Foods/Beverages - Functional Bars

While children gear up for the busy spring sports season, many parents will be looking for safe, natural products to treat and prevent injuries. Youth sports are more popular than ever, with an estimated 58 million children participating in some type of organized sport. However, staying healthy and in the game can come at a price, because children’s growing bodies are ...

Women rule ... the natural marketplace, certainly. The vast majority of shoppers in the natural and organic products segment are women, and women’s special health needs—from hormonal-based issues to disease prevention—are the focus of increased product development and marketing efforts. The list of female friendly foods—designed for or marketed primarily to women—grows every year, offering the nutrients women need in ...

There is so much choice in the nutrition and energy bar category, it is as hard for a consumer to single out the right bar as it is for a manufacturer to stand out in the crowded bar scene. While a few bar brands dominate various channels or consumer segment s, some companies are generating interest for their young ...

Women have been matriarchs of both the typical modern family and the natural products market; however, only recently has there been an influx of female-specific food products. From cereals to nutrition bars, foods are addressing women’s health needs using ingredients linked to various health issues common to the fairer sex. Women may poetically be sugar and spice and everything ...