World-class positioning: Fonterra aims to capture South East Asia’s cultured milk beverage market with new launch
Fonterra launches the first cultured milk beverage brand in Singapore, the Nurture brand.
The new line is part of the dairy giant’s strategy to drive innovation around dairy, with a focus on South East Asia.
Watch Kiril Simonovski, Fonterra Asia Pacific head of sales and marketing services, explain more about the launch of Nurture.
WATCH: Vinamilk and H&H on the hottest ingredients in Vietnam’s baby food market
According to Vietnam-based company Vinamilk and Hong Kong-based Health & Happiness Group (H&H Group), human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) is one of the hottest and most common ingredients in Vietnam’s baby food products these days.
When H&H Group entered the Vietnamese baby food market in June of this year, it was the main sales engine for Vinamilk’s Optimum Gold and Dielac Alpha Gold’s baby food portfolio.
Watch market analysis from Nguyen Quang Trí, CMO of Vinamilk, and Nick Mann, regional CEO, Asia and ANZ, H&H Group.
Troubleshoot: Nestle and Wellnex Life discuss how new technology advances iron nutrition innovation
According to Nestle and Wellnex Life, the iron nutrition industry can move forward using encapsulation technology to enable slow release of iron supplements in the body, in addition to using a new source of iron.
For example, Wellnex Life developed slow-release iron gums under The Iron Company brand, while Nestle launched BUNYAD Iron+ for children in Pakistan.
Watch George Karafotias, CEO of Wellnex Life, and Petra Klassen Wigger, global scientific advisor in nutrition and health at Nestle R&D, explain the science behind the products.
Fonterra enters the cognitive performance supplement market with its new brand WATCH
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has launched a supplement brand, BioKodeLab, aimed at improving cognitive performance.
Consisting of three product SKUs, Focus Plus, Calm Plus and Probiotic Plus, products are only sold through the direct-to-consumer channel in New Zealand.
Watch Carl MacInnes, director of sales and marketing disruptions at Fonterra, provide more details on the launch.
WATCH: NutraIngredients-Asia Awards 2022 winners announced live TODAY
On September 5th, we announced the winners of the 2022 NutraIngredients-Asia Awards.
This year, we held the Awards for the fifth time to recognize and reward the brightest and best of the region in terms of ingredients, finished products and initiatives.
You can follow the award ceremony here.
The fast and the furious: Wellnex Life in the race to become one of Australia’s first pharmacy OTC cannabis winners
Wellnex Life said it is preparing to register its over-the-counter medicinal cannabis product with Australian authorities, which it hopes will be one of the first in the country.
In Australia, schedule 3 medicinal cannabis is an emerging market, and the regulatory Therapeutic Products Administration (TGA) is allowing schedule 4 cannabidiol (CBD) to be reduced to schedule 3 less than two years ago.
Watch CEO George Karafotias introduce the product form and functions.
Catch the spray: why oral spray vitamins are gaining traction across APAC – WATCH
According to two leading companies in the category, oral spray vitamins and mineral supplements are gaining traction in Asia-Pacific markets beyond the novelty factor because of the convenience and effectiveness they can provide.
That’s according to BetterYou in the UK and SpectraSpray, based in the US, which both have products sold in the Asia-Pacific.
To find out more, watch our interview with Andy Thomas, Founder and CEO of BetterYou, and Janet Ryan, Founder of SpectraSpray Global.
Innovation in maternal health: Probiotics and algae oil DHA help market move away from multivits – WATCH
The maternal health dietary supplements category has diversified with the introduction of products containing probiotics and algal oil DHA – but multivitamins and folic acid remain mainstays.
For example, Germany-based Mom’s Garden has developed Prenatal Bird’s Nest DHA, a chewable soft gel containing algae oil DHA and sialic acid from edible bird’s nest. The product is currently sold in China.
To find out more, watch our interview with Naeyoung Kang, director of innovation and branding at Mom’s Garden GmbH.
Probiotics and beyond: Digestive health category powered by prebiotic growth and emerging ingredients – Watch
According to industry experts, prebiotics and other functional ingredients, including tangerine peel extract, alongside continued innovation with probiotics, have created new product development opportunities in the digestive health category.
We spoke with Canada-based Tait Labs about the potential to use functional food waste and Australia’s Pharmacare Laboratories about the digestive health benefits of probiotics.
For more information, watch our interview with Dr Andrew Tait, president and director of Tait Laboratories, and Brooke Benson Campbell, communications manager for NPD and Bioglan/Medlab – PharmaCare Laboratories.
“A constant habit”: P&G and Holista Colltech explain why demand for immune product will continue – WATCH
According to P&G and Holista Colltech, COVID-19 has led to persistent new habits, including taking supplements that benefit the immune system.
Both companies launched new immune-related supplements late last year that contain vitamin D, a common active ingredient in their products.
To find out more, watch our interview with Aalok Agrawal, Senior Vice President of P&G Personal Health Services (Asia, India, Middle East and Africa) and Dr Rajen Manicka, Managing Director and CEO of Holista Colltech.
