Watermelon and melon: the fruits of summer
They arrive on the table when the heat has already taken away any desire to cook. Watermelon takes up half the fridge, melon is recognised by its scent even before it is cut. One calls for a large knife and a board wide enough; the other moves naturally from starter to dessert. And both, when […]
Enzymatic detergents: what they are, how they work and when they are used
An oil stain, a starch residue or a trace of blood? The first answer is simple: dirt to remove. But chemistry is not satisfied with that. Fats, proteins and carbohydrates are very different substances and do not react in the same way to water, temperature and the components of a detergent. To remove the most […]
Contract cosmetics manufacturing: how the supply chain works
Italian cosmetics is one of the most dynamic sectors in national manufacturing. According to Cosmetica Italia, in 2025 the production system reached a turnover of 18 billion euros, with exports accounting for 48% of total revenues. This figure describes a solid, international sector, capable of combining research, image, production quality and industrial capacity. Within this […]
Gummy supplements: why they are so popular and what doubts remain
Until a few years ago, the most common image of a supplement was quite clear: a tablet, a capsule, a sachet to dissolve in water, at most a syrup. A quick, functional, almost medical gesture. It was taken because it was needed, because it had been recommended, because it was part of a health or […]
Shirako: Japanese milt and the culture of fish
Shirako is being talked about more and more often. It appears in travel stories, in Japanese cooking videos, on the menus of some specialised restaurants and in many pieces of content dedicated to ingredients that can intrigue, surprise or divide the public. The risk, when a food enters common discussion through its most unusual side, […]
Parasite treatments for dogs and cats: what they are and the formats available
In the steady growth of the pet market in Italy (now worth overall more than 5 billion euros), the largest share is still linked to food, but around nutrition an increasingly articulated ecosystem is expanding: hygiene products, accessories, prevention, health, and everyday wellbeing. Parasite treatments for dogs and cats fit into this scenario. In common […]
FCMs: regulations and rules for materials intended to come into contact with food
When we talk about food safety, our thoughts almost always go to the quality of ingredients, the cleanliness of facilities, proper storage or product traceability. There is, however, another less visible aspect that is just as important: everything that comes into contact with food. A cap, a bottle, a gasket, a tray, a flexible pouch, […]
Pet wellbeing, nutrition and health: superfoods for pets
Until a few years ago, the division was simple: dog food and cat food. At most, you could choose between dry and wet, kibble or pâté, chunks or mixes to cook in water. You found the right brand and, out of habit, you kept going with those three or four products. Then things changed. Pets […]
Pouches: the simple package (that isn’t simple)
At a certain point they seemed like the perfect solution, the Columbus’s egg of contemporary packaging. Light, easy to use, suitable for very different products, even fun in shape and modern in image: pouches took over the market in just a few years. Today there is almost no sector that does not have its own […]
Small batches, many formats: packaging’s new flexibility
For a long time, industrial packaging was described through one key word: volume. Producing more, faster, with fewer interruptions, bringing large quantities of the same product to market, in the same format, with the same packaging. Different times, of course: communication was one-way, the audience was not very segmented, and the winning product was the […]