Citation
(2011), "Nestlé Health Science", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 41 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2011.01741faa.025
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2011, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Nestlé Health Science
Article Type: Food facts From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 41, Issue 6
Nestlé Health Science announced the acquisition of a minority stake in vital foods, a New Zealand-based company that specialises in the development of kiwifruit-based solutions for gastrointestinal conditions.
Created in 1991, Vital Foods has two well-established products on the market in New Zealand, Kiwi Crush (TM) and Phloe (TM). Both products are based on a natural kiwifruit extract, and have been clinically shown to be effective against constipation. Constipation is a common functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, affecting around one in six people in the general adult population in Oceania, Europe and the USA.