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The FCN visited the CPhI, the world‘s leading pharmaceutical platform in Frankfurt from October 24 h to 26 th . Please contact Steffen to discuss your needs related pharma products and custom synthesis.

The FCN has visited the Food Ingredients Europe. Please contact the FCN experts Markus, Taru, Paolo and Steffen to discuss the recent developments and trends in the food & beverage and ingredient industry.

The FCN members Hermann and Matthias attended the Food Ingredients / Health Ingredients in Paris from December 6 to 8th. Please contact them to talk about „Where food moves forward“. Hermann and Matthias will listen to your needs regarding i.e. food safety, hygiene, innovation and project management.

Hermann will participate at the SNACHEX in Hamburg from July 6 to 7th. SNACKEX is the industry-defining event for the savoury snacks business. Get face-to-face with decision-makers and talk to Hermann about hygiene and product safety.

Steffen will participate at the IFFA in Frankfurt from May 14 to 19th. IFFA is the international lead show for technology for meat and alternative proteins. Talk to Steffen on May 18th to discuss opportunities in cultured meat.

Please join Michael at booth 6A99 to discuss newest technology in temperature sensors and tracking. Anuga FoodTec is the hotspot of the worldwide food and beverage industry and its suppliers and THE meeting point for visionaries and decision-makers. With over 50,000 trade visitors from 154 countries and around 1,700 exhibitors, Anuga FoodTec registered record values since 2018.

The leading trade fair for the global fruit trade will be held in Berlin from 5 to 7 April 2022. The topic of sustainability, especially with regard to cultivation, packaging and transport, effects of the climate crisis on producers, digitisation of agri- culture, and changing flows of goods are just a few of the complex challenges faced by the inter-national fruit trade. Substantiated responses and innovative, solution-based approaches will be presented and discussed during the comprehensive, supplementary expert programme of FRUIT LOGISTICA 2022.

The FCN participted at the annual ISM in Cologne. More than 15,000 visitors from almost 100 countries discussed the latest product innovations and confectionery trends. Even if the ISM was less attended than in the previous year, there was more time for detailed communication. Please contact Michael to address your requirements in sensors for temperature tracking.

Matthias will participate in PROTEINA 2021 from November 4 to 5 in Madgeburg, Germany. The conference theme 2021 is „Extraction and application of functional proteins in the light of special sustainability aspects.“ PROTEINA offers a wide-ranging networking of all major players from industry and research for the review of current developments and for a joint exchange on the potentials of a sustainable use of innovative alternative proteins.

Nico participated in the annual Vitafoods taking place from Ocober 5th to 7th in Geneva. Please reach out to Nico to discuss labeling & regulatory aspects, and reconnect with a community that will never stop working together for the good of global nutritional health.

Matthias, Michael, Nico, Simon and Steffen participated personally at the Food Ingredients / Health Ingredients in Frankfurt from November 30th to December 2nd. Please be free to contact them to discuss your needs related to research strategy, technical support in temperature tracking, regulatory, product development, market intelligence and recruiting in the food industry.

The FCN participated at the Vitafoods Insights Virtual Expo om May 10 to 13. Alfredo‘s summary: Besides discovering many different suppliers for supplements adapted for cereal snacks and bakery, I discovered the postbiotics that is to say the chemical products produced by the probiotics after eating the prebiotics, like sodium butyrate for instance which is very good for the health of the colon cells. Please contact Alfredo to discuss future opportu- nities and anything you like to learn about cookies.

The FCN will participte at the ANUGA from October 9 to 13 in Cologne. Experience the leading food fair and contact - Matthias to discuss a new culture of successful innovation in your company (www.innotens.eu). - Michael will present Kelvyn‘s automated control and recording independent of electricity and internet connection (www.kelvyn.de).

Alfredo Pimper will hold the speech „The best flour for your biscuits including more information about wheat flour analysis“ at the Biscuit People Conference in Umag, Croatia of September 15. - 18. Please contact Alfredo for more information about the conference and how to make the best biscuits.

The FCN participated in the FOODTECH, a digital conference organised by Hungry Ventures, LZ and dfv, aiming to connect investors and founders in the food ecosystem. Please contact Matthias and Nico to discuss investments in the food industry.

