food technology
PeakBridge and EIT Food launch new agrifood-tech seed fund
The FoodSparks fund will invest up to €30 million in the most promising European companies over a span of up to four years.
Puratos launches new venture for food tech startups
Sparkalis will be the first global food tech venture supporting innovation in bakery, patisserie and chocolate.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Bilbao to host Food 4 Future World Summit
The Food 4 Future World Summit will take place in Spain from 15-17 June 2021 and aims to showcase the latest technologies, solutions and automation systems that are transforming the food industry.
Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Better Juice and GEA announce collaboration
Food tech startup Better Juice has signed a joint venture with GEA Group to scale up its sugar-reduction technology.
Winners announced for International FoodTec Award 2021
The DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society) has announced the 20 recipients of the International FoodTec Award for pioneering development in terms of innovation, sustainability and efficiency.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
ProVeg and Veg Capital partner to fund food tech startups
German startup Zveetz becomes the latest plant-based company to receive investment from the partnership.
Bühler and DIL join forces to accelerate sustainable food production
Bühler AG has announced a strategic partnership with the German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL) to work together on the next generation of extruded meat substitutes.
PepsiCo names 2021 Greenhouse Accelerator programme finalists
PepsiCo has selected 10 emerging innovators for its fifth annual PepsiCo Greenhouse programme that seek to transform the ways consumers eat, drink and live their lives.
FutureBridge unveils top five technology trends for 2021
FutureBridge states that the pandemic has accelerated the food industry’s need to adopt technologies that will help address glaring structural inefficiencies.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Kickstart announces 48 new partnerships to drive innovation in Switzerland
Kickstart Innovation has initiated Proof of Concepts and partnerships between start-ups, scale-ups and established companies and institutions in many fields of expertise, including Food & Retail Tech.
myAir rethinks stress and nutrition with smart tech
Israeli food tech start-up myAir is leveraging AI to personalise stress relief via botanically infused nutrition bars.
Edible insects – the future?
Food & Drink Technology talks to Thomas Constant about his company, BeoBia, which wants food for life and is developing an insect growing pod for people’s homes, providing a sustainable and healthy source of protein while reusing household food waste.
The future of food
The food and beverage industries face big changes over the next few years. Covid-19 has not only turned the spotlight on demand for food supplies but also the need for the global food system to change. Helping to stay on top of these shifts in production and consumer demand is food tech (in all its various guises).
Victory Hemp Foods partners with Applied Food Sciences
The partnership sees Victory Hemp further its dedication to dramatically expand the range of products in which hemp grain can be used as ingredients.