Mintel launches food podcast

10% less gingerbread produced in Germany in 2025

Nearly 20,000 metric tons were exported in 2025, half of which went to Austria, Poland, and France

VEPRONA Brings Crespel & Deiters On Board as a New Partner

The processing expert for starch and protein ingredients is actively involved in research and processing at the soy specialist

LIVEKINDLY Collective Acquires Dutch Plant-Based Food Manufacturer Dalco

The Dutch manufacturer brings a loyal customer base and its own R&D expertise to the Collective

Startup Finches Secures New Funding for AI in Agricultural Procurement

HTGF and Vanagon Ventures are leading the financing round, with Bayern Kapital joining as a new investor

Morato Group, CEA Italia and Jaus Bakery form European centre of excellence in the bakery sector

Merger creates new European bakery hub with over €500 million in revenue and 19 production sites

Mars Continues to Expand Its Commitment to Germany as a Production Hub

By 2027, approximately 85 million euros will be invested in production facilities such as Viersen and Verden

International FoodTec Award 2027: Winners Announced

21 award winners honored for innovation, sustainability, and efficiency

EDEKA Wins the 2026 MSC and ASC Award for Retailer of the Year

Both certification organizations recognize more than 15 years of commitment to certified fish and seafood

Biotech Open Platform opens in Europe to bridge lab innovations and industrial scale-up

Danone, Michelin and DMC Biotechnologies jointly founded the open fermentation infrastructure in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

GEA is investing $25 million in the expansion of its plant in Janesville, Wisconsin

Expanded capacity for manufacturing, testing, training, and customer applications in the food and beverage processing industry

Arla is investing more than 63 million euros in the future of high-protein dairy products

Demand for skyr, cottage cheese, and protein solutions is driving investment in Europe

VEGA acquires Swiss IoT platform provider

"Together, we close the gap between data collection and its use for informed decisions"

Germany is the gateway to the EU coffee market: One out of every three metric tons comes through Hamburg

34.4 percent of all EU coffee imports pass through Germany. The industry accounts for 70.2 billion euros in economic output.

Krones Processing: the Krones Group’s process technology expertise unified under a single brand

75 percent of Gen Z buy protein products—social media is driving the trend among Gen Z

A SINUS study shows that eight out of ten 14- to 28-year-olds consider a balanced diet important. TikTok and Instagram are their main sources of information.

Good Honey Harvest Despite a Difficult Summer

39.5 kg per bee colony breaks the previous record. However, the number of colonies is declining, and the summer caused wildflower meadows to dry up in many places

Sazerac plans to take over Berentzen

Executive Board and Supervisory Board of the Berentzen Group support the planned business combination

Lidl and WWF Reach a Milestone in Their Tea Sourcing Partnership

Black, green, and rooibos teas are fully certified by Fairtrade, the Rainforest Alliance, or the EU Organic certification program

Enjoyment Amid Climate Change, Preventive Health Care, and AI

What will Germany be eating in 2040?

Germany's appetite for fish is growing

Salmon tops the popularity list. Discount stores account for just under half of all fish purchases.

Arla is investing more than 63 million euros in the future of high-protein dairy products

Demand for skyr, cottage cheese, and protein solutions is driving investment in Europe

AI as a Tool in Flavor Research: De Novo Design of Bitter Peptides

Predicting bitterness in food with precision: AI passes the taste test

Electronic nose detects whether meat and fish are still safe to eat

To this end, the Interreg project PRECISE measures cadaverine—a gas produced when proteins decompose

Energy Drinks: Consumption Is Rising Among Schoolchildren

DAK Calls for New Warning Labels on Energy Drinks to Protect Minors

Healthy eating slows biological aging – regardless of diet

Study shows: ten different dietary patterns all have an effect at the DNA level

75 percent of Gen Z buy protein products—social media is driving the trend among Gen Z

A SINUS study shows that eight out of ten 14- to 28-year-olds consider a balanced diet important. TikTok and Instagram are their main sources of information.

