Food & Ingredients June 2023

www.foodingredientsmag.com | JUNE 2023 ISSN 2149-2611 

Outlook into the global 

coffee capsules market 

Focus: PLMA’s 

“World of Private Label”

THIS 

MONTH 

HIGHLIGHTS 

8 

Arabatzis SA “kneads” 

innovation and 

sustainability 

10 

TopGum launches high 

caffeine cappuccino 

gummies 

12 

Bach Snacks innovates 

the world of snacks 

14 

interpack pleased the 

global processing and 

packaging industry 

22 

Liquid gold: 

echnological solutions 

for drying and 

protecting actives 

28 

Anuga and EIT Food enter 

a strategic partnership 

46 

The meat industry will return 

to the spotlight in Milan in 

2024 with MEAT-TECH and 

the new thematic exhibition 

PRO-TECH 

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Respectfully 

yours! 

The recent statistics and reports indicate 

that the food and beverage industry 

has seen their profit margins decrease 

considerably. However, due to the falling 

cost of commodities, these margins 

should increase in the coming years. Food 

and beverage items are an inevitable 

part of life and they will always be. There 

are some other factors to generate higher 

profits out of this giant industry. 

The consumers are more conscious of 

all values in the food and beverage 

items including being organic, natural, 

confidence in raw materials and 

manufacturing lines, handling and 

packaging, etc. Corporate and brand 

reputations are expected to become 

increasingly important, as consumers are 

trying to stretch their dollar further and 

competition is increasing. With the increase 

in competition, the only way companies 

can separate themselves from others is 

by brand recognition. Consumers are 

now very concerned with the reputation 

of a company, or their brand image, 

with respect to the safety and quality 

of product. Increased innovation in the 

industry will lead to newer, healthier 

products and lower production costs, both 

of which should increase profit margins. 

Fairs and exhibitions are very important 

links of the whole chain to launch and 

introduce products and technologies. This 

time we will be at PLMA – Private Label 

Exhibition to be held in Amsterdam and 

Inter Food in Baku to see all novelties to be 

displayed in these two important meeting 

points of the industry. I wish lucrative 

business for all exhibitors and visitors. 

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Outlook into the global 

coffee capsules market 

Research has shown that coffee protects the 

liver, lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes, and 

prevents several cancers. Additionally, the 

rise in the trend of coffee drinking outside 

the home suggests an increase in recent 

years. Consequently, it is anticipated that 

rising coffee consumption will fuel the global 

coffee capsules market. 

Coffee capsules are small, single-use pods 

filled with pre-measured amounts of ground 

coffee that are designed to be used with a 

specific type of coffee machine. They typically 

come in a range of different flavors and 

strengths and are used to make individual 

servings of coffee quickly and easily. 

To use a coffee capsule, you simply insert 

it into the designated slot on your coffee 

machine and then press a button to start the 

brewing process. The machine punctures the 

capsule and hot water is then forced through 

the coffee grounds, extracting the flavor and 

aroma to create a fresh cup of coffee. 

Coffee capsules have become increasingly 

popular in recent years due to their 

convenience and ease of use, and they are 

now available from a wide range of different 

coffee brands and manufacturers. However, 

it is worth noting that the single-use nature of 

coffee capsules can create a lot of waste, 

so many people are now exploring more 

sustainable alternatives such as reusable coffee 

pods or traditional coffee brewing methods. 

The coffee capsules market faces a stiff 

challenge from the availability of alternative 

products including but not limited to tea, 

fruit juices, vegetable juices, health drinks, 

kombucha, chocolate drinks, milkshakes, lattes 

made with beets, matcha, chicory, and kefir 

are some among others. 

Countries such as China, Turkey, Ireland, the 

UK, India, and Iran, are heavy consumers 

of tea and milk products, proving to deter 

coffee drinking. Furthermore, these countries 

are also some of the largest producers of 

6 FOOD & INGREDIENTS INTERNATIONAL JUNE 2023

coffee alternatives, which severely hampers 

the consumption of coffee and in turn harms 

the coffee capsules market. 

The diversification of flavors in the coffee 

capsule market has played a significant role 

in propelling the Coffee Capsules Market 

Opportunities. By offering a wide range of 

flavors and strengths, coffee capsule brands 

are able to appeal to a broader range of 

consumers with different taste preferences. 

For example, some brands offer capsules with 

flavors such as caramel, hazelnut, vanilla, and 

chocolate, while others offer capsules with 

different strengths, such as mild, medium, and 

bold. This allows consumers to choose a flavor 

and strength that suits their individual taste, 

rather than being limited to a few options. 

In addition, the availability of a wide range 

of flavors helps to increase consumer 

engagement and loyalty. Consumers are 

more likely to purchase coffee capsules from 

a brand that offers a variety of flavors, as 

they can experiment with different flavors 

and find their favorites, which is fostering 

Coffee Capsules Market Trends. This can 

lead to increased brand loyalty and repeat 

purchases, which is beneficial for coffee 

capsule manufacturers. 

Moreover, diversification of flavors helps coffee 

capsule brands to differentiate themselves 

from competitors and stand out in a crowded 

Coffee Capsules Industry. By offering unique 

and innovative flavors, brands can attract new 

customers and create a strong brand identity. 

Overall, the diversification of flavors in the 

coffee capsule market has been a key driver 

of Coffee Capsules Market Growth, helping to 

increase consumer engagement, loyalty, and 

brand differentiation. 

• Cafes and restaurants use single-serving coffee 

options for their convenience as it reduces 

manual work and works as a way to reduce 

the need of employing professional baristas. 

Leading trends influencing the market 

• Coffee pods and capsules face strong 

competition from demand for other coffee 

options like instant coffee and RTD coffee. 

• Many new vendors have started 

introducing technologically innovative 

products to meet the constantly changing 

demand for coffee beans and capsules. 

• For instance, the Swiss coffee brand coffee 

introduced a single-serving coffee pod ball 

with a seaweed-based casing instead of an 

aluminum or plastic capsule in 2022. 

• In August 2022, Tim Hortons released four 

variations of capsules for its users to try out different 

flavors like decaf, bright, bold, and classic. 

Major challenges hindering the market growth 

• One of the major challenges for the market 

is the high price of coffee pods and capsules 

compared to traditional coffee products. 

