Asahi Launches Japan’s First Functional Water for Menstrual Wellness
Asahi will launch Asahi Oishii Tennen-sui Lady Support in Japan on September 22, marking what the company describes as the country’s first bottled drinking water featuring a functional claim related […]
Nutrend and Jiangnan University Establish Joint Functional Food R&D Center
Nutrend has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Jiangnan University to establish a joint functional food research and development center. The agreement was signed during the Sixth Nutrition Innovation […]
Luckin Coffee’s Probiotic Straw Sparks Consumer Interest in Functional Coffee
Luckin Coffee has attracted widespread attention in China following the launch of its new 100 Billion CFU Probiotic Straw, offered with selected coffee beverages. Rather than incorporating probiotics directly into […]
Ausnutria and Muen Biotech Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Next-Generation Probiotics
Ausnutria Dairy (China) Co., Ltd. and Muen Biotech have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the development and commercialization of next-generation probiotics. The agreement, signed in Changsha on July […]
Wellness Industry Shifts From Self-Optimization Toward Social Connection
The global wellness industry has spent years helping consumers measure, monitor and optimize nearly every aspect of their health. Wearable devices track sleep, heart rate, physical activity, stress and other […]
China Simplifies Cosmetic Registration Rules to Support Innovation and Market Access
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has introduced a series of regulatory reforms aimed at simplifying the registration and filing process for cosmetic products. The new measures, announced on July […]
China Proposes Expanded Health Food Ingredient Controls for Plant and Animal Materials
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has released a draft proposal to revise its health food registration requirements governing plant- and animal-derived ingredients. According to an analysis by CIRS […]
HPA-Global’s Executive Director Judges NutraIngredients Asia Awards

Bangkok | 2 September 2026 Celebrate Excellence. Gain Recognition. Elevate Your Brand. Jeff Crowther, HPA-Global Executive Director, and 18 other industry experts have volunteered their time to be judges for the 2026 […]
TSI Group Highlights Creatine’s Expansion Beyond Sports Nutrition

TSI Group says the creatine market is entering a new phase as the ingredient expands beyond traditional sports nutrition into healthy aging, women’s health, cognition and general wellness products. Creatine […]
Ant Group Invests in Weight-Management Platform Bohe Health
Ant Group has completed a strategic investment in Chinese digital health and weight-management platform Bohe Health, reportedly acquiring a stake of more than 28%. The transaction makes Ant Group Bohe […]