IFT First 2025: Rousselot talks Nextida GC, GLP-1 and food system sustainability
06 Aug 2025 | Rousselot
We sat down with Lauretta Katsriku, global category leader, Collagen, at Rousselot, to discuss the company’s Nextida GC and its health benefits. We also discuss improving food system sustainability, GLP-1 and other weight loss drugs, and consumer trends.
We're live at IT first.
I'm joined by Loretta Katterriu from Rousselo.
Louise, nice to meet you.
Could you start by telling us what Rousselo is showcasing at this year's IT?
Yes, Rousselo this year is showcasing our full range of collagen peptides and gelatin innovation products, and we are really excited to show some of the great innovations.
That we have here, specifically a product called Nextida GC that has some really exciting health benefit promises that we are looking to share with customers.
How do your products contribute to a more sustainable food system?
So Rousselo is proud to have been awarded the upcycled certified products for our range of.
Peptan collagen peptides.
So we are proud that we have that upcycled certified certification.
And what makes your innovation particularly unique or different from others on the market?
When you look at collagen, collagen has been around for quite a while, right?
But you really targeting specific collagen.
Molecules that actually have specific health benefits is what I think is really exciting.
So if you look at the consumer needs today and what consumers are looking for different health benefits such as gut health, you know, skin health, you think about brain health, and I think really exciting also would be the surge of interest in, you know.
1 field and we have a product actually that helps the body produce natural.
What specific needs or market challenges do your solutions address?
Again, I'll go back to the one as.
This is the one that so many different health benefits that we actually address.
However, one that is really at the forefront of the customer or consumer needs is wants, and consumers in general are looking to help, looking for help with managing their blood glucose, you know, managing blood glucose, and we have a product that actually helps to do that.
So next time the GC will be the product to help to do that.
Thank you.
