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Sensors to spot the sweetest summer fruit
Researchers trial sensor technology with local fruit growers to reveal how ripe and sweet the fruit is without even taking a bite. [ + ]
What gets measured, gets managed
SMC uses a four-step plan to easily and quickly help customers in the food and beverage industry realise energy-saving opportunities. [ + ]
Penicillium camemberti: a history of domestication on cheese
Human selection created the white, fluffy layer covering camembert cheese. This fact is crucial for the future of the cheese industry. [ + ]
Making better wine and beer with machine learning
University of Melbourne is using machine learning and an electronic nose to make better beer and wine. [ + ]
Meet the brewer that never brews the same beer twice
The Taihu Brewery brews hundreds of creative recipes each year while maintaining a stringently scientific approach with its brewing process. [ + ]
It's time to be truthful about on-pack environmental claims
Gone are the days when businesses could get away with simply writing 'recyclable', 'biodegradable' or 'compostable' on their packaging. [ + ]
Not a single drop wasted: Improving phase separation control to reduce product loss
Phase separation is an extremely important process in the Food & Beverage industry. [ + ]
Creating a splash: 3D printing of milk-based products
Researchers have developed a method for 3D printing of milk-based products at room temperature, while maintaining their temperature-sensitive nutrients. [ + ]
Indigenous wine: fermentation research
Australian wine scientists are studying the traditional fermentation practices of Australian Aboriginal people that produced a slightly alcoholic beverage from Tasmanian cider gums. [ + ]
Five companies accelerating the cultured meat revolution
Over the last few years, companies around the world have been racing to bring cultured meat products to market. [ + ]
Food mechanics study: helping fruit and veg preservation
New research at QUT could lead to faster and cheaper designs for industrial drying of fruits and vegetables, and better ways to store food. [ + ]
Colour-change sensor to detect packaged food spoilage
MIT engineers have designed a food sensor made from an array of silk microneedles that can pierce through plastic packaged food to detect food spoilage and contamination. [ + ]
Cocoa powders in heat-treated beverages, spoilage risk research
NIZO and its consortium partners have published a paper on a practical method for enumerating bacterial spores in cocoa powders in order to reduce spoilage. [ + ]
Big three bottlenecks in food and beverage manufacturing
Bottlenecks in food and beverage manufacturing usually come in three forms and can also indicate a deeper problem. So, what's the solution? [ + ]
Water efficiency in the beverage industry — not a pipe dream
With rising demand and decreasing supply of water, it's more important than ever for beverage and liquid food producers to improve efficiencies. [ + ]
