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RAPS: Current trends, convincing taste and high
performance technology
Ingredient specialist RAPS will introduce innovative ‘Trends, Taste and
Technology’ food concepts at IFFA Frankfurt and invites visitors to taste
new products at their ‘Performance Food Market’. As well as presenting
veggie alternatives and a fiery chili range, the company will also
highlight its in-depth knowledge of trend topics such as salt reduction
and clean labelling. In addition, visitors can discover more about RAPS’
technologies and optimised processes for functional applications.
Conversations, consulting and market opportunities: the latest developments are not only to be
experienced at the booth, RAPS specialists will also be available throughout the event to discuss
individual challenges from national and international visitors and provide application advice. “For us, IFFA is
the ideal forum to present cutting-edge technologies and processes, as well as the latest products to partners
from around the world, and being able to provide the spark of inspiration that leads to new ideas,” states
Sascha Thaens, Director of Sales Management & Strategy at RAPS GmbH & Co. KG.
Hall 4
Booth B50
Attendees looking for tailor-made solutions for their products and who want to learn about new developments
in ‘Trends, Taste and Technology’ should head for the booth. And, following its success at the previous IFFA,
RAPS encourages all visitors to join them at their booth party on Tuesday 10 May from 6pm onwards.
For over 90 years RAPS GmbH & Co. KG from Kulmbach, Germany, has been known as a first-class supplier of
high quality raw materials and a reliable source of innovation, technology and expertise. RAPS delivers both
segment- and client-specific services, and processes approximately 1,100 raw materials and ingredients from
all over the world. With a total of seven production sites in Europe and more than 900 employees worldwide,
RAPS produces over 40,000 tons of different food ingredients and additives each year. n
www.raps.de
ICL Food Specialties: Texture and stability meet taste
Protein management can deliver processing advantages for those in today’s
ever-changing and competitive meat industry. ICL Food Specialties is a
leading technology resource for ingredient systems that manage protein more
effectively. With great ingredients and expertise, manufacturers can stay ontrend
without having to sacrifice product taste, texture or stability.
ICL Food Specialties will demonstrate their protein prowess at IFFA in Hall
4.1 at booth D40 in Frankfurt from 07–12 May, 2016. ICL’s solutions not only
solve functional formulation challenges, but they also help deliver cost-saving solutions.
Hall 4.1
Booth D40
During the show attendees can visit the ICL Food Specialties booth to experience ‘expertise that inspires’ by
sampling on-trend solutions including:
n meat alternative vegetarian hot dogs delivering great taste and texture without soy proteins
n reduced sodium frankfurters proving to be superior in bite and flavour
n vegetarian and ham Pâté, the latter also available as a clean label formulation
n flavourful sauces that demonstrate a customisable and balanced flavour profile.
With the acquisition of Hagesüd in 2014, ICL Food Specialties has added valuable taste expertise to its portfolio.
“At IFFA we will show solutions that combine our traditional strengths in texture and stability with the newly
added expertise in taste,” said Bernd Gießmann, Lead Market Segment Meat, Poultry & Seafood and Culinary,
ICL Food Specialties. “This comprehensive portfolio of products and unparalleled knowledge allows the industry
custom and unique solution opportunities to satisfy evolving needs.”
Ingredient systems can be complex and are often times reliant upon other complimentary products to deliver the
best results. ICL’s highly-skilled application experts understand the delicate art of product formulation and work
in partnership with customers to create innovations that satisfy ever-changing market and consumer trends. n
www.iclfood.com
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