Lactic acid bacteria are critical to the dairy, food processing, and nutrition industries. Used as probiotics, flavor compounds, and starter cultures for fermented foods such as yogurt, the bacteria ...

Fermentation, one of the oldest food production and preservation techniques, has seen a huge revival in recent years. From craft beers and kombucha to yoghurt, sauerkraut and pickles, fermentation is ...

Jungbunzlauer may be the next to invest in lactic acid and derivatives in North America. The Swiss firm already makes citric acid by fermentation of corn in Port Colborne, Ontario, and says that ...