NuW Excellence Awards at Health Ingredients Europe

At this year’s Health Ingredients Europe event in Frankfurt, Germany, Lallemand Health Solutions,Montreal, Canada, was honored as the NuW Excellence Awards winner with its product Probio’Stick in the Health, Immunity & Digestion Innovation of the Year Category. Chairman of the NuW judges, and president of the Healthy Marketing Team, Peter Wennstrom commented, “By recognizing Lallemand for Probio’Stick we are awarding a company that have the ‘guts’ to try a new position for probiotics in the light of the current regulatory regulation. They are developing the area of physical and psychological stress and the gut/brain relation, with clear innovative steps.”
In the Sustainability & Environmental Initiative of the Year category, Naturex, Avignon, France, was a finalist for its efforts to support communities in the areas where they source raw materials. The Naturex Foundation – Jacques Dikansky partners with non-profits to support education, medicineand basic necessities in communities from which Naturex derives plant materials, outside of any economic interest.