Fats, oils, starches, fiber, dough conditioners and texturizers all serve critical functional roles in snacks and baked goods, particularly maintaining the quality of the product throughout the desired shelf life. As consumers demand cleaner labels, more health-and-wellness benefits and better sustainability, product developers face a wide range of functional ingredient challenges.

BENEO, a manufacturer of functional ingredients, has announced the launch of its new precooked functional native rice starch, Remypure S52 P.

Ingredion Inc. has launched NOVATION PRIMA 340 and 350 functional native starches for extended cold shelf life stability with a clean label.

Merit Functional Foods, a solutions-based plant protein company, is pleased to announce that its new 94,000 square-foot facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is fully scaled to supply food and beverage customers with the highest purity pea and canola proteins available for use in plant-based applications.

The organic plant-based protein is suited for protein bars and other snack and bakery products.

The idea of "better for you" encompasses much of what consumers desire today in many of their snacks and baked goods: clean label, non-GMO, natural and—at its core—solid nutrition to make those foods a healthy part of their daily diet.

Consumers want to achieve better overall health and wellness, and adding more dietary protein and fiber helps. FDA defines dietary fiber as "certain naturally occurring fibers that are 'intrinsic and intact' in plants, and added isolated or synthetic non-digestible soluble and insoluble carbohydrates that FDA has determined have beneficial physiological effects to human health."

Consumers increasingly seek products with better-for-you nutritional profiles; the right ingredients can help deliver.

Current trends for health-and-wellness, plant-based, reduced-sugar and functional beverages, for example, easily can affect the taste, mouthfeel and overall beverage experience. Thus, beverage formulators engage masking ingredients to fight off any unwanted effects.

As health and wellness trends continue to be a driving factor in the beverage industry, experts highlight how exotic fruits’ functional attributes and unique flavor profiles have growing appeal.

Coffee trends are prompting beverage-makers to adapt to new consumer demands for the staple American beverage. However, as consumers seek out organic, functional attributes in coffee solutions, experts see more opportunities beyond the traditional coffee category.

As functional beverages remain in demand, experts highlight how masking ingredients are essential in formulations by enhancing a beverage’s overall drinking experience.

The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated consumer interest in vitamins and minerals. Experts note that more of today’s consumers are awakening  to “better-for-you” (BFY) beverage trends as they continue to seek drinks that provide fortification

The increasing interest in functional beverages often focuses on the attributes these ingredients can provide consumers. However, as these beverages and ingredients proliferate, the colors market is playing a vital role in supporting this trend.

BENEO, a functional ingredient manufacturer, has increased global capacity for its prebiotic chicory root fibers by 30%, while also reducing specific energy consumption by 35%.

This year’s State of the Industry report on carbonated soft drinks explores how flavor and functionality innovations entice consumers. 

Essentia Water is taking hydration to the next level with all-new Essentia Hydroboost, the brand’s first-ever flavored and functional water innovation designed to keep consumers hydrated while pursuing their goals, it says.

Revolutionizing Data Retrieval: Effortlessly Restore Lost Files from Any Type of Memory Card with Precision and Ease.

85% of college-educated autistic adults are either underemployed or unemployed.

T.U.B.E (The Ultimate Band Experience) TRAINING uses tube resistance bands to leverage the many planes of motion the human body moves through - not just the vertical plane defined by gravity. T.U.B.E TRAINING can be done indoors or outdoors.

Introducing the "Golf Udder Bottle," a game-changing all-in-one portable cleaning kit that has transformed golf equipment maintenance. This groundbreaking invention combines unmatched convenience, enhanced performance, and exceptional functionality.

Investigators from Chiropractic Doctors Association of Hong Kong have launched a prospective case study on Biomechanical Evaluation of Pelvic Incident to SI Joint Dysfunction which has potential to improve the management for 2022 Winter Olympic.

Doctors from Chiropractic Doctors Association of Hong Kong (China) have launched a prospective case study on Radiological Evaluation of SI Joint Dysfunction which has improved the SI joint management for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Functional Beverage Market Growth Expected to Reach $225 Billion by 2027

Belffin specializes in modern couches and sofa sets built for style and functionality. The company recently launched a new affordable collection of sleeper sofas.

