Mondi launches Hug&Hold drinks packaging – a new sustainable alternative to plastic shrink wrap

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has launched Hug&Hold, a recyclable, paper-based solution to replace plastic shrink wrap for PET bottle bundle packs.

Study shows whole-algae Astaxanthin supports mind-body wellness

Results of a recently published clinical study demonstrated that AstaPure Arava [1] by Solabia- Algatech Nutrition can have a beneficial effect on the immune system and well-being. A key function revealed in the research was significant reduction in the stress hormone cortisol, coupled with positive changes in the gut microbiome, interacting along the full continuum […]

Pall leverages the Internet of Things to optimize efficiency, quality for brewers

Pall Corporation, a leader in filtration, separation and purification technology, introduced BeerIoT, a powerful solution for handling data and information, based on the Internet of Things (IoT) technology.

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Crespeo raises awareness of circular economy

Crespeo, the feed ingredient specialist of wheat processor Crespel & Deiters Group, has collaborated on a video about the potential of recycling by-products in a circular economy. The alliance of several organisations from the agricultural and food sector wants to show that it can have a great impact if all players – from suppliers to […]

USDA funds research team to develop disease-resistant wheat

The US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded Roger Innes, Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biology at Indiana University Bloomington, his lab members, and colleagues with a $1.2 million research grant to generate wheat and barley lines with enhanced resistance to Fusarium Head Blight […]

WACKER presents Innovation Award for novel manufacturing process for cysteine

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, has conferred the 2022 Alexander Wacker Innovation Award on an in-house Spanish-German team for developing and launching a novel and far more efficient fermentation process for producing L-cysteine. The team, consisting of Johanna Koch, Annemarie Reutter-Maier, Rupert Pfaller, and Mario Arcos Rodriguez, managed to intensify the natural fermentation power of […]

CGIAR and the Linux Foundation partner to unlock agricultural field data at global scale

CGIAR and the Linux Foundation have formed a research partnership to develop a standard way of sharing data about agricultural fields at scale, which could deliver global benefits, including for the estimated 500 million smallholder farmers that produce about a third of the world’s food.

$25 million MU grant to help farmers adopt climate-smart practices

In recent years, floods, droughts and other severe weather have significantly impacted farmers throughout the United States. In an effort to help farmers adapt to the changing climate, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the University of Missouri $25 million – the largest federal research, education and extension grant ever awarded to […]

Advanced profiling of food volatiles by GC×GC-qMS: a comparative analysis of roasted hazelnuts from different origins

Introduction GC×GC combines an unmatched separation power with the capacity to generate highly ordered, structure- related patterns that help classification based on the analytes distribution in the 2D space. These features make GC×GC an excellent technique for the exhaustive characterization of complex samples such as those encountered in the food industry. The high level of […]