IMCD N : Food and Nutrition unveils newly enhanced technical centre serving North America
December 23, 2020 at 06:49 am EST
Share
'The expansion of the IMCD Food & Nutrition Technical Centre is a testament of our company's commitment to support our customer and supplier partners in their quest to drive marketplace innovation,' said Devin Chan, Americas Vice President, IMCD Food & Nutrition. 'In our continual pursuit to enhance our capabilities, IMCD experts have created a platform that offers food and nutrition manufacturers a reliable technical resource to help accelerate their product development process.'
An essential business integral to the supply chain, the IMCD Food & Nutrition Technical Centre helps customers with application support, troubleshooting, trend insights and facilitating the development of complex ingredient formulations. The Technical Centre now features the following two new laboratories:
•UHT Pilot Lab: offers UHT pasteurization pilot capabilities that can be configured to customer specifications and processing requirements. IMCD can reproduce industrial processes on a small scale for customers' new product formulations in a broad range of applications including beverages, savory products, dairy and dairy alternatives.
• Sweets and Nutrition Lab: develops confectionery and nutritious prototypes to support customers in crafting indulgent foods that balance flavor, texture and sweetness profile. Applications include a variety of confectionery and nutritional items, jams and jellies.
'From troubleshooting to producing innovative concepts that aid food scientists jumpstart their own product development process, we continuously aim to enhance our capabilities to inspire innovation, keep abreast on trends and help meet the consumers' daily needs,' said Mary Lim, Americas Technical Director, IMCD Food & Nutrition. 'Complementing IMCD's technical sales force, our team is eager to support customers in expanding their business and formulatory concepts.'
The IMCD Food & Nutrition Technical Centre now includes a total of four application laboratories-UHT Pilot Lab, Sweets and Nutrition Lab, Bakery and Savory Lab and Analytical Lab-serving customers coast-to-coast throughout North America.
To view photos of the IMCD Food & Nutrition Technical Centre, click HERE to access the gallery.
For further questions, please reach out to our Media Relations Team.
Attachments
Original document
Permalink
Disclaimer
IMCD NV published this content on 08 December 2020 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 23 December 2020 11:48:07 UTC
IMCD N.V. is one of the world's leaders in the distribution of specialty chemicals and food ingredients. The group's activity is organized primarily around 8 markets:
- house cleaning and maintenance products and textile products: surfactants, abrasives, bleaching agents, dyes, solubilizing agents, functional additives, etc.;
- pharmaceutical products: excipients, active pharmaceutical ingredients, solvents, formulation intermediates and chemical synthesis, etc.;
- personal care products: dyes, rheology modifiers, active and functional and sensory ingredients, sunscreen agents, antioxidants, exfoliants, preservatives, etc.;
- coating products: additives, pigments, resins and special solvents;
- nutritional and food products: acids, emulsifiers, oils, fibers, preservatives, sweeteners, enzymes, plant extracts, etc.;
- lubricants: additives, silicone derivatives, esters, corrosion inhibitors, markers, surfactants, etc.;
- chemical products synthesis: monomers, catalysts, reactive diluents, solvents and additives;
- plastic products: mixers, thermoplastic elastomers, polyurethanes, composite materials, etc.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: the Netherlands (1.5%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (42.2%), Asia/Pacific (24.5%), North America (22.3%), and Latin America (9.5%).
IMCD N.V. 
