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Today's food industry is faced with extraordinary consumer expectations. On one hand, consumers have a constant craving for new exciting products, and on the other hand, they demand premium quality, convenience, food safety, authenticity, and a more nutritious diet to fulfil their individual needs.
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Redefining indulgence: From guilty pleasure to mindful reward

25 Nov 2025
Consumers want treats that feel good and do good. Explore how protein, collagen, and other functional ingredients elevate indulgent snacks into balanced moments of enjoyment.

Muscle recovery for active and sports lifestyles

31 Mar 2025
As health and wellness become top priorities for consumers, many are increasing physical activity and turning to nutritional shakes for convenience and weight management. Protein plays a crucial role in muscle recovery, helping to repair and strengthen muscles post-exercise.

Self-care through preventive nutrition

21 Aug 2024
Preventive nutrition promotes well-being and disease resistance through dietary changes. Supplements help meet nutritional needs, support healing, and improve health, particularly for busy lifestyles.

Healthy aging: Holding on to vitality

07 May 2024
With age comes wisdom and experience. Let’s help consumers celebrate the journey with our healthy aging solutions. Explore the benefits of preventative nutrition, collagen for several aspects of health. Let consumers embrace healthier lifestyles, one delicious bite at a time.

The use of protein for better weight management

11 Jan 2024
Of the major macronutrients, proteins and their constituent amino acids have been shown to be highly satiating. The effects of high protein diets on weight maintenance show clear efficacy.

Collagen remains a massive success in mainstream nutrition

10 Oct 2023
Many consumers choose foods that carry a health claim, and a large percentage of them opt for a high collagen content due to the many benefits for all-round body health and beauty.

Bone broth - still on trend

Innova Market Insights has reported a steady rise in products marketed as containing “bone broth” with a CAGR of 21,8 % from 2018-2023.

Meeting the challenge: Towards healthier lifestyle

25 Apr 2023
Watch as Nutrition Expert and Regional Director Tom Cooke talks about trends within functional foods and supplements.

Beauty from nutrition

23 Jan 2023
Many consumers have for a long-time associated diet with health and appearance, as well as the many ways in which collagen and other supplements promote health and well-being. Collagen peptides deliver several health benefits for health, beauty, and vitality.

Guilt-free indulgence

A deeper look at current market indicators which state that consumers not only prefer health promoting foods, they also want to have indulgent treats that carry a health claim.

Collagen gives expanded market opportunities

This shift from sports nutrition to mainstream nutrition is expanding collagen inclusion far beyond muscle building and performance enhancement.

5 ways for you to improve your functional beverages with the use of collagen

18 Aug 2021
With the rising trend in nutritional beverages which claim to have numerous functional benefits, it has become vital that health seeking consumers gain the most out of their purchase. Find out how enhancements with protein and collagen can be beneficial to your brand.