Ammeraal Beltech to Present Food Conveyor Solutions at EHEDG World Congress

Ammeraal Beltech will participate as a Gold Sponsor at the EHEDG World Congress in Vienna, Austria, on 7–8 October 2026

International FoodTec Award 2027: Winners Announced

21 award winners honored for innovation, sustainability, and efficiency

New Leadership for Danone in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Jean-Yves Krummenacher brings more than 25 years of experience at Danone and most recently served as Global Chief Procurement Officer

Can this biotech innovation halt the destructive march of a cereal killer?

“We’ve discovered something that could lead to a potential intervention on what is the worst fungal disease of cereals”

Tavion raises €50 million and starts development of its first battery parks in Polan

CleanTech start-up bets on Poland as Europe's most attractive battery storage market

New method causes cancer cells to burn out

New molecule forces leukemia cells to work themselves to death

Two new bioinformatics tools improve the diagnosis of genetic disorders

AI algorithm detects pathogenic structural variants in the genome more reliably

Two chemical giants, a potential deal: BASF and Evonik in talks

BASF confirms exploratory talks regarding potential takeover of Evonik

A tiny bacterium with a huge impact

Vaccenic acid from gut bacteria activates a receptor that combats fatty liver and high blood sugar

New Managing Director for Shimadzu Europa GmbH

Jürgen Semmler to retire

Evonik is cutting 3,200 jobs worldwide and sharpens growth strategy

Businesses and German sites with clear roles

BII allocates 8 million euros to further support six promising companies

With 1.3 million euros each, technologies in oncology, inflammation and infection therapy, and other fields are to be brought to market readiness

AI scientist autonomously generates and validates new biological discoveries

Researchers at Chalmers University have developed a closed AI laboratory that plans and evaluates experiments with baker’s yeast itself

Rapeseed oil instead of crude oil: Verbio starts industrial production of renewable chemicals

Nearly EUR 100 million invested

Age-related diseases can be reduced through health check-ups

New score predicts frailty and mortality

Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats

AI agents discover an unknown enzyme system after 21 hours of autonomous database analysis

Recycling in Agriculture: Biogenic CO₂ Is Turned Into Renewable Fuel

Five partners from the research and industrial sectors are developing a decentralized synthesis plant

Revvity to acquire France-based biotechnology company

Advancing human-relevant cell models for drug discovery in metabolic diseases

Automated Lab Speeds Up Material Development

New research platform independently investigates materials for thin-film photovoltaics and other optoelectronic applications

How a deep-sea microorganism breaks toughest chemical bonds

Molecular insight into biological nitrogen fixation close to the boiling point

BioNTech Founders Launch New Venture

Şahin and Türeci's new startup in Mainz focuses on mRNA therapies

When molecules »notice« what their neighbours are doing

New spectroscopic method reveals the environment of switchable iron complexes

How chemistry chooses a mirror-image form: the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for asymmetric synthesis

The Nobel Prize goes to Kagan and Soai for their discovery of homochirality

Sandoz invests in new drug substance facility in Ljubljana, Slovenia, to expand biosimilar manufacturing capacity

Investment of around USD 300 million supports Bio100 goal announced earlier today

Weeks of Work in a Few Hours: AI Tool Reads Cell Membranes

Three Tools in One Software – and Little Data Suffices

Silicon anodes from Groningen: US start-up GDI builds demonstration factory to cut China dependency

Haskoning selected by GDI for battery demonstration factory in Farmsum

A blood test can detect over 50 types of cancer

“We’re at a watershed moment”

Genes or environment? Which has the greater influence on who we are?

What’s in our genes: International research team identifies over 1,000 markers linked to human personality

Europe’s last Acetyls site halts production

INEOS Idles Europe's last world-scale Acetyls plant as Energy prices hit 12 times US level

Europe Secures Insulin Supply: New Production Facility Planned in Frankfurt-Höchst

The federal government, the state of Hesse, and the city of Frankfurt are jointly supporting the project

On the trail of dissolution: Only 30 water molecules separate salt

Process visualised for the first time at atomic resolution using ultra-high-resolution electron spectroscopy

Enzymes in Beads for a More Sustainable Chemistry

KIT Files a Patent Application for the Process

GSK Plans to Close Its Vaccine Plant in Dresden

Site to Be Closed by 2028 – IGBCE Vows to Fight Back

Altmann Analytik Acquires Laboratory Supplier Kobe

Kobe Acquisition Strengthens Altmann Analytik's Position in the University and Research Market