Food and beverage news

Carbon Farming: Agribusiness Corporations Foster False Hopes

The myth of 200 daily food decisions

How a methodological bias has shaped perceptions of eating behavior—and why more sophisticated measurement approaches are needed

One in five US foods and drinks contain synthetic dyes

They’re even more common in products marketed to children, despite health concerns

Climate crisis could force wild vanilla plants and pollinating insects apart, threatening global supply

Researchers find that a reduced overlap of suitable habitats for vanilla plants and the insects that pollinate them could threaten the survival of wild vanilla

Sorghum proteins offer resilient 3D printable ‘bioink’ base

Qualities of sorghum protein aid in making stable 3D food structures

Smart farm-grown plant unlocks hair health benefits

Korea Food Research Institute succeeds in functional food ingredient development

From reactor design to the printed schnitzel

KIT selects the best innovations: ReacTUNE - a software tool for designing reactor geometries - wins the NEULAND Innovation Competition 2025

Unlocking the genetic secrets of fruit firmness

How a single mutation doubled strawberry firmness

Cheese may really be giving you nightmares

Scientists find lactose intolerance may link consuming dairy, bad dreams, and poor sleep

Compostable Single-Use Tableware

Mechanically stable, water-resistant polymer films thanks to bio-based coatings

Vegan diet improves dietary acid load, a key risk factor for diabetes

Plant-based diet reduces inflammation and supports effective weight loss

Algae salad and cricket flour. Who will reach for alternative protein foods?

Skills, knowledge and the opinions of loved ones matter

Katjes International expects sale of 23% stake in CPK this year

Buyer expected to be a holding company of Ferrara Candy Co., a subsidiary of the Ferrero Group

Ferrero to acquire WK Kellogg

Acquisition supports Ferrero’s portfolio expansion and growth in North America

Valeo Foods Group Acquires Melegatti Cakes Expanding the Italian Bakery Portfolio

Solar Foods partners with Sensapure Flavors

"Solein is a very interesting and exciting ingredient which truly has the potential to revolutionize the food industry"

Positive business results and clear strategy in a challenging market environment

Annual General Meeting confirms course

Ready and running – WACKER Biotechnology Center in Munich

The focus will be on research in manufacturing processes for biopharmaceuticals and ingredients for food and dietary supplements

Food industry publishes annual figures for 2024: employment up

Economy still under pressure

Nestlé and IBM leverage AI and deep tech to unlock new packaging innovations

Alcohol only from 18?

Slight majority of Germans are in favor

Lallemand Acquires AIT Ingredients

Elbfrost Welcomes a New Growth Partner

Successful Launch for NPM Capital in Germany

Oat drinks from the Münsterland region: encouragement for farmers

DBU supports start-up Ährenbrüder from Telgte

Chemists produce hexa-nitrogen for the first time - the most energy-rich substance ever formed

"...a huge advance in nitrogen chemistry": future application as environmentally friendly energy storage conceivable

Amphibian skin mucus as a potential weapon against multi-resistant bacteria and cancer

Researchers find antimicrobial peptides on axolotl skin that not only fight dangerous hospital germs but also tumour cells as an effective antibiotic alternative

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

PFAS: A novel path to breaking down “forever chemicals”

A new catalyst capable of cleaving strong carbon-fluorine bonds has been developed – potential use in pharmaceutical production

Frequent nightmares triple risk of early death and accelerate ageing

"Our sleeping brains cannot distinguish dreams from reality"

Tumor diagnostics: AI model detects more than 170 types of cancer

Looking into the genome instead of into the tissue

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

How traditional chemistry can work with engineering biology to create sustainable chemical-producing living microbial factories

Colorectal cancer screening via smartphone?

App-based early detection is as accurate as laboratory tests and could motivate more people to undergo screening

Unmasking hazardous compounds in cosmetics, skincare products and perfumes

New analytical methodology: Significant detection of hazardous compounds and their effects on cells

Small but Mighty: Miniaturized Hydrogen Production

“We asked the biologically somewhat crazy question of whether we can’t just find a shortcut and let ferredoxin produce hydrogen”

Short naps increase the likelihood of flashes of inspiration

Study on the effect of power naps

How chemical bonds are formed: Observing energy flow in real time

Femtosecond spectroscopy makes chemical processes visible

How urea forms spontaneously

New reaction discovered: Potential for sustainable and low-energy urea synthesis

Virtually indefinitely durable: the world's only heart valve prosthesis made from the body's own tissue implanted for the first time

Technology was transferred to the Berlin start-up GrOwnValve

New Microscopy tool for energy research

Technique allows scientists to explore the properties of photoelectrodes more precisely

Sevenfold boost in lifespan of anode-free all-solid-state batteries using MoS₂ thin films

Employing cost-effective MoS₂ thin films in place of expensive noble metals resolves issues of non-uniform lithium plating and interfacial instability in anode-free all-solid-state batteries

Pharaoh's Curse fungus transformed to fight leukemia

Researchers turn toxic fungus into anti-cancer drug

A map for single-atom catalysts

The precise knowledge of the atomic environments can help produce single-atom catalysts that are more uniform, and thus more effective

Start-up wants to build the world's first stellarator-based fusion power plant in the 2030s

Proxima Fusion raises €130M Series A: “Fusion energy is entering a new era—moving from lab-based science to industrial-scale engineering”

Pigments that can do more

New discovery sheds light on the bacterial use of biomass with potential for biofuels and new antibiotics

Berlin-based blood analysis innovator aescolab secures new capital

Start-up uses AI for personalized health analyses

Renewable gas from hydrogen and CO₂

New sorption-enhanced methanation plant at Empa

Ear wax as a possible screening medium for Parkinson’s disease

Pushing the resolution limits of scattering near-field optical microscopy

A valuable tool for characterizing surfaces with atomic-scale precision

thyssenkrupp nucera Signs an Agreement to Acquire Key Technology Assets from Green Hydrogen Systems

Severe Polyneuritis Successfully Treated with CAR T-Cell Therapy

"We are starting a new chapter in the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases"

New Test Improves Quality Control of Allergy Therapeutics

This type of test has never been available before due to the complex structure of these medicines

Magnetic cooling – using a frustrated desert mineral

Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material

Possible anti-aging compounds found in blood bacteria

These findings could lead to new treatments for aging skin