McDonald's reaches settlement in 'joint-employer' lawsuit

AMFRESH and Paine Schwartz Partners Extend Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Future of Fresh Food

Expanded partnership strengthens AMFRESH's ability to invest in innovation, international expansion and long-term value creation across the fresh food sector

REWE Group, the self-administered estate of Feneberg Lebensmittel GmbH, and LEH-Allgäu GmbH Sign an Investor Agreement

Together, the three partners are safeguarding 72 locations, thousands of jobs, and local supply chains in the Allgäu region and southern Germany

Mars and REWE Are Working Together to Electrify the Supply Chain

With 47 electric trucks and 2.4 million kilometers driven on electric power, the partners are demonstrating that sustainable heavy-duty trucking makes environmental sense—and is economically viable.

Tea Report 2026: Tea Meets the Spirit of the Times

Tea is booming—but strict regulations threaten its beloved diversity.

Grid Fee Reform: Food Industry Calls for Fair Conditions for Electrification

17 associations warn against perverse incentives and present a joint set of requirements for an investment-friendly grid tariff system

Knuspr Integrates ChatGPT: Grocery Shopping via AI Conversation

The online supermarket is one of the first official ChatGPT extensions in the European grocery retail sector

LIVEKINDLY Collective Strengthens Its Leadership Position in the Plant-Based Food Market

Strategic expansion of consolidation and innovation capabilities through the integration of GREENFORCE

Bayer Group to consolidate U.S. glyphosate business into distinct entity operating as Ruveon

Alfonso Alba Ordóñez joins Ruveon as Chief Executive Officer

Fibre-based packaging to claim top market share in food sector by 2045

New UPM/Smithers study: share rises from 37% to 42%, driven by barrier coating breakthroughs and EPR regulation

Lantmännen forecasts 5 million tonnes of grain for 2026

Winter damage to autumn-sown crops is the main driver, with winter wheat showing particularly weak development.

DN AGRAR invests EUR 13.5 million in new farm and composting facilities

The CUT 2 farm in Alba County is expected to produce over 50 million liters of milk per year from 2028

POWTECH TECHNOPHARM 2026: Competitive advantages through cross-industry exchange

Danone to acquire MADE Group, strengthening its position in the APAC market

The Australian company posted sales of more than €300 million and has consistently delivered double-digit growth

Solar Foods receives EUR 77,8 million for the construction and commissioning of Factory 02

MEGGLE fully integrates two cheese production sites into the group

New management for the Aurich and Wismar sites

Meat and fish account for a good fifth of food spending

According to the 2023 EVS, private households spent an average of 335 euros per month on food in 2023

Fazer completes the acquisition of the Swedish confectionery manufacturer Aroma

The deal includes three production sites in Sweden and around 100 employees

Vion Reaches Agreement on Sale of Business Unit Food Service - Vion Food Group

Vion is structuring the divestiture as a share deal

Enjoy a non-alcoholic summer with Cold Brew Teas

Non-alcoholic drinks are all the rage

Beer Culture in Upper Bavaria: Tradition Meets Modernity

How Upper Bavaria is reinventing its beer culture, blending monastic traditions, craft brewers, and hop gardens

According to the report, one in five cups of coffee contains toxic pesticide residues

An analysis by four organizations shows that 59 percent of the active ingredients in pesticides used in coffee cultivation are banned in the EU

Nestlé to acquire smart food pioneer yfood to accelerate the brand’s international expansion

Nestlé manager Jolanda Schwirtz takes over as head

300 beverage companies call for: No sugar tax on beverages

Five industry associations are warning of price increases and questioning the effectiveness of the planned tax in terms of public health policy.

Carbon nanotubes make the electronic nose suitable for everyday use for the first time

The smart fridge of the future: E-nose warns of off chicken and nut allergens

Plant-based supermarket products contain twice as many additives as animal-based equivalents

A UK study analysed 71 like-for-like product pairs and counted 199 additives in plant-based items versus 100 in animal-based ones

Nordzucker is revising its beet pricing model and investing €160 million in its factories

Two high-yield beet harvests in succession, high stocks in the EU sugar market and decreasing prices have impacted the earnings position

Solar Foods receives EUR 77,8 million for the construction and commissioning of Factory 02

Researchers find fructose sends a weaker “I’m full” signal to the brain than glucose

Findings shed light on how sugar type influences what and how much we decide to eat

Multinational Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley Infections Linked to Flavored Pasta Products

Recalls Underway: Salmonella in Flavored Pasta Affects Children Most of All

Do sugar substitutes disrupt gut health and metabolism?

