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Elite dairy testing made available for quality control of plant-based drinks

21. Apr, 2021
FOSS announces the availability of global calibrations for testing plant-based drinks with the MilkoScan™ FT3 dairy analyser.

Financial results 2020 – FOSS is back at top level

26. Mar, 2021
HILLERØD, 25 March 2021. Today, FOSS released its financial results for 2020 – one of the greatest financial results in the company’s 65 years of history – with a net profit for the year of 394 MDKK equivalent to a growth of 24 %. The increase is due to massive investments in innovation, including digital business, as well as a global presence during the corona lockdown.
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Breakthrough in mycotoxin testing to improve food safety

8. Mar, 2021
Fully-automated tests reduce workload while strengthening risk management in the food and feed supply chain
ProFoss 2 Butter

The power of in-line analysis improves efficiency in food and feed production

12. Feb, 2021
FOSS announces the ProFoss™ 2, an advanced in-line near infrared (NIR) analyser that helps food and agri producers make the best possible use of resources in the production of products such as butter, soybean meal, meat, fresh cheese and many more.
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A new analyser promising to become a craft brewer´s best friend!

30. Nov, 2020
In a business with low margins, no one knows better than the craft brewer that time and extract quantity equals money! Driven by the passion for brewing and for analytics, FOSS has answered the call with a great new tool promising to become a game-changer for process optimisation.
FOSS in Hilleroed

Financial results 2019 – a year in flux

26. Mar, 2020
HILLERØD, 26 March 2020. Today FOSS released its financial results for 2019, which showed a negative growth of 3.9% in turnover. Throughout the year, FOSS took market shares in analytics across food industries, and continued to invest in digital transformation.

FOSS statement on COVID-19

18. Mar, 2020
Laboratory worker using NIRS DS2500 L

Connected analysis improves efficiency in edible oil production

4. Aug, 2019
FOSS announces the NIRS™ DS2500 L, a new analyser for rapid, multi-parameter testing of edible oils that can lead to significant gains in yield from the oil refining process.
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Smart analysis enables agile dairy production

18. Feb, 2020
Global dairy industry developments and consumer trends have increased demands for agile product development and safe quality products produced in a sustainable way. Next generation analytical technology offers new ways to manage varying supply and changing consumer demands in a profitable way.
OenoFoss Go

Instant knowledge offers a more agile approach to winemaking

4. Dec, 2019
FOSS announces OenoFoss™ Go, a new must and wine analyser providing key information on eight essential quality parameters for better decision-making throughout the entire winemaking process.
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Smart-enabled X-ray makes fat analysis more profitable

28. Jan, 2020
FOSS introduces the new MeatMaster™ II with smart-enabled features that make in-line fat analysis simpler and more rewarding than ever.

Food design at nanoscale wins €100,000 science prize

18. Nov, 2019
HILLERØD, November 18, 2019. Today, distinguished professor David Julian McClements is awarded the Nils Foss Excellence Prize for his pioneering work in food design and nanotechnology. The science prize consists of 100.000 euro for further research.

FOSS and Technical University of Denmark enter partnership around innovation within food and agriculture

11. Sep, 2019
HILLERØD, 11. September, 2019. FOSS and DTU, Technical University of Denmark, join forces around common interests within research, development and education.

Approvals unlock full network-potential of grain moisture meter

11. Jul, 2019
The FOSS GAC 2500-C moisture analyser has now received three key approvals.

FOSS expands innovation house with 10,000 square metres

14. Jun, 2019
HILLERØD, 14 June 2019. Today, FOSS celebrates the inauguration of 10,000 square metres built in connection to FOSS Innovation Centre, which now spreads across 24,000 square metres. This creates room for more developers, who will be working on innovation and the development of new analytical solutions for the food industry.
Infratec

Smart Grain tester offers trouble-free grain payment and quality control

4. Dec, 2018
Global launch of next-generation instrument as successor to the industry’s trusted workhorse

FOSS presents strong financial results for the fourth year running

25. Mar, 2019
HILLERØD, March 25, 2019. The financial results for 2018 show the best turnover in history for FOSS. It has been a year characterised by investments and expansions for the company.

Fatty acid origin test shows how to feed dairy herds for optimal milk fat composition

28. Jan, 2019
FOSS announces availability of a new Fatty Acid Origin test that helps dairy farmers to maintain desired milk fat content and composition in their milk deliveries.

Scientist behind plant fingerprint receives the Nils Foss Excellence Prize of €100,000

19. Nov, 2018
HILLERØD, November 19, 2018 - Today, FOSS awarded Professor Robert David Hall the Nils Foss Excellence Prize for his pioneering research in plant metabolomics – the chemical fingerprint of plant cells. The award consists of 100,000 euro and this year in particular, it carries special meaning.

Au2mate acquired by N. Foss & Co.

6. Nov, 2018
SILKEBORG & HILLERØD, November 6, 2018 – Today, Au2mate and FOSS announced that the holding company N. Foss & Co. has become main shareholder in Au2mate through a purchase of 51% Au2mate shares from existing shareholders.

