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food technology

Funding & investment

Barilla Opens $25 Million Innovation Centre in Parma

Barilla Group has opened its $25 million Barilla Innovation & Technology Experience (BITE) in Parma, Italy, spanning 150,000 square feet. The facility employs 200 professionals developing bakery, pasta and sauce products using AI-driven sensors, 3D printing and sensory research. BITE operates 84 partnerships with international universities and maintains 28 startup collaborations focused on sustainable agriculture and food technology.

Barilla Opens $25 Million Innovation Centre in Parma
Funding & investment

Palm-Alt: A Locally-Produced Alternative to Palm Shortening

Researchers at Queen Margaret University have developed Palm-Alt, a replacement for palm shortening in industrial bakery applications. Made from rapeseed oil, fibres and proteins, the ingredient delivers up to 25% less fat and 89% less saturated fat whilst maintaining texture and flavour in biscuits, cakes and bread. Now in commercial trials.

Palm-Alt: A Locally-Produced Alternative to Palm Shortening
Ingredients

Tate & Lyle Showcases Expanded Ingredient Portfolio at IFT FIRST 2025

Tate & Lyle showcased its expanded ingredient portfolio at IFT FIRST 2025, highlighting new mouthfeel solutions and technical capabilities following CP Kelco integration. The company demonstrated texture science applications through its new Mouthfeel Lab and product prototypes featuring pectin, specialty gums, stevia, and fibre ingredients relevant to industrial baking applications.

Tate & Lyle Showcases Expanded Ingredient Portfolio at IFT FIRST 2025
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