• Consumers in developing economies like 

Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America prefer 

traditional coffee over coffee pods and 

capsules for its cheaper price range. 

• Consumers in highly populated nations like 

China, India, Indonesia, and Nigeria among 

others still prefer traditional coffee due to their 

efficiency and because they produce more 

cups of coffee than pods and capsules. 

• Hence, it becomes imperative that the 

players in the market scale down 

the prices of coffee pods and 

coffee capsules attract 

consumers from 

developing nations. 

Key factor driving market growth 

• The rapid urbanization and increasing 

availability of organized outlets for the 

convenience of the growing working 

population in many developing economies has 

increased the demand for convenient-to-use 

products has been increasing exponentially. 

JUNE 2023 FOOD & INGREDIENTS INTERNATIONAL 

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Arabatzis SA 

“kneads” 

innovation and 

sustainability 

From Greece to the world… 

The frozen dough industry 

M.Arabatzis SA-Hellenic Dough 

maintains an important sales 

network in 45 countries 

Michail Arabatzis SA - Hellenic Dough 

is one of the largest frozen dough 

industries in Europe and its products 

preserve and pass on the nutritional 

value of Greek cuisine to the next 

generation. The company chooses 

only the purest and finest ingredients 

and offers excellent products that 

stand out for their quality and 

delicious taste. Its portfolio has over 

700 branded and private labels 

products and invests to strategic 

cooperation with significant retailers. 

Michail Arabatzis SA - Hellenic Dough 

is aiming for global expansion through 

new international partnerships, while 

strengthening its presence in existing 

ones. It maintains an important 

sales network in 45 countries, with 

some main markets in Europe, USA, 

Canada, and Saudi Arabia. In 2022, 

Hellenic Dough penetrated the 

market of Israel and India, while this 

year, a significant cooperation is 

going to be fulfilled in Europe. 

The main pillars of Michail Arabatzis 

SA - Hellenic Dough are innovation and 

sustainable development. In addition, it 

invests systematically and continuously 

in infrastructures, technological 

modernization, as well as human 

resources. Arabatzis Michael SA - 

Hellenic Dough never stops innovating. 

It always develops new tasty flavors 

from excellent raw materials of high 

nutritional value that align with modern 

nutritional trends. Recently, it launched 

a new vegan product line, comprising 

delicious, crispy rolls filled with cheese 

or vegetable minced meat, as well as a 

twist filled with sweet pumpkin. 

The new SKUs are a vegan extension 

to its existing range, which comprises 

the beloved Bougatsa Thessaloniki with 

aromatic vanilla cream, or delicious 

hazelnut cream, the nutritious Sesame 

Koulouri Thessaloniki, also available 

in a whole grain version, twists with 

aromatic potato, traditional country pie 

with spinach, and the tasty mushroom 

pie. The new vegan products cater to 

everyone and are especially suitable for 

those who opt a vegetarian diet, either 

temporarily or on a permanent basis. 


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TopGum 

launches 

high caffeine 

cappuccino 

gummies 

The coffee-flavored 

gummy line is created 

with new proprietary 

microencapsulation 

technology. 

The gummy delivery system has been 

capturing the nutraceutical market, with 

research showing that the gummy is fast 

becoming Americans’ favorite way to take 

supplements. According to Innova Market 

Insights, gummy supplement launches grew 

by 54% in the five-year period from 2017-2022 

globally. This marks it as one of the fastestgrowing 

supplement segments. 

For its new coffee line, TopGum offers a choice 

of three popular, out-of-the-box flavors: 

espresso, cappuccino, and mocha. TopGum’s 

global customer base, which includes major 

food and supplement companies, can 

customize the Gummiccino matrix by adjusting 

dosage, flavor, color, shape, and size. 

In addition to providing the full coffee sensory 

experience, TopGum’s gummies deliver a true 

functional dose of caffeine: Each serving of two 

coffee gummies contains 40 mg of caffeine, 

which is equivalent to a standard espresso shot. 

TEL AVIV – Gummy supplement manufacturer 

TopGum, Ltd. launches Gummiccino, its 

new line of high-dosage delicious caffeine 

gummies. The product marks the first use of 

TopGum’s new proprietary microencapsulation 

technology designed to enhance flavor and 

boost absorption. The functional gummies are 

infused with an extract of robusta coffee beans 

(Coffea robusta) that perfectly captures the 

genuine aroma, flavor, and color of coffee. 

“Until now, coffee-flavored caffeine gummies 

have had a limited market presence due to 

tendencies to develop a bitter flavor,” explains 

Amichai Bar-Nir, CEO of TopGum. “Thanks to 

our novel TopCapsTM technology, busy coffee 

lovers can finally experience the rich flavor of 

coffee in gummy form, with zero bitterness.” 

“The product line represents the culmination 

of a lengthy and complex development 

process,” says Eli Edri, TopGum’s COO and VP 

of strategic partnerships. “Over the last couple 

of years, we worked on the development 

of a state-of-the-art microencapsulation 

technology—called TopCaps—that is uniquely 

tailored for gummies. This innovative technology 

allows consumers to savor the flavor and 

aroma of coffee-on-the-go, while energizing 

themselves with a single chewy treat.” 


This makes it an appealing and convenient 

alternative for the 74% of Americans who drink 

coffee daily. 1 It also appeals to consumers who 

simply need a quick energy boost. 

According to the International Coffee 

Organization, 2 between June 2020 and 

June 2021, Europeans consumed 242 million 

kilograms of coffee. Including the UK (21.8 

million kgs) and Switzerland (9.3 million kgs) 

into that figure, a staggering total of 273 

million kgs of coffee were consumed. 

“The new line represents a breakthrough in the 

caffeine gummy space,” adds Edri, “Our TopCaps 

microencapsulation system allows the body to 

effectively absorb the caffeine by coating the 

caffeine particles with a natural substance that 

breaks down in the stomach, not the mouth. 

TopCaps technology will allow additional 

functionalities, which will be presented next year. 

The company plans to leverage its TopCaps 

technology to formulate more innovative 

gummy-based products that cater to specific 

consumer needs. These projects will be led 

by the recently appointed head of R&D, 

Evgenia Lozinsky, who previously served as the 

CEO of PharmItBe. TopGum is establishing a 

specialized microencapsulation plant in Israel 

to bring its cutting-edge technology to the 

global market on a large scale. 

