Tag: innovation
Americas: F&B goes high-tech, report
Biotech, packaging and analytical innovations are accelerating the production of safer and healthier foods, finds Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision team.
The global food and beverage...
Africa: Startup provides clean drinking water technology to Kenya
Maji Safi has installed 10 large slow sand filters in rural schools in Kenya, and Jafvert and Howarter have installed similar filters in Colombia,...
Asia Pacific: Malaysian FMCG distributor upgrades technology for real-time reporting
Fast-moving consumer goods distributor Teik Senn (Malaysia), or TSM, has upgraded to the flagship ORION ERP Suite from 3i Infotech.
TSM was seeking an...
Europe: EFSA awards duo for app
Loana Furcoi and Roberto Capuano have won first prize with 'EFSA to the people', an app that uses optical character recognition technology to perform...
Europe: Apps could boost alcohol sales, says Canadean
The art of pairing food with alcoholic drinks, particularly wine, is a well-established and common practice.
Mobile apps, however, are starting to offer a...
Europe: DTU project to study consumer traffic in food court
By monitoring mobile phones searching for Wi-Fi signals, students from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) are testing a tracking system to show how...
Europe: Program develops green, biodegradable packages
Aimplas Plastic Technology Centre in Spain has created barrier, multilayer and transparent packages with a cost 25% lower than conventional ones, with a lower...
Asia Pacific: Super-toasted bread a possible foam material, find Chinese researchers
Sturdy, lightweight carbon foam has many structural and insulating applications in aerospace engineering, energy storage and temperature maintenance.
Current methods to create this material...
Europe: Students design Japanese-inspired coffee maker
A group of students on the Design and Innovation course at the Technical University of Demank is developing the third prototype of a cold-brewing...
Europe: Givaudan joins start-up accelerator as founding partner
Givaudan joins start-up accelerator, MassChallenge, which is expanding into Switzerland with members Bühler Group, Nestlé, Inartis Foundation and the Swiss Economic Forum.
MassChallenge is active...