Food Manufacturing Industry Guide
Creatine is the functional ingredient of the moment. Online searches for it jumped 78.6% year over year, and bars featuring it are now on the market. But -- before you put a full dose of creatine in a protein bar...
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On July 2, 2026, Vitamin Well Group — the Swedish company behind Barebells — announced it was combining with EMPWR, the Belgian contract manufacturer that has produced Barebells bars for years. Waterland Private Equity, EMPWR's owner since 2017, will roll...
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Almost every brand that walks into our facility wants their bar to be "clean." Some say "natural." Some say "organic." A lot of people use all three interchangeably, as if they're three ways of saying the same thing. They're not....
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Sarcopenia, appetite decline, and the need for convenient protein add up to one of the largest, fastest-growing, and least-contested opportunities in nutrition — and most brands are walking right past it. Spend enough time developing protein products and you start...
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Getting your protein bar into a major national retailer is one of the most exciting milestones a brand can hit. It's also one of the most demanding. The jump from early-stage production to retail-scale manufacturing isn't just about making more...
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