Fi Europe, the world’s leading food ingredients event, has revealed the finalists for this year’s Innovation Awards, whose winner will be announced at a prestigious ceremony in the Harmonie Hall 5.1 at Messe Frankfurt on 17 November.
With soybean harvest underway in North America, U.S. soybean farmers put a year-round priority on sustainability. From planting to harvest, using techniques such as reduced- and no-till farming, careful water and nutrient management and soil-protecting cover crops, U.S. soy farmers produce the world’s most sustainable soybeans.
BGG will present beverage and snack bar concepts built around its natural ingredients for weight management and mental wellbeing at SupplySide Global 2026 in Las Vegas (28-30 October). The company, at booth #7743, will highlight a “dream team” of natural ingredients for body and mind.
dsm-firmenich will return to SupplySide Global 2026 (28-30 October) with an immersive walk-through installation exploring the link between gut health and longevity. Called “The Longevity Shift 2.0: The Gut Effect”, it will be at booth #6264 and spotlights the potential of targeted nutrition to support greater health expectancy.
FrieslandCampina Ingredients will debut a GLP-1 companion nutrition platform, plus an expanded range of protein beverage concepts, at SupplySide Global 2026 in Las Vegas (28-30 October). Aimed at brands responding to changing protein consumption habits, the concepts offer higher-protein formats for smaller portions and for hydration.
Lubrizol will demonstrate how its microencapsulation technologies create great-tasting, effective nutraceutical solutions for all life stages at SupplySide Global in Las Vegas (28-30 October). Its booth will feature Persona, Science and Sensory Zones that address manufacturers’ formulation challenges.
deltaH Innovations’ Cool>Can™ has won the public vote at the London Packaging Week Innovation Gallery. Described as a world first, the shelf-ready, fully commercialised self-cooling can chills its contents by 10–15°C within 60 seconds at the push of a button. It was developed in partnership with Brains Brewery of Cardiff.
HealthTech Bio Actives (HTBA), a science-based global leader in citrus flavonoids and active forms of vitamin B12, has acquired Specnova, a US biotechnology company specialising in ingredient delivery technology. Specnova’s systems aim to improve the bioavailability, performance and efficacy of plant compounds, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and peptides.
MicroLub, a University of Leeds spin-out developing protein-based ingredient technology for fat reduction, has completed a $10 million funding round led by Northern Gritstone. The money will fund team expansion, entry to the US and Asian markets, conversion of customer trials into commercial agreements and further development of its technology.
HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition and Pharmalys Laboratories have launched Hochdorf Laboratories SA, a jointly owned infant nutrition joint venture led by HOCHDORF. It combines HOCHDORF’s Swiss production technology and manufacturing expertise with Pharmalys’ brand portfolio and global market access, and is supported by HOCHDORF’s owner, AS Equity Partners.