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Chicago – also known as the Windy City, a nickname that has more to do with the bluster of its politicians than its weather – played host to another exciting edition of IFT FIRST, held from 14-16 July.

Allengra is set to showcase its latest innovation, the Ultrasonic Micro Flow Sensor, at the upcoming Drinktec 2025 trade fair in Munich, Germany.

Barry Callebaut has teamed up with the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) to research the potential of cocoa cell culture technology.

GEA Group has inaugurated a new $20 million New Food Application and Technology Centre (ATC) in Janesville, Wisconsin, aimed at enhancing the scalability of alternative protein production.

Voodoo Scientific been awarded a US patent for a novel method that allows distillers to eliminate harshness from spirits, a significant development for the beverage alcohol industry.

Divert, a company focused on circular economy solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with United States Cold Storage (USCS) aimed at transforming unsold and non-donatable food and beverage products into renewable energy and soil amendments.

FoodBev's Siân Yates explores how cutting-edge vision inspection technologies are reshaping the industry, one perfectly examined product at a time.

Carlsberg Britvic has been named the first occupier of the West Midlands Interchange (WMI), a £2 billion logistics hub under development by Oxford Properties and Logistics Capital Partners (LCP).

The Apax Global Impact Fund, managed by Apax Partners, has announced a strategic investment in Foods Connected, a supplier management platform under Hilton Food Group.

Meridian Biotech has announced plans to construct a $40 million facility in Franklin County, Kentucky, aimed at converting spent grains from the Buffalo Trace Distillery into multifunctional alternative proteins.

2nd Nature, which specialises in clean ingredient solutions, has introduced AgWaste Portal, an AI platform designed to optimise the upcycling of food processing leftovers into functional ingredients.

Greatview, a global supplier of aseptic carton packaging solutions, has inaugurated its new manufacturing facility in Perugia, Italy, through its major shareholder, NewJF.