The four balancing acts behind every bar or powder
To a consumer, the best bars and powders seem effortless. They’re loaded with nutritional benefits. They taste great. ...
What sparks R&D innovation?
Innovation isn’t a lightning bolt—it’s a slow-burning fire fueled by curiosity and late nights in the lab. But how do ...
Fresh air for protein bars
Every now and then you have that eureka moment. The kind of thing that you know is going to be a big deal. This might ...
You’re Special. Your Product Should Be Too.
Many manufacturers start with a base formula and simply make additions and tweaks. Not us. We believe our amazing ...
The NPI team: An innovation in collaboration
At Nellson, we’re always innovating. This time, though, it’s not a bar, powder or product that we’re helping ...
Flash forward: the technology to work smarter
If you haven’t heard about our proprietary Formulation Library And Specs Hub (FLASH), prepare to be impressed. It’s a ...
Recognized Excellence in Sustainability
Our strides in sustainability earned us a silver medal! Among thousands of companies across hundreds of industries, ...
Cost efficiency by design
Nutritional product categories are competitive, and long-term success takes more than making a bar or powder consumers ...
Consumers shop for a more sustainable future
It’s only natural that a consumer passionate about their health would be just as passionate about the health of their ...
Making your bar or powder a treat for the senses
Winning nutritional products usually have one thing in common. They offer a complete sensory experience—wowing ...
How to Solve the Sugar Conundrum
Whether you consider it a ‘trend’ or demand, sugar reduction is top of mind for consumers. Successful brands must ...
Featured in Forbes: Nellson CEO Jean Filion’s Insights on Change Management
In a recent Forbes article, Change Requires Change: How to Create Sustainable Improvements, Nellson CEO Jean Filion ...
The Scoop on Powdered Beverage Trends
Powdered beverage products have become increasingly popular in recent years, driven by a growing interest in health and ...
Give Consumers the Functional Beverages They Want
What are the latest consumer trends for functional beverages? We’ve got them, right here for you. Not only are we ...
The Road to Innovation: Best Traveled Together
In order to move your brand forward, you need more than manufacturing. You need full-service product development ...
How to Solve Your Bar or Powder Brand’s Supply Chain Challenges
Regarding ongoing supply chain challenges, IndustryWeek.com predicts “...a continuation of the many disruptions we are ...
Functional Powder Performance
To stay on top of their own game, functional powders need to answer the newest trends that meet the latest consumer ...
The Latest Nutrition Bar Trends
Want to find out what’s trending in nutritional bars? We’ve got the latest, to help you navigate the ever-changing ...
More Pow(d)er to You
Recently Lisa Unlu, our Director R&D, Powders, shared her thoughts on how we support our customers with innovative ...
COVID-19 and the growing market for children’s health products
In our last blog, we took a look at how the pandemic experience has consumers thinking more about health and wellness. ...
COVID-19 and the Focus on Immune Health
There’s nothing like a pandemic to change how you think about your health. The truth is, COVID-19 exposed ...
Sourcing For Success
Our customers demand “tier one” quality ingredients, consistent supply and full transparency. And why not? Their brand ...
Staying On Trend with On-The-Go Packaging
Consumers are looking for nutrition that can keep up with their increasingly active lifestyles and, as a result, ...
The Latest Trends in Sports Nutrition: From Workout Supplements to Gut Health
When it comes to sports nutrition, consumers are always looking for the next big thing. One of the most noticeable ...
Answering The Call For Reduced Sugar
With a growing societal emphasis on “better for you” products, sugar reduction is a hot topic. Consumers have it top of ...
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Better Nutritional Products in 3 Easy Steps [HINT: Deliver Innovation]
To be a market leader in outsourced nutritional bar and powder manufacturing means an ongoing commitment to quality and ...
Incorporating Dietary Fiber Delivers Digestive Health Benefits
Over 80% of U.S. consumers see dietary fiber as the 2nd-most healthy component of food.* And, with 60% of U.S. ...
