Biosolutions for functional beverages

Create the next wave of functional beverages

Discover the consumer insights, beverage concepts and probiotic solutions shaping the future of functional beverages.

Well-being begins
in the gut

The gut microbiome plays an important role in overall well-being, with probiotics supporting digestive and immune health. As consumers become more aware of this connection, they are looking for simple, everyday ways to support their gut health.

Gut health and well-being visual with functional beverages and probiotic benefits.

Gut health is reshaping beverage choices

Consumers are increasingly looking to beverages as an easy and convenient way to support their health goals. This is creating new opportunities for brands to bring probiotic benefits into familiar formats — from sparkling waters and sodas to kombucha and other functional drinks.

7 in 10consumers

recognize the link between gut health and their overall well-being.¹

85%

are interested in getting probiotics through functional foods and beverages.¹

increase in carbonated soft drink launches featuring digestive health claims.²

The probiotic built to last

Live probiotics face tough conditions in beverages, from heat treatment and pasteurization to long ambient shelf life. These challenges can reduce probiotic survival, increase compliance risks and make it harder to deliver the intended benefits at consumption. ProSilience™ HU58™ is a resilient, spore-forming probiotic designed to withstand demanding processing conditions and maintain probiotic cell count through shelf life.

Discover ProSilience™ HU58™

Create the next wave of functional drinks

Explore the beverage opportunities where probiotics can create meaningful differentiation — from next-generation sodas and sparkling waters to kombucha, hydration and beyond.

Gen Z explorer

Reinvent soda for a generation that expects more: bold flavors, low sugar, and real gut benefits.

51% of functional soda launches in the US now feature a digestive health claim.³

Functional soda concept for Gen Z consumers with bold flavor, low sugar and gut health benefits.

Health pursuers

Upgrade daily hydration with functional sparkling water that delivers an effortless gut health boost.

2 in 3 consumers are actively taking steps to improve their gut health.⁴

Functional sparkling water concept for health-focused consumers seeking daily gut health support.

The active achiever

Expand beyond traditional sports drinks with probiotic hop water built for active recovery.

Digestive & immune health rank among the top health concerns for global consumers.⁵

concept for active consumers looking for recovery and digestive health benefits.

The sober-curious

Capture the non-alcoholic boom by pairing zero-proof social drinking with digestive benefits.

75% of Gen Z and 74% of Millennials are actively moderating their alcohol intake.⁶

Zero-proof social beverage concept with digestive health benefits for sober-curious consumers.

Nature’s advocates

Elevate clean-label fermented teas with scientifically backed probiotic support.

Fermented tea remains one of the fastest-growing healthy beverage categories through 2030⁷.

Fermented tea concept with probiotic support for consumers seeking clean-label functional beverages.

The busy professional

Turn the routine coffee into a gut health ritual.

56% of millennial coffee drinkers believe adding health benefits to coffee is a game changer.⁸

Functional coffee concept with added gut health benefits for busy millennial consumers.

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