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Food Processing Sustainability

PACE launches Europe’s first full-scale retrofitted biorefinery to transform potato juice into sustainable bio-based chemicals

A new European flagship project is set to demonstrate at industrial scale, how an underutilized side-stream from the potato processing industry can become a valuable source of sustainable chemicals. PACE (Potato Juice to Fatty Acids for New Bio-based Value-Chains in Europe) will demonstrate a first-of-its-kind flagship biorefinery by retrofitting part of Royal Avebe’s existing production […]

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FoodTech Nutrition Startups

Brevel, Coffeesai Team Up to Optimize Production with Illuminated Fermentation

Brevel, Ltd. enters fully into the plant cell-culture market to help companies scale-up production and enhance nutrients yield, utilizing its proprietary illuminated fermentation platform. Brevel is partnering with Coffeesai, a coffee cell-culture company to use light as a key factor in promoting the growth of coffee cells, and accelerate the transition from lab to commercial […]

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FoodTech Fresh Produce

Fresh-Frozen Herbs Get a Makeover with a Soft, Scoopable Format

Kad Bnei Darom, Ltd., with more than a half century in herb and vegetable processing, launches a leap forward in fresh-frozen herbs. Kad has crafted a new line of frozen herbs in 200 ml containers. The herbs scoop effortlessly straight from the freezer.  Kad also introduces popular spreads, traditionally sold in the refrigerated aisle, into […]

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AgTech FoodTech Sustainability

Future Fit Asia Announces Two Winners of Inaugural Grantham Foundation Detox Awards, sharing USD 90,000 in Prizes, at Landmark 10th Edition

Future Fit Asia (formerly Future Food Asia) concluded its landmark 10th edition conference on 13 May 2026 at Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore, with the announcement of the winners of the inaugural Grantham Foundation Detox Awards. Pandawa Agri Indonesia (Indonesia) for their technology to reduce herbicide use, and Prof. Eric Chan and Dr. Dachuan Zhang (Bezos […]

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FoodTech Fresh Produce

New Frozen Herb Pops Redefines Convenience and Sustainability

Agrifood company Kad Bnei Darom introduces Cuca™ Herb Pops, its fresh contribution to the culinary domain. These highly practical, innovative herb pops present a new format for flash-frozen fresh herbs that merge convenience with eco-consciousness. The company will reveal the new product line at the Fancy Food Show in New York, 28-30 June 2026. In […]

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FoodTech Nutrition

Sweet Victory Gum Helps Type 1 Diabetics Halve Sweets Snacking in Pilot Clinical Trial

Results of a new clinical pilot study reveal that chewing Sweet Victory gum could help patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) reduce sweet snacking by more than half. The functional chewing gum, formulated with powdered leaves of the Gymnema sylvestre plant was designed by Sweet Victory, Ltd. to help consumers strengthen their resistance to sugary […]

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BioTech FoodTech Nutrition

New CEO to drive global commercialization of precision botanical ingredients for the nutraceutical industry

Novella Innovative Technology, Ltd., an innovator in plant-cell-based ingredients, announces the appointment of Antonio Martinez Descalzo, a global expert in scaling health and wellness ingredients as company CEO. The biotech and nutrition veteran will lead the start-up’s transition from its intensive R&D phase toward full-scale commercial operation. Martinez brings more than two decades of global […]

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FoodTech Nutrition Plant-based Foods

Brevel’s Illuminated Fermentation Brings Pure Chlorella to the Nutraceutical Space

Microalgae innovator Brevel, Ltd. introduces Purallis™, a clean-label chlorella for nutraceuticals that is cultivated in a closed system indoors. The company produces standardized chlorella using its proprietary illuminated fermentation biomanufacturing platform. This will allow high yields and solve some of the bottlenecks of sourcing chlorella that comply with consumers’ expectations of purity and standardization. The […]

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FoodTech Nutrition Startups

Future Food Asia to become Future Fit Asia as platform marks 10th anniversary

Future Food Asia (FFA) said it will rebrand as Future Fit Asia in 2026, reflecting a broader focus on the links between food, human health, environmental integrity and long-term resilience. The milestone 10th anniversary conference will take place on 12–13 May 2026 in Singapore. Founded a decade ago as an agrifood technology startup competition, FFA said its mission […]

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FoodTech Nutrition Plant-based Foods Protein

Lasenor Debuts New Texturizing Pea Protein That Reduces Egg Use in Muffins

Bakery solutions specialist Lasenor Emul, S.L. has successfully crafted delicious muffins using 50-100% less egg. Introducing LASENOR® VP-100, a clean, texturizing protein from peas, these hybrid baked treats were showcased at Fi Europe 2025, as part of the product’s official launch. New partnership LASENOR® VP-100 is a texturizing pea protein specifically designed for commercial bakery […]