Sports Nutrition

Active approach: NZMP establishes dedicated sports nutrition and lifestyle unit to drive APAC growth

08-Jul-2019 By Cheryl Tay

NZMP has its eye on sports nutrition success in APAC — with its recently established Sport and Active Lifestyle business unit tasked with driving growth in the market — as it assesses regional opportunities for its new probiotics range.

Herbalife India's triple target spanning daily nutrition, millennial momentum and sports success

26-Jun-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Herbalife India is aiming to implement a three-pronged approach to its business in the country: supplements for daily nutrition requirements, macronutrients for millennials, and nutrition for professional athletes.

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Brand New: The latest novel products for sports nutrition, women's health, CBD and hypertension across APAC

14-Jun-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Read about Mundipharma entering Vietnam's nutraceutical space, Vitaco's Asian and Middle Eastern ambitions, technological advances in China's CBD sector, and India's newest functional beverage and nutraceutical innovations.

Vitaco says Asian market growth 'top priority' amid NPD and local partnership focus

10-Jun-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Aussie-Kiwi supplement firm Vitaco is looking to increase its public visibility in Asia and the Middle East, with NPD planned for its four core brands targeting heart health, gut health, musculoskeletal health and immune health.

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Brand New: Probiotics expansion, programmes for pharmacists, powder formula approval and more

23-May-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Get the latest on what Blackmores is doing for pharmacists in APAC, OptiBiotix's Thai expansion, HealthKart's latest round of funding, ESI Nutrition's infant formula approval in China, and Evolve BioSystems' launch in Singapore and...

Sports nutrition and personalisation: Fast&Up sees potential to meet individual needs among younger consumers in India

08-May-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Swiss sports nutrition brand Fast&Up is gradually but steadily moving towards a higher level of personalisation in India, with a focus on younger consumers who are largely driving the sector.

Continuous intake of glucosamine needed to maintain joint health of endurance athletes: Study

02-May-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Regular consumption of glucosamine is needed for endurance athletes, such as football and rugby players, to reduce the rate of cartilage metabolism and maintain collagen synthesis — two factors that determine joint health.

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China Focus: Regulation news and innovations in probiotics, protein and more

26-Apr-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Read about the latest innovations in probiotics, protein, edible beauty and sports nutrition in China, as well as how its increasingly strict regulations are affecting daigou sellers in our country round-up.

FOOD INGREDIENTS CHINA 2019

WATCH: Glanbia China to focus on lifestyle nutrition on back of sports nutrition success

25-Apr-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Glanbia Nutritionals is seeking to propel its growth in China via general lifestyle nutrition, in addition to its sports nutrition stronghold, with a key focus on creating new concepts in tandem with its customers.

Caffeine linked to increased efficiency in padel athletes

23-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

In a Brazilian clinical trial, padel athletes who ingested caffeine showed improved efficiency in specific strokes compared to athletes who ingested the placebo.

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Trend Tracker: The latest on sports nutrition in Singapore, F&B trends in China, and our upcoming industry events

18-Apr-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Tmall reveals China's top seven F&B trends, a Singapore-based sports nutrition retailer tells us about its plans to shake up the industry, and we bring you the latest on our upcoming Healthy Ageing APAC Summit and NutraIngredients-Asia Awards.

FOOD INGREDIENTS CHINA 2019

Sporting chance: Guangzhou firm talks up protein punch packed by coconut beverage

09-Apr-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Guangzhou supplier Topwell Coconut is seeking a breakthrough in the sports nutrition market with its 100% coconut plant-based protein beverage and coconut sparkling water.

CoQ10 gets Indena's Phytosome boost as firm targets APAC success beyond sports nutrition

08-Apr-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Indena is striving for APAC growth with market entry in Japan and China, and launching a more bioavailable formulation of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), which the firm believes has potential for success in sports nutrition and beyond.

Feeling the heat: Firm eyes APAC sports nutrition market with hot post-workout beverage

08-Apr-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Israeli firm Matok V'Kal is seeking to expand its sports nutrition business in APAC, on the back of launching a protein-packed, post-workout hot beverage.

GALLERY: The 10 most read APAC health and nutrition stories in March

02-Apr-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Here's a recap of our 10 most read nutrition stories in March, featuring a Blackmores exclusive, new innovations throughout the APAC region, Alzheimer's research and more.