Macronutrients Matter: Plant-based Protein
Did you know? U.S. consumers make up the the largest functional food and beverage market. How do they define a healthy ...
Don’t Let On-trend Formulation Changes Slow Your Speed to Market
The consumer focus on health and wellness is fueling the marketplace—and stimulating formulation changes as well. ...
Consumers Want Foods with Nutrient Benefits
Americans have shifted their food buying decisions from ‘form-based’ choices to ‘product benefit-based’ ones.* ...
Nutrient-Enhanced Foods are Trending
The No. 1 way consumers define a healthy food is: “high in nutrients/healthy components.* Nutrients such as protein and ...
Making Clean Label as Simple as it Sounds
Consumer perception of clean label products can vary, but successful clean label products typically meet one or more of ...
Packaging That Satisfies Today’s On-the-Go Consumers
“Convenience currently is the No. 1 need articulated by consumers across all eating occasions”—as American families ...
Standing Out In The Crowd
The days of unhealthy snacks and on-the-go meals high in fat, sugar, and sodium are long gone. Today, consumers have a ...
How to Meet Increasingly Complex Marketplace Demands
Today’s consumers want to trust both the food they eat and the brands providing that food. As a result, consumers want ...
Ahead of the Pack in Packaging
At Nellson, we continue to update our powder packaging options to offer our nutritional powder customers the latest ...
Taking a Bite out of the Growing Bar Market
Snack, nutrition and performance bar consumption is on the rise, with sales forecasted to reach $8.2 billion in 2021, a ...
Bars of Whole Grain Goodness
From quinoa and spelt to farro and chia, everything ancient is new again. Many ancient grains and seeds offer whole ...
Making Clean Label Simple for our Customers
A clean and simple label. It sounds so simple, but anyone in the business of nutrition knows that ‘simplicity’ can ...
![Doing Well[ness] With Protein](https://blog.nellsonllc.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/granola-protein-bar-with-ingredients-1100x480.webp)
Doing Well[ness] With Protein
Today’s consumers want to increase their protein intake, for a variety of wellness reasons. Protein is touted as an ...
What’s Sweet about Savory
Welcome to our blog, where you are sure to find helpful information and insight about the latest trends in nutritional ...
Protein Trends in Weight Loss Management
Consumers are hungry for protein, depending on it to provide essential building blocks for health and wellbeing. But ...
Plant-Based Beverage Powders
Fueled by the nutrition and health claims of vegan diets, plant-based beverages are generally considered to be ...
Indulgent Bars
Though they demand healthy or better-for-you alternatives, consumers are increasingly expecting indulgence as well, as ...
Protein Inclusions in Bars
Inclusions—those extra added bits of flavor and texture in nutritional bars and other baked goods—are stirring up ...
Portable Powders Feed a Need
Nutrition powders have evolved from their original powder formats into a variety of applications to suit consumers’ ...
Meeting the Added Sugars Challenge
With the upcoming FDA sugar labeling suggested requirements, product labels will call out Total Sugar and Added Sugar ...
How’s Your Shelf Life?
According to Euromonitor International’s 2015 report Biscuits and Snacks in the U.S., “energy and nutrition bars ...
Reaching a Very High Bar in Record Time
GOAL/CHALLENGE Our customer had a great opportunity—to launch their high-protein bars at a large general retailer’s ...
Powering Powders with Pre-Blend Mixes
With their increasingly hectic lifestyles, today’s consumers expect ‘more’ from their food in the form of functional ...
The four balancing acts behind every bar or powder
To a consumer, the best bars and powders seem effortless. They’re loaded with nutritional benefits. They taste great. ...
Fresh air for protein bars
Every now and then you have that eureka moment. The kind of thing that you know is going to be a big deal. This might ...
You’re Special. Your Product Should Be Too.
