McDonald's limits fries portions in Japan due to supply issues

V-Label Awards Germany 2025: these are the winners

Industry experts and consumers have decided

Ball Corporation may acquire beverage can manufacturer Benepack

The Transparent Dairy receives the German Sustainability Award 2026

Award for consistent ecological value creation and practiced transparency

Milk chocolate: Fairtrade and organic labels beat brand names

Consumer advice center publishes market check on transparency and fairness of chocolate bars

12.8 kilos of chocolate per capita were produced in 2024

Chocolate exports exceed imports

This increases efficiency and confidence in plant-based alternatives

ProVeg demand survey 2025

Kundmüller brewery brings four major company awards and the world championship title to Weiher

Unilever sells Graze to Katjes International

Alpirsbacher successful at the BrennKunstAward 2025

Regional spirits at the highest level

Beverage industry relies on enzymatic PET recycling from CARBIOS

New purchase agreements bring French biotech company closer to production launch

"Competition in the retail sector is out of kilter"

foodwatch on the special report of the Monopolies Commission

TÜV SÜD provides information on cocoa-free chocolate alternatives

BERENTZEN EVOLVE 2030: Berentzen Group introduces new corporate strategy

Wafer gingerbread: the majority are convinced

Hochwald sells site in Lüneburg with the Elinas and Lünebest brands

Greiner Packaging to Produce Cups with Recycled PS Content in Switzerland from 2026 in Collaboration with Swiss Dairy Processors

Installation of a new production line

Pabst & Richarz receives gold national award for spirits

Award from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Danone Canada Announces a Historic Investment in its Boucherville Plant to Meet the Growing Demand for Yogurt in Canada

Beverage start-up POLLY and Marussia Beverages launch strategic partnership

POLLY hits the nerve of the times

Fresh oat milk in just a few steps: fresh and on-demand production on site

DBU supports start-up OIY Solutions with 125,000 euros

How permeable are paper food packaging materials?

A new AI model combines data from laboratory tests with the laws of physics to calculate how well different types of paper protect food from flavor loss and contaminants

Plant-Based Protein Hydrolysates Influence Satiety in Different Ways

"...valuable insights for the development of functional foods that can contribute to reducing energy intake in a natural way"

Potentially harmful PFAS in baking paper

Genetically engineered fungi are protein packed, sustainable, and taste similar to meat

Gene-edited fungus achieves 61% lower environmental impact

Toxic metals in wheat grain: do they come from the soil or the fertilizer?

Crop-killing pathogen found to disable plant ‘alarm system’

Aging alters the protein landscape in the brain – diet can counteract this

"Our results show that even in old age, diet can still have an important influence on molecular processes in the brain"

Christmas 2025: fish beats goose

Germany's festive cuisine in a fact check

Coffee slows biological ageing in major psychiatric disorders patients

Study links 3-4 cups daily to longer telomeres in psychosis and bipolar disorder

The world’s first elucidation of the immunomodulatory effects of kimchi by the World Institute of Kimchi

KAIST unveils cause of performance degradation in electric vehicle high-nickel batteries

Using a Tablet before Bed Not as Harmful as Believed

Surprising results

The “Great Unified Microscope” can see both micro and nanoscale structures

Researchers unify two conventional techniques that so far have been used to make either micro- or nanoscale observations

New Technology Extracts CO2 from the Atmosphere

With a novel process, CO2 can be captured from the air with reduced energy consumption

Bacteria ‘pills’ could detect gut diseases — without the endoscope

“This technology provides a new paradigm for rapid and non-invasive detection of gastrointestinal diseases”

STOE & Cie GmbH Joins Advanced Measurement Instruments (AMI)

Forming a Global Player in Analytical Instrumentation for Materials Research

Arkema and Semcorp sign a strategic partnership in battery separators

Changes in a single gene can cause mental illness

High-energy-density barocaloric material could enable smaller, lighter solid-state cooling devices

Grenova acquires Peak Robotics

The combined organization will continue advancing Grenova’s mission to transform laboratory operations through innovation, sustainability, and intelligent design

First synthesis of open-chain N-stereogenic amines achieved

Study enables enantiomerically pure products for drug development.

Revvity to Acquire ACD/Labs

Acquisition deepens Revvity Signals’ presence in research informatics while furthering its ongoing expansion into development and manufacturing solutions

Merck Inaugurates Semiconductor Solutions Site in Taiwan to Support AI Growth

The company is strengthening its global supply chain resilience while deepening its leading role in the semiconductor ecosystem

A toxin with a useful twist

Their work opens the door to new applications in lab-on-a-chip technologies, biosensors, and artificial cell prototypes

Light + air = fuel

University of Duisburg-Essen spin-off puts new plant for synthetic natural gas into operation in Duisburg

FIRST LABS - Laboratory start-up support for start-ups

The Rock Capital Group is expanding its concept of ready-to-use laboratories in the life science hub at SKYGATE in Hallbergmoos, especially for start-ups and smaller companies

New highly efficient material turns motion into power – without toxic lead

TUM spin-off: Using artificial intelligence to track proteins

Microplastics filter inspired by fish

AI models for drug design fail in physics

Bio-based plastics for infusion bags

Frankfurt research team develops sustainable alternative to medical products made from crude oil in cooperation with bioplastics start-up BIOVOX

Merck Partners with Promega Corporation