Actus Nutrition has completed a major expansion and infrastructure modernisation project at its Fond du Lac, Wisconsin facility, adding 40 million pounds (approximately 18.1 million kg) of annual whey powder production capacity. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota based dairy ingredients manufacturer said the investment strengthens its position as a global supplier of dairy nutrition ingredients and […]
New research from TraceGains, based on four executive roundtables held at Food Matters Live 2026, finds that food and beverage product development teams across Europe are struggling with fragmented supplier data, compressed timelines and rising compliance demands, even as appetite for innovation remains strong.
Griffith Foods has reached an agreement with LipCo Foods Group to acquire the Plant-Tec factory in Zgierz-Lodz, Poland, a move the global product development partner says will strengthen its manufacturing footprint in Eastern Europe and support growth in dry seasonings and coatings.
Digital Science has launched Papers AI, an AI-native workspace built to help researchers and students, including those in food science and engineering, write, manage data and run code within a single project. Built by the team behind Overleaf, the platform is designed to keep AI assistance aware of a project’s full context, so users do […]
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 […]
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.
Three major food and drink manufacturers, Kraft Heinz, Avara Foods and Pickstock, have partnered with Telford College to design a new Level 3 Food and Drink Maintenance Engineering apprenticeship, aimed at closing a skills gap affecting the sector’s engineering workforce.
Scientists at Nara Institute of Science and Technology and Iwate University have isolated a wild yeast mutant carrying a single point mutation in the ARG6 gene, raising intracellular ornithine levels up to nine-fold without genetic modification or loss of fermentation performance, opening a route to functional craft beer production.
Stanford researchers have taught an AI system to design entirely new burger recipes from scratch – optimising simultaneously for great taste, environmental sustainability and nutritional quality. When the resulting burgers were served to real diners in a blinded restaurant trial, several matched or bettered the Big Mac. One mushroom-based recipe achieved an environmental impact score […]
A comprehensive comparative review published in Food Research International has systematically analysed the chemical composition, bioactive profiles, safety concerns and machine learning applications across the three major edible seaweed categories – Chlorophyta, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyta – providing food scientists and manufacturers with a detailed framework for developing seaweed-derived functional food ingredients.
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Professor Hiroshi Takagi from Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, and Professor Akira Nishimura from Iwate University, Japan.