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The FCN has visited the Food Ingredients in Paris from December 3 to 5. Please contact Hermann and Nico to discuss future developments and nutrition trends at the world‘s leading food & beverage ingredients platform.

The FCN visited the ISM in Cologne, the world’s leading trade fair for confectionery and snacks offers inspiration and innovation, exciting networking possibilities, top-class exhibitors and competent visitors from February 2nd to 5th. Several new products and developments were shown. Please contact Steffen, Paolo, Alfredo, Michael, Matthias (left to right) and Heiko to discuss your needs.

The FCN has visited the CIBUS TEC from October 22nd to 25th in Parma, Italy. CIBUS TEC is among the most innovative food technology exhibitions and a complete showcase of the best solutions – from ingredients to pro- cessing technologies, from packaging to logistics – for all segments of the food and beverage industry. Please contact Alfredo to discuss your needs related to biscuits and trends in the Italian food industry.

Dr. Nico gave the keynote „Get ready ready for the successful trend in the supplement industry“ with great success at the 3rd Global Human Nutrition and Wellness Forum 2019 from November 18th to 19th in Frankfurt. On his Keynotes @Falkenstein Kempinski, Dr. Nico will shed more light into the future trends of the supplement industry. A critical review of the current technologies, regulatory strategies and how management should address better deals, without forgetting the consumers.

The FCN has visited the Food Ingredients / Supply Side West in North America on 17-18 October in Las Vegas. Two key events are brought together and will serve the global food, beverage and dietary supplement markets. Fi North America will bring this Food ingredients event to the United States for the first time. Please contact Hermann to discuss your needs and the outcome of the first edition of Fi North America in combination with the Supply Side West

The FCN has visited the 30th anniversary of the CPhI, the world's largest pharmaceutical exhibition taking place from November 5 to 7 in Frankfurt. CPhI Worldwide houses six zones representing each stage of the pharmaceutical supply chain - from APIs, machinery and packaging to outsourcing and biopharmaceuticals. Please contact Steffen to discuss your needs and cost-effective pharma solutions from all over the world.

The FCN gave on behalf of Alife a well received talk on „Development of Cultured Meat and its Implication on Human Nutrition“ at the Alternative Proteins session at the Anuga 2019 in Cologne on October 7: It is estimated that by 2050 50% of the proteins consumed by humans are produced through alternative technologies Please contact Steffen to discuss the presentation and learn more about the fast developing community and opportunities in alternative proteins.

The FCN participated at the ISM and the ProSweets in Cologne. A successful combination between impulses and innovations, exciting networking, first-class exhibitors and competent visitors formed an offer that is unique around the globe. In conjunction with ProSweets Cologne, the international supplier trade fair for the sweets and snacks industry, ISM represented the entire industrial value chain. 38.000 trade buyers from over 140 countries have visited more than 1.600 exhibitors from 68 countries. Awards have been given for innovation in e.g. products and packaging. Please read the summary on the most recent trends and product innovations.

Health & Natural Ingredients| November 29 - December 1, 2016

The FCN participated at the Health Ingredients in Frankfurt. Please contact us to receive a summary on the most recent trends in the Health and Natural Ingredient industry.

The FCN participate at the BIOFACH - World´s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food in Nuremberg. More than 50.000 visitors from over 200 countries have seen more than 2.800 exhibitors from over 70 countries. Organic is more than a label or certification: organic stands for quality and conviction – for the responsible use of nature’s resources. In parallel the VIVANESS - International Trade Fair for Natural Personal Care as an important business event, an emotional event for the sector took place in Nuremberg Please contact Steffen to discuss trends and how the Food Consulting Network can support your business.

CFIA 2017, the 21st edition of the French exhibition dedi- cated to the entire chain of food processing, including ingredients, technologies, equipment, packaging materials and machinery, has closed again with a growing number of participants compared with the previous editions. 1,450 exhibitors, distributed in 10 pavilions on a fairground of 40,000m 2 , were visited by 20,000 visitors in three days, determining the success of the event held in Rennes, the administrative capital of Brittany. CFIA is the most important French event of the year dedicated to the specialists of food creation and it is an excellent opportunity to find solutions, new business opportunities and create networking by establishing new contacts. The trade show was a lively event, revealing all its appeal with side activities. The Web TV, with comfortable, dedicated areas within the pavilions, gave exhibitors the chance for a dynamic introduction of their products and solutions. Short and comprehensive conferences, focused on topical subjects, were held during the entire period of the exhibition. Last but not least, the "CFIA 2017 Innovation Award" rewarded the manufacturers able to give shape to their original concepts. Clicking on the link you will discover the winner of the category Ingredients & Food Intermediates and you can also appreciate the solutions proposed by the other nominations. Please contact Paolo for further information.

