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Kerry has opened a new coffee extraction facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

AgroNetica has announced plans to advance toward commercial deployment of a transgene-free, gene-edited cacao with improved disease resistance.

Mettler Toledo is expanding its x-ray reclaim foreign-material re-inspection services with a new facility in Dallas, Texas.

Those Vegan Cowboys has secured over €1.2m in subsidy through the EU-backed OPZuid programme, together with partners Interfood, HAS Green Academy and XXL Nutrition.

Scientific risk assessment specialist SciPinion has launched an AI-led solution that aims to give food-tech start-ups a faster path to market for their ingredients in the US, ahead of proposed changes to the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) approval process.

Biotech Open Platform (BIOP) has inaugurated a new industrial biotechnology platform in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

French dairy cooperative Sodiaal has completed a major IT integration following its acquisition of Yoplait Liberté Canada from General Mills.

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Synthetic biology company Bestzyme has completed what it describes as the world’s first dedicated automated smart production line.

OSF Flavors has launched a dedicated flavour solution for prebiotic and other functional sodas, designed to address bitterness, lingering sweetener aftertaste and off-notes typically associated with fibre-enriched, botanical formulations.

Canadian pork and poultry producer Olymel has inaugurated its new integrated processing plant in Trois-Rivières, marking the completion of one of the largest modernisation projects in its history.

Agriculture companies Vylor and Rainbow Crops have announced a collaboration to advance new corn traits using artificial intelligence (AI) and multiplex gene editing.