China, North Asia, and Oceania contributed the highest sales growth for Danone at 16 per cent in the first quarter of year 2023, led by increased purchases of its key products, including infant nutrition and adult specialties.
Functional beverage company Curated Culture is looking to raise funds to support its expansion plans in the sports nutrition sector, after experiencing its first taste of success with its dairy- and sugar-free probiotic teas.
Kirin’s is expected to double down on Blackmores’ R&D capabilities and new product development in the wake of its $1.2bn deal, according to exclusive insights from the Japanese giant and industry experts.
Jaipur-based alt-protein start-up Gladful is working with mothers to hone its product development strategy, while also targeting partnerships for brand awareness and expansion in the country’s Tier 2 and 3 cities.
Australia’s JSHealth Vitamins has launched a number of products with new formulations and formats and has set its sights on independent chemists and stores for sales success.
Xiamen-based Kingdomway, also the parent firm of dietary supplement brand Doctor’s Best, said net profit had plummeted 67 per cent last year, largely due to a drop in the selling price of vitamin A and coenzyme-Q10 – two of its largest raw material businesses.
South Korea’s CJ Wellcare is eyeing growth in the lucrative beauty-from-within and probiotic supplement markets in the US and Vietnam, believing that the success of the Korean wave would put it in good stead in its overseas expansion ambitions.
Sydney-based nootropics start-up Yootropics is eyeing opportunities in the healthy ageing space, with China and Taiwan identified as two promising Asian markets for growth.
Asahi-owned Dear-Natura saw a 106% increase in sales volume last year, making it the 15th consecutive year where the brand has experienced an upward trend in growth since its launch in 2007.
Australian practitioner-only brand Bioconcepts is seeking to establish itself as a market leader in HASTA-certified (Human and Supplement Testing Australia) supplements at home and abroad, with the ultimate goal of being the official supplier for the...
Australian personalised gut health firm My Way Up hopes its NPD strategy of ‘clean formulas with convenience’ will lead to domestic growth as well as open export doors to Europe and the United States.
Kirin is launching its first Food with Function Claims (FFC) sports nutrition drink with immune health benefits, as it seeks to tap into active consumers’ demands for multifunctional products.
A major Japanese oyster brand has entered the supplement space with the debut of its zinc-rich tablets made from oyster ingredients, which are targeted at beauty- and health-conscious women.
The Little Rice Company says its low-GI brown rice is gaining popularity in Myanmar, but the firm is faced with challenges in wooing consumers of its home market in Singapore.
Japan’s cosmetics and health supplements firm DHC Corp will be studying the benefits of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) supplementation on sleep and beauty-from-within, the firm told us in an exclusive interview.
Danone China and Qingdao University has set up a new innovation center to drive research and development across gut health, early life nutrition, and healthy ageing.
Hitting the right balance between the sourness of lactic acid bacteria and sweetness is the crux behind the development of Yakult’s latest launch in Singapore, says the firm’s managing director.
Singapore-based Wellchem Pharmaceuticals has launched a day and night dual set for sleep and energy under the brand Miriqa, as it seeks new growth avenues beyond pharmaceuticals.
Vita Life Sciences, the company behind supplement brands Herbs of Gold and Vita Health, has announced record revenue in the domestic Australian market as well as overseas in Malaysia.
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has outlined its functional beverage ambitions across South East Asia after a spate of new ready-to-drink (RTD) product launches under the Anchor and Fernleaf brands.
Japanese firm Senju Pharmaceutical says consumers are increasingly opting for functional foods over supplements, after debuting its first range of eye products under the Food with Function Claims (FFCs) system that come in chocolate, candy and gummy formats....
A Singapore-based company is seeking to transform pet care with the use of postbiotics supplements, especially targeting the areas of gut, skin, immune, and renal health.
Australian upcycling firm Nutri V – a partnership between vegetable producer Fresh Select and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO – has taken its first steps into the B2C snacking space, with its CEO stating there is more product innovation on the...
Swisse says that the sales of its vitamin and mineral supplement products are growing faster than the market rate in key markets such as China, Australia and New Zealand, and that it is expecting more room for growth in South East Asia.
See the latest developments from health and nutrition brands across Asia-Pacific, including Wellous' and Sprout Organic's market expansion plans, as well as Junlebao Dairy's launch of Nutrition Science Strategy to beef up the science behind...
China dietary supplement giant BYHEALTH believes that 2023 could be the “best timing” to reposition its business develop new strategies to succeed in the post-COVID era.
Malaysia-based nutrition company Wellous says multi-pronged expansion plans are in motion, after sealing a US$270 million merger deal with Nasdaq-listed Kairous Acquisition Corporation Limited.
Australian plant-based formula firm Sprout Organic is debuting its global expansion in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, and eyes growth opportunity of dairy-free infant formula market in Asia-Pacific (APAC).
Listing products on cross-border e-commerce marketplaces is a common way that overseas firms use to enter the China market, but one Singapore firm is also exploring a novel way of cracking the country - such as working with a major petrol station company.
Junlebao Dairy Group has launched its Nutrition Science Strategy, aiming to strengthen the science behind its products, as well as to identify novel functional ingredients.
A Thai firm is on a mission to boost the overseas profile of the industry by launching its blood sugar-regulating product in the world’s two largest economies – the US and China.
Haleon, the maker of vitamin and mineral supplement brands Centrum and Caltrate, said revenue growth haw gone up by over 20 per cent for its VMS portfolio in South East Asia, Taiwan, and India.
The widespread adoption of veganism has propelled growth of the plant-based supplements market, which has in turn inspired NPD to satiate consumer appetite, says Singapore firm QN Wellness.
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and Indonesia are making headways towards trans-fatty acids (TFA) elimination, but national policy is still lagging behind for South Korea, Brunei, and Fiji.
Thai nutraceutical and health care company Dr. CBD says it is seeking to stand out from the Western-dominated cannabidiol (CBD) market by combining the benefits of CBD and Eastern herbal medicines.
Japanese beverage giant Kirin says it wants to close the “gap between consumer awareness and action” in immune health on the back of a new product launch and tweaks to two of its existing products.
It is “still too early to tell” how a post COVID-19 pandemic consumer environment will look like, says Blackmores, which has seen a mixture of gains and losses across Asia-Pacific in its latest financial results.
See the latest developments from nutraceutical brands across Asia-Pacific, including Renovatio incorporating activated phenolics into pantry foods, Hemp Foods Australia’s expansion strategies, and Blackmores’ new product for mental focus.
Australian nutraceutical firm Renovatio is beginning to incorporate its patented activated phenolic antioxidants into pantry food items, on top of its conventional tablet and capsule supplement formats.
Energy tea brand YATÉ believes that young music fans and night owls will be key for success with its yerba mate-based drink in Asia’s better-for-you beverage space.
Hemp Foods Australia hopes to create higher value products in the functional food space, as well as targets expansion in New Zealand, Japan, and the United States.
The International Probiotics Association has announced it is expanding its scope to cover a broad range of ‘biotics’ in response to industry growth and market demand.
Expanding seaweed farming would help address the planet’s food security and could contribute up to 10% of future diets, an ‘ambitious’ model by Australian researchers has shown.
Hindustani Unilever Limited (HUL), the Indian arm of international FMCG giant Unilever, has stressed that its beverage-based nutrition or health food drinks (HFD) portfolio will remain a major area of focus for the business despite current setbacks caused...
Blackmores has developed a new supplement that both relieves physical pain and enhances mental focus, after citing what it believes are the unfulfilled needs of young adults and working professionals.
