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, 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 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.
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.
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.
German biotechnology company MicroHarvest has confirmed Industriepark Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt as the site for its first industrial-scale production facility, targeting an annual output of 15,000 tonnes of biomass-fermentation-derived protein ingredients. The announcement marks a significant step in the scale-up of single-cell protein manufacturing in Europe.
SPX FLOW has received the 2026 SEAL Sustainable Product Award for its APV Infusion UHT system featuring SteamRecycle™ – a closed-loop steam recovery technology designed to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in ultra-high temperature (UHT) processing of dairy, plant-based, and beverage products.
French national research institute INRAE has announced 15 research and innovation challenges forming the next phase of its INRAE2030 roadmap, targeting concrete solutions for the agricultural, food, and forestry sectors over the next three to five years.
Italian foodtech company Foreverland has announced partnerships with four European confectionery manufacturers to expand commercial production of products based on Choruba®, its cocoa-free carob-based chocolate alternative. The agreements with Incom Leone, Walcor, Maxtris and Dulciar will bring a range of Choruba-based formats to private label, retail and promotional markets across Europe.
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