ussec

COMMODITY COMMODITY PRECIOUS

Mettler-Toledo turns up the dial on food safety tech at Interpack 2026

Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection showcased a suite of new product inspection technologies at Interpack 2026 at Messe Düsseldorf in Germany, in May, targeting food manufacturers under increasing pressure to meet compliance demands, reduce contamination risk and integrate real-time data across production lines. The launches spanned metal detection, x-ray inspection, AI-assisted quality control and data management software.

PPM Technologies and Key Technology integrate full potato chip processing line for launch at SNACKEX

PPM Technologies and Key Technology, both operating companies under the Duravant group, are introducing a fully integrated potato chip processing line aimed at addressing persistent challenges in high-volume snack production, including raw material variability, labour shortages and the coordination burden of managing multiple equipment suppliers.

Crespel & Deiters brings pea protein granules to plant-based formulation market

Ibbenbüren-based ingredient specialist Crespel & Deiters has launched Lory® Tex Granules, a pea-based extrudate designed to meet the functional and nutritional demands of plant-based meat and fish alternative applications.

Polyphenols, not fibre: Greenvit makes the case for aronia as a selective microbiome modulator

Polish botanical extract specialist Greenvit has introduced ARONVIT®, a concentrated aronia berry (Aronia melanocarpa) extract powder positioned as a polyphenol-driven prebiotic alternative to conventional fibre-based gut health ingredients. Greenvit launched ARONVIT at Vitafoods Europe in Barcelona.

GNT targets premium pet food boom with new EXBERRY plant-based colour range

GNT, the Netherlands-based supplier of plant-based colour ingredients, has expanded its EXBERRY® portfolio into the pet food sector, launching a range of fruit, vegetable, and plant concentrates designed to deliver colour, taste, and nutritional value to cat and dog food products.

GELITA’s new skin peptide puts body barrier health under the microscope

GELITA AG, the German collagen protein specialist, took centre stage at Vitafoods Europe 2026 in Barcelona, showcasing its Bioactive Collagen Peptides® portfolio and unveiling a new ingredient targeting skin barrier health. The company, which served as the event’s official collagen sponsor, presented under its ‘Be Active!’ umbrella.

SternLife thinks pink: supplements for women lead functional food showcase

German functional food specialist SternLife used the PLMA World of Private Label Trade Show in Amsterdam (19–20 May 2026) to unveil three new private label concepts targeting women’s health, gut health and the protein bar segment. The concepts were presented at stand 1.A39.

GoodMills Innovation cracks the lime off-note in masa, promising tortilla chips Europe actually wants to eat

Hamburg-based ingredient developer GoodMills Innovation will introduce its SNACKMAXX Masa Flours at SNACKEX 2026 in Lisbon on 17 and 18 June, presenting a clean label range engineered for tortilla chips, taco shells and adjacent snack formats. The launch targets a technical hurdle that has long constrained European masa snack development: the residual calcium hydroxide note […]

3H LABS steamed ginger extract cuts body fat and cholesterol in head-to-head clinical trial

A patented steamed ginger extract has demonstrated statistically significant reductions in body weight, body fat and cholesterol levels in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, according to South Korean nutraceutical developer 3H LABS Co., Ltd.