Podcast: An Emerging Strategy in Functional Foods

How to Jump on the Functional Food Bandwagon without the Cost of Reformulation or New Product Development

Find Out How Functional Beverages
Are Flooding The Globe

Beverages fortified with health-enhancing ingredients constitute a global market worth more than $25 billion and growing. Discover how to tap into this expanding market in a new, complimentary report titled, “Drink Up: How Beverages Are Becoming the Hottest Segment in the Functional Foods Industry.”

Marketplace Review

April 2008 Issue:

Feeling Full
Ingredient Innovations Can Help Dieters Get Past Hunder Pangs

Nutritional research is leading the way in developing functional foods that curb appetites and increase satiety. Of the three major food macronutrients—proteins, fats, carbohydrates—protein is the clear leader in promoting satiety and reducing hunger. Of particular importance is the form of protein consumed. Solid foods high in protein have an established record of increasing satiety, whereas liquid protein sources have not demonstrated this benefit. (more)

Analyst Q&A
Natasha Bangel speaks with Consultant Doris Zelinsky: How Can Food Companies Keep Up with Gen X?

When Gen X’ers get home at night, they don’t turn on the oven and rattle the pots and pans. In fact, they’re unlikely even to set aside the time and place for a meal with several food groups arranged on a plate. Instead, they’re snacking six or more times a day. To find out how food manufacturers should address this phenomenon, Nerac Food Science Analyst Natasha Bangel talked with Doris Zelinsky, an independent consultant whose practice includes food manufacturers and retailers. (more)

Nerac Analysts Presenting at upcoming IFT08 Annual Meeting & Food Expo
June 28-July1, New Orleans Morial Convention Center Booth #5200

Make plans to visit Nerac at the upcoming IFT Meeting and Expo in New Orleans! In addition to hosting a booth on the Expo floor, Nerac Analysts will be speaking as part of the overall conference theme “Driving Growth and Sustainability Through Innovation.” Nerac Analysts Scott Lloyd and Natasha Bangel will lead a panel discussion titled: “Nutraceutical Product Development: The Roles of Intellectual Property and Regulatory Pathway Mapping in Successful Commercialization.” (more)