The new line joins TopGum’s catalog of 

nutraceutical-enriched gummies that are 

being commercialized on a private-label 

basis. The company also offers custom 

formulations to brands formulating gummies 

with their own ingredients. Using TopGum’s 

service, brands can take advantage of the 

growing gummy market faster than if they had 

to reinvent the technology on their own. 

1 

https://www.driveresearch.com/market-research-company-blog/coffee-survey/ 

2 

The 10 European Countries That Drink the Most Coffee - N26 


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Bach Snacks innovates 

the world of snacks 

The industry’s ultimate pellet partner offers a wide range 

of pellets to answer every needs of snack manufacturers. 

Bach Snacks produces pellet snacks in all possible sizes and types. 

Since 1999, Bach Snacks has been one 

of the leaders in the production of semifinished 

dry pellet, with an extensive 

assortment of high-quality products made 

from potatoes, corn, and Cereals. 

Today, Bach Snacks is positioned 

as a major supplier of snack pellets, 

covering the Middle East, North Africa, 

Europe and Asia. Currently, the company’s 

production capacity exceeds 2000 Metric 

tons with more than 30 shapes, 

across more than 25 countries. 

Bach Snacks differentiates itself in the market by 

the close partnership it creates with customers, 

in order to provide the best services with the 

highest quality of products. 

With a diversified portfolio of pellets, Bach 

Snacks continually enhances its production 

lines, through the integration of the latest 

technologies and innovative techniques. By 

utilizing high-quality raw materials, developing 

various textures, flavors and shapes, Bach Snacks 

empowers leading brands, manufacturers and 

retailers to innovate in the world of snacks. 

To know more information about 

the company and range of product 

categories, please check the website 

www.bachsnacks.com 

or contact Bach Snacks Team on: 

BACH SNACKS SAL 

Kfarchima Industrial Zone 

LEBANON 

Tel : +961 5 431 555 | +961 5 431720 

Fax : +961 (5) 431721 

e-mail : bachsnacks@bachsnacks.com 


interpack pleased the global 

processing and packaging industry 

For those in the product packaging and processing business there was only one 

“place to be” from 4 to 10 May: interpack in Düsseldorf. Under the heading 

“Welcome Home” the trade fair welcomed visitors from all over the world. 

The joy of finally coming together as an industry was great. 

It delivered what it promised and exceeded 

exhibitors’ expectations: the world’s largest 

and most relevant packaging trade fair 

set standards yet again from 4 to 10 May, 

connected the industry on a global level and 

acted as both a marketplace and content 

hub. Visitors from 155 countries, many with 

firm intentions to buy, came to interpack 2023. 

2,807 exhibitors showcased the power and 

creativity of the packaging industry with their 

technologies and solutions. What was easy 

to see were the numerous impulses, ideas 

and concrete business deals which will be 

implemented over the coming years. 

At the end of the trade fair Bernd Jablonowski, 

Executive Director at Messe Düsseldorf, 

says: “With interpack we were able to finally 

hold one of the Messe Düsseldorf’s most 

important events again. It has reported back 

impressively and reinforced its position as the 

global platform for the exchange amongst 

all players in the packaging sector, related 

process industries and all user industries. Our 

targets were exceeded by far.” 

Altogether approx. 143,000 visitors travelled 

to interpack in Düsseldorf, two thirds of 

them coming from abroad. Alongside many 


European countries, the largest visitor nations 

were India, Japan and the USA. Around 75% of 

visitors came from middle or top management. 

“interpack at last!” was a phrase frequently 

heard in the halls – because after a six-year 

break the big community was finally able to 

meet again in person. And this was reflected 

in the joy on people’s faces. “interpack 2023 

will reverberate with us for a long time – both 

in business and personal terms,” says Director 

Thomas Dohse after seven trade fair days 

adding: “The mood in the halls was great and 

the inter-cultural exchange enriching for all 

sides. It was ‘simply unique’ again.” 

This was underscored by the positive feedback 

from visitors, 96% of whom stated they had 

achieved their trade fair objectives. Just as 

satisfied were the exhibitors whose expectations 

had been exceeded many times over. “We 

thank Messe Düsseldorf for the outstanding 

organisation. I’m confident that I’m speaking 

on behalf of all companies here. interpack 2023 

is simply a must for suppliers and users from all 

over the world to exchange experiences and 

do business,” says Markus Rustler, President of 

interpack 2023 at the conclusion of the event. 

Transformation as an opportunity 

Considering current market developments, 

the enormous challenges but also the even 

bigger opportunities, this interpack definitely 

proved one of the most important ones in its 

history. The need to automate, the will to act 

sustainably and changed consumption habits 

are all expressions of transformation. 

interpack’s strategic orientation towards the 

four Hot Topics: Circular Economy, Resource 

Management, Digital Technologies and 

Product Safety found concrete expression in 


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live streams. Some 200,000 viewers dialled in 

during the run-time of the trade fair alone. 

The Spotlight Talks & Trends Forum proved a 

visitor magnet and focused on seven themes on 

seven days including amongst others, logistics, 

circular economy and e-Commerce. The 

programme was presented jointly by interpack, 

the dfv Conference Group and PackReport. 

numerous innovations. The trade fair, which 

has traditionally been a key cornerstone in the 

innovation cycle of the packaging industry 

and related process industries, also more than 

lived up to this claim this year. 

Sustainable packaging technologies 

All facets of sustainability were top themes 

at interpack. Exhibitors presented highend 

technologies and holistic concepts 

that consider efficiency and sustainability 

along their entire production line. “Many 

companies in the consumer goods industry 

have set their own sustainability targets,” says 

Richard Clemens, Managing Director of the 

Food Processing and Packaging Machinery 

Association within VDMA at interpack. 

“Over the past few years, packaging 

machinery manufacturers have succeeded 

in implementing sustainable packaging 

concepts by means of corresponding 

technical adaptations and newly developed 

machinery solutions. interpack is the showcase 

for innovations and, at the same time, the 

point of departure for developing further 

towards a sustainable circular economy,” says 

Clemens summing up. 

New and fresh impulses 

Also attracting plenty of attention were the 

other Specials such as the interpack Startup 

Zone, the joint stand Co-Packing, several 

award ceremonies spotlighting exciting 

packaging innovations, the ‘SAVE FOOD 

Highlight-Route’ with new approaches to 

fighting global food loss and waste and the 

promotion of women at ‘Women in Packaging’. 

