- Probiotics Online released the exclusive interview with Mr. Jordi Riera Alsina, the Chief Business Development Officer of AB-Biotics S.A: AB-Biotics Leads the Rise of Natural Probiotics.
- ADM released a report about future dietary supplement consumers, pointing out that 64% global consumers believe that mindful enjoyment can be part of a healthy diet, and companies are adding additional benefits to the products by using functional ingredients such as prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, plants and plant extracts, etc.
- Yili’s first tea drink-ChaYuChaXun was launched, in which ADM probiotics were added.
- IFF (NYSE: IFF) announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Health Wright Products, LLC (HWP), a leader in formulation and capsule manufacturing for the dietary supplement industry.
- Chr. Hansen has published the results of a global survey conducted in 16 countries around the world to assess consumer awareness of probiotics and potential benefits. 75% of those surveyed said they were very or somewhat aware of probiotics. 48% of respondents consume probiotics every day or almost every day through supplements or other foods.
- In 2021, China social media Little Red Book had more than 240,000 related notes on “probiotics”, and the popularity was nearly 4 times that of the top star “Dilireba”. Probiotics related to babies, pets and women products received more attention.
- Yili successfully offered to acquire Ausnutria Dairy. As of March 3, the shares of Ausnutria Dairy held by the bidder accounted for 52.7% of the total shares.
- Zhao Linsen, Chairman of Yiran Probiotics, was awarded the Consumer Daily 2021 Industry Leader.
- WonderLab participated in the formulation of the China “Probiotic Foods” group standard
- COSTA Coffee and Fonterra NZMP launch the first probiotic coffee in China
- Qingziyang launched QQJun with probiotics to support intestinal health
- Wang Junjin, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and chairman of JuneYao Group, said that in 2022 two sessions he would bring a proposal to establish a national standard for probiotic food.
- The China Nutrition and Health Food Association held a group standard discussion meeting on the “Grading and Labeling of Bacteria viability in Probiotic Foods”.
- SEUNEU crystal ball probiotics successfully entered China top E-commerce platforms Tmall International and Jingdong International.
- Zhonglian Northwest Institute successfully signed the second phase project of compound probiotic R&D and production. After the project is completed, it can achieve an annual output of 480 tons of probiotic freeze-dried powder, which plays an important role in building a 50 billion RMB-level biomedical industry cluster in the high-tech zone.
- XingBeiJian health released a new probiotic solid beverage.
- WHOLE YOUNG launched a new mint-flavored straight-drinking probiotic in the form of popping candy.
- Two strains from Lallemand, the Bifidobacterium infantis R0033 and Lactobacillus paracasei HA196, received specific health claims approved by Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD).
- House Wellness Foods launched post-biotics inactivated Lactobacillus plantarum L-137 in the Australian and New Zealand markets to support immunity.
- Brewerkz, a Singapore-based craft beer brand, launched probiotic beer at its outlets.
(Source: HPA-China)