With the financial crisis affecting consumers worldwide, core nutrition trends will be reinforced whereas the fads and peripheral ideas will be swept away. According to functional food specialist Julian Mellentin, digestive health is the biggest trend of them all. More.
February 4, 2009
Breakthrough news: Beneo-Orafti has found a way to apply Orafti® Synergy1 in bread recipes. From now on, bread producers can safely claim that their product enhances calcium absorption and increases bone mineral density. More.
December 16, 2008
Sant Dalmai is a Spanish company producing high quality cooked and roasted meat products. Among recent product launches, it boasts various products with BENEO-Orafti ingredients. More.
December 8, 2008
Health benefits increase the appeal of established brands and generate added value. These are the findings of the latest BENEO-Orafti consumer research. The research was first conducted in France, Spain and the UK, and will soon be followed by other European countries and the US. More.
November 28, 2008
According to a Euromonitor survey, the top market positionings for breakfast cereals are ‘health’ and ‘convenience’. In order to distinguish their products from others, food producers are continually looking for a broader variety of health claims to provide their cereals with. More.
September 16, 2008
Since 2005, more and more food companies have entered the functional water market. One of the latest novelties is Balanceline: a Swiss functional water launched by Mineralquelle Bad Knutwil AG.
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September 4, 2008
There it is: our new website. It has had a complete makeover in content as well as in style and contains even more information on our products and services. More.
August 27, 2008
Between 2003 and 2007, product launches with inulin and/or oligofructose have increased with a mind-boggling 223 %. Western Europe remains the most important prebiotics market, but North America is coming up strong. More.
August 27, 2008
Prebiotics seem to be a relatively modern phenomenon. However, they were abundantly present in our ancestors’ diets. According to Jeff Leach, director and founder of the Paleobiotics Laboratory in New Orleans (US), prebiotics were an important part of the human diet as early as 40,000 years ago, and probably even 2.5 million years ago. This high fibre diet would have had an impact on the colonic microflora, favouring beneficial species and consequently health. More.
June 11, 2008
The prebiotic Orafti®Synergy1 improves health and well-being in humans. New findings demonstrate its beneficial impact in the ageing process, resulting in an improved quality of life and life prolongation. More.
April 28, 2008