The special buzz at this premiere came by 

way of the approximately 200 women from 

the international sector, who exchanged and 

established new networks during interpack. 

components – which was held as a concurrent 

event with 80 exhibitors in a separate hall – 

also went down well with visitors. The upstream 

industries supplying components and software 

to packaging technology and process 

engineering play a prominent role in the 

digitalisation of manufacturing processes. 

The next interpack will be held 

in Düsseldorf from 7 to 13 May 2026. 

The many solutions celebrating a world premiere 

at interpack also included a host of packaging 

materials and supplies in all their diversity. In 

excess of 1,000 exhibitors were showcased in this 

segment alone, making for a new record. 

Forward-looking content 

interpack is not only a business but also a content 

platform for the sector, both live and digitally. A 

total of 50 talks were hosted at the Tightly Packed 

TV studio care of interpack and ‘packaging 

journal’, thereby generating additional visibility 

and reach of the top themes and trends through 


Exhibitor Testimonials 

“The mood at interpack 2023 was excellent 

and we are happy to be part of this event 

again. It felt like in previous years and we 

are very satisfied with the quality of visitors. 

We were able to welcome numerous 

international delegations as well as all key 

business partners to our stand and thrill new 

potential customers.” 

Markus Rustler, Managing Partner at 

Theegarten-Pactec GmbH & Co. KG 

“Great mood, packed stands, good and 

plenty of business – this is how interpack 2023 

can be summarised. Our member companies 

are very satisfied. On the weekend – as 

expected – many customers came from 

overseas. The quality of visitors was very high 

– some of the machines were purchased 

straight off the stand. After the six-year break 

people delighted all the more at seeing the 

interpack family finally coming together again 

in Düsseldorf. To us, interpack is, and always 

will be, the leading trade fair of the industry.” 

Richard Clemens, Managing Director of 

VDMA’s Food Machinery and Packaging 

Machinery Association 

interpack for IMA is historically a point of 

reference in the exhibition panorama. As 

a matter of fact, in this 2023 edition we 

attended with an almost 5000 m2 booth: 

the biggest ever. 46 machines, 12 new 

models and 22 machines IiOT connected, 

expressing IMA’s commitment towards 

innovation and digitalisation. Great 

emphasis on sustainability as one of the 

main pillars of the IMA System, presenting 

solutions to handle new eco-friendly 

materials on our equipment. We recorded 

excellent attendance and our customers 

were extremely pleased by our polyhedric 

portfolio characterised by innovation. 

Monica Cervellati, Corporate Communication 

and Exhibitions Director IMA 

“interpack 2023 has been a success for Metsä 

Board. In our Innovation Lab area we provided 

inspiration for the visitors around circular 

packaging solutions made with renewable 

and easily recyclable materials helping to 

reduce the use of plastic. This year’s discussions 

exceeded our expectations. The quality of 

visitors was surprisingly high coming from all over 

the world and fulfilled fully the expectations we 

had in exhibiting at this international fair.” 

Marjo Halonen, VP Communications 

Metsä Board 

“interpack is an important trade fair for us. In 2017 

we were still represented with a smaller stand, 

for 2023 we opted in favour of an enlargement. 

What we especially liked is the trade fair’s high 

international attendance and the new hall 

concept. We will be back in 2026 again.” 

Andreas Grabotin, Zone Director DACH 

markem-imaje 

“Interpack 2023 was one of the most eagerly 

awaited events for our industry. It was a 

great opportunity to meet our customers 

and partners again and to start new 

projects and collaborations. We exhibited 

more than 50 machines with a focus on 

sustainability, digital innovation, laboratory 

solutions, sterile packaging, inspection and 

traceability. In particular, our visitors showed 

interest in eco-friendly solutions, in our 

innovative robot with parallel architecture 

and AI applications. I was impressed by 

the determination of visitors who visited us 

with specific requests. At the same time, we 

regret that due to the difficulties the world 

is facing in this moment, we couldn’t meet 

customers from some geographical areas.” 

Valentina Marchesini, Director of Human 

Resources and Head of Marketing & 

Communications at Marchesini Group S.p.A. 

“For Uhlmann Pac-Systeme, interpack was 

a great success. Our stand concept with its 

clear focus on sustainability was very well 

received by visitors. We also stimulated the 

interest of trade fair visitors who actually did 

not have us on their programme. Sustainability 

as a driver of innovation in products and 

services, both at Parenteralia and Oral Solid 


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Exhibitor Testimonials 

Dose - this is what our customers are looking 

for and this has also enabled us to develop 

new contacts. The live experience and the 

opportunity to just get in touch, that’s really a 

trademark of interpack, and we’re very happy 

that the fair could take place again.” 

Gabi Bauer, Head of Marketing & 

Communication Uhlmann Pac-Systeme 

“Process and packaging technology for a 

better life - that’s what visitors experienced at 

the Syntegon stand. This included numerous 

solutions with answers to market trends such as 

automation, digitalisation and sustainability. 

And the feedback from our customers showed 

that we have met their requirements. Whether 

new machines, entire lines or services, the 

interest was great. The first interpack with our 

Syntegon brand was a complete success for us”. 

Dr. Michael Grosse, Vorsitzender der 

Geschäftsführung Syntegon 

“The face-to-face conversations proved a 

tremendous added value for us. On all days 

we registered a high number of visits by 

customers and interested parties. Concrete 

business deals were already concluded 

during the trade fair days, and a multitude 

were initiated. At interpack we placed a lot of 

emphasis on flexible solutions for a wide variety 

of confectionery machinery for chocolate, 

marshmallows and jelly as well as on service and 

digitalisation to also always support customers 

beyond the initial equipment purchase.” 

Jessica Runkel, Managing Director Winkler und 

Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen 

“We are pleased that we can finally exhibit 

at interpack again after six years and meet 

with so many international customers after 

the pandemic period. Our principal theme 

at interpack is holistic line integration. As a 

total solutions provider we have extended 

our portfolio in various segments and are 

delighted that this has met with such strong 

interest among our many visitors.” 

Tobias Weber, CEO Weber 

Maschinenbau GmbH 

“Reusability has become a key criterion for 

packaging – be it of glass, paper or plastics. 

