caffeinated beverages daily may be enough to trigger a migraine, a new study suggests, pointing to the stimulant’s ability to provoke receptors that regulate pain.
A supplement brand created by a chemist with a background in the pharmaceutical industry has launched an energy product that aims to boost mitochondrial function without caffeine.
Trade body Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) has reassured the safety of Australian made supplements but cautioned against the online purchase of overseas products, amid ongoing doping saga involving national swimmer Shayna Jack.
The potential of pre-workout blends (PWBs) remain untapped, says a new report, which points to its ingredients as possibly improving muscle development, endurance, power output and focus.
Energy drink for e-sports, prebiotic powder by an iconic coffee company, and an entirely new brand specializing in performance gummies, here’s a quick round-up of recent product launches:
The UK looks set to ban the sale of energy drinks high in caffeine to children after a Department of Health consultation lays bare the link to headaches, hyperactivity and obesity.
Dynamine, a branded form of methylliberine distributed by California-based ingredient company Compound Solutions, has gone through the self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process to validate its safety.
Results from a global survey revealed that many consumers are gravitating towards ready-to-drink sports nutrition products, as opposed to powders or bars.
By the end of 2019, 98% of food and beverage products will have adopted a standardized version of date labeling – ‘Best If Used By' – with complete adoption anticipated by January 2020, predict the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the...
A study on professional athletes competing in Olympic sports has found that the players think they know more about supplements and nutrition than they actually do. The researchers called for more education and monitoring by coaches to inform correct supplement...
Ingredient developer Bioenergy Life Science is extending the reach for its patented d-ribose offering by combining it with a form of vitamin B3 to create a healthy aging ingredient called RiaGev.
The interaction of common ingredients contained in energy drinks may have a bigger say in the beverage’s effects on cardiovascular factors that affect the heart rhythm, a US study concludes.
Banned Substances Control Group has published its own list of ingredients that show up in dietary supplements but are of dubious regulatory provenance.
Bioenergy Ribose says its recent Novel Foods approval in the EU will help stoke the considerable momentum the brand has built up over the years, a momentum that helps it win the fight against copy cat material.
Nutrition giant DSM has revealed the results of its Global Health Concerns Studies showing ‘energy’ has knocked ‘weight’ off top spot as the most prevalent health concern in EMEA.
Targeting the right influencers for a marketing campaign brought in a return six times higher than the average social media food campaign, according to a recent analysis from consumer research company IRI for one of its clients, energy shot brand 5-hour...
What’s the typical profile of an energy drink consumer in the US, and how much are they drinking? Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health analyzed data from a national health survey to get some answers.
