The IPACK-Mat project dedicated to materials is back, and so is the thematic area Ipackima Lab focusing on product testing and certification, with the support of CONAI and Italian Institute of Packaging. One of the most significant challenges facing the packaging market, an industry that...
High throughput – smallest footprint The Formax® SX550 slicer, part of the proven SX series platform, features the largest slicing throat in its class. The machine can be configured for optimal performance based on specific product requirements, even for particularly demanding applications such as slicing...
DNV, the independent assurance and risk management provider, published a new report highlighting the urgent need for the food and beverage sector to transform its supply chains to meet sustainability demands amid global challenges like climate change, regulatory shifts, and evolving consumer expectations. The report...
The funding round was led by MoreVC, a prominent Israeli venture capital firm, with participation from Lever VC, a global leader in food and agri-tech investment; EIT Food, a European Union-supported platform for sustainable food innovations; and DarkBoot Group, a private equity firm involved in Gavan's...
A new thermoforming process “cera2heat”, developed by German startup watttron, is capable of consistently producing uniform, thin-walled packaging shapes like yoghurt pots thereby reducing material use by up to 50 percent. With precise temperature control of individual “heat pixels”, the process can reliably handle mono-materials...
MycoTechnology, Inc. has appointed Jordi Ferre as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective January 02, 2025. Ranjan Patnaik, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, who has been acting as interim CEO, will continue to serve as MycoTechnology’s CTO. Ferre joins leading food technology innovator, MycoTechnology, with over...
Nestlé USA announced the appointment of Martin Thompson as Chief Executive Officer and U.S. Market Head, effective January 1, 2025. Thompson will report to Steve Presley, Nestlé CEO Zone Americas, and will join the Zone Americas Leadership Team. Thompson joined Nestlé as a part of the company's acquisition of the Starbucks...
20 international startups are exhibiting at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2025. Their business ideas focus on digitalisation of the industry and include AI and modern sensor technology. What must my greenhouse look like to be profitable? Greenhouse Formula has the answer. The British startup's online tool makes...
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Celleste Bio, an early-stage cocoa-tech company, announced the closing of a $4.5M seed financing round led by Supply Change Capital, with participation from Mondelēz International's SnackFutures Ventures, Consensus Business Group, The Trendlines Group, Barrel Ventures and Regba Agriculture. Celleste will use the funding to accelerate R&D, infrastructure, and technological capabilities needed to...
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