Study examines the emerging science suggesting a link between calorie-free sweeteners and blood sugar control

Turning food waste into carbon captors

Expected to be cheaper than other capture methods

From cleaner “cracking” to black gold

Pitt startup finds a cooler, cleaner method to produce battery-quality graphite and hydrogen

Mini-Brains from Patient Cells Point to Vitamin B3 as Treatment for Rare Childhood Disease

Lab-grown brain organoids revealed cholesterol build-up in astrocytes as the driver of DHDDS-related neurodegeneration.

Artificial intelligence evaluates chemical spectra in minutes

Researchers from the University of Jena, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, and Zakodium develop AI system for chemical structure analysis

Siemens and Ucaneo partner to scale direct air capture

Germany's largest Direct Air Capture facility to be inaugurated in Berlin on July 2, 2026

New drug could slow the development of Alzheimer’s

The active ingredient also shows anti-ageing effects

Social inequality is linked to faster biological aging

Large meta-analysis finds consistent evidence across epigenetic measures worldwide

Scenarios for a New “Iron Age”: Iron Complements Hydrogen as an Energy Source

Study Shows the Potential of Iron Powder for Long-Term Energy Storage, Energy Transmission, and the Use of Existing Power Plant Infrastructure in the Energy System of the Future

Inducing cell death in pancreatic cancer cells

New therapeutic approach identified for treating particularly aggressive pancreatic cancer

PFAS detection in minutes rather than weeks: deep-tech start-up Grapheal secures €2.5 million in EU funding

The new EU Drinking Water Directive is driving demand for mobile PFAS analysis

India builds first large-scale hydrometallurgical plant for battery circular economy

N.A.N. GreenMet and Silox set up joint venture for lithium-ion battery recycling

Breakthrough in tailor-made enzyme design

New possibilities for biotechnology and green chemistry

Hospital "Fingerprint" Helps AI Identify Misdiagnoses in Cancer Tissue

The origin of a sample must not influence the result: Evaluation criteria for trustworthy clinical AI

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

Penn State researchers converting PET waste into synthetic graphite that outperforms natural graphite

Strüngmann Award 2026: Who is transforming the life sciences in the DACH region?

Three finalists have been selected: Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence and Significant Innovation Potential in Life Sciences

AI Diagnoses Brain Tumors in Minutes Instead of Weeks

AI system outperforms experienced specialists

A Step Forward for Solar-Driven Ammonia Production

Iron-containing MOF catalysts enable ammonia synthesis without the extreme conditions of the Haber-Bosch process.

EMBL spin-off Epitome Therapeutics secures 4 million euros for its epigenome-editing platform

Precise Control of Gene Expression

Lab-on-a-Chip platform shows how immune cells attack cancer cells

CellTrap runs on a standard laboratory microscopes and visualizes individual cell contacts

New membrane technology could transform hydrocarbon processing by slashing energy use

Re‑thinking a century‑old process

Merck expands life science portfolio with $11.3 billion Bio-Techne deal

Bio-Techne to bring portfolio with industry-leading multi-omics offering, analytical technologies and integrated workflow solutions across the scientific journey

2026 Future Insight Prize Goes to Spear’s Vasilis Ntziachristos

The € 300,000 research grant award recognizes Ntziachristos’ pioneering work in enabling non-invasive and continuous monitoring of human biology

BDG acquires EP Ehrler from ABB

Bürkert subsidiary expands its portfolio in testing, measurement, and calibration technology

Tentamus acquires BioMeca and strengthens its life sciences portfolio

Acquisition strengthens presence in France

Chemists achieve breakthrough: Editing molecules instead of rebuilding them

Modern drug research enables simple testing of hundreds of variants of a molecule

Efficient Production of Solar Hydrogen Through Direct Coupling of Concentrating Solar Cells and Electrolyzer

Fraunhofer ISE is seeking investors for a spin-off

New antibiotics discovered to treat multi-resistant germs

A well-known soil bacterium produces a previously unknown antibiotic that was discovered through improved fractionation methods

Change at TOPTICA Executive Board

Wilhelm Kaenders steps down as CTO

A new route to safe and sustainable synthetic chemistry

CO₂ as a source of oxygen: University of Bayreuth revolutionises oxidation chemistry

Which universities produce the most successful start-up founders in the DACH region?

Start-ups create 25,000 jobs in 10 years