Many manufacturers start with a base formula and simply make additions and tweaks. Not us. We believe our amazing ...
Consumers shop for a more sustainable future
It’s only natural that a consumer passionate about their health would be just as passionate about the health of their ...
Making your bar or powder a treat for the senses
Winning nutritional products usually have one thing in common. They offer a complete sensory experience—wowing ...
The Latest Nutrition Bar Trends
Want to find out what’s trending in nutritional bars? We’ve got the latest, to help you navigate the ever-changing ...
Answering The Call For Reduced Sugar
With a growing societal emphasis on “better for you” products, sugar reduction is a hot topic. Consumers have it top of ...
Macronutrients Matter: Plant-based Protein
Did you know? U.S. consumers make up the the largest functional food and beverage market. How do they define a healthy ...
Nutrient-Enhanced Foods are Trending
The No. 1 way consumers define a healthy food is: “high in nutrients/healthy components.* Nutrients such as protein and ...
Standing Out In The Crowd
The days of unhealthy snacks and on-the-go meals high in fat, sugar, and sodium are long gone. Today, consumers have a ...
Taking a Bite out of the Growing Bar Market
Snack, nutrition and performance bar consumption is on the rise, with sales forecasted to reach $8.2 billion in 2021, a ...
Bars of Whole Grain Goodness
From quinoa and spelt to farro and chia, everything ancient is new again. Many ancient grains and seeds offer whole ...
Making Clean Label Simple for our Customers
A clean and simple label. It sounds so simple, but anyone in the business of nutrition knows that ‘simplicity’ can ...
Doing Well[ness] With Protein
Today’s consumers want to increase their protein intake, for a variety of wellness reasons. Protein is touted as an ...
What’s Sweet about Savory
Welcome to our blog, where you are sure to find helpful information and insight about the latest trends in nutritional ...
Indulgent Bars
Though they demand healthy or better-for-you alternatives, consumers are increasingly expecting indulgence as well, as ...
Protein Inclusions in Bars
Inclusions—those extra added bits of flavor and texture in nutritional bars and other baked goods—are stirring up ...
Meeting the Added Sugars Challenge
With the upcoming FDA sugar labeling suggested requirements, product labels will call out Total Sugar and Added Sugar ...
How’s Your Shelf Life?
According to Euromonitor International’s 2015 report Biscuits and Snacks in the U.S., “energy and nutrition bars ...
Reaching a Very High Bar in Record Time
GOAL/CHALLENGE Our customer had a great opportunity—to launch their high-protein bars at a large general retailer’s ...
You’re Special. Your Product Should Be Too.
Many manufacturers start with a base formula and simply make additions and tweaks. Not us. We believe our amazing ...
Consumers shop for a more sustainable future
It’s only natural that a consumer passionate about their health would be just as passionate about the health of their ...
Making your bar or powder a treat for the senses
Winning nutritional products usually have one thing in common. They offer a complete sensory experience—wowing ...
How to Solve the Sugar Conundrum
Whether you consider it a ‘trend’ or demand, sugar reduction is top of mind for consumers. Successful brands must ...
The Scoop on Powdered Beverage Trends
Powdered beverage products have become increasingly popular in recent years, driven by a growing interest in health and ...
How to Solve Your Bar or Powder Brand’s Supply Chain Challenges
Regarding ongoing supply chain challenges, IndustryWeek.com predicts “...a continuation of the many disruptions we are ...
More Pow(d)er to You
Recently Lisa Unlu, our Director R&D, Powders, shared her thoughts on how we support our customers with innovative ...
Staying On Trend with On-The-Go Packaging
Consumers are looking for nutrition that can keep up with their increasingly active lifestyles and, as a result, ...
Answering The Call For Reduced Sugar
With a growing societal emphasis on “better for you” products, sugar reduction is a hot topic. Consumers have it top of ...
