Alfa Laval’s new EnSaLine agitator platform cuts energy use by up to 80%

Alfa Laval launches EnSaLine agitator platform with up to 80% energy savings for hygienic food processing

Alfa Laval has introduced the EnSaLine agitator platform, a ground-up redesign of hygienic mixing equipment targeting significant reductions in energy consumption and maintenance time for food, dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical, and home and personal care manufacturers.

Euromed presents new clinical data on pomegranate extract Pomanox

Euromed to highlight clinical data on Pomanox at Vitafoods Europe 2026

Euromed will present new clinical findings on its standardised pomegranate extract Pomanox at Vitafoods Europe 2026, with research pointing to benefits for skin health, IGF-1 levels, and markers of healthy ageing in older adults.

Supply chain and distribution specialist ACI Group

ACI Group calls for stronger supplier oversight in nutrition supply chains

Supply chain and distribution specialist ACI Group is urging nutrition and functional food brands to adopt a more rigorous approach to supplier engagement and ingredient sourcing, as regulatory scrutiny and sustainability requirements continue to intensify across the industry.

Ohly Bionutrients fermentation

The hidden costs of fermentation variability and how to avoid them

Fermentation variability poses significant operational and economic risks as industrial bioprocessing scales to meet global demand. Alessandro Ciranna, Global Lead Expert in Bionutrients at Ohly, examines the biochemical and nutritional factors underpinning batch inconsistency, and makes the case for tightly controlled, yeast-derived bionutrients as a scientifically robust strategy for achieving reproducible fermentation outcomes across pilot […]

KoCoS Messtechnik unveils new INDEC VD 400 DUD Detection system

KoCoS Messtechnik AG has unveiled their new INDEC VD 400 – the successor to their INDEC VD 100 vacuum testing system – for inline DUD Detection of containers during the food production process, including bottles, jars, and cans. With this new development, KoCoS is responding to changing requirements in industrial quality and DUD Detection.

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GEA has introduced the CookStar First

GEA launches CookStar First compact spiral oven for small to mid-sized food producers

GEA has introduced the CookStar First, a twin-zone spiral oven aimed at small to mid-sized food production operations. The new unit extends the existing CookStar product family and is designed to deliver consistent thermal processing for a range of applications including coated poultry, plant-based foods, steam-cooked products, and ready meals.

FrieslandCampina Ingredients showcases protein-forward concepts at Natural Products Expo West 2026

FrieslandCampina Ingredients presented a range of high-protein food and beverage application concepts at Natural Products Expo West (4–6 March 2026), held in Anaheim, California. The Dutch ingredients company demonstrated how whey proteins and caseinates can be formulated to deliver both functional performance and consumer-preferred sensory attributes.

Why “Zero-Shot” AI remains out of reach for industrial food R&D

Shahar Rosentraub, Chief Product Officer at AKA Foods, evaluates the limitations of zero-shot AI in industrial food formulation, assessing why general-purpose language models lack the domain-specific grounding required for reliable R&D application — and identifies structured, data-driven deployment as the more scientifically credible path forward.

Brevel introduces indoor-cultivated chlorella ingredient for nutraceutical applications

Israeli microalgae company Brevel has launched Purallis™, a clean-label chlorella ingredient cultivated entirely indoors using a closed, sterile bioreactor system. The product targets nutraceutical formulators seeking consistent, contaminant-free chlorella amid well-documented supply constraints affecting the ingredient.