Probiotics

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest solutions in pre-, pro- and post-biotics

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Ingredient suppliers are showcasing the latest solutions in prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics.

Flora Code’s new activated probiotic features enhanced solubility

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Flora Code unveiled three flavors and a fresh new look for its powdered probiotic supplement which features a patented activation technology, which the Dallas-based company says features enhanced solubility for even better absorption.

Digestive health comes into focus

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400

One would think that fibers related to promoting health and wellness, specifically digestive health and immune health, would be growing nicely today.

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest innovations for pre-, post- and probiotics

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

New ingredients from Comet, Global Organics, and Icon Foods

2024 State of the Dairy Industry: Ingredient suppliers focus on health and wellness

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Like a powerful blizzard blasting the landscape, health and wellness is socking it to the dairy ingredients’ sector. But rather than snow, ice, and high winds pelting consumers, shoppers are facing a deluge of such positive elements as products that are low in sugar, high in protein, and those that contain prebiotics and probiotics.

The secret to Lifeway Foods’ success

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0500

On Sept. 23, Danone offered to pay some $283 million — $25 per share — to purchase the 76.6% of Lifeway Foods it didn't own. The plan was rejected.CEO Julie Smolyansky talks about the company's history and success with Dairy Foods.

Ingredient Issue: Cultured dairy ingredients crush the competition

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Today’s health-conscious consumers are trying to live their best lives. As a result, they're reading labels and discovering that cheese, yogurt, drinkable yogurt, kefir, and other fermented dairy products not only provide satiety but are proven to benefit digestive health.

Gut health and immunity go hand-in-hand

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400

The need for prebiotics — as well as probiotics and postbiotics — continues to grow in the dairy marketplace.

All about A2, goat and sheep milk

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

A review of new yogurts introduced in the market over the past two years from the Innova Market Insights database shows examples of products made from goat, sheep, and A2/A2 milks in North America.

State of the Dairy Industry: Demand for functional ingredients that bolster health trending upwards

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500

The pickleball craze is sweeping the nation. While the sport began in Washington State in 1965, the number of people playing pickleball today is skyrocketing.

Danone North America names fellowship program recipients

Tue, 09 May 2023 10:03:39 -0400

The Danone Fellowship Grant was established in 2010 to provide funding for novel studies of yogurt, probiotics, and the gut microbiome.

Dairy is the key to a healthy gut microbiome

Mon, 08 May 2023 09:00:00 -0400

The COVID-19 pandemic increased consumer interest in immune health and sales of probiotic foods and beverages. Circana (previously IRI and NPD) reports that probiotic beverages have increased both dollar and unit sales for the past three years, and probiotics were found in over 30 beverage subcategories.

Ingredients provide a good defense to safeguard against illness

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Prebiotics work as a fertilizer to boost growth of “good” bacteria, probiotics. Choosing the right pre-, pro- or postbiotic strains can help with unintentional weight gain, fatigue, sickness, and digestive health, experts note.

An introduction to probiotics

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Probiotics are friendly microbes that safely enhance nutritional value in dairy products.

Ingredients of the future are certain to incorporate health benefits

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Consumers continue to seek functional products, while the ‘jury is out’ on hybrid products

Dairy, digestion and fermented foods

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

While fermented foods and probiotics are trending, these nutrients have been essential in diets for 10,000 years.

Danone introduces new drinkable yogurt to promote better gut health and immunity

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:09:35 -0400

Danone North America, White Plains, N.Y. and Boulder, Colo., announced its latest innovation hitting grocery coolers: Activia+ Multi-Benefit Probiotic Yogurt Drinks.

Episode 17 — Consumers clamor for gut health immunity

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:00:00 -0400

Derek Neeley, vice president of marketing for Family and Wellness Yogurt brands, Danone North America, White Plains, N.Y., and Broomfield, Colo., joins us for Episode 17 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to discuss trends in gut health immunity and the company’s new ready-to-drink (RTD) yogurt, Activia+ multi-benefit probiotic yogurt drinks.

Holistic health trend is driving dairy processor innovation

Thu, 19 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Consumer interest in the healthfulness of the foods they eat has been growing for some time. Moreover, there is evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic has only ramped up consumer interest in foods that deliver health benefits.

Dairy delivers for seniors’ health needs

Mon, 16 May 2022 07:00:00 -0400

Protein plus added ingredients for mobility, blood-glucose control, and immune support help seniors navigate the challenges of aging.

New postbiotics support a healthy microbiome

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Higher diversity is the hallmark of a healthy gut microbiome.

Probiotics, prebiotics are natural partners for dairy

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500

When it comes to probiotics and prebiotics, you could say today’s consumers are very pro. In fact, according to a 2020 report from Hyderabad, India-based Mordor Intelligence titled “Probiotics Market — Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact and Forecasts (2021-2026),” the global probiotic market is expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.08% during the forecast period of 2020-2025.

New ingredients for beverages include clean-label options and exciting flavors

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from Agropur, Beneo, Cargill, and more!

The retail RTD coffee category is piping hot

canningk@bnpmedia.com (Kathie Canning) — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0400

If sales data are any indication, more consumers are saying goodbye to coffee filters, tea bags and the long wait to brew. According to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI, dollar sales within the shelf-stable ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and coffee category shot up 9.5% during the 52 weeks ending Aug. 8, 2021, to $7,647.5 million. Unit sales increased 3.0% to 3,044.1 million.

Promote healthy aging with dairy

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0400

Paul McCartney famously bemoaned getting older when he asked, “Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm sixty-four?” Now almost 80 years old, McCartney still spent his last decade on tour (this author saw him perform in 2014) and often credits a healthy diet for his longevity.

Cultures and enzymes are the secret ingredients in dairy product development

canningk@bnpmedia.com (Kathie Canning) — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 09:16:59 -0400

Cultures and enzymes are the “secret ingredients” behind many of consumers’ favorite dairy products. They can influence attributes ranging from taste and texture to mouthfeel and shelf life.

Ingredient suppliers offer clean-label, high-potency and sugar-reducing sweetener solutions.

Fri, 28 May 2021 12:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from ASR Group, Brenntag, Cargill, and more!

Suppliers offer a range of functional ingredients and texturants

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:10:00 -0400

New ingredients from Cargill, Corbion, CP Kelco and more!

Health-promoting ingredients add something extra

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:44:00 -0500

Healthy eating is nothing new, and consumers have long looked to food as part of their wellness goals. In the past decades, processors have met consumer needs by offering products such as low-fat dairy that supposedly helped people keep their weight down.

Shamrock Farms adds superfruits to protein drink

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0400

Phoenix-based Shamrock Farms launched Shamrock Farms Rockin' Protein Plus, a ready-to-drink beverage that combines the functional benefits of protein and superfruits.