Two out of three Germans give sweets as gifts during the Christmas season

Plant-based milk alternatives are mainstream: consumers want nutrients and fair taxes

New representative survey by Danone reveals trends and opportunities

Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT) to rebrand under new name - Velaris

Over the past three years, the platform has strategically acquired six leading companies in adjacent markets

Valio invests in Melt&Marble

New openings for tasty food of the future

EU Fisheries Council agrees on fishing opportunities for the North Sea and North-East Atlantic in difficult times

Federal Minister Rainer: Result of negotiations strengthens economic planning security for German fisheries

Cocoa prices and location factors cause problems for chocolate Santas

Production falls by 11

Enjoying the holidays

How to consume sparkling wine, wine and spirits responsibly over the Christmas period

No true north without sugar: food industry calls for fact-based nutrition policy

Global measure underestimates the severity of food insecurity

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

Potentially harmful PFAS in baking paper

A tastier twist: Scientists enhance the flavour of carob-based chocolate alternatives with novel methods

Sustainable successor to cocoa

Foshan University pioneers nanoparticle method to curb cadmium in rice crops

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"

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

The smell of fatty foods during pregnancy promotes obesity in offspring

The brains of the offspring show similarities to those of obese adult mice

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

Tracking forever chemicals across food web shows not all isomers are distributed equally

Tea linked to stronger bones in older women, while coffee may pose risks

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

Single Enzyme Failure Found to Drive Neuron Loss in Dementia

Intelligent hydrogel microstructures enable the precise application of force to cellular systems

Arkema and Semcorp sign a strategic partnership in battery separators

The life sciences need a compass for digital and AI-powered innovation

How www.lifesciences.digital helps the entire life sciences ecosystem navigate rapid innovation with a growing database of 1500+ digital and AI tools

A Trojan horse for artificial amino acids

Researchers have modified a bacterial transport system so that it can efficiently introduce large quantities of unnatural amino acids into cells

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

The power of gut enzymes: why a healthy diet works differently for everyone

Biosensor performance doubled

Alcohol oxidase system for precise determination of metabolic values

Higher, faster, further with solid-state batteries

New findings on space charge effects could improve efficiency

Scientists capture first detailed look inside droplet-like structures of compacted DNA

New microscope can image an invisible 2D material

Photovoltaics: Molecular fine-tuning increases the efficiency of tandem solar cells

LMU researchers achieve 31.4 percent efficiency in perovskite-silicon tandem cells with targeted molecular design

When immune cells become cancer hunters

C-COMPASS: AI-Based Software Maps Proteins and Lipids Within Cells

Chemical recycling: a must-have for the future of the site

New packaging law in Germany, rules for mass balance in Brussels

Common medicines may influence CRISPR therapy outcomes and precision cancer treatment

Large-scale drug atlas uncovers new genome editing modulators and potential therapeutic strategies for DNA repair-deficient cancers

Grenova acquires Peak Robotics

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

Microplastics filter inspired by fish

AI-supported molecular cancer diagnosis for brain tumors

STOE & Cie GmbH Joins Advanced Measurement Instruments (AMI)

Forming a Global Player in Analytical Instrumentation for Materials Research

The chemical-pharmaceutical industry is on a difficult path

Total sales down 1 percent compared to the previous year

Tuberculosis: Scientists develop novel drug candidate for combating resistant pathogens

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

SABIC expands PPE oligomers capacity for AI and 5G data-center PCBs

T-CURX raises $20M Series A for non-viral CAR-T therapies

German biotech secures funding led by BiomedVC to advance clinical programs in AML and solid tumors

Proteins in a crowd: European XFEL looks inside cells

Researchers observe in detail how the vital iron protein ferritin makes its way in highly dense environments

Kyon Energy and Saft drive the energy transition with 100 MW battery storage in Dahlem