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NutraChamp 2024: ‘A champion for promoting compliance in the industry’
A highly respected and experienced thought leader in sports nutrition and wider food supplements industry, Luca Bucchini regularly provides his expertise, comments and editorial contributions to the trade press, raising awareness of important policy and regulatory developments affecting the industry. On being awarded his trophy at the NutraIngredients VIP Party in Geneva last week, he…
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Personalised nutrition: What do consumers really think of this new trend?
Personalised nutrition has gained a huge amount of attention in recent years and has already proven to be hugely profitable for companies providing it as a service. In fact business intelligence platform, Statista, valued the global personalised nutrition market at an estimated 8.2 billion US dollars in 2020 and expects that figure to double by…
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NutraCast: Exploring the connection of โscience to salesโ
The dietary supplement industry has come a long way. A significant number of new dietary supplement products have appeared in the marketplace since Congress passed the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. At that time, there were an estimated 600 U.S. dietary supplement manufacturers out there marketing about 4,000 products. Today, as…
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Could eating beans aid cancer prevention?
A study by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has found that eating foods such as navy beans, which are rich in gut-supporting nutrients, fibre and amino acids, enhances the diversity of the gut microbiome and could help to prevent and treat colorectal cancer. How was the study conducted?โ Funded by the American…
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Editorial picks: Our favourite articles of 2023
The end of the year is the ideal time to reflect, and asย such, each member of the NutraIngredients editorial team has picked their favourite articles of the year.ย Olivia Haslam, Reporter, selected:โย Men’s mental health: Marketing for goodโ Some stories feel important to retell, and as the year draws to a close, Iโm reminded of…
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Consumers demand genuine sustainability: Euromonitor reveals greenwashing fatigue at FiE
The public is becoming tired of insubstantial sustainability buzzword usage and is shifting towards products and brands that align with their changing preferences, Linda Lichtmeร, consultant at Euromonitor International noted at FiE: โConsumers are becoming more skeptical and less willing to pay for brands that lack transparency or engage in greenwashing – transparent communication is…
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Specialised Nutrition in 2023 and beyond
SNE represents the specialised nutrition industry across Europe with the goal to contribute to positive framework conditions for products for people with specific nutritional needs. In July, we published the SNE Code of Practiceโ on interactions between the infant nutrition industry and healthcare professionals to ensure the highest ethical standards are respected. We are convinced…