Danone announces the sale of Vega as part of its portfolio review

Danone and Arcor form dairy joint venture in Argentina

The new entity combines Danone Argentina, Mastellone Hermanos and a shared logistics subsidiary under equal 50/50 ownership

Italian foodtech Foreverland secures €6M to scale industrial cocoa-free ingredient supply

The company is entering the organic space as the first industrial-scale producer of organic cocoa-free chocolate

NOI Techpark Bolzano: start-up incubator between Munich and Milan

South Tyrolean incubator connects start-up teams with research institutes, universities and investment partners

German biotech company chooses Saxony-Anhalt for protein production facility

MicroHarvest relies on regional molasses as a raw material and short supply chains in uncertain times

German food industry grows by 3.4 percent in real terms

Pork will be 16 percent cheaper, beef 27 percent more expensive than last year

Oatly invests $16 million in its Swedish production plant to support growing global demand

The oat milk producer is expanding its Landskrona facility and increasing production to 200 million liters per year

Bel invests $200 million to double Babybel® production capacity in Brookings, South Dakota

A strategic step to support strong and sustained growth in the U.S. snacking and cheese market

Puratos to Acquire Dawn Foods

Two family businesses merge after more than 100 years on the market

How can startups revolutionize home cooking?

Nomad Foods seeks startups for new frozen food innovations

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

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

Foodforecast aims to scale AI technology for ultra-fresh food

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®"

Cherry compounds may slow aggressive breast cancer

Natural compounds in dark sweet cherries could reduce tumor growth, metastasis and therapy resistance in triple-negative breast cancer

EFSA warns of lectins in undercooked beans

European authority sees health risk for all age groups from phytohemagglutinin

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

More meat, lower risk of dementia: study reveals gene-dependent effect

Among carriers of the APOE4 variant, high meat consumption was associated with a significantly slower rate of cognitive decline

Amazonian cocoa could become a superfood

Brazilian researchers discovered glycine betaine and proline in unroasted beans as natural cell protectors

Sweeteners taste better when you expect sugar

Expectations alter the taste of sweeteners in the brain

Breadcrumbs replace fossil hydrogen in chemical production

A one-pot microbial formula, which uses live microbes, eliminates the need for fossil fuels in hydrogenation

German biotech company chooses Saxony-Anhalt for protein production facility

MicroHarvest relies on regional molasses as a raw material and short supply chains in uncertain times

How climate-friendly is insect protein really?

New study provides insights into the carbon footprint of the black soldier fly

Dr. Wilfried Huber retires from the management of Karwendel

A new chapter begins

AI rebuilds molecules from exploding fragments

Researchers trained a neural network that can use ion momentum to work backward and predict the pre-blast geometry of a molecule

BioNTech co-founders establish new biotech company

Management transition by end of 2026

What paralyzes Europe's laboratories and which levers have an impact

Growing willingness to innovate meets structural blockades, financing problems and stress

A flexible electrolyte for solid batteries

Polymer material enables better solid-state batteries: This innovation is the result of some clever chemistry

Start-up AveThera acquires Fraunhofer site for biologics production

The young biotech company takes over pharmaceutical biotechnology unit including employees

analytica 2026: five exhibition halls full of innovations

More than 1,100 exhibitors will be presenting their innovations

How are 360,000 tons of used batteries per year turned into a treasure trove of raw materials?

Increasing profitability and recyclability through direct recycling

Gut microbes affect the heart via the brain

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

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

Failed experiment by Cambridge scientists leads to surprise drug development breakthrough

A new light-powered chemical reaction could make drug manufacturing more sustainable

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

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

INTEGRA Biosciences strengthened market position in 2025

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

Chemical industry at a turning point: six keys to transformation

New study compares German roadmaps with international strategies

Plastic bottles turned into Parkinson’s medication

Edinburgh researchers develop an alternative to fossil-based raw materials in pharmaceutical manufacturing

Non-destructive battery testing: New method developed

ZULF-NMR scans batteries without opening the casing

WACKER cuts over 1,500 jobs to reduce costs by €300 million

Chemical giant launches largest cost-cutting program in company history

Disastrous interplay: protein uncovered that makes cancer grow faster

Basic research can contribute to new therapeutic strategies against cancer

Less plastic waste in biomedicine

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

Wastewater contains energy from 100 nuclear power plants: new technology makes it usable

Electrochemically active microorganisms convert chemical energy into electricity

How old are we really?

Blood test reveals biological age

3D microtumors could revolutionize treatment decisions

A step toward functional personalized cancer medicine

How a 270-year-old physics trick could supercharge affordable battery technology

Researchers merge historical physics with modern materials engineering to create durable sodium batteries

Change of management at abberior instruments

Meiko Fiedler takes over as CEO

Invisible battery parts finally seen with pioneering technique

New method reveals critical weaknesses in battery electrodes

Asahi Kasei acquires German biotech specialist for €780 million

The Japanese corporation to acquire Aicuris to accelerate growth in severe infectious diseases

From trash to climate tech

Rubber gloves find new life as carbon capturers materials