Swiss Bühler Group and Bulgarian start-up Cupffee have been joining forces to address the urgent problem of plastic waste with innovation since 2016. Now, supported by Bühler solutions and know-how, Cupffee is ready to double the production volume of its edible, crispy wafer cups, increasing its impact for a sustainable future.

The start-up MOA Foodtech is the winner of the European Scale It Up! Innovation Challenge 2022. Following the successful program in the US in 2021, Bühler, Givaudan, Cargill, Puris, and the new partner DIL (Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik) bring their combined innovation power to bear and help plant-based protein start-ups scale up and commercialize in Europe and in the Middle East.

At its main Swiss site in Uzwil, Bühler is investing in reducing its CO2 emissions. To this end, the company is building a test center together with its Belgian partner Vyncke for recovering energy from biomass generated by Bühler's Application & Training Centers at the site.

Bühler AG and CN & Partners AG today announce their joint venture to create Circular Food Solutions Switzerland AG, a new company which will produce a Swiss meat alternative based on upcycled spent grain from Switzerland. A true upcycling solution, produced locally, the product is rich in protein and fibers, and has a low environmental impact.

Bühler is investing a double-digit million Swiss Franc amount in a new Grain Innovation Center (GIC) at its site in Uzwil. The GIC will replace the old technology center, which was built in the 1950s and no longer fulfils the requirements of a state-of-the art innovation hub. At the new GIC, Bühler and its customers and partners will develop, test, and scale sustainable and efficient solutions for grain and feed processing to improve food and feed solutions.

Swiss Bühler Group today announces the formation of a new joint venture with Austrian pharmaceutical and biotechnology company ZETA. The new company, Eridia, will engineer food and feed biotechnology plants primarily in the fields of precision fermentation and cellular agriculture.

Swiss Bühler Group today announces a new strategic partnership with German engineering company endeco to drive forward pulse processing, meet growing demand for alternative sources of protein, and develop pulse processing solutions with a significantly lower CO2 footprint.

The next milestone of The Cultured Hub located in The Valley in Kemptthal near Zurich is complete. The joint venture was agreed by Swiss companies Givaudan, Bühler, and Migros in 2021 with the aim of supporting and accelerating the large-scale development of fermentation and cultivated food products. Cultured meat offers slaughter-free meat with a significantly reduced climate and land use footprint.

Swiss Bühler Group and MMS AG in Urdorf, Zurich, announce an innovation and technology partnership to drive the development of high functionality ingredients for sustainable meat and dairy analogues. MMS’s expertise in membrane technology enables the separation of valuable components with superior functionality, sensory, and nutritional benefits.

Swiss Bühler Group and Flottweg SE from Germany have signed a cooperation agreement to offer full value chain solutions to customers in the plant-based protein market. Combining Flottweg’s wet fractionation expertise and Bühler’s dry process expertise allows the two companies jointly to offer integrated solutions and optimized processes with the highest yields.