The new Kontrast range of shower cabins by Vidalux is fresh but timeless and highly practical. It's the ideal choice for anyone looking to upgrade their bathroom and give it a luxury look on a budget

New Specialty Line of Multifunctional Pillows Combines Decoration with Comfort and Support

With over 15,000 combined downloads and a stellar rating, Insith Works' user-friendly apps provide unprecedented functionality and flexibility to enhance business processes.

Vancouver, BC – with a hot spell just around the corner, now's the time to schedule air conditioning repair and maintenance in Vancouver.

Vancouver, BC – Vancouver kitchen contractors share how small, nuanced details can breathe new life into the heart of the home.

World Leading Lab Virus Whistleblower Exposes Co-Conspirators' Motive

To tap with friends, you have to grab the new trends in the TuneFab YouTube Music Converter. This brand-new music downloader will get you the entire YouTube music world in your offline library with ultimate customization & specifications.

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CEOs get a ton of credit or blame for a company’s performance. But the entire leadership team is vital to success, and any dysfunction is often overlooked. Sometimes the CEOs leading them don’t even see that they’re not working. Thomas Keil, management professor at the University of Zurich, and Marianna Zangrillo, a partner at The Next Advisors, have interviewed more than 100 CEOs and senior executives. Their research identifies three main types of failing leadership teams: shark tanks, petting zoos, and mediocracies. And they identify the pitfalls of each pattern and how to turn those teams around. Keil and Zangrillo wrote the HBR article "Why Leadership Teams Fail."

The Functional Fabric Fair Fall 2024, on Nov 19-21 at Portland’s Oregon Convention Center, showcases sustainable innovations for 2025/2026 with 300+ suppliers. Highlights include the Bodywear Collective, Trend Forum, Design Lab, and expert panels on colorisation. Networking events, a Sustainability Lounge, and the TurboDry Bash enhance opportunities for collaboration and industry insights.

Research Highlights: Middle-aged Black women with better heart health were less likely to show a decline in mental function compared with middle-aged Black women with worse heart health. In this study, heart health was unrelated to cognitive decline...

Research Highlights: When adults became angry after remembering past experiences, the function of cells lining the blood vessels was negatively impaired, which may restrict blood flow. Previous research has found that this may increase the risk of...

This news release contains updated information and data not included in the abstract. Research Highlights: The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to ...

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Experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life, according to major new research. The study – the largest of its kind - also found having just one moderate-to-severe concussion, or traumatic brain injury (TBI), can have a long-term impact on brain function, including memory.

Viruses are invading pathogens that infect host cells and rapidly replicate throughout the body. They carry a small piece of genetic material such as DNA o

Viruses are invading pathogens that infect host cells and rapidly replicate throughout the body. They carry a small piece of genetic material such as DNA o

ETSI releases cybersecurity specification to secure sensitive functions in a virtualized environment

Sophia Antipolis, 6 February 2019

The ETSI Technical Committee on Cybersecurity (TC CYBER) has just released ETSI TS 103 457, that tackles the challenge of secure storage - where organizations want to protect customer data whilst still using a cloud that is not under their direct control.

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ETSI OSM launches Release TWELVE, with enhanced Network Function resiliency and runtime operations

Sophia Antipolis, 30 June 2022

ETSI OSM is pleased to announce OSM Release TWELVE, the second Long Term Support release of ETSI Open Source MANO and one of its most prolific releases. One of the main new features of Release TWELVE is the ability to heal network functions that may be affected by any kind of infrastructure failure. This healing process, which may be triggered either manually or automatically depending on operator preference, can be applied in all the clouds supported by OSM, in line with OSM’s multi-cloud approach.

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Sophia Antipolis, 26 January 2023

The ETSI Industry Specification Group for Network Functions Virtualization (ISG NFV) has just published its next drop of specifications around new enhancements of the NFV architecture that will support cloud-native network functions.

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A chemical proteomics approach for global mapping of functional lysines on cell surface of living cell  Nature.com

Exciting learning at Forest Hills Eastern High School! Our amazing AP Psychology teacher, Mr. Cameron Wysocki, has taken education to the next level by merging science and creativity! Students are learning about different parts of the brain by designing their own Pokémon characters and cards. After crafting their creations, they went head-to-head in a Pokémon […]

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When Steve Jobs arrived back at Apple in 1997, he laid off general managers of all business units and combined disparate functional departments into one functional organization.

This article will explore benefits of limit gaging and the advantages of functional gaging.