31 May 2022 — Netherlands-based DSM is set to merge with Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned taste and perfumery company, to form DSM-Firmenich. The move is set to boost annual sales by €500 million (US$537 million), particularly by combining DSM’s Food & Beverage and Firmenich’s Taste & […]
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The Science & Business of Animal Health
Dr. Martin Mohr has been fascinated with the veterinary field since he was a young boy. You might say he has his father to thank for that. Born and raised in Springfield, Minnesota, Martin Mohr is one of six kids. His father was the town’s veterinarian. Mohr and his siblings […]
Coffee bad, red wine good? Top food myths busted | Food science
Modern nutritional science is only a hundred years old, so it’s no surprise that we’re constantly bamboozled by new and competing information about what to put into our bodies – or that we sometimes cling to reassuringly straightforward food myths which may no longer be true. In a world where […]
Beyond meat: insects and lab mushrooms to save the planet | Science & Tech
At some point this century, our food production system will collapse. Currently, its most critical link is meat, particularly beef, whose production, according to data from the FAO, has doubled in the last sixty years. 80% of agricultural land is used for cows, pigs or chickens, either in the form […]
IFT reunites the food science community in-person at its rebranded FIRST: Annual Event & Expo | 2022-04-21
After two years of virtual events, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) brings the food science community back together in-person with its newly rebranded annual meeting and expo, IFT FIRST: Annual Event & Expo. The event will take place July 10-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago. FIRST will be a […]
Podcast #793: The New Science of Metabolism and Weight Loss
You hear a lot about metabolism. You probably know it has something to do with weight loss. And even if you don’t go in for those supposed hacks around speeding up your metabolism, you likely figure you can at least increase it by exercising more. This isn’t actually the case, […]
CULT Food Science Invests in Cell-Based Oyster Company Pearlita Foods
Pearlita is One-of-a-Kind, Cell-Based, Mollusk Production Company that is Looking to Transform the Way Seafood is Cultivated for a More Healthy and Sustainable Future VANCOUVER, BC, April 11, 2022 /CNW/ – CULT Food Science Corp. (“CULT” or the “Company”) (CSE: CULT) (OTC: CULTF) (FRA: LN0), an innovative investment platform with an […]