Food and beverage news

More calories – more consumption

Individuals with and without obesity both prefer high-calories food

Fossil fuels help us grow food.

That’s good for food production but bad for the planet.

$791,000 grant to support future nematode-resistant soybean varieties

Plant-parasitic nematodes annually cause $160 billion in agricultural losses globally

Is fake meat good to eat?

Processed plant-based meat alternatives linked to depression risk in vegetarians

Kaempferol: Natural Aid for Allergies Discovered

Natural Effects of Flavonoids Against Food Allergies Confirmed

Restrict advertising - protect children

Yeast as food emulsifier? Easily released protein as strong as casein

Cell wall proteins exhibit emulsifying action, offer possible alternative to emulsifiers derived from milk, other known allergens

How chemical reactions deplete nutrients in plant-based drinks

EU project CIRCULAR FoodPack

How to make flexible food packaging recyclable

New, simple, and natural method for producing vitamin B

Researchers at DTU have succeeded in developing a natural and simple method for producing vitamin B2

Traces of 10,000-year-old ancient rice beer discovered in Neolithic site in Eastern China

What motivates Americans to eat less red meat?

New research looks at whether health risks or environmental impacts matter more

Dubai raclette: an innovative cheese inspired by the Dubai chocolate hype

Pulses - EU Commission expects increasing harvest volumes

EBSA further expands its position as a purchasing company

New, family-run partner from the beverage industry

The Oat Factory sets new standards in oat drinks with innovative oat products

New production facility of the frischli and Brüggen joint venture starts production

New: Baileys Chocolate

Baileys Chocolate opens up irresistible sales opportunities

How Nestlé and the Swiss Confederation are upskilling and creating job opportunities for Nigerian youth

Young people most stressed about spending family time this Christmas

How polluted is algae?

Heavy metals and high iodine levels found in dried algae

Mercosur agreement makes orange juice cheaper again

The future tastes good thanks to food diversity

Food industry at the Green Week 2025

Pathogens in smoked salmon

Sensitive consumer groups should avoid consumption

Rémy Martin celebrates its 300th anniversary with exclusive limited editions

Recycling batteries with citric acid

Highly efficient recycling process for NCM lithium-ion batteries

Microbe of the Year 2023: Bacillus subtilis – for health and technology

Already, Bacillus subtilis is indispensable in many industries, and many more innovations are expected

Interdisciplinary research team developing novel drug detection technology

New system uses software that acts like a robotic scientist

Plastic fantastic: Green, strong and edible

Researchers have created a biodegradable composite material that might help battle the global plastic-waste crisis

A new era of allergy treatment

Scientists unveil the early molecular key to curing life-threatening allergies

Roche lays the foundation for the diagnostics production of the future in Germany

Investment of more than 600 million euros in a high-tech production center - Roche's largest single investment in Germany to date

New method for new materials

Low-cost production process for transition metal nitrides in high industrial demand

CRISPR-Cas technology: ETH researchers have uncovered a serious side effect

A molecule designed to make the process more efficient destroys parts of the genome

MIT gel changes color on demand

Material could lead to fast, inexpensive sensors

Fresh iron from old mining sludge

Great interest in pilot plant

‘Love hormone’ instead of opioids

A groundbreaking new approach to treating chronic abdominal pain

New dimension for efficient laboratory work

Laboratory SaaS provider Labforward ramps up Series B financing to >€8.5 million in second closing

Renewable Carbon Feedstocks: Building a Net-Zero Chemical Industry in 2050

CCU and recycling as the cornerstone of the chemical industry’s feedstock in 2050

Designing large new proteins with AI

New method for designing artificial proteins

World Community Grid Targets AIDS in Giant Research Effort

Second project will help determine effective AIDS therapies

Researchers develop a new material that removes a dangerous “forever chemical,” from drinking water

Powerful technology can detect and filter out chemical linked to cancer and other health risks, potentially revolutionizing water purification efforts

Delivering medicines with microscopic flowers

Microparticles consisting of extremely thin petals can be used to transport medicines precisely via the bloodstream to tumors or blood clots

Chemical analyses faster and more precise than ever before

A new spectroscopy method: Ultra-short light pulses enable high-precision "artificial nose"

Advanced Automation Technologies agrees to acquire GERSTEL

Expanding automated sample preparation capabilities

Brain tumour cells rapidly integrate into brain-wide neuronal circuits

Researchers hope to use their new findings for future therapies for glioblastomas, which are currently incurable

Researchers probe secrets of bacterial immune system

Breakthrough: Previously unknown compound in chloraminated drinking water identified

Identifying the compound required a more complete understanding of chemistry and better analytical instrumentation

Concept Life Sciences and Accelero Biostructures partner to advance X-ray crystallography in early drug discovery

Up to 10 times faster drug development expected

Discovery of world’s oldest DNA breaks record by one million years

Two-million-year-old DNA has been identified for the first time - opening a ‘game-changing’ new chapter in the history of evolution

Spin-Powered Crystals: A Breakthrough in Clean Hydrogen Production

"...we've created a catalyst that outperforms traditional materials by a factor of 200"

From chip shop to pit stop

Scientists make cooking oil biofuel as efficient as diesel

New brain target for potential treatment of social pathology in autism spectrum disorder

Carbon recycling instead of plastic trash

Iron electrocatalysis breaks down polystyrene and delivers green hydrogen

Cancer research: Small change with a big impact

How p53 works

Surfaces and Interfaces: Innovative techniques allow researchers to study interfaces with great precision