Category: Technology
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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.
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Baby food pouch testing has intensified scrutiny on flexible plastics. Greenpeace-commissioned analysis of Nestlé and Danone products adds pressure on pouch materials, migration controls, supplier evidence, and infant nutrition packaging formats.
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Macpac has added Sulapac Flow to its thermoformed packaging range. The wood-polymer composite is food-contact compliant, industrially compostable, and designed to replace conventional plastics in inserts, trays, and single-use packaging.
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ADM has launched eight soy and pea ingredients across key markets. The new portfolio covers meat alternatives, beverages, dairy alternatives, baked goods, batters, and breadings in North America and Europe.
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Biospringer has strengthened its fermentation platform beyond yeast-derived ingredients. The acquisition of selected PTX Food technology adds bacteria-fermented ingredient capability to its food and beverage portfolio.
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Koenig has scaled suction dividing for industrial bakery production lines. The Industrie Rex Evo EC combines 24,000-piece hourly output, ±1% stated weight accuracy, modular changeover, and hygiene-focused access for industrial dough processing.
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Sanitation technology is moving beyond chemical-intensive cleaning regimes at scale. Element Six and Oxi-Tech are partnering to accelerate synthetic-diamond-enabled disinfection for dairy, food production, and other industrial users.