23 Dec 2022 --- The Russian invasion of Ukraine dominated headlines this year, immediately impacting food supply chains and escalating problems with wheat, oil and other commodity supplies... Read More

19 Dec 2022 --- Enzymes manufacturer Novozymes has agreed to buy Chr. Hansen to expand in the nutrition industry. The merger resulted in a US$12.3 billion deal, writing history as the largest... Read More

14 Dec 2022 --- Symrise is working with Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and other key industry players in a four-year research project to examine the factors that influence flavor... Read More

12 Dec 2022 --- Bioscience players Novozymes and Chr. Hansen are merging in a deal that will result in the dissolution of the latter by the fourth quarter of 2023. The new company is expected to... Read More

12 Dec 2022 --- Chr. Hansen and CP Kelco bring their ambient vegan yogurt alternative to the market through a collaboration that underscores the innovation and expertise of the businesses. Company... Read More

14 Sep 2022 --- Nathalia Edwards, commercial development manager, fermented beverages at Chr. Hansen, examines some of the key trends emerging at Drinktec 2022. She also details the company’s solution, NEER Yeast, for making non-alcohol beer and looks at future innovations in fermented beverages.

02 Dec 2021 --- A panel of industry experts selected Chr. Hansen’s FreshQ concept at this year’s Fi Europe Innovation Awards in Frankfurt, Germany. The Food Tech Innovation Award was presented to the company’s range of next-generation food cultures, which are pegged as a “game-changer in terms of low impact on post-acidification” in the fermented dairy space.

31 Jul 2020 --- Annatto has been part of Chr. Hansen's portfolio for 144 years. The company now produces the orange-red food pigment in Brazil, the US and in Denmark. The EU is expanding its food categories that allow annatto to include, among others – batters, soups, broths, surimi and flavored drinks. In line with this development, Chr. Hansen details how it has conducted an extensive review of its annatto portfolio to ensure compliancy with the new documentation and labeling requirements.

03 Feb 2020 --- The Hansen sweet potato is unique for its red shade and natural positioning. It can replace carmine and Red 40, which is difficult to obtain from a normal erythrosine, explains Pernille Borre Arskog, Senior Manager, Chr. Hansen, at FiE 2019 in Paris, France. The company touted how the colorant is suitable for a wide variety of applications, ranging from beverages to plant-based meat alternatives.

10 Dec 2019 --- Chr. Hansen highlighted its new Sweety Y-1 culture at FiE 2019. The culture reduces the amount of added sugar in yogurt and keeps the sweetness, but does so only using culture. The patented bacteria work by converting the naturally occurring sugars in milk, using more of the lactose and leaving glucose. This enables the development of natural and clean label products without the use of artificial sweeteners.

22 Apr 2022 --- This week, Nestlé revealed in third-quarter results that it has raised prices for its products by 5.2% to counterbalance the surge in global costs driven by inflation, climate change and conflict. Chr. Hansen unveiled a new culture range for plant-based meat alternatives, while the Dutch government invested a record €60 million to boost cell-based meat and agriculture. Meanwhile, India’s wheat and rice stocks were found to hold the key in bolstering a shortage of wheat following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

30 Apr 2021 --- In F&B developments this week, the Good Food Institute (GFI) and more than 60 key alternative protein stakeholders called on the US federal government to make alt-protein investment a “national priority.” Chr. Hansen launched its latest generation of bioprotective food cultures FreshQ, while TurtleTree opened new US-based R&D headquarters for the sustainable cultivation of milk from mammalian cells. In Singapore, Givaudan & Bühler launched a Protein Innovation Centre targeting Asian culinary plant-based development.

04 Sep 2020 --- This week, ingredient innovation was in the spotlight. FoodIngredientsFirst spoke with Chr. Hansen, who launched its latest cheese culture solution for reduced browning on pizzas by up to 100 percent. US start-up Renewal Mill is making moves in transforming waste into premium ingredients such as “oat okara,” a flour made from the oat pulp leftover when oat milk is produced. The production of a unique single-cell protein “made from thin air” is ramping up, following an US$18 million financing round for Finnish food tech start-up, Solar Foods.

06 Nov 2018 --- Mauricio Graber took the helm as new Chr. Hansen CEO on June 1, 2018, having previously served as President of the Flavours Division of Givaudan. Chr. Hansen recently reported its Q4 and full financial earnings. The company announced that it had achieved the overall financial targets set at the beginning of the year and raised its ambitions 9-11 percent organic growth for next year. It is the company’s core business of Cultures & Enzymes, which represents 59 percent of their business that performed the strongest, with bioprotection and probiotics forming key pillars here. FoodIngredientsFirst spoke with Mauricio about the current business environment and new opportunities for microbes.

06 Nov 2017 --- Danish-headquartered ingredients supplier Chr. Hansen recently announced its annual results, with organic growth reported of 10 percent for 2016/2017. Food Cultures & Enzymes and Health & Nutrition both delivered strong growth, performing slightly above the long-term ambitions for these businesses, while Natural Colors grew in line with ambitions. The key focus for Chr. Hansen continues to be strong organic growth through innovation and the company notes that with good progress in many of its strategic initiatives, the building blocks for achieving its ambitious financial targets are in place.Soeren Westh Lonning, CFO at Chr. Hansen discusses the company’s strategy shortly after the results were announced. 

10 Nov 2020 --- The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on consumer behavior and trends. Lockdowns, social distancing and a heightened focus on hygiene are now an integral part of our new reality. The outcome of these changes will define consumer behavior in the near future – and potentially for some time to come. In this webinar, Chr. Hansen Natural Colors will guide you through this new reality with exciting opportunities for innovating with color.