All articles by Swagath Bandhakavi

Swagath Bandhakavi

Vigon and Natara forge partnership to deliver sustainable flavour and fragrance ingredients

The partnership allows Vigon to supply Natara’s sustainable botanical extracts and speciality molecules across North America

Cookies and Green Monké bring new THC-infused drinks to 10 US states

Latest collaboration from leading cannabis brands includes massive distribution initiative with placement of 500,000 drinks in over 5,000 stores

Cizzle Brands launches performance-driven brand Spoken Nutrition for athletes

Spoken’s line of products is composed of nutritional supplements formulated by the world’s leading performance coaches, dieticians, nutritionists, and functional medicine doctors to meet the needs of their professional athletes

One Bio raises $27m in Series A to advance fibre-based nutrition technology

The funds will be utilised to develop and commercialise One Bio’s proprietary technology, which extracts short-chain fibres from plants

Mangosteen marvel MangoSoothe outperforms leading joint health supplements

Naiad’s MangoSoothe changed joint health with its single-ingredient mangosteen formula, showing results in just five days

Carbone Fine Food and OSMO Salt raise the culinary bar with new chef-created salt collection

The new line features three distinct, premium salt blends inspired by Carbone’s popular sauces

Red ginseng improves gut and bone health, finds MSU study

In the study, mice treated with red ginseng exhibited a greater diversity of beneficial gut bacteria and improved intestinal barrier health, leading to a reduction in leaky gut syndrome symptoms

VIVAZEN launches new alcohol alternative botanical seltzer with nationwide rollout planned

Infused with premium botanicals known for their mood-enhancing properties, it offers a refreshing and guilt-free alternative that is perfect for any occasion

Vitamin D in pregnancy linked to stronger bones in children at age seven, finds study

The findings of the study indicate that maternal vitamin D supplementation offers enduring advantages for children’s bone health

Aovitao Probiotics for Women make US debut: From digestive health to immunity

Currently, the brand is working with 27 retail stores and distributors across North America, with half of those as exclusive partners