Oetker Group plans acquisition of the online beverage delivery service flaschenpost SE

Danish food startup FERM FOOD acquires Orkla’s former site and scales up

Up to 20,000 tonnes of fermented ingredients per year

Cytotrait secures £3M seed funding to address global food security and sustainable agriculture

Manchester spinout uses organelle engineering for improved yields and sustainability

Mycoverse raises €2.4 million pre-seed funding to fight potato late blight in Europe using fungi

Initial focus on potato late blight, with future applications including grapevines

DalterFood Group Acquires For Food France and Strengthens Its Presence in the French Market

Romanian Retailer La Cocoș Acquired by the Companies of Schwarz Group

Increased presence and further expansion in Romania

German food tech company secures €8 million to combat food waste

Foodforecast aims to scale AI technology for ultra-fresh food

Arla announces largest-ever investment in new Swedish cheese dairy

Götene initiative boosts Swedish cheese and jobs

The food and packaging machinery industry is showing stability despite global uncertainties

Slight increase in production, robust foreign markets - but high location costs are weighing on competitiveness

Rivella Group: Successful financial year 2025 and change of Co-CEO

Focuswater drives Rivella growth

Tom Mayer becomes new CEO of mymuesli - clear focus on digital growth

mymuesli sharpens its strategic focus

Orkla Food Ingredients acquires Austrian margarine manufacturer Senna

The Norwegian group strengthens its position in Central and South‑East European

British investment group takes over German poultry processor

Management remains on board Management and jobs are retained

Krones continued profitable growth path in 2025

Executive Board forecasts further revenue and profitability growth for 2026

Arla Foods achieves strong result in a record year in 2025

New records in all divisions

Epta completes acquisition of Hauser

Group with over €2 billion in revenues created

MP2E Solutions and LUM launch a strategic partnership for the French market

German analysis technology experts combine 30 years of experience with French mixing expertise

German meat production stagnates at 6.9 million tons

Slaughterhouses produce around 15,400 tons less meat than in the previous year

technotrans significantly increases profitability and exceeds ROCE guidance

Supervisory Board extends the appointment of Michael Finger as CEO

Sales growth thanks to rejection of "ski inflation": FRoSTA continues to gain market share

FRoSTA gives the freezer a boost

Barry Callebaut invests €250 million in world's largest chocolate factory

In addition, another € 125 million Masterplan is designed for the factory in Halle

What role do ultra-processed foods play in heart attacks and strokes?

“Awareness is the first step toward prevention”

EFSA warns of lectins in undercooked beans

European authority sees health risk for all age groups from phytohemagglutinin

Royal A-ware strengthens market position in Southern Europe through acquisition of Global Dairy Ventures

The Dutch dairy group acquires the Barcelona-based distributor with market leaders in Spain, Portugal and Italy for a more comprehensive product portfolio

Strategic milestone: waterdrop becomes profitable and closes 2025 with strong growth

"2025 was a year in which many strategic decisions had an impact for waterdrop®"

What drives food allergies?

New study pinpoints early-life factors that raise risk

Why does oat milk sometimes foam perfectly and sometimes not at all?

New project makes the functionality of plant proteins measurable - for more reliable production of vegan products

How well does intermittent fasting help you lose weight?

"...the current evidence does not justify the enthusiasm that can be observed in the social media."

Barry Callebaut invests €250 million in world's largest chocolate factory

In addition, another € 125 million Masterplan is designed for the factory in Halle

Can AI replace conventional bacterial testing in the food industry?

Deep learning model analyzes digital images of microcolonies and reliably distinguishes between pathogens and microscopic food residues

Barry Callebaut is redefining the future of chocolate through AI and advanced innovation

Barry Callebaut opens global innovation center in Singapore

British investment group takes over German poultry processor

Management remains on board Management and jobs are retained

How Bell Food Group is expanding its market leadership in Europe

Swiss group acquires raw ham producer in Germany and sells Eastern European sites for strategic realignment

KIT researchers surpass NASA and achieve a technological breakthrough toward a CO₂-neutral energy system

Runtime record and first electricity generation with a compressorless hydrogen gas turbine

5,000-year-old bacteria defy 10 modern antibiotics

Ice cave bacteria could sharpen antibiotic resistance crisis – or help solve it

New rapid diagnostics could reduce antibiotic consumption for urinary tract infections

Fast, precise and cost-effective method developed to analyze disease-causing bacteria and their susceptibility to antibiotics

Dimethyl Ether Could Be the Game Changer for the Hydrogen Economy

New process revolutionizes production

Cats and humans have a lot in common when it comes to cancer

Genome atlas created for cat cancer: New hope for better treatments for cats and humans

3D microtumors could revolutionize treatment decisions

A step toward functional personalized cancer medicine

Chemists have made a major breakthrough

After decades of global searching: Saarbrücken chemists create an iconic aromatic molecule with sili

DNAzymes for a pioneering cancer therapy

Newly founded company to conduct clinical trials

An endangered natural pharmacy hidden in coral reefs

Genome analysis reveals vast arsenal of natural substances for medicine and biotechnology: Over 99 percent of species were previously unknown

New stainless steel for safe transport and storage of hydrogen

Passivation strategy overcomes corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement

Roche opens new high-tech innovation center for 300 million euros in Bavaria

Samples at the touch of a button: a new efficiency in the laboratory landscape

INTEGRA Biosciences strengthened market position in 2025

Laboratory equipment manufacturer defies customs costs and grows by 3 percent on a currency-adjusted basis

Sustainable and efficient production of ammonia and formic acid

Three-component catalyst developed for pulsed electrolysis

Beyond Mendel: Researchers call for a new understanding of genetics

A perspective article in Genetics argues for an experimental paradigm change to capture complex gene effects in combination with environment and genetic background

Change of management at abberior instruments

Meiko Fiedler takes over as CEO

Reimagining a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison

Proteins from beef production revolutionize batteries

Gut microbes affect the heart via the brain

Previously unknown gut-brain-heart axis could enable therapies for hypertension and heart failure

Less plastic waste in biomedicine

Doctoral student receives research grant to develop more sustainable methods for cultivating stem cells

Germany leads the world in technologies for the circular economy - East Asia is catching up fast

Innovations in battery recycling and circular construction drive German transformation forward

CARTANA founders start CubaseBio: €5.9 million for 3D transcriptomics

Technology provides researchers with unprecedented insights into complex 3D tissue structures

Formic acid molecule trembles into the third dimension

The quantum trembling: Why there are no truly flat molecules

Waterloo researchers turning plastic waste into vinegar

The reaction takes place in water, making it particularly relevant for addressing plastic pollution in aquatic environments

More sustainability for rapid medical tests

"BioMat" project researches technologies for the use of biocompatible materials in point-of-care diagnostics

Analytics giant builds new global headquarters for 1 trillion-yen vision

Japanese corporation invests in new headquarters and aims to massively increase annual revenue

Invisible battery parts finally seen with pioneering technique

New method reveals critical weaknesses in battery electrodes

Did you hear about the lab-made ear?

Swiss researchers develop ear cartilage with mechanical properties close to the original – one element still missing

Blood test to give insights into a person’s infection history

Researchers are investigating the immune system’s sensors

Aging processes in sodium-zinc molten salt batteries decoded

Directly observing charge cycles by X-ray

Occurrence of blood clots after COVID-19 vaccination deciphered

Discovery can make vaccines even safer in the future

Automata raises $45 million for AI-enabled laboratory automation

Series C financing is intended to drive scalable software-defined laboratory processes and accelerate AI-driven drug discovery