Alfa Laval, Ecovado launch avocado oil plant in South Africa

Ecovado and Alfa Laval Middle East, South and East Africa have opened an avocado oil processing plant in Limpopo, South Africa, built entirely around Alfa Laval™ processing technology. The Vhembe District facility, now fully operational, sources fruit from smallholder growers and is intended to expand export volumes of avocado oil while creating jobs across the […]

Online Auction: Food R&D and Laboratory Equipment from Umiami

Following the closure of Umiami’s Agri-Food R&D Center in Villebon-sur-Yvette, France, Dome Auctions is offering more than 100 lots of food R&D, laboratory and process development equipment through an online auction.

Riviana rolls out pulse and grain ingredients to bulk up protein claims

Riviana Foods Inc. presented two new ingredient families, gluten-free micropellets and ready-to-eat flour gels, at the IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo in Chicago from 12 to 15 July 2026, aiming to help manufacturers formulate high-protein, whole-grain products without sacrificing texture or taste.

Aloha Medicinals unveils FungiFuse mushroom ingredients for clean-label formulation

Aloha Medicinals has introduced FungiFuse®, a portfolio of functional mushroom ingredients designed for use across dietary supplements, beverages and functional foods. The Carson City, Nevada-based ingredient supplier unveiled the range at the IFT FIRST Annual Event & Expo.

“The End of Cheap Food” report finds food industry growth shifting from cheap-calorie economics to nutrient quality

A new industry report from Socha Branding argues that food industry growth is moving away from cheap-calorie economics towards measurable quality, health and sourcing credentials, as advances in metabolomics and food composition analysis let brands and retailers quantify differences that Nutrition Facts labels have never captured.

Beneo unveils sugar-free hard candy concepts through new Sweets Box collection

Beneo has launched a collection of sugar-free confectionery concepts under its new Sweets Box, aimed at helping manufacturers reimagine hard boiled candy formats using the company’s Isomalt sugar replacer. The launch positions Isomalt as the functional ingredient behind a set of prototypes designed to translate current flavour and beverage trends into confectionery applications.

GoodMills Innovation takes the spring out of stubborn dough with GOOD NatureRelax

Hamburg-based GoodMills Innovation has introduced GOOD NatureRelax™, a clean-label baking ingredient derived from stabilised wheat germ that addresses excessive dough elasticity in industrial and mechanical bakery processing.

Crespel & Deiters puts colour into the crumb coating conversation

Ibbenbüren-based starch and protein specialist Crespel & Deiters has launched Lory® Crumb Colored, a range of coloured crumbs for breading and toppings formulated with natural colorants. The crumbs are designed to hold their colour through cooking while remaining flavour-neutral, giving product developers a new tool for visual differentiation without altering recipes.

Adven to acquire Apetit’s biosteam plant at Kantvik

Adven has agreed to acquire the biosteam plant at Apetit’s Kantvik vegetable oil milling site in Finland, alongside a long-term energy supply agreement that takes effect once the transaction completes at the start of 2027.

Markem-Imaje unveils QR code platform to crack the GS1 Sunrise 2027 puzzle

Markem-Imaje has launched CoLOS® 2D Activate and CoLOS 2D Engage, software-as-a-service tools designed to help manufacturers deploy GS1 Digital Link QR codes ahead of regulatory deadlines.

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