On the occasion of Dry January 2025, let's dive into the innovative world of co-product-based soft drinks. This emerging trend is revolutionizing the beverage market, combining sustainability and taste creativity. The valorization of plant co-products in the non-alcoholic beverage industry represents an opportunity to reduce food waste while creating unique and tasty products. The…
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Food upcycling, which transforms underutilized by-products or ingredients into high-value products, is gradually gaining traction as a strategic lever in the food industry. Although still relatively unknown to the general public, this practice is redefining value chains by offering economic, environmental, and innovative solutions. A Promising Market in the Circular Economy Food…
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The valorization of co-products, or by-products, in the agri-food industry is an essential component of the circular economy. In a context of increasing regulatory pressure, particularly driven by the European Union, this valorization intersects with multiple challenges. Co-products can be utilized in various fields such as human food, animal feed, bioenergy production, and the extraction…
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In a context where sustainability and the circular economy have become priorities, the valorization of plant by-products is becoming a strategic issue for agri-food companies. Enzymatic hydrolysis is emerging as a cutting-edge technology capable of transforming these residues into valuable resources. At Upcyclink, we're convinced that this innovative approach is crucial to the transition to…
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An innovative industrial tool to tackle food waste We are proud to announce the commissioning of SOBRE, a new-generation mobile agro-residue processing unit. Developed jointly by Upcyclink and Le Garrec SAS, with the support of the Brittany region, SOBRE represents a major step forward in optimizing the recovery of by-products as close to…
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The April 2024 issue 224 of Produits de la mer magazine features a special report on marine by-products. An article entitled “Upcyclink focuses on in situ recovery” highlights our industrial demonstrator for in situ recovery of by-products, “a tool that enables all stages of recovery of fish, shellfish and seaweed by-products”. Show more articles
Will algae be an essential resource in tomorrow's food production to feed 10 billion human beings ? In the face of limited arable land, the ocean, which accounts for 70% of our planet's surface, is emerging as an essential environment. Focus on this "superfood" destined to revolutionize our plates. Algae as food worldwide…
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With the realization that our resources are not inexhaustible, the notion of sustainable development has become increasingly familiar, and it's up to those who can boast of contributing to the protection of the planet. And so, little by little, we have moved from the notion of waste disposal to that of waste management, and finally…
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For several years now, the spider crab has been invading the Normandy and Brittany coasts, predating on bouchot mussels. To such an extent that several counter-measures are being tested. At the same time, the recovery of numerous interesting compounds from this decapod enables the creation of high value-added products for different markets, and could be…
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Upcyclink and Le Garrec SAS have launched the SOBRE project (Solution lOcale de valorisation de Biomasses pour Renforcer l'Economie circulaire), an industrial demonstrator project for the in situ recovery of by-products from the agri-food industry in general and the seafood industry in particular, supported by the Brittany region. The origins of the project:…
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