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Bühler opens Milling Academy to address food industry challenges
Bühler Group has inaugurated a new Milling Academy at its headquarters, a cutting-edge facility designed to enhance training for food and feed millers.
Harvest Group invests $500m into agricultural regeneration in Kazakhstan
Switzerland-based Harvest Group has committed $500 million to convert up to 300,000 hectares of pastureland into productive agricultural land across rural Kazakhstan.
Fungu’it raises €4m to scale up fungi-based natural flavour production
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.
Dole UK and AgriSound launch pilot study to enhance pollination insights for fruit production
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.
Opinion: Navigating post-Brexit waters
John Lancaster, head of EMEA and Food Consultancy at Stone X, told FoodBev how the new EU/UK trade deal will impact the dairy industry and commodity pricing.
Nestlé enters aquaculture research partnerships in UK and New Zealand
Nestlé’s Institute of Agricultural Sciences has entered into research collaborations to explore the potential environmental benefits and scalability of innovative aquaculture approaches.
Polysense secures €2m to transform food industry with AI solutions
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.
‘World’s largest’ regenerative agriculture study highlights productivity benefits for European agri-food sector
A new study launched by the European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture (EARA), funded by EIT Food, has found that farmers can produce ‘significantly more food for less’ by transitioning to regenerative practices.
FAO warns major crops could lose half of the most suitable land by 2100
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has warned that several major crops, including wheat and coffee, could lose half their optimally suitable land by 2100.
Opinion: The F&B industry needs to go faster, aim higher and deliver together to meet its decarbonisation targets
Sandra Perletti, global head of food and beverage at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, believes change is still possible – but it all starts with a shift in mindset.
Volare secures €26m funding to transform insect protein production in Europe
Finnish biotech company Volare has announced the successful closing of a €26 million funding round aimed at establishing what it claims will be the world's most energy-efficient protein production facility.
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