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From agricultural robot dogs to drinking straws made from food waste: the New Food Festival Stuttgart at the University of Hohenheim showcases trends and innovations from the field to the fork.
06-Mar-2025
Whether it's vegan organic pizza cheese, agricultural robots, snacks made from food waste, smart sales forecasts in gastronomy and retail or functional drinks - visionary ideas and creative approaches are changing the food system. They offer answers to the challenges of recent years, caused by ...
IonKraft secures € 3.5 M equity funding
19-Nov-2024
Aachen-based startup IonKraft GmbH, a spin-off of RWTH Aachen University, has successfully closed a first equity financing round of € 3.5 million. The round was co-led by M Ventures (the strategic investment fund of Merck) and TechVision Fund and joined by High-Tech-Gründerfonds. IonKraft ...
The investment by The Growth Foundation, a team specializing in eCommerce, goes hand in hand with a change of leadership at the brand
28-Jun-2024
Premium RTD cocktail brand NIO Cocktails, one of the leading innovators in spirits eCommerce, has today announced its new ownership and operating structure, with the aim of strengthening its leading position in direct-to-consumer sales and unlocking future growth. Specialized eCommerce ...
French start-up FunCell receives 4.8 million euros
08-May-2024
The Grenoble-based company, a spin-off from the CNRS research institute, has already proven its expertise. Just as importantly, they have also gained the trust of investors who are hoping for a growing market. In an investor round a few months ago, the inventors from Grenoble were able to raise ...
nucao also wraps chocolate bars in paper with Koehler Paper
18-Apr-2024
Together with chocolate manufacturer nucao, Koehler Paper, part of the Koehler Group, has taken another major step towards greater sustainability on the chocolate shelf. The new chocolate bars from the Leipzig-based company nucao are not only organic, vegan and fair, but also packaged 100% in ...
"Watttron's technology represents a quantum leap in sustainable packaging"
03-Apr-2024
watttron, a leader in digital temperature control systems, has successfully raised € 12 million in SERIES B funding. The round was led by the Circular Innovation Fund (CIF) - a global venture capital fund focused on circular innovation and jointly managed by European-based Demeter and North ...
01-Feb-2024
Off to the South Seas for a short break? No problem. This vegan chocolate bar tastes like so many juicy coconuts - as it melts on your tongue, you can already feel the sun on your skin. But when the break ends, that's honestly when the problem begins. Yes, it's delicious and only uses 93g of CO2e ...
Fraunhofer IVV spin-off aims to protect the rainforest
31-Jan-2024
In order to promote the sustainable extraction of vegetable oil, proteins and fiber, the Fraunhofer IVV is working on the holistic use of macauba palm fruits at its Brazilian branch in Campinas. With the development of a new extraction process, it is possible to utilize not only the oil from the ...
New packaging is 100 percent recyclable in waste paper
02-Aug-2023
Eat Happy is one of the first suppliers of freshly rolled sushi to go in Germany to introduce paper packaging with a viewing window made from plant cellulose. The new packaging is 100 percent recyclable in waste paper. The switch to a fully recyclable packaging solution in Eat Happy stores and ...
Grain residues instead of plastic: Lufthansa and Otto are among the first traceless industrial customers
09-Sep-2022
Lufthansa and Otto are among the first industrial customers to put the granules produced at the traceless pilot plant in Buchholz in der Nordheide (near Hamburg) through their paces. This will then be processed into Lufthansa catering packaging, for example. The protective covers will be tested ...
