Karsten Smet, CEO of ACI Group, examines why the traditional premium-versus-cost dichotomy in protein ingredient selection no longer reflects the formulation challenges facing manufacturers. He assesses how cost-per-kilogram metrics obscure true performance economics, and argues for a systems-based approach to blend architecture – one balancing functionality, margin and supply resilience – as the more commercially […]

A new review in Food Research International synthesises decades of extraction and gas chromatography methods used to identify aroma-active compounds in food, offering food scientists a practical decision framework for selecting techniques according to matrix complexity, volatility and sustainability goals.

Mark Montgomery, Vice President, Lubrication Reliability Solutions, Lubrication Engineers, examines why lubrication remains an overlooked variable in industrial asset reliability, despite its measurable influence on component longevity and operational uptime. Drawing on oil analysis methodology and documented case data, including results from Lubrication Engineers’ own Wichita facility, he assesses how structured, condition-based lubrication programmes can […]