DSM has announced plans to build a new global head office in Maastricht, the Netherlands, which is expected company is moving its head office from its current Heerlen location – which has been the home base of DSM DSM says the new office will be a “true visualisation” of its culture and will reinforce the company’ Meanwhile, DSM revealed that the Sittard office will close permanently. Geraldine Matchett and Dimitri de Vreeze, co-CEOs of DSM, said: “DSM’s new head office is more than a

DSM has expanded its Dairy Safe cheese biopreservation portfolio with a new range of phage-robust culture DSM has added four new culture rotations to the portfolio to offer a more robust system, which it claims Dairy Safe has been on the market for more than 30 years and joined DSM's cheese cultures portfolio of Christian Hemmer, business manager of cheese at DSM, said: “The expansion of our high-quality cultures The easy-to-use cultures – combined with DSM’s end-to-end expertise and “one-stop-shop” portfolio of

Dutch ingredients start-up Vivici has launched Vivitein LF in the US, introducing a precision-fermented version of lactoferrin that aims to address longstanding supply and cost constraints around one of dairy’s most prized functional proteins. Lactoferrin, a bioactive whey fraction associated with immune modulation, iron absorption and gut barrier support, is typically extracted in small quantities from milk, making it scarce and expensive. As a result, its use has largely been confined to premium infant formula and specialist medical nutrition. Vivici’s approach uses precision fermentation to produce lactoferrin without animal inputs, enabling higher purity and potentially a more predictable supply. The ingredient has achieved self-affirmed GRAS status in the US, clearing a key commercial hurdle and allowing food, beverage and supplement manufacturers to incorporate it into finished products. The move comes as demand accelerates across the $938 billion global health and wellness foods market, projected to exceed $2.2 trillion by 2032. Energy, gut health and immune resilience remain priority claims for consumers, creating expansion potential for lactoferrin beyond early-life nutrition into women’s health, active recovery and functional beverages. Vivitein LF is the second product under Vivici’s Vivitein platform, following beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), and signals a broader strategy to build a portfolio of high-value dairy proteins via fermentation. Backed by established dairy and nutrition players, the company is expanding its manufacturing footprint to support global scale-up. For ingredient buyers, the key question will be whether fermentation-derived lactoferrin can reach price points that unlock mainstream applications, potentially reshaping sourcing strategies in categories where supply security and clinical substantiation are critical competitive levers.

DSM and Firmenich have entered into a merger agreement to become a leading supplier of nutrition, beauty The new company, called DSM-Firmenich, will bring together DSM's Food & Beverage and Firmenich's Taste DSM-Firmenich will help to further accelerate innovation and generate new growth opportunities for customers In total, DSM shareholders will own 65.5% of DSM-Firmenich, while Firmenich's shareholders will own the They continued: "Together DSM-Firmenich will enjoy complementary capabilities, including one of the largest

Royal DSM has launched new cheese culture Delvo Cheese CH-120, a range of phage robust cultures for young cheese producers’ needs in mind,” commented Evandro Oliveira de Souza, business lead for Cheese at DSM

Firmenich and DSM have launched an exchange offer as part of their merger process, which was first announced Firmenich shareholders have already approved the transactions, while the DSM board has recommended its as we look to bring together DSM and Firmenich’s complementary capabilities, likeminded and passionate They added: “DSM-Firmenich is set to become the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, DSM-Firmenich will be a global-scale partner, uniquely positioned to anticipate and better address the

FoodBev’s Dan Bunt spoke to Melanie Luangrath, director of new business development at DSM, following The winning innovation was DSM-Firmenich's Vertis CanolaPRO nutrition bar with cranberry. Whether it's powering Team DSM-Firmenich endurance cyclists, casual gym goers or just busy days, a high-quality

The financing round was led by existing investor DSM-Firmenich Venturing, with support from other current Belderok, Florentime Fockema Andreae and two new members: Akshat Kshetrapal, an investment director at DSM-Firmenich

announced that it has successfully closed its seed funding round, with support from founding investors DSM-Firmenich Pieter Wolters, managing director of DSM-Firmenich Venturing, commented: “We are thrilled to be a founding

DSM-Firmenich – Melanie Luangrath, director of new business development at DSM-Firmenich, elaborates

The feed additive was created by DSM-Firmenich and Bel says it has the potential to cut methane emissions Mark van Nieuwland, VP Bovaer at DSM-Firmenich, added: “At DSM-Firmenich, our purpose is to bring progress

DSM has unveiled its first portfolio of all-in-one cultures for fermented milk products, which was developed DSM claims that the platform also “improves accuracy and speed of dairy producers’ new product development Sarita Bairoliya, global business manager at DSM, said: “We are excited to offer customers a simplified Bairoliya added: “With DSM’s Culture Co-Creation Platform and our new DelvoOne portfolio, we are helping With 100+ years in biotechnology, we have now taken the next step in combining machine learning with DSM's