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The latest news, trends, analysis, interviews and podcasts from the global food and beverage industry
CPI joins €6.3m project to develop AI-powered alternatives for climate-vulnerable ingredients
CPI has joined a €6.3 million Horizon Europe project investigating how engineering biology and AI could help create more sustainable supply chains.
Jul 21
EU-funded PHAntastic project develops biodegradable agricultural materials to reduce plastic and chemical use
The Horizon Europe-funded PHAntastic project, which runs from September 2024 to August 2028, has reported significant progress during its first phase.
Jul 20
From days to minutes: Rethinking Salmonella detection in poultry supply chains
Abdeladim Moumen, director of R&D in medical biotechnology, examines how rapid molecular screening methods can provide effective risk management across the poultry value chain.
Jul 19
McCain Foods pilots AI-powered crop monitoring programme with Ceres AI
McCain Foods has launched a new grower pilot programme with agricultural intelligence company Ceres AI.
Jul 16
Lesaffre appoints Rania Abou Samra as new chief RD&I officer
Fermentation specialist Lesaffre has appointed Rania Abou Samra as its new chief research, development and innovation (RD&I) officer.
Jul 15
ADM and The Every Company team up to scale precision-fermented egg protein
ADM has partnered with precision-fermented egg protein producer The Every Company, responding to surging global demand for protein-fortified food and beverage products.
Jul 15
MycoTechnology and Adorvia Biotechnology partner to advance natural sweeteners
Fungi specialist MycoTechnology has partnered with global stevia solutions provider Adorvia Biotechnology, aiming to help manufacturers create better-tasting, lower-sugar food and beverage products.
Jul 14
NuCicer presents new high-protein chickpea variety
Crop design company NuCicer has announced the launch of Nuchi, a new variety of high-protein chickpeas designed for clean-label food formulation.
Jul 14
Inghams invests in food tech start-up Just Meat Protein to expand value-added protein portfolio
Inghams Group has made a strategic investment in Australian food technology start-up Just Meat Protein.
Jul 13
Bühler develops new cocoa roaster with reduced energy use and higher throughput
Bühler has developed Lucent, a new cocoa nib roaster designed to use at least 20% less energy per tonne of cocoa than its predecessor, with up to 20% higher throughput in the same footprint. The machine combines heat recovery, predictive roasting controls and a fully sealed product chamber. Developed by Bühler's engineers and manufactured in Appenzell, Switzerland, Lucent aims to improve productivity, energy efficiency and food safety in cocoa processing, now available to ind
Jul 13
AAK and Savor partner to develop speciality fat ingredients
Oils and fats company AAK has teamed up with US food-tech start-up Savor, in a two-year collaboration to develop speciality fat solutions for dairy alternative and bakery applications.
Jul 10
Polysense secures $10.7m to expand food manufacturing quality control platform
Polysense has raised $10.7 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate the rollout of its AI-powered quality control platform across global food manufacturing operations.
Jul 9
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