tech & innovation

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Symrise’s new digital immersion center in Singapore propels F&B innovation
26 Jul 2024
--- Symrise has unveiled a Digital Immersion Co-Creation Center in Singapore — a facility blending market, consumer and sensory insights with cutting-edge technology. The digitally enabled, purpose-built space marks the... Read More
Alianza stand at trade show.
IFT First 2024: Alianza Team USA leverages AI tools to fast-track oil, lipid and fat formulation
19 Jul 2024
--- Alianza Team USA, experts in developing tailor-made solutions for oils, lipids and fats, unveiled a suite of AI tools during IFT First 2024. They are designed to help brands deliver on well-being and sustainability... Read More
colorful cows in the farm.
Milk moves: Sainsbury’s taps AI to boost dairy production, animal health and welfare
11 Jul 2024
--- Sainsbury’s plans to improve animal welfare and dairy farm efficiency with the roll out of new AI veterinary technology for dairy cows. The supermarket is joining forces with UK-based Vet Vision AI, whose new... Read More
A woman cultivates rice in a flooded rice paddy in the Philippines.
Innovative water management technique could cut methane emissions in Philippines’ rice paddies
03 Jul 2024
--- In a bid to reduce methane emissions from rice paddies in the Philippines through the water management method known as Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD), Yanmar Agri, along with its local subsidiary, Yanmar Philippines... Read More
IFF Sustainable Brewing Calculator.
IFF’s new Sustainability Brewing Calculator unlocks savings and minimizes ecological impact
28 Jun 2024
--- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has launched its Sustainability Brewing Calculator, simplifying sustainable decision-making for brewers. The online tool reveals how adjustments to raw material inputs can lead to... Read More
Three men in a food factory.
Singapore invests in precision fermentation hub to mitigate food insecurity
27 Jun 2024
--- US-based University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has received a five-year, US$14.8 million grant to develop a “Centre for Precision Fermentation and Sustainability” (PreFerS). The funding for the center, which... Read More
Ice cream and sorbets.
Better Juice enhances bioconversion tech to slash sugar and calories in fruit sorbets
24 Jun 2024
--- Food-tech company Better Juice has expanded its patented sugar reduction technology to fruit sorbets, cutting the sugar content by 50-70% and reducing calories by 40%. The company produces these sorbets in flavors like... Read More
Cascades' new packaging.
Cascades launches eco-designed egg packaging for visual appeal and sturdiness
21 Jun 2024
--- US-based packaging supplier Cascades has unveiled a sustainable egg packaging solution that enhances egg visibility and protection while reinforcing brand presence on shelves. The eco-designed packaging is made from 100%... Read More
McDonald's drive-thru.
McDonald’s pulls plug on AI drive-through ordering after mishaps go viral
20 Jun 2024
--- McDonald’s is removing AI-powered ordering tools from its US drive-through restaurants after customers shared experiences of orders going wrong online. In one viral TikTok video, a customer recorded ordering caramel... Read More
Scientists working in the lab.
Danone’s French biotech platform to speed up precision fermentation and propel future food
14 Jun 2024
--- Danone has joined forces with the US-based precision fermentation start-up DMC Biotechnologies, tire manufacturer Michelin and French bank Crédit Agricole Centre to create the “Biotech Open Platform” that... Read More
Blockchain technology.
Bunge and CP Foods explore blockchain technology to advance soybean traceability
12 Jun 2024
--- Agribusiness and food company Bunge and CP Foods subsidiary Bangkok Produce Merchandising Public Company (BKP) have leveraged blockchain tech to test a traceability platform for sustainable soy. The move aims to foster... Read More
Orange juice.
Orange juice crisis: IFF explores citrus product reformulation with alternative fruits
11 Jun 2024
--- Amid an unprecedented orange juice shortage worldwide, processors are considering shifting to alternative fruit to overcome the issue. Unfavorable weather conditions and citrus greening in Brazil, whose harvest accounts for... Read More
Cows in a dairy farm.
Mileutis poised to reduce dairy farms’ reliance on antibiotics with “residue-free” substitute
29 May 2024
--- Israeli biopharmaceutical company Mileutis has developed Imilac — an antibiotic substitute for dairy cows to reduce the dairy industry’s reliance on antibiotics. Trials involving 500 cows have shown the... Read More
Drone flying over a crop field.
AI in agriculture: Advancing crops, insect protection and climate change forecasts
24 May 2024
--- Artificial Intelligence (AI) advocates say the technology can drive an “agricultural revolution” at a time when climate change and the rising human population weighs heavily on crops and F&B supply chains.... Read More
A female scientist in white coat looks at a vertical farm inside a lab against a pink background.
Future-proofing agriculture: UK researchers tap into AI and robotics for climate-resilient crops
10 May 2024
--- Scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to monitor plants and pinpoint precise changes in photosynthesis to grow climate-resilient crops that they say will help grow “tomorrow’s atmosphere... Read More
Two hands holding white wine glasses.
E-tongue testing: Scientists unlock tech that surpasses humans to sense white wine spoilage
06 May 2024
--- US-based scientists have found a way to speed up wine spoilage detection by using an “electronic tongue” with strand-like sensory probes that are said to outperform human senses when detecting contaminated wine.... Read More
Two pieces of plant-based steaks on a wooden table.
Steakholder Foods heralds “new era” in food tech with ready blends for 3D-printed meat and fish
04 Apr 2024
--- Steakholder Foods has rolled out two 3D-printed meat blends, SHMeat and SHFish, in the US for formulating plant-based fish and steak alternatives after receiving the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for all the... Read More
Three women and two men standing next to each other in colorful t shirts with potato plants kept in front.
Potato to protein: Israeli start-up leverages molecular farming to formulate patatin and ovalbumin
02 Apr 2024
--- Biotech start-up PoLoPo has unveiled the SuperAA platform — a molecular farming system that uses metabolic engineering techniques to formulate proteins in common plant crops. The method is currently deployed in... Read More
A piece of seafood substitute made from fermentation kept next to a pink flower.
“Fish-free” advancements: Aqua Cultured Foods and Ginkgo Bioworks join forces to optimize alt-seafood
29 Mar 2024
--- Alt-protein start-up Aqua Cultured Foods and Ginkgo Bioworks have partnered to optimize an innovative fermentation technology that elevates the quality of “fish-free” seafood to authentically replicate the look,... Read More
An old bald man smiling and holding a flask with oil.
Sugar to oil: Checkerspot unlocks microalgae fermentation for sustainable fat alternatives
28 Mar 2024
--- Fats and oils find a plethora of applications in the F&B industry — from frying and dressings to providing texture to bakery and confectionery. However, unstable supply chains and climate changes are driving... Read More
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