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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
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
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.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Mintel: four trends for restaurants in 2019
17 Jan 2019
Mintel believes the foodservice landscape will evolve, driven by increased awareness around social and environmental responsibility and innovation in technology-enabled customer service.
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