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Bühler has introduced OmniCool Smart, a compact cooling tunnel engineered for product and chocolate cooling.

Ence, a player in sustainable cellulose production and renewable energy, has launched its new range of cellulose-based packaging aimed at replacing traditional plastic in the food sector.

French food-tech start-up Fungu’it has secured €4 million in funding to accelerate industrial-scale production of its natural flavourings made from agricultural by-products.

Last month, Campden BRI invited FoodBev’s deputy editor, Melissa Bradshaw, for a tour of its dedicated wine laboratory and testing centre in Guildford, UK.

Dole UK has partnered with AgriSound, a UK-based agri-tech firm specialising in pollination monitoring, to launch a pilot study aimed at improving fruit production through advanced pollination insights.

Nestlé’s Institute of Agricultural Sciences has entered into research collaborations to explore the potential environmental benefits and scalability of innovative aquaculture approaches.

Heineken has inaugurated the Dr. H.P. Heineken Centre, a state-of-the-art global research and development (R&D) facility located in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands.

KM Packaging has introduced a new lidding film specification, K-Peel 4G, designed to meet the evolving needs of the food packaging sector.

Polysense, a Belgian technology start-up specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) for the food sector, has successfully raised €2 million in seed funding to enhance its innovative solutions aimed at reducing waste and improving efficiency in food production processes.

Treasury Wine Estates has opened a new in-house facility, backed by an AUD 15m (approx. $9.8m) investment, dedicated to ‘low and no’ alcohol wine production in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.

HealthTech Bio Actives, a producer of citrus flavonoids and active forms of vitamin B12, has announced the unveiling of its OptiTaste taste modulation solutions platform.

Pure Bioscience has introduced a new membrane treatment solution aimed at addressing persistent fouling and sanitisation challenges in the dairy and beverage sectors.