Food and beverage


  • First-to-market postbiotic gummy featuring EpiCor at upcoming Expo West 2024

    Sirio Pharma Co, global manufacturer of nutritional supplements, is launching BloomDays, a first-to-market postbiotic gummy product featuring EpiCor, Cargill’s postbiotic ingredient. BloomDays targets immune health and the growing gut health segment by combining Sirio’s expertise in developing and manufacturing health and wellness products with a high-quality, science-backed ingredient, EpiCor. EpiCor postbiotic is an ingredient from…


  • Ingredion secures second consecutive Top Employer Award for 2024

    Ingredion’s commitment to creating an ‘inclusive and supportive work environment’ has seen it recognised as a Top Employer in the UK and Germany. It is the second year that the food ingredient specialist has seen its approach to employment excellence rewarded with the Top Employer accolade for both countries. Being certified as a Top Employer…


  • TM Robotics and Shibaura Machine to demonstrate high-speed robots for process and packing lines

    Shibaura Machine and its distribution partner TM Robotics, will exhibit a trio of high-speed, flexible and cost-effective SCARA robots for food processing and packaging applications at Fish International 2024. Germany’s only trade fair for fish and seafood will be held at the Messe Bremen exhibition centre in Bremen, Germany, between February 25 to 27, 2024.…


  • GEA commits €18m to alternative protein technology centre

    The new food innovation center on the GEA Campus in Janesville, USA, will be used to evaluate processes for the production of new food on a transferable pilot scale. Rendering: GEA Posted: 14 February 2024 Related core topics: Business news, Processing Related topics: alternative proteins, bioreactors, cell-based, dairy, egg, fungi-based, meat, microbial, plant-based foods, seafood…


  • New Cornish distillery distills essence of terroir in base spirit

    Award-winning spirits, created locally from ingredients that grow along the coastline of North Cornwall. Posted: 14 February 2024 Share this page Padstow Distilling, a young distillery business created and run by wine merchant David McWilliam, is making a series of small batch, award-winning, Cornish spirits using local barley in the heart of Cornwall’s culinary capital.…


  • Food security helps fuel grains and food performance growth at Bühler

    Aerial view of Bühler headquarters, in Uzwil, Switzerland. Posted: 13 February 2024 Share this page A global drive to enhance food security has lead to growth in milling solutions and grain at Bühler. In a challenging business environment, the grains and food performed solidly. Turnover fell by 3.1% to CHF 2,204 million, while order intake…


  • California Prune growers blend technologies and heritage practices for fruit production

    With advances in technology, California Prune growers are exploring data, pioneering techniques and processing efficiencies to help continue California’s international renown for its leading agricultural practices and food safety standards. The move includes investment into research and partnerships with leading universities and experts to support cost-effective practices that can improve yield, quality, and sustainability. “California…


  • Valentine’s Day celebrations embrace sweet treats and trendy delicacies

    Olam Food Ingredients’ experts have unveiled the top chocolate, confectionery, and bakery trends defining Valentine’s Day 2024 that provide insights for manufacturers to craft irresistible offerings. Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) says it is seeing Valentine’s Day evolving, with Gen Z and millennials redefining traditions. Many consumers are choosing to celebrate this day with friends and…


  • Fruit Logistica 2024 achieves resounding success with positive outcomes

    According to the preliminary findings of an exhibitor and trade visitor survey, around one in two exhibitors concluded business deals during Fruit Logistica 2024. About 90 per cent expect follow-up business to be ‘satisfactory’ to ‘very good’. The overall assessment of exhibitors was positive: around nine out of 10 respondents would recommend Fruit Logistica to…


  • Tetra Pak commits significant investment to advance recycling initiatives across the EU

    Tetra Pak is announcing several strategic investments designed to “level up” the recycling capacity for carton packages in the European Union (EU). The move supports the goals of the proposed EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), by ensuring that all packaging components are recycled and valuable raw materials are kept in circulation for longer,…