date:May 19, 2014
sules, tablets, powders, topical pastes and gels for human use as well as in animal feed for pets and farm animals. The foods category, by far the largest segment in the overall market is expected to reach $33.5 billion by 2018, and register a CAGR of 6%.
However, the supplements segment, which was valued at nearly $1.2 billion in 2013, is projected to jump to $2 billion in 2018.
Companies with the right mix of access to proprietary probiotic strains, appropriate processing technologies and di