Minnesota-based agrifood tech startup SCO2 has secured $2.65 million in seed funding to advance...
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IFT's Food Technology
New Drying Method Extends Fruit’s Shelf Life
Vacuum microwave drying is emerging as a faster, more efficient way to extend the shelf life of delicate fruits like berries and cherries while preserving their quality better than conventional drying methods.
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Green Queen
SCO2 Gets $2.7 Million to Create High-Value Products From Food Waste
Minnesota-based agrifood tech startup SCO2 has secured $2.65 million in seed funding to advance its carbon dioxide extraction tech, which can recover valuable compounds from food waste for use in various industries.
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Sponsored Content
Reimagining Food Science Through Applied AI
Purdue’s online AI in Food Science and Industry Certificate teaches professionals how to translate AI tools into workforce-relevant skills and propose-AI enabled solutions for food and ag challenges, going beyond AI programming.
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vegconomist
ImpacFat Turns to AI Ingredient Discovery to Lower the Cost of Cultivated Fish Fat
Singaporean cultivated fish fat producer ImpacFat has partnered with Malaysian AI biotech firm M3TRIQ to lower production costs and boost yields. M3TRIQ will use its molecular and ingredient discovery workflow to identify inputs that improve the efficiency and cost profile of ImpacFat’s processes.
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WCPO
Here's How the GLP-1 Boom is Changing Fast-Food Menus, Prices
Fast-food chains are responding to the GLP-1 boom with high-protein menus and smaller portions, some priced lower than traditional meals.
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Food Safety News
Signs of the Times: Storytelling is Alive and Well in Food Safety in New Orleans
In New Orleans recently for the IAFP annual meeting, consultant Darin Detwiler noticed that, tucked among the boutiques, bars and novelty shops were storefront signs that had nothing to do with tourism and everything to do with the national conversation surrounding food safety.
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EurekAlert!
Diet Quality Trumps Processing Level in Long-Term Health Outcomes
Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that overall diet quality was more strongly linked to risks of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and mortality than food processing level. Healthy diets were associated with lower risk regardless of processing level.
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GlobeNewswire
Kalsec Names New Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
Kalsec Inc. has appointed Greg Shewchuk as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Shewchuk succeeds Julie Heine as part of a planned leadership transition following her retirement after three decades of distinguished service to Kalsec.
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Scientific American (subscription required)
Neuroscientists Pinpoint How Smells Bring Back Childhood Memories
Smell can bring back vivid childhood memories—the so-called “Proust’s madeleine” phenomenon—and neuroscientists now think they know why.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
LIDL Recalls Shortbread Cookies on Undeclared Allergens
Lidl US is recalling all units of Eridanous Shortbread Cookies with Chocolate Truffle Coating & Apricot Filling (11.6 oz (330 g) box with the UPC 4056489125839) with foreign language ingredients and nutrition facts panel, due to undeclared wheat, soy, milk, and egg allergens.
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Griesson-de Beukelaer
Griesson-de Beukelaer Expands U.S. Footprint With Pirouline Acquisition
German cookie and snack manufacturer Griesson-de Beukelaer is acquiring DeBeukelaer and its Pirouline brand as part of its U.S. growth strategy. The company says it also plans to invest in a new bakery at the Madison, Miss., site.
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