Givaudan has broken ground on a state-of-the-art liquids production facility in Reading, Ohio, marking the company’s largest US investment in recent years. The CHF 187 million (about US$232 million) project underscores the Swiss flavour and fragrance manufacturer’s commitment to expanding its operational capacity in North America.
dsm-firmenich has announced a significant development in dairy culture technology following collaborative research with APC Microbiome Ireland and INRAE that reveals how bacteria defend themselves against bacteriophages during fermentation processes.
SPX Flow has introduced a mobile Combi Microparticulation (MP) pilot line at its Silkeborg, Denmark Innovation Centre, enabling dairy producers to develop functional whey protein ingredients either on-site or through rental agreements.
Manchester-based biotech firm New Wave Biotech has entered a strategic partnership with CPI, the UK’s national translational research and innovation organisation, to apply hybrid AI-powered simulation technology to lipid extraction processes. The collaboration aims to resolve persistent challenges in both solvent-based and non-solvent extraction methods that have hindered the scaling of sustainable lipid production for […]
Fi Europe, the world’s premier food ingredients industry event, to be held in Paris from 2-4 December, has announced the finalists in its 2025 Innovation Awards. From a record 177 submissions – a 22% increase from last year’s 145 entries – 23 finalists have been selected across six categories.
Icelandic microalgae specialist Algalíf has achieved a significant breakthrough in natural astaxanthin concentration, launching Astalíf™ 15 – the industry’s first 15% natural astaxanthin oleoresin. The development marks a substantial development beyond current industry standard concentrations, enabling more efficient product formulations.
Swiss flavour giant Givaudan has achieved Rainforest Alliance certification for selected vanilla extracts in the European market, strengthening its sustainability portfolio through direct farmer partnerships in Madagascar. The certification provides full traceability from certified villages to the company’s Netherlands extraction facility.
Danish biotech company REDUCED has partnered with seafood supplier Royal Greenland to transform cold-water prawn processing waste into premium taste solutions through fermentation technology.
SIG has entered a strategic partnership with PulPac, a global leader in Dry Molded Fiber technology, to develop paper-based closures for its aseptic cartons. The collaboration aims to accelerate large-scale production of sustainable closure alternatives that match the performance properties of traditional plastic closures.
Danish food technology company SUMM Ingredients has raised €1.7 million in seed funding to accelerate the commercial launch of its multifunctional fermented protein ingredient, FermiPro®. The investment round included new investors EIFO and BoxOne alongside existing backers Kost Capital and Planetary Impact Ventures.
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