Starlinger’s circular solutions for Big Bags made 

of rPET and rPP went down especially well with 

our visitors at interpack. Our customer Packem 

from Brazil, a pioneer for Big Bags in recycled 

PET, was awarded the WorldStar Packaging 

Award for its Bag-to-Bag project. This was a 

special trade fair highlight for us!” 

Angelika Huemer, Managing Partner, 

Starlinger & Co Gesellschaft m.b.H. 

“We were absolutely delighted to be at 

interpack again at last after six years! To my 

mind, nothing replaces direct customer contact. 

We have brought along many new products to 

the trade fair, including various innovations with 

a focus on sustainability, process reliability and 

handling. Our stand at interpack was a perfect 

communication platform to enter into dialogue 

with customers and obtain direct feedback on 

our new products. Overall, the quality of visitors 

and also the volume were very good. We plan 

to be back in three years.” 

Axel Schäfer, Global Head of Marketing & 

Commercial Product Management, Schütz 

GmbH & Co. KGaA. 

“interpack is an important source of impetus 

for the transformation to more environmental 

protection and efficient production processes in 

the packaging industry. These are precisely the 

points we are targeting with our holistic solutions 

- whether with resource-saving packaging 

systems, comprehensive service offerings or 

forward-looking machine technologies. The 

strong interest shown in our solutions at interpack 

proves to us that we are on the right track. 

“Dr. Johannes T. Grobe, Geschäftsführer Sales 

und Service der KHS Gruppe 

“interpack 2023 was very successful for 

us - even in direct comparison to the last 

interpack, we recorded more visitors at our 

stand. We also rate the quality of the leads we 

captured as very positive.” 

Adrian Ritzhaupt, Group Director Commercial & 

Service, Mosca GmbH 


In food 

machinery, 

it is Lakidis... 

Founded in 1965 and headquartered in 

Greece, LAKIDIS SA company has a passion 

to offer the best and the most convenient 

machinery for the food manufacturers 

throughout its history of over a half century. 

Owing its success to this commitment, the 

company is constantly growing and building 

up a truly international brand. As a reliable 

producer of integrated solutions in the field 

of food machinery for over 57 years with a 

global network of around 30 agencies that 

distribute Lakidis Food Machinery and a great 

number of customers worldwide, Lakidis SA 

supports the processing of meat, poultry and 

fish products. The company also supports 

and provides solutions for industries such as 

petfood, snacks, puff pastry, sauce & dips, 

baby food, fruit and plant-based products. 

R&D development, production and 

assembling take place in private owned 

The Greek company’s sales 

team works with customers’ 

team from beginning to 

the end to understand their 

needs, define a budget 

and develop balance 

between quality - production 

and costs and the R&D 

department develops the 

solutions most suitable for the 

customers’ demand. This way 

the customer gets what they 

really require and what is the 

most ideal for them. 


facilities, thus enabling compliance with 

the highest quality standards. Its vertical 

production unit ensures that it has full control 

over the production processes, accurate 

timing and maintain quality standards 

throughout all stages. The manufacturing 

of the company’s various codes starts with 

the selection of exclusive raw materials, 

runs through each stage with precision & 

consistency robot welding, CNC processing, 

glass blasting (surface treatment), and 

electric & electronic assembly. The 

production takes into account all known 

industry standards and goes far beyond 

that. Reliability, ease of use and compliance 

with the highest hygiene standards are the 

special features of the Lakidis products. 

Recommending the appropriate machine 

for each customer’s specific requirements 

is something Lakidis takes great value 

in. The company’s sales team works with 

customers’ team, from start to finish, to 

understand their needs, define a budget 

and develop balance between quality - 

production and costs. As a professional 

approach and respect to the customer, the 

Lakidis team is always close by and ready 

to help with meetings, video calls and 

technicians training when required. From the 

first spark of inspiration to implementing a 

solution, Lakidis is committed to excellence 

in everything they do. Because this is what 

they say: #welovewhatwedo. 

More information about the company 

and their products can be attained at: 

www.lakidis.gr, 14th Old National Rd., 

Thessaloniki-Veria, Greece 

+30 2310 722772, +30 2310 722367, 

sales02@lakidis.gr. 


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Liquid gold: technological solutions 

for drying and protecting actives 

When choosing between 

spray drying and spray 

granulation, the end product 

properties will determine 

the preferred method. 

decades to process high-volume bulk products 

such as milk powder. Spray drying is also 

ideal for products with a low solids content as 

relatively high temperatures can be used. Due 

to the fact that a lot of water evaporates, the 

cooling effect and the short processing time 

help reduce heat-related damage. However, 

the fine particles generated can create dust 

problems, especially when enzymes or other 

proteins are involved. As they are often potent 

allergens and finely distributed as dust, further 

processing is therefore required. 

Gudrun Ding 

Head of Business Development 

Process Technology 

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik 

The optimal process for the conversion of liquid 

products into bulk materials depends on the 

desired properties of the final particles, and 

the specific application. Here, Glatt is wellplaced 

to advise on the pros and cons of each 

method thanks to its experience and expertise 

in designing fluid bed systems for individual 

needs and end products. 

The process of drying liquids allows the 

resulting product to be more easily managed 

and stored at ambient temperatures. 

Furthermore, not only is the end product more 

stable than liquid raw materials, but it also has 

significantly reduced weight and volume, thus 

reducing transportation and storage costs. 

To dry liquids quickly and effectively, spraying 

them into a hot air stream (spray drying) is a 

cost-effective method that has been used for 

Targeted solutions for numerous applications 

Fluidised bed spray granulation processes 

take the basic concept of spray drying to a 

whole new level, with targeted solutions for a 

range of material systems, applications and 

market sectors. Compared with spray drying, 

the fluidised bed process allows the desired 

product properties, including structure and 

size, to be adjusted in a targeted manner. This is 

made possible by combining two process steps: 

convective drying or solidification and particle 

formation, with particle sizes from 200 µm to 2 

mm easily achievable. By contrast, spray drying 

only produces particles of about 10 µm - 300 µm 

in diameter. The dispersed droplet dries during 

its descent from the spray tower, which means 

its size is limited by the height of the tower, so 

significant particle growth can only be achieved 

with an additional agglomeration step. 

Fig.1: Spray granulated particles with onion structure. 