Macronutrients Matter: Plant-based Protein
Did you know? U.S. consumers make up the the largest functional food and beverage market. How do they define a healthy ...
Nutrient-Enhanced Foods are Trending
The No. 1 way consumers define a healthy food is: “high in nutrients/healthy components.* Nutrients such as protein and ...
Packaging That Satisfies Today’s On-the-Go Consumers
“Convenience currently is the No. 1 need articulated by consumers across all eating occasions”—as American families ...
Ahead of the Pack in Packaging
At Nellson, we continue to update our powder packaging options to offer our nutritional powder customers the latest ...
Making Clean Label Simple for our Customers
A clean and simple label. It sounds so simple, but anyone in the business of nutrition knows that ‘simplicity’ can ...
Doing Well[ness] With Protein
Today’s consumers want to increase their protein intake, for a variety of wellness reasons. Protein is touted as an ...
What’s Sweet about Savory
Welcome to our blog, where you are sure to find helpful information and insight about the latest trends in nutritional ...
Portable Powders Feed a Need
Nutrition powders have evolved from their original powder formats into a variety of applications to suit consumers’ ...
Meeting the Added Sugars Challenge
With the upcoming FDA sugar labeling suggested requirements, product labels will call out Total Sugar and Added Sugar ...
The four balancing acts behind every bar or powder
To a consumer, the best bars and powders seem effortless. They’re loaded with nutritional benefits. They taste great. ...
What sparks R&D innovation?
Innovation isn’t a lightning bolt—it’s a slow-burning fire fueled by curiosity and late nights in the lab. But how do ...
Fresh air for protein bars
Every now and then you have that eureka moment. The kind of thing that you know is going to be a big deal. This might ...
The NPI team: An innovation in collaboration
At Nellson, we’re always innovating. This time, though, it’s not a bar, powder or product that we’re helping ...
Flash forward: the technology to work smarter
If you haven’t heard about our proprietary Formulation Library And Specs Hub (FLASH), prepare to be impressed. It’s a ...
Cost efficiency by design
Nutritional product categories are competitive, and long-term success takes more than making a bar or powder consumers ...
Making your bar or powder a treat for the senses
Winning nutritional products usually have one thing in common. They offer a complete sensory experience—wowing ...
How to Solve the Sugar Conundrum
Whether you consider it a ‘trend’ or demand, sugar reduction is top of mind for consumers. Successful brands must ...
The Road to Innovation: Best Traveled Together
In order to move your brand forward, you need more than manufacturing. You need full-service product development ...
How to Solve Your Bar or Powder Brand’s Supply Chain Challenges
Regarding ongoing supply chain challenges, IndustryWeek.com predicts “...a continuation of the many disruptions we are ...
More Pow(d)er to You
Recently Lisa Unlu, our Director R&D, Powders, shared her thoughts on how we support our customers with innovative ...
Answering The Call For Reduced Sugar
With a growing societal emphasis on “better for you” products, sugar reduction is a hot topic. Consumers have it top of ...
Better Nutritional Products in 3 Easy Steps [HINT: Deliver Innovation]
To be a market leader in outsourced nutritional bar and powder manufacturing means an ongoing commitment to quality and ...
Don’t Let On-trend Formulation Changes Slow Your Speed to Market
The consumer focus on health and wellness is fueling the marketplace—and stimulating formulation changes as well. ...
Making Clean Label as Simple as it Sounds
Consumer perception of clean label products can vary, but successful clean label products typically meet one or more of ...
How to Meet Increasingly Complex Marketplace Demands
Today’s consumers want to trust both the food they eat and the brands providing that food. As a result, consumers want ...
Meeting the Added Sugars Challenge
With the upcoming FDA sugar labeling suggested requirements, product labels will call out Total Sugar and Added Sugar ...
How’s Your Shelf Life?
According to Euromonitor International’s 2015 report Biscuits and Snacks in the U.S., “energy and nutrition bars ...