The FCN has visited the Vitafoods 2017 in Geneva: The event where the entire nutraceutical supply chain does business. Please contact Steffen or Paolo to receive a summary and discuss opportunities in the world of nutraceuticals.

Congratulation to Taru Karikoski for the appoint- ment as the chairman of the board of the Finnish Society of Food Science and Technology (www.ets.fi). Food Science and Society R. Y. (ETS) is a food research, development, training, and professional organisation. Established in 1947, Society of Food Science and Technology R. Y. (ETS) is the largest association of food in Finland. The aim of the society is to promote and develop the entire scientific and technological research and training in the food chain, as well as to increase cooperation and information exchange between its members. STE has an approximately 1000 individual members. The majority of members are university graduates and food professionals. They often operate in very responsible positions, such as research and development managers, product development managers, sales supervisors, laboratory manager, as well as product developers.

The FCN has visited the Personal Nord 2017 in Hamburg: The "must attend" event for Human Resources Professionals and Experts across all industries with brilliant lectures form a variety of Key Note Speakers about new fast evolving trends in HR. Companies have to change their thinking: fixed working hours in offices are a thing of the past. In the "war for talents", flexible working hours linked with trust in the workforce and alternative office concepts will determine who will will win the competion around young talents and expreienced professionals. Please contact Corinna for a summary and to discuss digitalisation, mobile working, innovative training and coaching concepts, as well as new approaches in Human Resources Management. It is all about exploring and leveraging company's workforce potentials and therewith creating and developing new perspectives to prepare for the future challenges companies will face.

The FCN has helt its Annual Spring Summit this year from May 5 th to 7 th in Leipzig, Germany. The extension of strategic cooperation partners to Foodlosofia has been decided. The official announcement will be made in May. Trends in the industries Flavour & Fragrances, Food & Beverage, and Chemistry and Pharma have been discussed alongside a tour of facilities of a bakery and visiting program of the city of Leipzig.

The FCN has visited the 16 th edition of Africa‘s Big 7 in Johannesburg. The leading event for the African f&b industry where „leads are generated“, „companies are positioned“ and „routes to market are established“. Please contact Steffen or Mitch Coetzee to discuss opportunities in the South African food & beverage industry.

The FCN has visited the ChemSpec in Munich, the international exhibition for fine and speciality chemicals. For purchasers and agents looking for specific products or bespoke solutions, the event is the ideal marketplace to meet with manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of fine and speciality chemicals. With its dedicated exhibition profile Chemspec Europe is the place to be for international industry professionals. Please contact Steffen to discuss opportunities in ingredient sourcing, international sales, toll manufacturing and custom synthesis.

The FCN has visited the drinktec, the world‘s leading trade fair for beverage and liquid food industry in Munich from September 11 h to 15 th . Please contact Steffen to discuss recent developments in product development, processing, filling, packaging and marketing.

Anuga 2017 - Worldwide. Leading. Significant. - Look forward to the world's largest and most important trade fair for food and beverages. Please contact Steffen to discuss your needs, the current trend themes 2017, and how to take advantage of them in 2018.

Dr. Steffen Sonnenberg has held the presentation Examples of re-integration in the food value chain at the Food Ingredient Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. This presentation sheds light on how the ingredients companies, F&F compounding companies, consumer product companies and food retailers have taken over their supply base, creating consolidation across the supply chain. Several examples have been given for the above listed four categories of a simplified food value chain. Reasons and drivers were discussed. Please contact Steffen to discuss the future of merger and acquisitions in the food & beverage and ingredients industry.

The FCN has visited the Sigep, the event which confirms its undisputed international leadership as trade fair for professional operators all over the world in the artisan gelato, pastry and baking sectors, together with that of coffee. Please contact Dr. Paolo Arienti to discuss recent developments and read the Sigep 2018 summary.

The FCN has visited the Gulfood in Dubai, the world largest food event which is placing innvonation at the heart of its 23rd edition. Please contact Dr. Steffen Sonnenberg to discuss tastes, trends and trade for the global finished food and beverage industry.