Copyright: Glatt 


Fig.2: Continuous fluid bed process with grinding-screen circuit. 


Droplet formation and film drying 

In contrast to spray drying, during which the 

liquid containing solids is atomised in an empty 

process chamber, in spray granulation it is 

dispersed into a bed of fluidised particles. The 

solvent - usually water or an organic substance 

- quickly evaporates, so that particle 

growth occurs by droplet formation and film 

drying (Fig.1). During this process, known as 

granulation drying or build-up granulation, 

new nuclei are continually generated. 

They can be produced in two ways: by 

abrasion and/or the fact that some atomised 

droplets miss the particles suspended in the 

fluidised bed and dry directly. Externally, 

granulation nuclei can be formed from fine 

particles or crushed granulates derived from 

the grinding-screen circuit. Here, oversize and 

undersize particles are separated, crushed by 

a pin mill and fed back into the process. Both 

the direct (spray drying) nucleation - the socalled 

overspray - and the indirect nucleation 

control the steady growth of the particles 

during the process, and form the basis for 

stable and continuous granulation. (Fig.2) 

Creation of custom particles 

Thanks to their multi-chamber design, 

continuously operated fluidised bed spray 

granulation systems (Fig.3) allow for the 

combination of several process steps. 

Theoretically, a rectangular fluid bed system 

can be built to any size, so that different 

product properties can be set in successive 

process chambers to create custom particles. 

In several projects, Glatt process engineers 

were able to decrease the particles size 

significantly and generate soluble, powdery 

particles from a solution of e.g. hydrolysed 

proteins by using a fluid bed with an 

initial spray-drying step. These were then 

agglomerated and reached a higher density 

due to collisions and ongoing wetting. Finally, 

these particles dissolved faster in water 

as they immerse more quickly than purely 

spray-dried products. Besides the solubility, 

this process reduces packaging volumes due 

to the higher bulk density, which generates 

savings in storage and transportation - a step 

further for sustainability. (Fig.4) 

Fig.3: A wide range of material systems, 

applications and industrial sectors can profit 

from fluidised bed spray granulation. 



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Fig.4: Visibly different: REM-pictures of a fluidised 

bed spray granulation product (above) and 

the same product from a traditional spray tower. 

Fig.5: Cut granule with microencapsulated oil. 

Copyright: Glatt Copyright: Glatt Copyright: Glatt 

occur if the moisture suddenly escapes. 

Furthermore, depending on the drying speed 

and concentration of solids in the liquid, the 

particles might rupture, which makes them 

unsuitable for encapsulated actives. (Fig.5) 

Protecting active components 

Spray granulation also produces compact, 

round spheres with an onion-shaped structure 

by building up the product layer by layer. This 

enables flexible and complex product design as 

particles can be formed from different solid layers, 

with cores loaded and coated (Fig.6), giving 

nutraceutical manufacturers the opportunity 

to create functional products with added 

value. Furthermore, coating the previously spray 

granulated particles can be done with the same 

apparatus to protect the active component or 

mask unpleasant tastes and smells. 

Spray granulates differ from dried products in 

that particle size, shape and structure can be 

adjusted according to the desired application. 

Fluid bed spray granulation is recommended 

for sensitive nutraceuticals, for example, and 

for turning emulsions and oils into compact 

particles. As they have a smaller surface area 

compared with spray dried products, these 

nutraceuticals are better protected against 

oxidation and have a lower drying temperature. 

Glatt closely monitors every fluid bed project, 

from commission through to installation. 

Beyond the development of customised and 

functional product solutions, the company 

also offers project initiation, development and 

delivery to turnkey factories. 

Closed-circuit environment 

Multi-chamber fluidised bed systems can 

spray from above or below. Intermediate 

drying and cooling steps are also possible, 

and subsequent cooling can be done in the 

same unit. Fluidised bed spray granulation 

systems that handle organic solvents or 

oxidation-sensitive products can also be easily 

integrated into a closed-circuit environment. 


A key difference between spray drying and 

fluidised bed spray granulation is particle size 

and morphology: in spray drying, particles dry 

from the outside in; while in fluidised-bed spray 

granulation, the particles dry from the inside out. 

The hot air stream in which the droplets dry 

creates a hard outer shell, which boosts the 

concentration of the dissolved component, 

yet the inner core of the particle remains 

liquid. As the temperature increases, this 

moisture evaporates and diffuses, causing 

hollow spheres. Indentations in the particles 

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Fig.6: The onion-shaped structure is clearly visible 

in these amino acid granules. 

Meet Glatt in Istanbul: 

Visit Glatt at the Food & Nutritional 

Ingredients in Istanbul from May 31 to 

June 2, 2023, hall10, booth D201. Don’t 

miss the lecture on “Spray Granulation vs. 

Spray Drying – Fluid Bed Technology as an 

Innovative Drying Process for Hydrolyzed 

Proteins?” on May 31, 16:45-17:15 local time 

by Dr. Jens Bergmann, Sales Manager 

Process Technology Food, Feed & Fine 

Chemicals, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik.

foodfeedfinechemicals.glatt.com 

Tailored enhancing of your ProducTs 

» Homogeneous and dust-free granules from powdery and liquid raw materials. 

» Drying and shaping in just one process step by fluidized bed and spouted bed technology. 

» Perfect determination of particle properties. 

» Maximum options for functionalization. 

» Protection of volatile and sensitive substances. 

» More performance, stability and safety for application, handling and storage. 

Glatt supports your product idea starting at the early stage of the product formulation and 

the process development to the scale up and the final production. 

Glatt. Integrated Process Solutions.

Juha Väre, CFO of Paulig 

International food and beverage 

company Paulig has announced 

a unique Climate Fund to 

accelerate climate emission 

reductions in its value chain. The 

fund, which is valued at EUR 2.7 

million in 2023, will be allocated 

to projects targeting emission 

reductions in wheat and coffee 

value chains, logistics and 

Paulig’s own operations. Projects 

are chosen annually and are 

implemented together with 

Paulig’s partners and suppliers. 

In addition to the new fund, 

Paulig will continue other 

sustainability initiatives and work 

towards its ambitious targets. 

