William Reed Business Media Podcasts

“Stop guessing which mass-made supplements to take. None are meant for you.” –That’s a statement from Bioniq’s website, a company that offers personalized supplements using a patented algorithm. The London-based startup opened its doors in 2019 and launched in the US just a few months ago.By William Reed Business Media

Singapore-based plant-based products firm Thoughtful Food believes that the sector needs to look more closely at dry and ambient innovation as a key driver, particularly for brands seeking to solve ultra-processing challenges or go more clean label.By William Reed Business Media

Children and pubs, a classic combination, or not! The Lock In team take a look at the joys of targeting the family market and how pubs can make it work.By The Morning Advertiser

After her mother’s Alzheimer's was mistaken for menopause, Kavita Desai, PharmD, pivoted from her clinical practice to focus on cognition, menopause and proactive health approaches.By William Reed Business Media

Snacking in the US continues to climb, according to data from Circana, despite predictions that a surge in the frequency and sales of snacks during the pandemic was unsustainable and would revert to pre-COVID levels as consumers returned to in-person events and adopted a hybrid lifestyle.By William Reed Business Media

Nearly 150 dairy industry stakeholders, including producers, entrepreneurs and investors, gathered at a winery in idyllic Livermore, Cali., earlier this month to celebrate the winners of the 5th Real California Milk Excelerator competition, which scoured the globe to find and accelerate the best startups using milk and dairy in novel ways ranging f…

Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA) has launched a new membership drive with special incentives as it seeks to attract more craft chocolate companies and grow its impact.By William Reed Business Media

Warning letters sent last week by the Federal Trade Commission to two food industry trade groups and a dozen online health influencers questioning the adequacy of paid partnership disclosures may not be a harbinger of impending enforcement that some believe, but they do shine a light on common social media practices that the FTC deems insufficient …

Fish and chips are a staple of the pub menu, but why is that? The Lock In team cast their net to find out where the tradition comes from and why it's such a popular menu item.By The Morning Advertiser

Research on the gut-brain axis is growing, but it is still a ‘chicken or the egg’ situation when it comes to whether it is gut dysbiosis that affects brain health or vice versa, says the guest on the latest episode of our Nutrachampion podcast.By William Reed Business Media

Contrary to high-profile headlines about sliding sales of meat alternatives, consumer demand for plant-based products across categories continues to climb, but for the segment to reach its full potential – and continue expanding its consumer base – new research suggests brands and retailers must improve access to reliable, accurate information abou…

MDbio's CEO delves into insights derived from a recent placebo-controlled study conducted with Radicle Science.By William Reed Business Media

With dog ownership booming, the Lock In team get to grips with how pubs can best embrace man's best friend and create the paw-fect (sorry) doggy offer.By The Morning Advertiser

The man behind Ahiflower said his fish oil alternative isn’t an alternative at all actually, it’s a compliment and all options–plant-based or not–offer collective solutions.By William Reed Business Media

A recent article in National Geographic described York as ‘England’s chocolate capital’. The city was home to two major confectionery companies, Terry’s founded in 1767 and Rowntree’s in 1862, the inventor of KitKat, which is still produced today at the Nestle factory. The city is also home to several artisan chocolatiers who are also keeping the t…

According to tastemakers at the nutrition and ingredient giant ADM, consumers are ready to “unapologetically” embrace luxurious, indulgent flavors and whimsical, vivid colors in their foods and beverages after years of holding back due to limited options during the pandemic or limited financial resources in the face of inflation.…

India is still taking a “very conservative” approach in its regulations of nutraceuticals since it introduced the first set of policies seven years ago, which can pose problems for brands and suppliers seeking to introduce innovative new products.By William Reed Business Media

Good food is the foundation for good health, but according to the US Department of Agriculture 10% of Americans, or approximately 33.8 million people, don’t have reliable access to healthy nutrition – a sobering statistic that online grocery technology and delivery company Instacart is tackling head-on through a wide range of programs, partnerships…

Since 2003, SourceOne has provided health and wellness solutions to brands around the world. Its focus is on clinically-proven formulations combined with technologically-advanced and patented delivery systems. Jesse Lopez, CEO and Founder of SourceOne Global Partners, is apart of the “high bioavailable” movement and said he’s observed quite the evo…

With his ‘glass half full’ mentality, Eric Dell plans to use his years of experience on Capitol Hill to open the opportunities that working with congress has for the US bakery industry.By William Reed Business Media

Affordability is emerging as the main driving factor for insect-based foods in the APAC region, possibly even more significant than its often-lauded protein or sustainability factors.By William Reed Business Media

As grocery shoppers shift back to brick-and-mortar stores after relying heavily on ecommerce during the pandemic, food and beverage brands also are shifting their advertising from social media to in-store with many turning to retail media networks to target consumers closer to the point of purchase.By William Reed Business Media

The Lock In team take to the airwaves live at The Restaurant Show with two top operators to tackle the cost challenges the sector is facing.By The Morning Advertiser

There’s no shortage of influencers out there and we’ve witnessed a good share of trends come and go. With many of those posts by amateurs, we decided to talk with someone who's got her boots on the ground of the nutraceutical ingredient industry.By William Reed Business Media

As VP of Corporate Communications at Barry Callebaut Group, Christiaan Prins was at the forefront of many of the recent sustainability challenges in the cocoa sector. He has now established a new strategic communications consultancy, theLOOP Communications, to use his expertise to help companies enhance their trust factor in supply chains. In an ex…

