Functional Beverage

Curcumin craze: Thailand’s QminC sets 20 million bottle target following initial success

04-Feb-2021 By Guan Yu Lim

Thailand-based Tera Food and Beverage Company Limited, which manufactures the curcumin drink QminC, has set a target of selling 20 million bottles this year, following its foray into the market in 2020.

Berry boost: Singapore fashion, beauty firm ventures into wellness with Watsons-stocked antioxidant drink

29-Oct-2020 By Tingmin Koe

A Singapore fashion and beauty business is venturing into the wellness space with the launch of its first health food, which has already been stocked by pharmacy retailer Watsons.

Triple ap-peel: Singapore’s Nutrixin expands functional beverage range for cognitive, immunity and digestive health

13-Oct-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Singapore-based brand Nutrixin has relaunched its flagship immunity product, apple peel essence and rolled out two more functional beverages with cognitive and digestive functions.

Japan beverage alliance: Kirin and FANCL on track to launch first functional drink in October

15-Sep-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Kirin and FANCL is set to release two new beverages in Japan this October, including one with a Food with Function (FFC) claim - their first such products since forming a business alliance last year.

Sugar and fat suppression: Suntory releases new functional beverages as part of 100-year life project

14-Apr-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Japan’s Suntory has launched a new beverage approved under the food with function claim (FFC) scheme, which is said to supress the post-meal absorption of carbohydrates, particularly sugar.

Asmara to launch new synbiotic powders after success of multi-cultural functional beverages

10-Feb-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Asmara, a Singapore brand owned by F&B consultancy company NU3x, will be launching six functional powders in the first quarter of 2020, following success from its range of health beverages.

FI Asia 2019

Watch: Lemon balm and mango – what functional benefits can they bring?

26-Nov-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Lemon balm extract and mango fruit powder are being used by German firm Vital Solutions for promoting relaxation and blood flow.

FI-Asia 2019

First mover: AstaReal sees vast opportunities in Thailand’s functional beverage market

29-Oct-2019 By Tingmin Koe

AstaReal is working with end product manufacturers to deliver astaxanthin in functional food and beverage in Thailand, aiming to be the “first mover” in this space.

Functional coffee: Ezaki Glico release series of drinks for blood sugar and stress relief

16-Oct-2019 By Guan Yu Lim

Ezaki Glico has launched a new series of coffee in Japan under the Food with Function Claim (FFC) label.

Japan’s Ito En taps FFC claim to market green tea drink as weight loss functional beverage

18-Sep-2019 By Guan Yu Lim

Japanese green tea manufacturer Ito En, Ltd is now marketing its existing Oi Ocha Koi cha (Bold Tea) under the ‘Foods with Function Claims’ (FFC) label.

Cute culture? Japan’s Takanashi Group launching beauty-from-within yoghurt drink

05-Sep-2019 By Guan Yu Lim

Japanese dairy manufacturer Takanashi Group is launching what it believes is the first yoghurt drink for good skin backed by a Food With Function claim (FFC).

Thaifex 2019

Suntory reveals top five functional beverage trends shaping Japan's market

17-Jun-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Suntory has identified the top five consumer trends shaping Japan's booming dietary supplement market.

Editor's Spotlight

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.

Women's health driving South East Asian ambitions for Indian functional beverage firm &Me

07-Jun-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Indian nutrition brand &Me is eyeing South East Asia with its functional beverages for women, with plans to update its packaging, introduce more product formats, and conduct clinical trials within the next six months.

Real Appeel: New Singapore-based, science-backed functional beverage packs premium polyphenol punch

13-May-2019 By Gary Scattergood

Singapore start-up Nutrixin has launched its first functional beverage on the market, an apple peel essence containing five times the polyphenol content of conventional juices and 100 times more quercetin than a fresh apple.