Paulig launches a unique 

Climate Fund to accelerate 

climate actions in the value chain 

“Our ambition is to be a sustainable frontrunner 

in the food and beverage industry, and our 

target is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 

from our own operations by 80% and from our 

value chain by 50% by 2030. With this unique 

fund we will strengthen the impact and agility 

of our climate actions, enhance our innovation 

capabilities, and accelerate our progress 

towards our ambitious climate targets. The fund 

enables us to further drive actions that have 

the biggest value chain climate impact on the 

company level,” says Lea Rankinen, Director, 

Sustainability & Public Affairs at Paulig. 

Paulig has used a climate fee for emission ton 

to evaluate the needed budget for annual 

CO2 emission reductions. This budget forms 

the basis for the annual fund. For 2023, the 

fund is valued at EUR 2.7 million. 

“We have used an internal carbon price of 

EUR 50 for CO2 ton and then evaluated the 

needed budget for our targeted climate 

impact reductions. This evaluated cost 

needed for targeted emission reductions 

is then included in our financial plan and 

annual budget. Applying the internal carbon 

price mechanism as part of our financial 

planning helps us understand how carbon 

emissions could affect our profit and loss 

statement and our investment choices,” 

explains Juha Väre, Paulig’s CFO. 

Focus on wheat and coffee value chains 

The fund is allocated to projects selected 

annually on the basis of Paulig’s strategic 

initiatives. The selection principles 

emphasise each project’s reduced climate 

impact potential, innovativeness, cost- 


efficiency and scalability potential. The 

fund is mainly allocated to projects related 

to wheat and coffee value chains and 

logistics. The rest of the projects are linked 

to emission reductions in Paulig’s own 

operations, such as the carbon neutrality 

of factories, as well as other collaborations. 

New project proposals and initiatives are 

reviewed annually. 

“Our criteria for selecting the projects 

are based on Paulig’s company strategy, 

sustainability approach and science-based 

climate targets. Tortillas and coffee have the 

biggest climate impact in our value chain. 

The focus is to help reduce emissions in raw 

materials farming and advance regenerative 

farming methods. Most of the projects are 

planned and implemented together with our 

suppliers and partners. Working together, we 

aim to discover new innovations and ways to 

improve our operations and collaboration,” 

Rankinen states. 

The climate impacts of the projects are 

measured using relevant carbon accounting 

standards and progress is followed up regularly. 

“We monitor the progress of the climate 

projects regularly against the targets and 

budget. Our goal is also to turn best practices 

into routines and adapt them as part of 

our operations. We will expand the use of 

new innovations, methods and technology 

discovered in the projects by scaling them 

within the value chain,” Rankinen continues. 

Paulig already has on-going climate projects 

that enhance more sustainable farming 

practices and cultivating methods regarding 

wheat production and coffee. 

Paulig will continue its work towards its 

ambitious sustainability targets. In addition to 

Climate action and circularity, the work focuses 

on Fair & Inclusive way of working and Health 

and well-being of people and the planet. 


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Anuga and EIT Food 

enter a strategic partnership 

The leading global trade fair for food and 

beverages taps into the extensive know-how 

of Europe’s leading initiative for food innovations. 


EIT Food, the world’s largest and 

most dynamic initiative for food 

innovations is the new partner of 

Anuga. In line with the key theme 

of Anuga, “Sustainable Growth”, 

the aim of the long-term, strategic 

partnership is to promote the 

dialogue and the interdisciplinary 

cooperation to achieve a 

sustainable food system. Together 

the leading global trade fair for 

food and beverages and EIT Food 

will create a platform for innovative 

ideas and new sustainable 

developments in the food industry. 

To this end, they are bringing the 

most important players from the 

industry and fields of politics and 

business together at Anuga in 

Cologne from 7 to 11 October 2023. 

“We are delighted to have the experts 

of EIT Food and its network on board 

in the scope of this new, strategic 

partnership. New ways towards an 

improved, global food system will be 

highlighted in the course of different 

event formats and subsequently there 

will be an opportunity to engage in a 

direct exchange with an international 

trade audience and the trade 

media,” explained Bastian Mingers, 

Vice President Food. 

Dr. Andy Zynga, CEO of EIT Food, 

adds: “EIT Food is very pleased to 

work more closely with Anuga, in 

addition to the partnership with 

Anuga HORIZON. The goal of the food 

community is clear: only together will 

we build an innovative and resilient 

food system, which is integral in 

driving greater food security and a 

healthier planet. This requires new 

ideas, solutions and collaboration 

within the industry, for which Anuga 

offers a fantastic opportunity.” 

The key contents of the partnership 

are among others: 

• a professional exchange and 

knowledge transfer 

• the joint development of the 

conference and event programme 

of Anuga with panel discussions, 

workshops and speakers 

• joint press events in the run-up to 

and during Anuga 


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New investment action 

from Euro Gıda 

Euro Gıda, one of the leading food products manufacturers, is starting 

the construction of an additional warehouse facility in its factory in 

Kemalpasa, Izmir, to meet the increasing sales volume and production 

capacity. At the same time, it switches to the use of clean energy with 

the solar energy system installed on the roof of the factory. 

Euro Gıda, which has the strongest position in 

the sector in the category of pickles, roasted 

vegetables and gourmet sauces, produces 

private label products for the leading brands 

and retail markets of Turkey and Europe, while 

also reaching the whole world with the Melis 

brand. It exports 70% of its production, which is 

made with 55 thousand tons of raw vegetables 

per year it receives from contracted farmers 

with controlled agriculture. 

Established in 1995, Euro Gıda incorporated 

the Melis brand in 2007 and moved to its 

modern facilities with a closed area of 55,000 

m2 on a 75-decare land in Kemalpaşa, Izmir 

in 2013, which had been built with a large 

investment. In 2016, it further strengthened 

its position in the sector by acquiring Ran 

Tarımsal, which produces dried tomato and 

processed onion products. It has increased 

its capacity up to 120 million jars with 

machinery and line investments to meet the 

increasing business volume by gaining new 

customers and new markets every year. As of 

2023, it continues its investments with a new 

warehouse facility and Solar Energy System. 


The construction of the new warehouse 

facility, which will provide an additional 

storage area of 6150 m2 with a rack system 

with a capacity of 22 thousand pallets, which 

is planned to be completed in four months, 

started with the groundbreaking ceremony 

where Euro Gıda Chairman of the Board 

Haluk Önen, Advisory Board Members Renkin 

Akbulak, Pınar Ilgaz, Ahmet Süha Erol and 

General Manager Bahadır Açık pressed the 

button to pour the first foundation mortar. 