Startups with little more than an idea and a compelling founder’s story may no longer be able to secure wild valuations or enough funding to blow millions a month proving a concept, but companies that have product-market fit in competitive categories and can prove they are on the path to profitability still have options – such as from the recently …

Today’s digital-driven trends are transforming food & beverage dealmaking as an evolving landscape plays out in the backdrop. And although some trends we’ve seen have created significant challenges, they’ve also presented a lot of opportunity.By William Reed Business Media

The Lock In podcast is back, and we're taking a look at customer behaviour - are they getting worse? Are we getting worse?By The Morning Advertiser

Generative AI, conversational AI, machine learning, AI-driven search engines and AI chatbots…it seems like we can’t go anywhere or do anything without hearing about AI.By William Reed Business Media

More than fat or calories, the nutritional information consumers are most likely to look for on food and beverage packages is sugar, with a survey conducted by Cargill finding nearly two out of three consumers aiming to avoid it and the majority also reportedly bypassing artificial sweeteners.By William Reed Business Media

The 2023 holiday season is around the corner and this year promises more good cheer – or at last more spending – than last year, but the higher inflation that will buoy sales is a double edged sword that simultaneously threatens volume and must be considered when crafting marketing campaigns for the next four months.…

As arguments rage about the use of ‘meaty’ or ‘dairy-like’ names for plant-based versions of animal-based foods, we ask could plant-based sector momentum be improved if meat and dairy alternatives avoid imitating the names of animal-based products.By William Reed Business Media

The founders of RXBar and Orgain have teamed up with the well-known ‘VitaminWater lawyer’ to launch Humble Growth, a founder-led growth equity investment firm focused on scaling up disruptive brands that empower consumers to lead healthier lives.By William Reed Business Media

Inflation may finally be cooling, but prices at the shelf remain significantly higher for most products than a year ago, and certainly since pre-pandemic – leading to widespread food insecurity in the US and prompting consumers, retailers and brands to make difficult decisions about purchasing, merchandising and marketing.…

DuBow gets out his crystal ball to predict trends in the space with staying power.By William Reed Business Media

The cultivated meat industry in APAC needs to focus on localisation and realistic pricing strategies to avoid repeating past alternative protein ‘pitfalls’, says pioneer Aleph Farms.By William Reed Business Media

The grocery industry is at an inflection point as retailers and manufacturers grapple with dramatic changes in how food is produced and sold and an increasingly diverse consumer base that is no longer willing to settle for the one-size-fits-all, supply-driven business model that has dominated the segment for decades.…

Today’s guest is a former premiership footballer who turned his inflammation and injuries into a gold mine—with turmeric.By William Reed Business Media

Although women have been underrepresented in nutrition, sport, and exercise science research, there’s a growing understanding of how sex differences and sex hormones influence the nutritional requirements to maximize health, performance, and recovery of female athletes.By William Reed Business Media

Helaina is pioneering modern nutrition with breast milk proteins developed outside the body via precision fermentation. The biotech company is writing the safety playbook on novel bioactive proteins and to help with this, Helaina hired a nutritional sciences and regulatory affairs veteran, Ross Peterson, PhD, Helaina’s new Director of Regulatory Af…

Even though plant-based protein sales continued to slide in July, prompting retailers to slim down and shift offerings from the more premium placement in the refrigerated section to the freezer aisle, startup TiNDLE Foods still sees significant opportunity in the segment that it plans to seize with a full line-up of cross-category launches.…

GOED’s stance on conversion rates, new research, the Omega-3 Index and more.By William Reed Business Media

Plastic pollution is a global concern, with an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic enters the marine environment every year, wreaking havoc on the planet, ocean-life, and even humans. What role can innovation in food and beverage packaging play in addressing this problem?By William Reed Business Media

Singapore-based Curated Culture has big plans to enter the ‘sports and wellness’ space in the APAC region with its probiotic tea products, which the firm has stressed is ‘not kombucha’.By William Reed Business Media

The ability to establish a large database of human health data is key for the personalised nutrition sector to flourish, says the co-founder of HEM Pharma – a South Korean start-up which counts industry big names, including Amway, Amorepacific, CJ Cheiljedang, and COSMAX-NBT, as its investors.By William Reed Business Media

With roughly 2 billion people overweight, nearly a billion people suffering from hunger and a third of all food produced lost or waste – the current food system is “too unbalanced, too wasteful and too vulnerable,” according to Unilever, which is why the CPG giant’s nutrition division is on a mission to be “Boldly Healthier” for people and the plan…

Offering an abundant selection of fresh, high-quality, diverse fruits and vegetables is a top priority for most grocers given the produce section is often a key driver for overall store foot traffic – but according to a recent survey staying stocked is also a top pain point for many retailers.By William Reed Business Media

A well-known physician nutritionist and serial tech entrepreneur have joined forces to combine their medicine and consumer technology expertise to launch a AHARA, precision nutrition Consumer Health Tech Company that provides ultra-personalized nutrition recommendations and practical ways to get them.…

While regulators, legislators and industry stakeholders debate whether whole, 2% and flavored milks should be offered alongside plain, low-fat and fat-free options as a required component of school meals, a growing number of students are raising concerns – and their voices – about a lack of plant-based options.…

Geoff Palmer, CEO and Founder of Clean Machine, is a professional bodybuilder and credits his health to his vegan lifestyle – something he’s done since the mid 1980s. With three decades of experience in the natural foods and supplements industry under his belt, Palmer has spent many of those years exploring the world of omega nutrition. Through his…