Uzwil, Switzerland | Swiss technology group Bühler is pleased to announce the acquisition of Esau & Hueber, a German company specializing in individual solutions in hygienic process and fermentation technology in the beverage, food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology sectors.

In August 2024, the latest BrewingScience issue was published online. The scientific online-journal BrewingScience features peer-reviewed scientific papers with impact on the brewing industry. The brief article abstracts below provide a good initial overview of the content.

Dortmund | The KHS Group is expanding its virtual 3D line design software in 2024. Various new features allow customers to gain a holistic impression of their potential system as early as during the offer phase.

Spain | A greenfield brewery project that is currently underway in Galicia, in northwestern Spain, may well be Europe’s biggest at the moment. The client is Estrella Galicia, whose wildly popular premium beer is driving surging growth in Spain.

France | For the first time in history, the 2024 Summer Olympics feature an official beer sponsor. AB-InBev has struck a partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through to 2028 as a Worldwide Olympic Partner, the Olympics’ top sponsorship level.

Neutraubling | Krones has now taken the pioneering decision to pool its recycling expertise in the independent subsidiary Krones Recycling GmbH from July 2024.

Spain | ZoomAgri technologies have garnered validation from the leading global organizations in the malting barley industry.

Nuremberg | The online-journal BrewingScience features peer-reviewed scientific papers with impact on the brewing industry. The May/June 2024 issue is out now. It was sponsored by Hopsteiner. The brief article abstracts below provide a good initial overview of the content, the full articles can be read online at https://www.brewingscience.de.

Wisconsin | GEA has begun construction of its technology center for alternative proteins in Janesville, WI (USA). Scheduled to open in 2025, the center will scale up the production of novel plant-based, microbial, and cell-based foods. Here, GEA aims to support manufacturers in meeting the demand for complementary proteins and ingredients to traditional animal-based products.