Healthy, Lesser-Evil & Functional Foods

As growth takes meaningful hold, healthy foods should increase its share of the total foods market, reaching 23% penetration by 2017. The trends toward natural and organic food and beverages as safer and healthier consumer choices remain particularly strong....More

NBJ market research on the U.S. sports & energy drink and energy shot market, U.S. nutrition bar, gel, and chew market, sales for for the 23 categories that contain functional foods, historical and projected sales figures for the U.S. Functional Food, Natural & Organic Foods, Lesser Evil Foods and Total Food Market at Retail, U.S. consumer sales of U.S. Lesser Evil Foods, company & product list focusing on functional food sales and 6 separate data tables tracking U.S. Consumer Functional Food Usage & Spending....More

The recession lashed away at sales growth for the U.S. functional food and beverage market in 2009, but the category fared better than the overall U.S. food market. Future growth could be hindered, however, by growing regulatory scrutiny and rising consumer skepticism over unsubstantiated claims....More

Thanks to strides in technology and product formulation, which have allowed for better-tasting functional ingredients with a longer shelf life, the offerings in the functional food and beverage category continue to expand. In fact, Mintel reports that 770 new U.S. products were launched in 2009 alone....More

EU’s health claims legislation sets the global functional food and beverage industry on edge, as companies attempt to pass EFSA’s rigorous approval bar....More

Argentina-based firm Neotropico scours South America for promising botanical ingredients such as camu camu and yacon....More

It may not be the largest, but the Spanish market is the most dynamic thanks to Ebro Puleva and Danone....More

After 30 years with food giant Nestle, Steve Allen a longtime friend to and editorial advisory board member for Nutrition Business Journal is retiring....More