- Led by the China Food Industry Association, BeiJing Ketuo Hengtong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. cooperated with China Food and Fermentation Industry Research Institute, ReXinChang Research Institute, Mengniu Dairy, Bright Dairy, Yili Group and other units, to jointly draft The “Probiotic Food” group standard which has passed the review of the expert group and officially released on the China Food Industry Association’s official website and the national group standard information platform. The group standard press conference was held on November 25.
- Biogrowing brought its flagship product “Run Yingmei + Active Probiotic Powder” to the 2021AAES2021 Natural Health Products Exhibition and Natural Health Products Industry Conference and won the “Probiotics Beverage Award” in the “Natural New Forces” annual selection of innovative products.
- A brand-new review article has now published in the journal Beneficial Microbes, summarizing three decades of comprehensive science supporting the bacterial strain Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 299v (LP299V®). The review gives an overview of the in vitro, animal, and clinical studies with LP299V. It covers the knowledge on how this strain acts, the binding mechanism, the effects on the gut epithelium and mucus production.
- Chr Hansen launched a new generation of Sweety@ series fermentation strains to provide consumers with better choices for sugar reduction products.
- Research showed Pronulife series of Pronulife products could delay the process of kidney disease through two-way regulation of metabolism and immunity.
- Daily Probiotics announced that it had received tens of millions RMB in Pre-A round of financing, and the investors were not disclosed. This round of financing will be mainly used for R&D investment, supply chain upgrade and channel expansion.
- Qixian, a gourmet fresh food supermarket under JD.com, and Yili Pro, a leading dairy brand, jointly launched the Qixian + Yili Pro co-branded “Caramel Sea Salt Probiotic Bread” containing 300 million active probiotics.
- On October 28, Ketuo Biological disclosed the third quarter report and investor activity table. Revenue and profit continued to maintain double-digit growth. Among them, the edible probiotics segment still lead the growth, and sales revenue increased by 166.86% year-on-year.
- Biobloom™ ME-2, a new raw material for probiotic fermentation launched by Huaxi Biotech at the end of October, is different from Biobloom™ ME-1 which focuses on regulating the skin microecological balance. Biobloom™ ME-2 is designed for antioxidants. , Anti-aging and born.
- Recently, the health food brand Kangyuebo of Changhui Biological, launched a new product staying-up probiotics, mainly for gastrointestinal discomfort, staying up late etc. The products will be sold on Tmall JD.com on December 1.
- “Mommy Knows” officially signed a contract with CCTV and has become a strategic cooperation brand in the health industry of CCTV! The brand-new advertising film of its strategic product “Juanxiaobao Probiotics” will also be launched on CCTV-3 and CCTV-8 prime times.
- On Double Eleven in 2021, in the sales of cross-border health probiotics, “Life-Space” won the TOP1 category of Tmall cross-border health probiotics for two consecutive years (data source: business consultant), Life-Space Australia version broad spectrum Probiotics topped JD International’s self-operated single probiotic products on the day of 11.11 and the cumulative sales champion (data source: JD.com).
- According to CITIC Securities, in October 2021, the sales of probiotics on Ali’s platform were 190 million yuan, a decrease of 1.7%, and the sales of Life-space were 33.25 million yuan, an increase of 84.6%.
- H&H Group released its first three quarters performance report, showing that the infant nutrition and care products business unit, except for infant formula milk powder, increased by 5.2% year-on-year, probiotic supplements and other infant products fell by 33.8% and 20%, respectively.
- On November 7, Sirio Group, a world well-known OEM of nutrition and health, and Chr Hansen signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the 4th CIIE.
- In November 2011, Chr Hansen officially opened its new HMO R&D center in Bonn, Germany.
- Nuwcen, a French manufacturer of natural and sustainable ingredients, has launched “Algalithe P”, an ingredient designed to enhance the efficacy of probiotics. “Algalithe P” is a dry mixture of two ingredients: Lithothamnion, and pregelatinized corn starch.
- IFF launched the Health and Microecological Center. This resource center is mainly for brands and OEMs, providing technical insights, updated market intelligence and microbiome science content to support consumer interests and identify personalized probiotic strains and formulas.
- A Nestlé-sponsored trial used a prebiotic formula to achieve a biological flora similar to that of breastfed infants. Infant formulas rich in milk-derived oligosaccharides (MOS) can help improve the baby’s intestinal microbiota, such as increasing the abundance of bifidobacteria. This is based on the conclusion of a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial conducted at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center of the Philippines.