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Chilean Start-Up Wins Roquette Innovation Challenge
Chilean start-up NotCo was awarded the Innovation Challenge from Roquette at the Future Food-Tech Summit in New York. Thirty-seven international food entrepreneurs competed for the award and three were shortlisted. The winner would benefit from Roquette’s expertise in food, nutrition and health in…
Berge Bulk to Use GoodFuels’ Sustainable Marine Biofuel
GoodFuels, a biofuel pioneer based in the Netherlands, is teaming up with independent dry bulk owner Berge Bulk, to explore opportunities to deploy sustainable marine biofuel. The companies announced the successful completion of advanced marine biofuel from 100% sustainable feedstock…
Kazakhstan oilfield composts 255 tonnes of food waste after new law
An oilfield in Kazakhstan has received composting equipment from waste-to-energy firm Tidy Planet, which shipped four composters and a dewatering system to help compost 225 tonnes of food waste produced at the site. Traditionally, food waste produced by the 4,000…
Researchers at the American Chemistry Society (ACS) Are Tweaking Grapes to Help with Climate Change Effects
Climate change and its consequences like droughts and heatwaves can have serious effects on wine grapes, causing them to ripen early and produce lackluster wine. There might be a solution on the horizon; according to the Journal of Agricultural and…
Carbios Joins Global Brands to Present World’s First Enzymatically Recycled Bottles
On June 24, a consortium of global companies, which includes Carbios, L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe, announced the successful production of the world’s first food-grade PET plastic bottles produced entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic. This announcement concludes almost…
Colgate-Palmolive Launches Elixir Toothpaste with New PET Packaging
Colgate-Palmolive launched their new Elixir line of three toothpaste formulas, in PET packaging, to the European market. Liz Mellone, Colgate-Palmolive Co. Worldwide Director of Oral Care Packaging said “Colgate Elixir is toothpaste reimagined—breathtaking design with beauty-inspired ingredients in a unique…