Ganeden receives food, beverage probiotics innovation award

CLEVELAND Frost & Sullivan on Tuesday named Ganeden Biotech the recipient of its 2008 North American Food and Beverage Probiotics Product Innovation Award, recognizing the supplier for its probiotic strain, GanedenBC30, on opening new development initiatives in food and beverage product categories.

GanedenBC30 is able to survive severe manufacturing processes, such as baking and freezing, as well as the acidic environment of the digestive tract better than other commercially available probiotic strains. This probiotic bacteria is more robust than traditional probiotic strains because it is protected by a spore.

“The introduction of GanedenBC30 has certainly expanded the application of probiotics into product areas that were previously unavailable within food and beverage markets,” said Deborah Cross, industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “The number of products available has already been enhanced substantially in previously undeveloped sectors such as bakery and snacks.”

In 2008, Ganeden Biotech teamed up with a number of food and beverage manufacturers to develop a wide variety of probiotics-enhanced products, including non-refrigerated nutrition bars, condensed soups, muffins and frozen yogurt. GanedenBC30 is also available in the over-the-counter probiotic products under the Digestive Advantage and Sustenex brands.

“We are grateful for Frost & Sullivan’s recognition of our hard work in developing a powerful probiotic strain that can provide consumers with a range of health benefits,” stated Ganeden Biotech chief executive officer Andrew Lefkowitz. “We look forward to continuing to work with food and beverage manufactures in developing innovative probiotic-enhanced products to help consumers lead happier and healthier lives.”