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Company expands facilities to meet global demand for sweeteners


Global ingredients firm Archer Daniels Midland Company is expanding grind and finishing capacity for sweeteners and starches at its corn wet mill ifacilities n Turkey and Bulgaria.


The company presently supplies a


broad range of sectors including the confectionery and bakery industries with corn sweeteners, emulsifiers and starches.


“We continue to see substantial opportunities for starch-based ingredients in Europe and Middle East markets, and, with these expansions, ADM will be well- positioned to meet growing customer demand across the region,” said Pierre Duprat, president, ADM Europe, Middle East and Africa. “By increasing production capacity and expanding our capabilities, we are ensuring that we will be able to offer our customers an expanded range of sweeteners and starches as sugar production quotas in the EU expire, and as demand from food and paper markets in Turkey and the Middle East continues to grow.”


ADM acquired full ownership of


corn wet mills in Adana, Turkey, and Razgrad, Bulgaria, along with a 50% ownership stake in a corn wet mill in Szabadegyháza, Hungary, in November 2015, and has worked since then to achieve a smooth integration into the company’s global corn business.


The plants produce a complete range of starch products, including liquid sweeteners, native and modified starches, crystalline fructose and dextrose.


In June 2016, ADM also completed the acquisition of a Casablanca, Morocco- based corn wet mill.


“One of our key strategic goals is


to grow shareholder value through the expansion and diversification of our global corn footprint,” Duprat added. “Our recent acquisitions in Turkey, Bulgaria, Hungary and Morocco all represent major steps in meeting these goals. And we are continuing our efforts to enhance returns on all fronts.


In addition to enhancing production capacity, the improvements we have made in Turkey and Bulgaria will also improve operational efficiency at these facilities, increasing our domestic and overseas sales competitiveness.”


Major site upgrade for GNT UK


Food colouring company the GNT Group has expanded its UK facilities in Derby.


The enhanced site enables greater support capacity for its worldwide client base – from the creation of recipes, through to finished products.


According to the company, the 750m2 upgrade includes application and analytical laboratories, development kitchens, as well as increased office space for its employees.


The site’s high specifica- tion equipment now permits GNT UK to offer further local support across food and drink categories including panning drums for coated confection- ery, and a wet area dedicated to beverages developments.


The facility’s state-of- the-art accelerated storage equipment assists with shelf life evaluations and the assessment of colour performance. There is also a bespoke customer experience room facility for workshops and projects.


“We are proud to officially open our newly expanded offices and application facilities with our experienced and dedicated team,” said Paul Collins, managing director of GNT UK.


He added: “We serve not only the UK, but also clients in locations including Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, India and Israel.


“The new premises provide 12 Kennedy's Bakery Production Jan/Feb 2017 bakeryproduction.co.uk


us with greater capacity to handle a wider diversity of projects than ever before, thus serving the growing number of food and beverage manufacturers switching to colouring foods.


“Even though our natural colour solutions are simple


and uncomplicated to handle, each product has its own challenges. Our application experts assist during the entire product development process and offer customised solutions, whenever necessary, fulfilling the increasingly specific requirements of our clients.”


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