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Queen Mary University of London develops handheld AI grape ripeness sensor for winemakers
Queen Mary University of London’s RipenAI handheld sensor gives winemakers instant grape ripeness data, improving harvest planning and quality.
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£3m BBSRC and Defra funding to accelerate healthier UK food innovation
New £3 million UK programme will unite bioscience and industry to accelerate healthier, sustainable food products and processing innovations.
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Singapore team develops two novel methods to enhance carob flavour in chocolate alternatives
Scientists in Singapore have developed two natural processing techniques that significantly improve carob flavour, offering manufacturers a climate-resilient alternative to cocoa.
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AKA Foods secures $17.2 million seed funding to launch world’s first secure AI system for food innovation
AKA Foods has secured $17.2 million in seed funding to launch AKA Studio, a secure AI platform transforming food product formulation. By combining sensory data, R&D insights and intelligent AI assistants, the system accelerates innovation cycles, supports clean-label reformulation, and helps food companies bring healthier, more sustainable products to market…
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Walmart and Avery Dennison launch RFID-enabled labels to boost food freshness
Walmart and Avery Dennison launch first-to-market RFID labelling in meat, bakery and deli to cut waste, improve freshness and boost efficiency.
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Unlocking value through product reformulation: why mouthfeel matters more than ever
As consumer expectations evolve, Tate & Lyle reveal to New Food why preserving mouthfeel through product reformulation is essential for delivering affordable indulgence.
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Tate & Lyle unveils mouthfeel trends shaping the future of food and beverages
Tate & Lyle's new report reveals nine key trends, providing insights for brands and manufacturers to innovate and optimise food texture.
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Identifying key sensory-active flavour compounds in plant‑based tuna
Sensory Directed Analysis (SDA) using gas chromatography (GC-O/MS) identifies key sensory compounds in plant-based tuna, enabling manufacturers to replicate real tuna flavor in replacement products.
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Improving food quality with AI-driven sensomics
Professor Chiara Cordero discusses the latest application of her team’s AI smelling machine as methods are developed to measure quality in hazelnuts, a consumer favourite in sweets and chocolates.
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Emerging tech trends report
Download our new report on emerging technologies to watch as we move towards a safer, more efficient and sustainable food system.
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Measuring the product experience
When considering the testing processes in food production, most minds will gravitate to laboratory analysis. Here, we find out about another important test – sensory experience and fulfilment – and how it can make or break a product.
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The future of food manufacturing
Marcel Koks, Industry and Solution Strategy Director, Food and Beverage at Infor, discusses what the food factory of the future will look like.
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The less you nose the better – can food aromas make people eat healthier?
Scientists from Ohio State University are researching whether our sense of smell can be influenced to encourage healthier eating.
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Identifying cocoa off-flavours reliably
There has been a need to develop a more reliable way to detect off-flavours in cocoa, which have previously caused immense economic damage for producers. Now we have one...
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What makes a good vegan Easter egg?
Dr Debbie Parker discusses why sensory aspects are important and cracks the shell on what qualities make for a tasty vegan Easter egg.
