TopGum launches a five-gummy collection targeting cognition and eye health

TopGum pairs neuroscience with confectionery in new cognition and vision gummy line

Gummy supplements specialist TopGum Industries, Ltd. has introduced a new collection of functional gummies addressing cognition and eye health, two of the leading themes within the longevity category. The line comprises five gummy compositions formulated to support what the company terms the brain-eye axis, combining precision dosing with no added sugar.

Pulsed electric field pasteurisation offers non-thermal route to safer bovine colostrum

New Zealand researchers demonstrate that pulsed electric field (PEF) processing can achieve pasteurisation-equivalent bacterial reductions in bovine colostrum without the immunoglobulin degradation associated with conventional heat treatment – a finding with direct implications for the growing bovine colostrum supplement sector.

SIRIO Europe launches its full FizzyBits range of instant fizzy tabs

SIRIO Europe launches ten-strong FizzyBits portfolio for on-the-go supplementation

SIRIO Europe, a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has launched the full FizzyBits portfolio, an expanded range of instant fizzy tabs designed to dissolve on the tongue without water. The launch takes the format from its 2025 introduction to a ready-to-launch range of ten formulations spanning metabolic support, iron nutrition, cognitive focus and […]

Klöckner Pentaplast launches recyclable kp Infinity fruit trays for fresh produce, cutting food waste with lightweight, mono-material EPP packaging.

Klöckner Pentaplast adds fruit trays to kp Infinity range

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global supplier of rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, has extended its kp Infinity® portfolio with a new fruit tray range built for packed fresh fruit. The launch moves the mono-material, fully recyclable format beyond food-to-go applications and into fresh produce packaging, addressing sector-wide demand for solutions that support […]

Hosokawa Alpine adds the Ultraplex UPZ 100 III fine impact mill to its multi-processing system

Hosokawa Alpine bolts a seventh mill on to its powder platform

Hosokawa Alpine AG has added the Ultraplex UPZ 100 III fine impact mill to its range of multi-processing systems. A newly developed universal mounting solution allows the mill to be integrated seamlessly, giving food scientists and process engineers another route to controlled particle size reduction during early-stage product development, where grinding behaviour is not always […]

TraceGains has launched a Europe-wide study assessing digital maturity among food and beverage manufacturers ahead of major regulatory change.

TraceGains launches Europe-wide food and beverage digitalisation benchmark

TraceGains, a provider of compliance, quality and innovation solutions for the food and beverage sector, has launched a new industry research initiative examining how manufacturers across Europe are responding to rising operational, regulatory and commercial pressures. The European Food & Beverage Digitalization Benchmark 2026 asks operational leaders to share how their organisations are approaching digitalisation […]

Lubrication Engineers releases an eBook explaining NSF H1 lubricant standards

Lubrication Engineers publishes guide to food-grade lubricant compliance

Lubrication Engineers has published an eBook, “Understanding Food & Beverage Lubricants,” setting out compliance, performance and application considerations for food and beverage processors selecting food-grade lubricants. The guide is aimed at manufacturers seeking to balance product safety requirements with equipment reliability across processing lines.

Flexicon flexible screw conveyor with trough hopper

Flexicon fits a trough hopper to its flexible screw conveyor for wide-discharge equipment

Flexicon Corporation has introduced a flexible screw conveyor fitted with a trough hopper, designed to receive material from multiple outlets of feeders, grinders, blenders, bulk bag dischargers, or any process equipment with a wide-style discharge. For food scientists and processing engineers managing bulk ingredient transfer, the design addresses a common bottleneck: collecting material from broad […]

Great Taste 2026 winners

Guild of Fine Food announces Great Taste 2026 winners

The Guild of Fine Food has announced the results of Great Taste 2026, its annual food and drink accreditation scheme, with Dutch producers featuring prominently among this year’s award winners.

Lubrication Engineers specialist conducts an onsite lubrication reliability

Beyond the grease gun: Turning lubrication into a strategic reliability advantage

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 […]