The savoury taste of CLESA Bifidus Yoghurt
In March 2008, the Spanish firm CLESA relaunched one of their exciting dairy products. Activ Bífidus 0% Fat is an enriched yoghurt drink bearing the BENEO™ label.
April 28, 2008
Increased demand for prebiotics
In 2008, digestive health has clearly become the biggest segment of the functional food market, accounting for 68% of sales of approved functional foods in Europe and 64% in Japan last year (Source: AC Nielsen supermarket scanning). Positioned as the number one trend in Mellentin’s Top 10 Trends for 2008, the demand for digestive health products shows no signs of slowing down. More.
April 28, 2008
Healthy dairy drinks on the rise
In the daily drinks market, ‘health’ has become the primary claim to encourage sales, rather than the traditional ‘convenience’. Over the past five years, the number of dairy drink products containing inulin and oligofructose that were brought to market has multiplied by ten. More.
April 25, 2008
1st European BENEO Scientific Symposium
On April 11th, the BENEO-Group organised its 1st European Scientific Symposium. The symposium, which took place in Brussels, dealt with the ever growing problem of obesity and the impact functional carbohydrates can have on it. More.
April 23, 2008
New Products with Inulin and/or Oligofructose
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Weetabix: A Cereal with ‘Star’ Quality Weetabix launches another prebiotic cereal variant in the UK called Weetabix Star Force set to help boost the nation’s friendly bacteria and maintain healthy digestive systems. |
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LU: Fruit & Fibre for Digestive Heaven Opavia LU from the Czech Republic launches small Fruit & Fibre biscuits called Petit Dejeuner to help consumers improve their digestive health and increase overall well-being. |
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Puratos: Baked to Prebiotic Perfection Puratos Brasil’s new fibre enriched bread called Puratvita Multifibras & Vitaminsas is designed help the consumer feel good! |
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Asda Gets Down & Dairy!! Asda offers consumers a low fat, Pro & Prebiotic dairy drink of the same name to keep digestive systems healthy across the UK. |
August 3, 2007
Digestive Health: Innovation in Beverages
Functional beverages have made a big splash over the last five years and the market has grown by 195%* in volume becoming saturated with choice. Since 2002 there has been increased product development within the healthy water sector. By 2006 a total of almost 750 new products with health claims were launched globally. Added vitamins, calcium and other minerals have all proven popular with consumers but the newest arrivals Beneo™ inulin and oligofructose, also known as prebiotics, are becoming increasingly active in this arena due to their significant technical and nutritional functions. More.
June 29, 2007
ORAFTI Embraces EU Legislation Changes
From 1st July 2007, the Health Claims Regulation will enforce harmonised rules for the use of nutrition and health claims on food and drinks. In recent years, as consumers have become increasingly health conscious, the food industry has responded with innovation and by providing more detailed nutritional labelling and often making claims about the beneficial effects of certain foods. But without EU rules on labelling consumers, at times have been misled by claims that have not been substantiated. More.
June 12, 2007
New Products with Inulin and/or Oligofructose
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Digestive Dairy, a ‘Kraft’ Innovation Breakstones Low Fat Cottage cheese from Kraft, USA explores the savoury dairy sector by claiming bowl regulation through a prebiotic fibre. |
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Nestle Milks the Prebiotic Market Nesvita Actifibre UHT Milk from Nestle in Malaysia helps maintain a Good Intestinal Environment for its consumers. |
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Feel Full with V2med Food Supplement KOT fingale oligo-SF from France capitalises on the satiety inducing benefits of Beneo™ to help reduce hunger and limit the calorie intake of the consumer. |
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Asda rises to the challenge Asda’s prebiotic bread is one of the first own label products in the UK and offer consumers a digestive health benefit. |
May 30, 2007
The Prebiotic Wave Rides High
As the demand for prebiotic products worldwide continues to rise, global prebiotic leader, ORAFTI Active Food Ingredients, can provide a unique insight helping food manufacturers to launch and market new products effectively. More.
May 9, 2007
The Beneo™ Label Continues to Spread its Wings!
The Beneo™ programme has continued to grow over the last 12 months with more than 100 new products bearing the recognisable logo on the packaging. The logo can now be found in 20 countries worldwide and on more than 220 different products. Success of the programme is demonstrated by manufacturer’s decision to expand Beneo™ branded ranges by 2-3 products proving that the logo is without a doubt adding value. More.
April 13, 2007
