Topic: Functional Foods/Beverages

SupplySide West 2009 Breaks Previous Exhibit Hall, Attendance Records
11/17/2009 - Supplyside west 2009 trade show in Las Vegas broke both exhibit hall and attendance records, bucking the current declining trend for most trade shows. Nearly 8,300 industry executives and 1,128 booths from global dietary supplement, food and beverage, and cosmeceutical companies participated in this year's show.  ...

SupplySide Scientific Excellence Award Winners Announced
10/07/2009 - Virgo Publishing announced the winners of the SupplySide Scientific Excellence Award, to be presented  at SupplySide West, Nov. 11 to 13 at The Venetian & The Sands in Las Vegas. ...

Danone to Shelve Essensis Brand
02/09/2009 - LONDON—Datamonitor is reporting that Danone plans to withdraw its Essensis brand of functional yogurts from the French market due to weak sales. Essensis was introduced to the French market in 2007 and has been rolled out to other European markets in the two years since. The yogurt claims to nourish the skin from within, with a combination of borage oil, vitamin E and green tea extract, and is...

Cosmeceutical, Eco Products Hot for 2009
12/10/2008 - NAPLES, N.Y.—In the time-honored tradition of year-end prognostication, Datamonitor released its expected packaged goods trends to watch in 2009. Among the predictions:Relax vs. Energize: Relaxation beverages, such as Drank Relaxed Energy Beverage and Purple Stuff Pro-Relaxation & Calming Elixir, will mirror the slower pace of the economy, in contrast to the hyped-up times in the recent...

Cosmeceutical Opportunities in China, Japan
12/05/2008 - LONDON—Japan is known for its innovation in the functional food and beverage field, while China offers the world’s largest economic potential. With slowing economic growth in Western nations, attention is turning to Asia to develop markets for cosmeceutical products. A new report from Business Insights, available through Research & Markets, explores the current regulations,...