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Cargill teams up with cell-based cacao start-up Kokomodo
Cargill has entered into a partnership with Kokomodo, an Israeli food-tech company that produces functional cacao ingredients through cellular agriculture.
Nestlé study positions NAD+ as next frontier in healthy ageing supplements
Nestlé has published new clinical research indicating that certain NAD+ precursors can boost cellular energy levels and influence gut microbiome activity.
Roquette targets clean label reformulation with new neutral-taste pea protein
The ingredient is positioned as a clean-tasting isolate that enables formulators to avoid flavour masking systems or processing aids
Soufflet Malt invests €100m in India to build AI-driven malthouse
Soufflet Malt has today announced plans to build a tech-driven, AI-integrated malting facility in South Rajasthan, India, as part of an INR 1,200 crore (approx. €100 million) investment.
Beneo appoints Uwe Boltersdorf as chief operating officer
Beneo has appointed Uwe Boltersdorf as its new chief operating officer, effective 1 February 2026.
"From lab scale to industrial scale" – Tetra Pak's Rafael Barros on strengthening fermentation with Bioreactors.net
In this interview, Tetra Pak's Rafael Barros explains how Bioreactors.net strengthens the company’s New Food fermentation capabilities and helps customers scale production from lab to industrial level.
Cocoa bottleneck in Ivory Coast signals supply risk for global chocolate makers
Reuters has reported that cocoa stocks in the Ivory Coast are piling up as exporters resist the fixed farmgate price, disrupting global chocolate supply.
US FDA expands flexibility on ‘no artificial colours’ claims, approves new natural colour additives
In a letter to the F&B industry, the FDA announced additional steps to accelerate the move from petroleum-based synthetic colours.
MicroHarvest selects Industriepark Leuna for protein fermentation plant
MicroHarvest has chosen Industriepark Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt as the site for a planned industrial-scale production facility for protein ingredients made via biomass fermentation.
Vegebrite Orange Carrot and Golden Yellow: Concentrated colour solutions
From the widely favoured root vegetable – the orange carrot – Givaudan Sense Colour has obtained two amazing colouring solutions: Vegebrite Orange Carrot and Vegebrite Golden Yellow.
Soufflet Malt breaks ground on €100m South African malting facility in strategic investment
Soufflet Malt has officially broken ground on a €100 million malting facility in Midvaal, Gauteng.
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