McDonald's sees appetite for its food grow despite sinking profits

5 ways we’re fighting factory food waste with teamwork and technology

On International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, we check in with our factory frontline for the latest progress report on our fight against food waste.

The time of careless throwing away is over

More than two-thirds of Germans support zero waste and food reuse

Start-up Crafting Future launches innovation: The sealable reusable tray

Product presentation at Anuga 2023

POWTECH and PARTEC 2023 – three days of processing and particle technology at the highest level

analytica: Significant upswing in international spin-offs

Country-specific challenges

Bayer adds strawberries to its fruit and vegetable portfolio

Most brazen environmental lie 2023

More than 20,000 people have voted online

U.S. judge allows lawsuit over missing fruit in Starbucks drinks to proceed

Start the day with more energy thanks to vital mushrooms

Race for cell-cultured sausage: The Cultivated B enters EFSA certification process

Nestlé ranks first in coffee sustainability

Beer quality has a name

2356 beers from 47 countries compete for the European Beer Star 2023 award

How can we put sustainable development at the heart of innovation in a context of inflationary crisis?

Altmann Analytik acquires Technolab GmbH

New directions in the use of commercial hemp

Signature Products partners with top companies for groundbreaking research project

Germany: Food and energy keep inflation high

Inflation rate of +6.1% in August 2023

MeEat Selects Centric PLM to Help Revolutionize Plant-Based Food Industry

Finnish food tech startup partners with Centric Software to bolster innovation, streamline processes & enhance collaboration

Nestlé to acquire a majority stake in premium chocolate company in Brazil

Fibrous meat alternatives from regional pea flour

Hilcona Europe Premiere

Rockwell Automation to build hydroponic farm within its headquarters

Rockwell Automation plans collaboration with startup Fork Farms

Green, sweet and crisp - New apple variety Pia41 approved

The apple bred at the Julius Kühn Institute receives variety protection

Sugar: Small increase in production despite record prices

EU sugar market more than in need of reform to keep medium-sized processing companies competitive

Germany: Food and energy keep inflation high

Inflation rate of +6.1% in August 2023

Beer quality has a name

2356 beers from 47 countries compete for the European Beer Star 2023 award

How safe is your sushi?

Bacteria in raw seafood can make you sick. Seafood can also spread bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

Alpirsbacher increases sales and turnover

Beer volumes up 6.1 percent, sales up 15 percent

Making plant-based meat more ‘meaty’ — with fermented onions

When fermented with specific type of fungus, normally pungent onions can produce the same sort of chemicals that make meats smell ‘meaty’

Can coffee improve memory?

Findings suggest the efficacy of Trigonelline derived from coffee in preventing and improving age-related spatial learning memory impairment

Fibrous meat alternatives from regional pea flour

Hilcona Europe Premiere

How can the use of plastics in agriculture become more sustainable?

New study on plastic in our food systems

U.S. judge allows lawsuit over missing fruit in Starbucks drinks to proceed

Altmann Analytik acquires Technolab GmbH

Research shows table salt could be the secret ingredient for better chemical recycling

Table salt as the key to the plastics recycling revolution?

Younger generation gets sick earlier and more often than older generation

In spite of their advanced age, they are in the middle of life, healthy, active and mentally alert – they are referred to as the “young old”

Can an artificial nose detect food spoilage?

Leipzig-based start-up converts CO₂ into green chemicals with patented plasma catalysis

CO₂ recycling as a useful complement to carbon capture and storage

How sleep deprivation can harm the brain

Sleep deprivation decreases the amount of a factor that protects neurons

Benchtop NMR spectroscopy can accurately analyse pyrolysis oils

More accessible analysis could help develop the potential of bio-oils as an alternative to fossil fuels

New battery holds promise for green energy

Redox-flow battery eliminates costly and inefficient membrane

New approach to testing for long Covid

Blood vessels in the eye altered with persistent coronavirus symptoms

New fatty acids found in vegetable oils

Characterize vegetable oils comprehensively

A Second Life for Electric Car Batteries

Scientists develop a decision model for retired lithium-ion batteries

Microbe of the Year 2023: Bacillus subtilis – for health and technology

Already, Bacillus subtilis is indispensable in many industries, and many more innovations are expected

Taste secret of sourdough bread decoded

Consistent quality of sourdoughs as a goal

World record: World's longest-range electric car comes from Munich

Electric car drives over 2500 kilometres on a single battery charge

How internal clocks control fat metabolism

Modern lifestyle can disrupt "cycle of lipids"

Cytomos welcomes new Director

£4 million investment sets path for commercialisation of groundbreaking cell analysis technology

New ionic materials boost hydrogen fuel cell efficiency!

This breakthrough contributes to accelerating progress toward sustainable energy solutions in line with global efforts towards decarbonization

A whole new order of bacteria could hold the key to improving biogas production

The discovery was made by researchers from Germany, Spain and the Netherlands

New blood test gives very high accuracy to screen for Alzheimer’s disease

A taste for plastic

Discovered for the first time: New deep-sea enzyme breaks down PET plastic

How to inactivate common cold viruses

In the cold season, cold viruses are everywhere. But we can do something about it

Why are neuron axons long and spindly?

They're optimizing signaling efficiency!

BASF and Nanotech Energy partner for lithium-ion batteries with locally recycled content in North America

BASF will be the first company in North America to provide cathode active materials produced with recycled metals on a commercial scale starting in 2024

At which age we are at our happiest

An evaluation of over 400 samples shows how subjective well-being develops over the course of a lifespan

Fondant under the magnifying glass

New insights into the properties of sweet coating: The results could be used to optimize the industrial production process in the future

Molybdenene – the "Metallic" Relative of Graphene

The researchers created the new 2D material using a microwave

Can coffee improve memory?

Findings suggest the efficacy of Trigonelline derived from coffee in preventing and improving age-related spatial learning memory impairment

Altmann Analytik acquires Technolab GmbH

At present, Europe is not making sufficient use of its hydrogen potential

A new study recommends stronger cooperation at EU level: Europe has the potential to supply itself with hydrogen in the future

Artificial Intelligence tools shed light on millions of proteins

AI as a valuable tool in research

Researchers “film” novel catalyst at work