Items Tagged with 'functional foods'

Bel Group is expanding its North American snack portfolio through the acquisition of Ingenuity Foods’ Brainiac and Little Brainiac brands. The move adds fast-growing, omega-3-fortified snacks to Bel’s better-for-you lineup while strengthening its presence in functional snacks for children and families.

As consumers seek protein for energy, satiety, muscle support and everyday wellness, manufacturers are responding with formats that fit every lifestyle, daypart and craving.

A focus of this year’s report is pairing fun with functional. It’s about ensuring great tasting products with real health benefits and giving the consumer maximum benefits from fewer ingredients.

Consumers want to know that the products they purchase will deliver the benefits they value. It’s clear that they look to functional ingredients that improve their health. Innova’s number two trend, “Affordable Nutrition,” goes hand-in-hand with the top trend.

Prepared Foods takes a look at new better-for-you foods, drinks and supplements introduced in June 2019.