The FCN has visited and co-exhibit at the Vitafoods 2018 in Geneva: The event where the entire nutraceutical supply chain does business. Please contact Nico and Paolo to discuss the global nutraceutical event for ingredients and raw materials for the dietary supplements and functional food and beverages industries.

The FCN has visited the Iran food and bev tec in Teheran from June 29 to July 2. One week of “Iran food ingredients 2018” with 135 exhibitors from 16 countries present ended this week. In conjunction with the iran agro, food + bev tec, bakery + confectionery and food + hospitality a total of 1,118 exhibitors from 29 countries welcomed more than 40,000 visitors worldwide. Global expertise and latest technologies from almost all of the world's leading suppliers were present. It is remarkable how well global trends are received and reflected in the Iranian market with its enormous potential. Broad industry with focus on beverages, dairy, and meat applications, as well as innovative ingredients were present from all over Europe. Please contact Dr. Nico Raczek to discuss recent and future development of the Iranian market and your specific needs regarding regulatory.

Le salon Cfia 2018 ferme ses portes. Plus de 300 exposants dans le domaine des ingrédients alimentaires et des procédés de fabrication ont rencontré leurs clients durant cette 6ème édition à Casablanca, Maroc. Non communicable diseases et les tendances qui en dérivent comme la réduction en sucre, l’amélioration du goût sucré, tout comme la mise en œuvre d’arômes sucrés ou de type fumée ont occupé l’espace des ingrédients, ce qui s’est traduit par leur présentation lors des « Trophées CFIA » Remportés cette année par notre partenaire NutriSpec SARL et GmbH. Plus particulièrement les ingrédients naturels et certifiés BIO sont en demande croissante dans les marchés du Maghreb. Cette région francophone suit de très près la législation européenne et propose sur le marché nombre de produits alimentaires qui portent les symboles similaires à ceux de l’Union Européenne comme la certification BIO.

The FCN has visited the IBA, the lBA: Exhibitors experienced again a very international and diversified fair for bakers and industry from around the world. The usage of ancient grains and applying traditional baking methods such as sour dough for artisan bakery products are only some trends in the industry. Following the public discussion on chemical hazards in the food chain and acrylamide contaminations in particular, European regulators introduced Commission regulation (EU) 2017/2158 establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels for the reduction of the presence of acrylamide in food as low as reasonably achievable below benchmark levels. Benchmark levels are set out in Annex IV for snacks, crackers, bread, fine bakery wares and various others and can widely vary between 50 – 800 µg/kg. The legal responsibility and monitoring of acrylamide levels lies with the Food Business Operators. Feel free contacting Nico Raczek for further discussion regarding interpretation of analytical results or legal clarification.

The FCN has visited the Cfia from September 25 to 27 in Marocco. Please contact Nico to discuss the Cfia as a real growth driver for agribusiness companies. This year’s Cfia is closing its doors. Over 300 exhibitors in the area of Food Ingredients and processing met their customers for the 6th time in Casablanca, Morocco. It featured non communicable diseases and consequent trends in the reduction of sugar, sweetener taste improvement. At the same time the addition of sweet or smoked flavours were some of the highlights presented for the “Trophée Cfia”. This trophy was won by our partners NutriSpec SARL and GmbH this year. In particular natural and BIO-certified qualities are in increasing demand in the Maghreb markets. This Francophone region follows very much the European regulatory regimes and often the products in market bear similar symbols such as the BIO-certification, same as in the European Union.

The FCN has visited the Health Ingredients from Nov. 27 to 29. The ingredients industry has evolved significantly with customers actively seeking functional foods to meet their nutritional challenges: from antioxidants to anti-allergens, from fat reduction to sports nutrition and healthy aging. Trends like healthy aging, digestive health, personalized supplementation with the individually right ingredients mix and the usage of trendy botanical and novel ingredients continue. All these trends entail a great deal of technical and regulatory uncertainty. Not only for developers of food and drinks, supplements and nutraceuticals. But also for raw material manufacturers, distributers and ultimate users, many innovative ingredients require additional explanations and consultancy regarding their legal status or category. Please contact Hermann, Markus, Nico or Steffen to discuss the challenges and solutions in functional foods.