FDA approves latest generation somatic cell counting tests for raw milk

20. Jun, 2018
Nils Foss

In memory Nils Foss (1928-2018)

16. May, 2018
Born into a successful entrepreneurial family, Nils Foss has lifted the legacy. The ever curious and dedicated entrepreneur and business man recently established the Nils Foss Excellence Prizes, to be given for the third year in a row this year, and his life’s work, N. Foss Electric – today FOSS A/S, has just achieved its best financial results in the history of the company.

New generation NIR analyser meets the demands of modern meat processing control

2. May, 2018
FOSS announces the FoodScan™ 2, a new-generation near infrared (NIR) analyser offering unique process and quality control possibilities to meet increasingly stringent and time-critical testing requirements.

Faster NIR analysis improves dairy processing

2. May, 2018
FOSS announces the FoodScan™ 2, a new near infrared (NIR) analyser that equips quality control managers to handle the increasingly complex and time-critical tasks involved in analysis of solid and semi-solid dairy products such as cheese, butter and fermented dairy products.

BacSomatic raw milk bacteria test and somatic cell count

16. Apr, 2018
The FOSS BacSomatic™ analyser has been granted certificate of compliance for enumeration of somatic cells as well as total bacterial count in raw cow’s milk by Microval - a certification organisation of the European Union.

​FOSS presents strong annual results

22. Mar, 2018
FOSS shows the best annual results in the history of the company and sets the record in 2017 with a 2.2 bn DKK turnover and a result of 421 m DKK.

Moisture meter with full integration to grain networks

23. Mar, 2018
FOSS announce the GAC 2500 C, the first-ever grain moisture meter to provide full integration into grain networks.
Sugar beet

FOSS near infrared in-line analytical technology used to produce healthier sugar product

22. Jan, 2018
The FOSS ProFoss inline near infrared (NIR) analyser has helped to introduce a new way of producing sugar that retains some of the naturally occurring minerals and micronutrients currently removed by traditional processing methods.

Latest generation somatic cell counter for raw milk testing approved in Europe by Microval

21. Nov, 2017
The latest generation Fossomatic™ 7 analyser for testing somatic cell count in raw milk is now approved by Microval in Europe, certificate number: 2016LR62.

Winner of the 2017 Nils Foss Excellence Prize

20. Nov, 2017
From petri dish to super computer: Meet Frank M. Aarestrup, winner of the 2017 Nils Foss Excellence Prize
FossAssure Instrument

Manage multiple instruments in a NIR network with FossAssure

15. Dec, 2017
Near infrared analysis (NIR) has become indispensable to modern food manufacturing, but how can NIR users ensure that their growing fleets of NIR instruments are all working just right, all of the time? Bay State Milling Company found the answer in the form of a system called FossAssure.

Winner of the 2017 Nils Foss Talent Prize 

20. Nov, 2017
From cradle to crop: Meet Kristian Holst Laursen, winner of the 2017 Nils Foss Talent Prize 

Infratec NOVA grain analyser approved in USA by GIPSA

21. Sep, 2017

BacSomatic provides first integrated raw milk hygiene test

13. Sep, 2017
FOSS announces BacSomatic, the first ever integrated bacteria and somatic cell counter for testing the hygienic quality of milk.

New differential somatic cell count now available with Fossomatic 7 DC and CombiFoss 7 DC solutions

21. Jun, 2017

FOSS presents best result ever

17. Mar, 2017
The Danish company FOSS, who develops and produces advanced analytical solutions for food producers globally, had a turnover of DKK 2,1 billion in 2016 and a profit margin of 23,4 pct.

New FOSS distributor in Egypt

6. Feb, 2017
The new distributor has a reputation for a high-level of service and support and has over 60 sales and support staff covering all regions across Egypt.

CombiFoss 7 chosen for ability to meet future milk testing demands

24. Jan, 2017
A major raw milk-testing laboratory in Germany has sealed an order for 12 latest-generation CombiFoss units, continuing a long history of collaboration with FOSS.

Hammertec fills the gap in modern falling number analysis

6. Dec, 2016
The Hammertec makes hammer mill operations quieter by at least 1.5 dB compared to existing solutions. It is also smaller and lighter than older mills and its innovative design helps to avoid sample carry-over, ensuring more accurate results.

FOSS somatic cell count method approved on both sides of the Atlantic

2. Dec, 2016
The FOSS Fossomatic™ FC instrument is now the only rapid method for testing somatic cell count in raw milk to be approved by both Microval in Europe and NCIMS/ FDA in the USA.

Nils Foss Prize 2016

21. Nov, 2016
FOSS announces the winners of the Nils Foss prize - a new annual prize for food scientists in honour of the work of FOSS founder, Nils Foss and his lifelong dedication to the development of innovative analytical technology for improved food quality and safety.

New generation milk tester to reduce cattle disease

28. Oct, 2016
CombiFoss 7 unveiled at ICAR 16 event.

Liquid milk analysis for improved fat and protein ratio in milk

22. Sep, 2016
With better knowledge of the fat and protein ratio in incoming milk, dairy plant managers gain more power to control downstream processes with less waste, for example in cheesemaking or dairy powder production.

FOSS and Mérieux NutriSciences sign Strategic partnership agreement to improve food safety

4. Jul, 2016
On Tuesday June 21st, FOSS entered into a strategic partnership with Mérieux NutriSciences, a global leader in analytical and consulting services. The partnership will help the two companies to team up in tackling the growing issue of food safety.

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