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WSU researchers make salt healthier

WSU researchers make salt healthier

19 Apr 2019

Washington State University researchers have found a way to make food taste salty but with less of the sodium chloride tied to poor health.

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Campden announces 3D printing seminar

Campden announces 3D printing seminar

18 Apr 2019

Campden BRI has begun a research project to assess and evaluate how 3D printing applications could benefit the food industry.

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Kraft-Heinz announces latest Springboard qualifiers

Kraft-Heinz announces latest Springboard qualifiers

7 Mar 2019

Springboard, a platform launched by Kraft Heinz in 2016 to nurture, scale, and accelerate growth of disruptive brands, announced its second Incubator Program class.

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Campden BRI convenes 3D printing seminar

Campden BRI convenes 3D printing seminar

27 Feb 2019

Campden BRI is hosting a seminar on the 3D printing of food on Thursday 20 June which will, says Campden, appeal to those who work in food manufacturing.

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New ingredients company launches

New ingredients company launches

27 Feb 2019

Motif Ingredients, a food ingredients company, has launched with $90M in Series A financing to provide next-generation alternative proteins and other ingredients to global food companies.

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FSAI announces new DNA scanning tool

FSAI announces new DNA scanning tool

25 Feb 2019

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) now has a new DNA scanning tool to identify the entire DNA content of a food, proactively identifying all the ingredients and their biological sources.

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Amyris signs $255m deal for cannabinoid development

Amyris signs $255m deal for cannabinoid development

14 Feb 2019

Developer and producer of sustainable ingredients for the health & wellness, clean beauty and flavors & fragrances markets Amyris has signed a binding term sheet for a planned cannabinoid development.

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McCormick to apply AI to flavour development

McCormick to apply AI to flavour development

5 Feb 2019

McCormick and IBM have announced their ongoing research collaboration to pioneer the application of artificial intelligence (AI) for flavour and food product development.

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Award-winning startup uses enzymes to cut sugar in fruit juice

Award-winning startup uses enzymes to cut sugar in fruit juice

31 Jan 2019

Fruit juice has come under fire for its high sugar content in recent years, but an Israeli startup called Better Juice has developed an enzyme technology that cuts sugars by up to 80% without adding or subtracting anything from the juice.

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BENEO to showcase Palatinose-based toffee

BENEO to showcase Palatinose-based toffee

29 Jan 2019

BENEO is to showcase and sample the first toffees with its functional carbohydrate, Palatinose. The new product concept has been created to offer consumers a healthier toffee alternative.

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Wageningen, NWVA to merge into new institute

Wageningen, NWVA to merge into new institute

21 Jan 2019

RIKILT Wageningen University & Research and the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)’s Laboratory for Food and Feed Safety will merge into a new institute effective 1 June 2019.

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Arla creates new innovation organisation, hires new SVP

Arla creates new innovation organisation, hires new SVP

18 Jan 2019

Arla Foods is creating a new Product and Innovation organisation and appointing a new Senior Vice President, driven by the desire to strengthen its innovation and global product agenda.

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