Category: Technology
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Xordex Ventures, Luchrome, and Lasso Loop Recycling have won the 2026 AIPIA Brand Challenge, responding to Cranswick’s brief for smart packaging that can monitor product condition, improve traceability, support food safety, and connect across the supply chain.
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EPAX Cetoleic 2040 reduced LDL-cholesterol by 7% after eight weeks in a randomised clinical trial of overweight and obese adults, adding human data to the emerging category of marine long-chain monounsaturated fatty acids.
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T. Hasegawa USA has launched HASEMILK, a powdered dairy-free flavour technology designed to recreate milk taste, aroma, and mouthfeel in plant-based beverages, bakery, desserts, sauces, and dry mixes.
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Researchers are demonstrating how modified QuEChERS methods can support faster testing for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in foods, offering laboratories a route to cleaner sample preparation and more routine contaminant monitoring.
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The global poultry processing equipment market is forecast to grow from $4.97bn in 2026 to $8.61bn by 2035, driven by automation, inspection systems, high-capacity lines, and demand for processed poultry products.
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Easysnap Technology has introduced Papersnap, a paper-based single-dose pack designed for fold-and-squeeze dispensing across sauces, condiments, syrups, and toppings, with more than 80% paper content and recyclability certification.
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MyriaMeat has developed a pluripotent stem cell line from roe deer and differentiated it into muscle tissue, extending its cultivated meat platform into venison and strengthening the case for premium-format cultivated meat development.
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Soufflet Malt and Ferments du Futur have started an 18-month programme to develop cocoa alternatives from fermented sprouted grains, using solid-state fermentation and a four-ton demonstrator in France to test flavour, functionality, and scalable ingredient production.
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Domino says 2D coding has moved from awareness to implementation. Its interpack 2026 activity highlighted integration, automation, vision inspection, and connected workflows as manufacturers prepare for variable data at scale.
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OAL has secured £5m to scale food factory robotics. The Innovate UK loan will support fenceless systems designed for space-constrained production lines, repetitive handling tasks, and labour-challenged food manufacturing sites.