Japanese supplement maker FANCL is expanding into general trade in China following strong interest in its products on cross-border e-commerce – with its age-based range proving particularly popular.
Chinese college students suffering from inflammatory skin conditions such as hives, eczema and acne are more likely to take vitamin and mineral supplements compared to their peers.
The makers of UK-based healthy snack brand Eat Real is planning to launch into China later this year, its second attempt at cracking the highly lucrative market.
Infants given formula containing higher levels of sn-2 palmitate could develop better fine motor skills and increased gut Bifidobacteria, a first-of-its-kind study conducted in China suggests.
Sales of pregnancy related supplements, such as folic acid, have seen a slowdown in China as more women delay marriage and childbirth, according to new insights released by Ali Health.
China’s functional food start-up BUFFX is gearing up to launch 16 new products as part of its target to achieve RMB100 million (US$15m) in sales this year.
Doctor’s Best will be expanding its nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) product offering in China this year as product sales hit RMB$64m (US$9.8m) in 2020.
Swedish probiotic firm Probi is expanding its presence in APAC via a new deal with China National Pharmaceutical Foreign Trade Corporation (Sinopharm Foreign Trade).
China authorities have introduced new requirements on calories, protein, carbohydrates, and micronutrient levels permitted in infant and toddler formulas, sparking industry experts to recommend that all NPD quickly switches to the new protocols.
China infant formula firm Feihe said the popularity of its brands Astrobaby and Organic Zhenzhi have helped increase revenue for its infant milk portfolio by 41 per cent in FY2020, but its US dominated supplements business had plunged by 46 per cent.
Arla Foods Ingredients is helping producers tap into opportunities in the organic kiddies snacks sector in China with two innovative concepts using its Nutrilac range of function protein ingredients.
The rate of growth for Ausnutria’s Goat milk brand Kabrita slowed significantly in China throughout 2020, with the firm citing reduced promotion and marketing activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of 964 cases of public interest litigation have been filed against individuals and companies for the illegal production, marketing and sales of health foods in China in the last 15 months.
Nicotinamide riboside (NR) supplement specialist Chromadex’s has posted strong regional and global FY2020 financials, but the firm has issued a warning of ‘concerning behaviour’ from some nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) brands, especially in China.
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China vitamin and dietary supplement (VDS) firm BY-HEALTH says the country’s health foods market is increasingly diverging between either foods/snacks with ‘light’ functionalities or supplements with ‘strong’ functionalities, as it unveiled 15% revenue...
Italian frozen fruit snack company Frutteto will start manufacturing part of its products in Japan, its largest market, and is on-track to launch in China this year.
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Bayer is extending its expertise in gastrointestinal relief to overall gut wellbeing with the launch of two probiotics, developed with China’s Jiangnan University, to tackle constipation and diarrhoea.
Australian freeze-dried supplement company Vmores is gearing up to expand its offline reach in its home market as well as its online presence in China, after shifting 500,000 units in 2020.
Strengthening distribution in mother-and-baby stores, complemented by effective local e-commerce and cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) operations will be the way for overseas infant formula brands to thrive in China, with the daigou channel still seeing...
In this round-up, we look at new developments concerning health foods registration regulations and the NPD efforts companies are making in the area of beauty-from-within and probiotics.
Consumption of fermented mare’s milk was found to increase 10 microbiome-derived metabolites such as linoleic acid, stearic acid, sphingosine associated with a lipid-lowering effect in people with hyperlipidaemia.
South Korea will start the third phase of its mandatory traceability programme for special purpose foods, while international brands selling co-enzyme Q10, fish oil and melatonin into China for the first time will still need to enter the market via the...
Children’s nutritional drink brand Healthy Height is building its e-commerce presence in China via influencer marketing, as part of its plan in growing both its online and offline retail.
Consumption of an omega-3 supplement produced by Australian health company Max Biocare is clearly linked to socio-demographic status among adults residing in China, Thailand and Vietnam, according to new research.
Newly imported products containing co-enzyme Q10 and four other raw materials recently added to China’s Health Food Raw Material Directory entering China will still need to go through the registration route, while local products can go through the less...
China’s reduction of import tariffs, including supplement products such as fish oil soft gel capsules and Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMPs), will make both imports and local production more competitive, according to industry experts.
A China nutricosmetics and skincare company Shawya has underlined its plans for this year, which includes upgrading the formula of its flagship whitening supplement brand Whiteasy and developing new product range, such as a sleep and anti-hair loss supplement.