What sparks R&D innovation?
Innovation isn’t a lightning bolt—it’s a slow-burning fire fueled by curiosity and late nights in the lab. But how do ...
Fresh air for protein bars
Every now and then you have that eureka moment. The kind of thing that you know is going to be a big deal. This might ...
You’re Special. Your Product Should Be Too.
Many manufacturers start with a base formula and simply make additions and tweaks. Not us. We believe our amazing ...
Incorporating Dietary Fiber Delivers Digestive Health Benefits
Over 80% of U.S. consumers see dietary fiber as the 2nd-most healthy component of food.* And, with 60% of U.S. ...
Macronutrients Matter: Plant-based Protein
Did you know? U.S. consumers make up the the largest functional food and beverage market. How do they define a healthy ...
Don’t Let On-trend Formulation Changes Slow Your Speed to Market
The consumer focus on health and wellness is fueling the marketplace—and stimulating formulation changes as well. ...
Consumers Want Foods with Nutrient Benefits
Americans have shifted their food buying decisions from ‘form-based’ choices to ‘product benefit-based’ ones.* ...
Making Clean Label as Simple as it Sounds
Consumer perception of clean label products can vary, but successful clean label products typically meet one or more of ...
How to Meet Increasingly Complex Marketplace Demands
Today’s consumers want to trust both the food they eat and the brands providing that food. As a result, consumers want ...
Making Clean Label Simple for our Customers
A clean and simple label. It sounds so simple, but anyone in the business of nutrition knows that ‘simplicity’ can ...
Protein Inclusions in Bars
Inclusions—those extra added bits of flavor and texture in nutritional bars and other baked goods—are stirring up ...
Powering Powders with Pre-Blend Mixes
With their increasingly hectic lifestyles, today’s consumers expect ‘more’ from their food in the form of functional ...
How to Solve the Sugar Conundrum
Whether you consider it a ‘trend’ or demand, sugar reduction is top of mind for consumers. Successful brands must ...
Give Consumers the Functional Beverages They Want
What are the latest consumer trends for functional beverages? We’ve got them, right here for you. Not only are we ...
How to Solve Your Bar or Powder Brand’s Supply Chain Challenges
Regarding ongoing supply chain challenges, IndustryWeek.com predicts “...a continuation of the many disruptions we are ...
COVID-19 and the growing market for children’s health products
In our last blog, we took a look at how the pandemic experience has consumers thinking more about health and wellness. ...
COVID-19 and the Focus on Immune Health
There’s nothing like a pandemic to change how you think about your health. The truth is, COVID-19 exposed ...
Incorporating Dietary Fiber Delivers Digestive Health Benefits
Over 80% of U.S. consumers see dietary fiber as the 2nd-most healthy component of food.* And, with 60% of U.S. ...
Consumers Want Foods with Nutrient Benefits
Americans have shifted their food buying decisions from ‘form-based’ choices to ‘product benefit-based’ ones.* ...
Nutrient-Enhanced Foods are Trending
The No. 1 way consumers define a healthy food is: “high in nutrients/healthy components.* Nutrients such as protein and ...
Doing Well[ness] With Protein
Today’s consumers want to increase their protein intake, for a variety of wellness reasons. Protein is touted as an ...
Protein Trends in Weight Loss Management
Consumers are hungry for protein, depending on it to provide essential building blocks for health and wellbeing. But ...
Plant-Based Beverage Powders
Fueled by the nutrition and health claims of vegan diets, plant-based beverages are generally considered to be ...
The four balancing acts behind every bar or powder
To a consumer, the best bars and powders seem effortless. They’re loaded with nutritional benefits. They taste great. ...
The Scoop on Powdered Beverage Trends
Powdered beverage products have become increasingly popular in recent years, driven by a growing interest in health and ...
Give Consumers the Functional Beverages They Want
What are the latest consumer trends for functional beverages? We’ve got them, right here for you. Not only are we ...
