Packed with MCT oil, kale, pumpkin seed protein and probiotics, start-up Bear Squeeze wants to be known as a “higher-end, cleaner Soylent,” said co-founder and president Max Baumann.
Innovation in the use of functional ingredients and packaging is expected to dominate worldwide growth in the confectionery market, according to a new report.
Eating a low-carbohydrate diet, like the once fashionable Atkins
diet, may adversely affect the numbers of certain types of bacteria
in the gut of obese men, Scottish researchers have reported.
Low-carb diets, like the once fashionable Atkins diet, do not
increase the risk of heart disease, says new research from Harvard
- and if vegetables rather than meat are the source of fat and
protein then the risk of heart disease...
Sticking to a low-carbohydrate diet with some limits of calories
has long-term benefits on body weight and blood sugar levels, says
a new study from Sweden, but a leading diabetes charity advises
against following such a diet.
A new clinical trial from the US has reported that a low-carb diet
improves cholesterol levels, as a second study in a week reports
health benefits for this once bright star of the diet world.
Sticking to a low carbohydrate diet does not lead to weakened bones
over a three-month period, say US researchers - a result that may
prove to be only a brief glimmer for this fading star of diet fads.
The low-carb diet industry is defying media reports from the end of
last year which claimed the fad was on its way out, according to
the latest survey from Opinion Dynamics Corporation (ODC).
Low carbohydrate bakery products have become common place in the
US, but the recent growth surge in this area is set to slow down,
according to a new report from Euromonitor International.
One company that certainly doesn't believe the bottom is about to
fall out of the low-carb market is Los-Angles based Sunset Brands
that has completed the acquisition of Low Carb Creations, a
producer of low-carb foods.
The first wave of low-carb foods to compete with the Atkins brand
reached the UK market last month but not all global food makers are
confident of the trend's longevity in the European marketplace,
writes Dominique Patton.
The recent bolt on acquisition of Rhodia Food Ingredients lifted
sales for Danisco in an otherwise challenging first quarter for
2004/2005 but efforts to improve margins appear to be paying off,
writes Lindsey Partos.
Atkins Nutritionals, the US-based company behind the trendy
low-carb diet, has hired a turnaround specialist to shake up its
business in the wake of increasing competition and waning consumer
interest in low-carb diets, it said this...
The newly formed non-for-profit health group Partnership for
Essential Nutrition announced that it has carried out a review that
shows low-carb diets can be dangerous, even deadly, for people's
health.
Investorideas.com has decided there is nothing
transitory about the low carb trend sweeping the US and has
launched a research portal for investors aimed specifically at this
market - the site already offers a research portal targeted...
Functional dairy products firm Lifeway Foods will expand its range
of kefirs with a new line of no-added-sugar dairy drinks for
consumers following low-carbohydrate diets. The new beverages will
be showcased at the Summer Fancy Food...
Greater weight loss was achieved by following a low-carb,
high-protein diet, than following a traditional low fat diet. In
addition, cholesterol levels improved on the Atkins-style diet when
compared to a low fat diet.
While supporters of the Atkins plan would have us believe the diet
is more popular than ever, there are signs of a growing backlash
against low-carb diet plans. A new survey reveals that despite the
growing number of product offerings...
The low-carb revolution took another step in overall domination of
the food market with the opening of a superstore specifically
catering for the millions of Americans who are currently following
a reduced carbohydrate-eating plan.
US food and beverage maker Queench is to buy Canadian soyfoods
company So Soya+, along with the flavoured water beverages firm Bay
Hill Impex as it aims to expand its product lines.
US starch supplier MGP Ingredients witnesses the benefits of
'adding-value' to ingredients products with strong growth in
low-carb ingredients pushing demand for its resistant wheat starch
FiberStar 70.
The popularity of the low-carbohydrate diet is widely recognised as
one of the biggest shifts in eating habits since the low-fat fad in
the 1980s. With a crowd of manufacturers moving in on the scene,
Unilever Bestfoods is the latest...
The faddish low carb appeal reaches the beverage marketplace with
Labatt USA this week unveiling its new, low carbohydrate beer
called Rock Green Light, to hit shelves nationwide on 1 October
this year.
