Australian supplement companies expand markets
Despite reductions in export revenue, Australia’s supplements sector expanded during the pandemic, with firms pivoting to immunity products and finding new export markets.
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Blackmores reports five-year-high in sales of supplements to China
in its latest half-yearly figures, Australia’s largest supplements manufacturer has reported record revenue from China and strong South-East Asian performance, offsetting for a slump in local sales.
New tomato variety a potential low-cost source of Parkinson’s disease drug L-DOPA
UK scientists have developed a tomato variety that is naturally rich in L-DOPA, the key bioactive ingredient in a synthetic drug commonly used to treat Parkinson’s disease.
More fun with fungi: Fable Food Co turns mushrooms into new, nutrition-packed products
Keen to differentiate themselves in the plant-proteins space, three entrepreneurial Aussies – a farmer, a chef and a former fashion-business owner – turned to fungi as a nutrition-packed alt-meat ingredient. That was just the start.
Healthy home-and-away growth in Australia’s supplements sector, reports CMA
A recent report from Complementary Medicines Australia shows the nation’s vitamin and supplements sector continuing to surge in domestic and export markets, especially across Asia.