Food and beverage news

Science meets practice: Dr. Oetker cooperates with TH OWL

Meat or veg?

Plant-based protein is linked to a longer life, research shows

Bite-sized chunks of chicken with the texture of whole meat can be grown in the lab

The gut health benefits of sauerkraut

High blood pressure? Eat more bananas

New mathematical model demonstrates ratio of potassium to sodium intake key to regulating blood pressure

Do you prefer brown rice or white rice?

Eating brown rice increases exposure to arsenic compared to white rice

Study explores how food manufacturers respond to state regulations

Lactic acid bacteria can improve plant-based dairy alternatives

The findings may have wide-reaching perspectives for the further development of sustainable foods

Study Reveals Gaps in Food Classifications

A Call for More Nuanced Approach to Plant-Based Food Processing

New sources of protein: oats as a sustainable alternative

A new robotic gripper made of measuring tape is sizing up fruit and veggie picking

New research deepens understanding of how vitamin K affects brain health

A paper from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging identifies potential mechanisms by which vitamin K affects the brain as people age

Is chocolate becoming a luxury good?

Mondelēz International Continues Progress Against “Snacking Made Right” Priorities

Science meets practice: Dr. Oetker cooperates with TH OWL

From pea to active pharmaceutical ingredient: OrbiFarm revolutionizes global food and drug production

New Veganz Group subsidiary with 40 million valuation - investor entry expected in Q2/2025

EIT Food announces €875,000 to accelerate commercialisation of agrifood products and services in Europe

Four startups from across Europe chosen for prestigious programme: The chosen startups include plant-based products made from seaweed

Nestlé expands popular Bear Brand range in the Philippines with new affordable milk blended with plant-based protein

GOLDEN TOAST launches vegan brioche sandwich and crowns Ruby O. Fee Queen of Bread

Chocolate Scorecard 2025: Another top ranking for Ritter Sport

Knuspr becomes the first port of call for gluten-free products

Even greater choice for consumers with gluten intolerance

Shaping the future of the dairy industry together: Arla Foods and DMK Group announce intention to merge

Decline in fruit juice and fruit nectar lower than expected

Lavazza introduces Tabllì, the future of 100% coffee

New green chemistry extracts valuable compounds from plant waste

Groundbreaking AI tool generates 3D map of the brain

It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before: allowing users to zoom in and out — from all angles, like a Google Earth map

Printed Skin to Replace Animal Testing

Skin models with living cells

Scientific breakthrough in chemistry

Scientists succeed in fully synthesizing one of the strongest natural cytotoxic substances: a great step forward for cancer research

Researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life

After 7000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

C1 raised €20 million in fresh capital to replace fossil resources in the shipping, aviation and chemical industries

Green methanol: Commercialisation of the circular raw material of the future

Tool identifies specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria

Research team shortens the search for attackers that can wipe out multiresistant pathogens – with the aim of treating infections without antibiotics

Pocket-sized breath test for stomach bacteria

Mini sensor analyses breath for infection with Helicobacter pylori

Just take a photo to determine the chemical composition

Chemists use machine learning and robotics to identify chemical compositions from images

Origin of Life: How microbes laid the foundation for complex cells

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants

Munich-based lab automation startup raised €2.77M

AI-driven biotech research: Connected labs for faster scientific progress

World premiere: "Mannheim 001" production plant produces marine fuel from wastewater and electricity

e-Methanol is a climate-neutral fuel alternative and therefore key to the sustainable transformation of the shipping industry

Sensors against superbugs

Dangerous increase in antimicrobial resistance: Detect resistant pathogens faster and start customized treatment in good time

Inflammatory messenger fuels Alzheimer’s

Combination therapy could potentially slow down the deterioration of the brain

The "funky" side of solid-state battery development

Material design and surface modifications create new opportunities

New imaging reveals the secrets of cellular traffic control

Texas A&M University researchers work with experts from EMBL Imaging Centre to uncover how molecules navigate the nuclear pore complex

New antibiotic for multidrug resistant superbug

Interdisciplinary research approach enables breakthrough

Novel Memristors to Overcome AI’s "Catastrophic Forgetting"

Research breakthrough: Lab-grown teeth might become an alternative to fillings

This research offers a potential way to repair teeth and a natural dental treatment alternative

New Leadership at Andreas Hettich GmbH

After 20 years of successful leadership by the Eberle family, the Hettich Group is entering a new, forward-looking phase

New approaches in battery production

From raw material processing to recycling

mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines train the ‘long-term memory’ of the immune system

Findings have far-reaching implications for the development of future vaccination strategie

New Real-time Method for Environmental Monitoring

Hyperspectral imaging

Improved Recycling of Plastic from Packaging Waste

Recycled plastic used in filaments for 3D printing

How does the immune system age?

Research team shows very precise and comprehensive correlation between immune profiles and age, gender, smoking, obesity and diseases

Science on the back burner: European laboratories struggle with massive restrictions

Great sustainability ambitions and willingness to innovate despite the need to save money

Structure of Supercritical Water Decoded

Extreme Mutation Hotspot in Bacteria Discovered: Study Links High Mutation Rates to Transcriptional Activation

Groundbreaking research identifies a 5000-fold increase in mutation rates in the promoter of a bacterial gene

Cracking the Code of Protein Degradation

New technology to decipher the intricacies of the protein degradation code within cells