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The Cultured Hub, a scale-up facility established through a joint venture between Bühler, Migros and Givaudan, has expanded its services with the addition of plant cell culturing capabilities.

The Good Food Institute Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s new Biotech Act, but said it marks a ‘missed opportunity’ for food innovation due to its exclusion of novel foods from its regulatory sandbox scheme.

GEA has signed an agreement to acquire Hydract, a Denmark-based developer of water-hydraulic process valve technology, strengthening its technology portfolio for the beverage and dairy industries.

US-based vertical farming company AeroFarms has revealed it will be ceasing operations and closing its site in Virginia, resulting in a termination of the company’s 173-strong workforce.

Lesaffre, a major player in fermentation and microorganisms, has expanded its Baking Center in Shanghai with the installation of new state-of-the-art industrial production lines.

BW Packaging has introduced Hayssen X850, a multi-jaw flow wrapper designed for packaging cheese and other products that require high seal integrity at high speeds.

Stephanie Brooks, head of research and innovation at Foods Connected, takes a look at how F&B businesses can use AI to hit sustainability goals and why so many of them are failing to utilise this technology.

Fresh Inset has introduced the MCPBag, an active packaging solution designed to extend the shelf life of pears and reduce waste throughout the supply chain.

Australian biotech innovator All G is accelerating its entry into the global speciality protein market through a joint venture with France-based bioactives leader Armor Protéines, alongside the close of a $6.6m convertible note round.

Pow.Bio, an AI-driven continuous fermentation company, and Bühler Group, a global provider of food and advanced materials solutions, have partnered to bring an integrated continuous precision fermentation platform to market.

Fortifi Food Processing Solutions has completed its acquisition of Provisur Technologies, a major provider of further-processing equipment for the global protein sector.

Spanish bakery solutions company Lasenor has debuted a clean label, texturizing protein specifically designed for commercial bakery applications, in collaboration with Israeli start-up Meala FoodTech.