Prepared Foods profiles new functional foods, drinks and supplements.

At this year’s SupplySide West, mineral expert Omya will highlight a range of specialties from its US distribution portfolio, such as Berriotics™, DNA-certified botanical extracts; and a novel kombucha powder. With these offerings and its comprehensive formulation know-how, Omya is able to develop tailored products that meet both current market trends and customer needs.

Across the globe, drinking tea is second only to enjoying a glass of water. In 2020, according to the Tea Association of the US, American consumers drank more than 84B servings of tea.

According to The NPD Group, last year, consumers drank approximately 44.5 billion servings of coffee, spent $2 billion on coffee makers and accessories for in-home brewing, and made 6.3 billion visits to order coffee at foodservice outlets.

Keto Kick is a new Keto coffee energy bar made with only six real, whole ingredients, including 95mg of caffeine from Fair Trade, single-origin Ethiopian coffee beans. This new energy bar has created a cleaner and simpler way to feed the body the whole foods and caffeine that it craves.

Florida Food Products (FFP), a leader in clean label food and beverage ingredient solutions, presented at FIRST—Food Improved by Research, Science, and Technology—IFT's reimagined virtual event and solution exchange (IFT21).

Two decades ago before cold brew was even “cool,” Javo Beverage set the standard for cold brew quality, using its proprietary extraction process coupled with a passion for great tasting coffee. Today finds this Vista, Calif., company also playing in other cool categories—such as tea and functional botanical extracts.

As more consumers take a proactive approach to their holistic health, they are increasingly motivated to purchase products that support physical, mental and emotional well-being. They’re also looking for convenient ways to add nourishing offerings into their everyday lives, as well as personalized nutrition options.