HPAchina user Hefei H2O Technology recently completed a seed funding round of RMB several million yuan (USD ~$1 million). The funds raised in this round will primarily be used for the research and development, as well as marketing efforts of their brand “Chunfei Probiotics”. In the context of the hangover remedy market, their product Chunfei Hangover Relief … Read more
JD Logistics (JDL) and Geopost announced today a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening their global logistics capabilities. By leveraging JDL’s robust warehousing network and Geopost’s logistics delivery capabilities, the partnership will enhance international express services between China and Europe, offering consumers and businesses high-quality, express logistics services. JDL and Geopost will establish seamless direct-to-consumer (C2C) and business-to-consumer (B2C) shipping solutions … Read more
HPA-China Monthly Newsletter On July 10, 2023, the National Health and Medical Commission issued an announcement on the acceptance of new food raw materials reviewing for ” Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. XLTG11 ” . This is another big news about bifidobacteria after the National Health and Medical Commission issued the No. 4 Announcement of 2022 “Announcement … Read more
In order to help enterprises better understand the filing status of health food (dietary supplement) in China, CIRS gathered statistics on the health food approved in 2023 (as of June 30) and made an analysis from multiple perspectives. Filing Status of Health Food in China According to the information released by the Special Food Information Query Platform, in 2023 … Read more
On July 11th, Yonghe King, a fast-food brand originated from Taiwan, launched a new product of probiotic soymilk, which is made with non-genetically modified soybeans sourced from Northeast China. To enhance its nutritional value, they add 1 billion active units of IBme Bifidobacterium longum 35624. This probiotic strain from OneHealth, a brand originating from the … Read more
On July 13th, Kingdomway released a feasibility analysis report for the use of funds raised through the issuance of convertible corporate bonds to unspecified parties. According to the Report, the total amount of funds to be raised will not exceed RMB 1.824 billion yuan (USD $250 million). The funds raised will be used for the … Read more
Dipro and over 50 top-tier hospitals in China have jointly established a preliminary native probiotic strain library for the Chinese population. The plan is to establish a physical strain library of high-quality native probiotic strains and a digitized microbial community model library in China over a period of 30 years. Currently, they have stored over … Read more
On July 10th, at the partner annual meeting, Luo Fei, the Chairman of H&H Group (China), announced that the rolling annual sales of their subsidiary brands, “Biostime” for infant nutrition and “Swisse” for adult nutrition, have both reached RMB 4.88 billion yuan (USD $680 million). They hope to achieve the same sales target for their … Read more
Juneyao Health released an investor relations record, stating that the main change in its business this year is the gradual transition of its subsidiary, Juneyao Biogrowing, into the core platform for probiotics. While “WeiDongLi” still plays a role in maintaining the stability of the company’s core business, the majority of incremental growth comes from Biogrowing … Read more
The NIH-funded study on Hobamine, Inflammation Biomarker Response to Oral 2-Hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA) Acetate in Healthy Humans, received the Nutrition Research Project of the Year Award. This study showed the impact of 2-HOBA (Hobamine) supplementation on inflammatory biomarkers in healthy individuals and addressed the concern of maintaining a balanced immune system to prevent the progression of several … Read more