Functional Powder Performance
To stay on top of their own game, functional powders need to answer the newest trends that meet the latest consumer ...
COVID-19 and the growing market for children’s health products
In our last blog, we took a look at how the pandemic experience has consumers thinking more about health and wellness. ...
COVID-19 and the Focus on Immune Health
There’s nothing like a pandemic to change how you think about your health. The truth is, COVID-19 exposed ...
The Latest Trends in Sports Nutrition: From Workout Supplements to Gut Health
When it comes to sports nutrition, consumers are always looking for the next big thing. One of the most noticeable ...
Standing Out In The Crowd
The days of unhealthy snacks and on-the-go meals high in fat, sugar, and sodium are long gone. Today, consumers have a ...
Plant-Based Beverage Powders
Fueled by the nutrition and health claims of vegan diets, plant-based beverages are generally considered to be ...
Powering Powders with Pre-Blend Mixes
With their increasingly hectic lifestyles, today’s consumers expect ‘more’ from their food in the form of functional ...
The NPI team: An innovation in collaboration
At Nellson, we’re always innovating. This time, though, it’s not a bar, powder or product that we’re helping ...
Flash forward: the technology to work smarter
If you haven’t heard about our proprietary Formulation Library And Specs Hub (FLASH), prepare to be impressed. It’s a ...
Recognized Excellence in Sustainability
Our strides in sustainability earned us a silver medal! Among thousands of companies across hundreds of industries, ...
Cost efficiency by design
Nutritional product categories are competitive, and long-term success takes more than making a bar or powder consumers ...
Featured in Forbes: Nellson CEO Jean Filion’s Insights on Change Management
In a recent Forbes article, Change Requires Change: How to Create Sustainable Improvements, Nellson CEO Jean Filion ...
Sourcing For Success
Our customers demand “tier one” quality ingredients, consistent supply and full transparency. And why not? Their brand ...
Fresh air for protein bars
Every now and then you have that eureka moment. The kind of thing that you know is going to be a big deal. This might ...
Functional Powder Performance
To stay on top of their own game, functional powders need to answer the newest trends that meet the latest consumer ...
Staying On Trend with On-The-Go Packaging
Consumers are looking for nutrition that can keep up with their increasingly active lifestyles and, as a result, ...
The Latest Trends in Sports Nutrition: From Workout Supplements to Gut Health
When it comes to sports nutrition, consumers are always looking for the next big thing. One of the most noticeable ...
Portable Powders Feed a Need
Nutrition powders have evolved from their original powder formats into a variety of applications to suit consumers’ ...
The Latest Nutrition Bar Trends
Want to find out what’s trending in nutritional bars? We’ve got the latest, to help you navigate the ever-changing ...
COVID-19 and the growing market for children’s health products
In our last blog, we took a look at how the pandemic experience has consumers thinking more about health and wellness. ...
Bars of Whole Grain Goodness
From quinoa and spelt to farro and chia, everything ancient is new again. Many ancient grains and seeds offer whole ...
Protein Trends in Weight Loss Management
Consumers are hungry for protein, depending on it to provide essential building blocks for health and wellbeing. But ...
Indulgent Bars
Though they demand healthy or better-for-you alternatives, consumers are increasingly expecting indulgence as well, as ...
The Road to Innovation: Best Traveled Together
In order to move your brand forward, you need more than manufacturing. You need full-service product development ...
Better Nutritional Products in 3 Easy Steps [HINT: Deliver Innovation]
To be a market leader in outsourced nutritional bar and powder manufacturing means an ongoing commitment to quality and ...
What’s Sweet about Savory
Welcome to our blog, where you are sure to find helpful information and insight about the latest trends in nutritional ...
Reaching a Very High Bar in Record Time
GOAL/CHALLENGE Our customer had a great opportunity—to launch their high-protein bars at a large general retailer’s ...