At the groundbreaking ceremony, it was also 

announced that the Solar Energy System was 

commissioned. Thanks to the 5,267 solar panels 

placed on the roof, it is planned that the 

electrical energy to be used in the production 

of pickles and canned vegetables, whose 

production season is summer, will be obtained 

from clean energy to a large extent. 

Speaking at the ceremony, Haluk Önen, 

Chairman of the Board of Directors, said, 

“As Euro Gıda, we are growing by adding 

new successes every year. We are proud 

of contributing to the export of our country 

and the development of our region. The 

jar capacity, which was 50 million when 

our factory was put into operation in 2013, 

has increased to 120 million jars today. We 

continue our investments within the framework 

of our needs. Thanks to our warehouse 

facility, which we laid the foundations of 

together today, we will effectively use all our 

production lines at full capacity and provide 

better service to our customers.” 

Speaking on his part at the ceremony, Bahadır 

Açık, General Manager of Euro Gıda, said: 

“With our respect to the nature and future 

generations, we started the investment for 

the SPP, we completed the assembly and 

installation of the panels. In the new season, 

we will produce our products with the 

electricity we obtain from solar energy. Thanks 

to the SPP we have commissioned, we will 

prevent approximately 2,500 tons of carbon 

emissions per year. The Aegean region has 

rich resources in every respect, and the sun 

is one of them. As we turn the cucumbers 

and vegetables grown in the fields under the 

Aegean sun into healthy products, we will now 

derive our energy from the sun.” 


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New factory investment 

from Ulusoy Un 

in the earthquake zone 

Türkiye’s leading flour producer and exporter 

Ulusoy Un continues its investments. 

Ulusoy Un, which made a big impression 

with Söke, which it incorporated in 2022, 

bought a new flour factory in Hatay Antakya Organized 

Industrial Zone. Thus, while the number of factories 

with in Ulusoy Un increased to 5, the total production 

capacity increased from 3.925 tons/day 

to 4.200 tons/day. With the activation of the facility, 

it is aimed to contribute to the economic development 

and employment of the earthquake region. 

Ulusoy Un, which incorporated Söke in 2022 

and closed the year with a sales revenue 

of 20.4 billion TL, made a new factory 

investment in the earthquake zone. Ulusoy 

Un, registered in Hatay Province Belen 

District Şenbük Quarter, 113 Island, parcel 

3 in Hatay Antakya Organized Industrial 

Zone, on a 5,095 square meter land with 

a crushing capacity of 275 tons/day, with 

a total price of 14,350,000 Turkish Liras, 

registered in Block 113, parcel 4. The storage 

area on a land of 5,091 square meters was 

purchased with a total price of 5,000,000 

Turkish Liras. The facility, which has a closed 


and fully undamaged was determined. The 

facility is planned to be put into operation 

in the third quarter of 2023, following the 

revision works to be carried out for capacity 

increase and technology renewal. With the 

commissioning of the facility, it is aimed 

to increase employment and contribute 

to economic development in the region 

affected by the earthquake disaster. Dr. 

Eren Günhan Ulusoy, Chairman of Ulusoy 

Un’s Board of Directors, said, “Ulusoy Un is a 

company that exports to 92 countries today 

and serves the food safety of not only Türkiye 

but also the world. Our company continues 

to grow with its new breakthroughs. With the 

purchase of shares of Söke Değirmencilik 

San ve Tic. A.Ş in 2022, a total of 2485 tons/ 

day, 2085 tons/day in Samsun and 400 tons/ 

day in Çorlu, 1440 tons/day capacity of 

Aydın and Ankara Factories belonging to this 

company has been increased. As a result of 

the addition, our total production capacity 

reached 3,925 tons/day. With the new 

purchase, our total production capacity will 

reach 4,200 tons/day, and we will continue 

to maintain our position as Türkiye’s largest 

flour producer by far. With this purchase, 

we aim to increase our export tonnage 

thanks to the cost advantage by using 

the ports in Mersin, Adana and Iskenderun 

regions for the supply of raw materials and 

the proximity to the southern neighbours 

of our country. With the production of the 

facility, our company will have access 

to the domestic market in the south and 

southeast of our country with more costeffective 

transportation. Thus, with our 

factories located in 5 different regions within 

our company, we will reach the active 

production capacity that will expand sales 

to all regions of Türkiye.” 

area of 6,880 square meters on a total area 

of 10,186 square meters, is currently inactive. 

A Quick Structural Health Monitoring (QSHM) 

report was obtained regarding whether 

it was damaged in the earthquake in 

Kahramanmaras, and all the buildings in 

the real estate in question were examined 

Consolidating its place in Türkiye’s largest 

companies surveys conducted for 2021, Ulusoy 

Un became the 323rd largest exporter in 

Turkey according to the TIM1000 list, the 71st 

company in the Fortune 500 list and the 86th 

largest company in Türkiye according to the 

Capital500 research. Ulusoy Un was also ranked 

28th in the “Top 500 Companies of Anatolia” 

research conducted by the Economist 

magazine. Ulusoy Un, one of the largest food 

companies in Türkiye, also has the innovation 

leader award of the food industry within the 

scope of the “Platinum Global 100 Index”. 


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Nestlé inaugurates new research 

institute aimed at supporting 

sustainable food systems 

Nestlé has officially inaugurated the Institute 

of Agricultural Sciences to help advance 

sustainable food systems by delivering 

science-based solutions in agriculture. 

Speaking at the inauguration, Paul Bulcke, 

Nestlé Chairman, said: “We have nurtured 

direct relationships with generations of farmers 

around the world. To continue providing 

people with tasty, nutritious and affordable 

foods, we need to transition together to 

a more sustainable food system. The new 

institute will strengthen our expertise and 

use our global network to support farming 

communities and protect our planet.” 

With global food systems under pressure, 

there is an urgent need to accelerate new 

approaches that ensure a sustainable food 

supply for a growing world population while 

contributing to farmer livelihoods. 

At the new institute, Nestlé experts screen and 

develop solutions in key focus areas such as plant 

science, agricultural systems and dairy livestock. 

It builds on the company’s existing plant 

science expertise in coffee and cocoa. Over 

many years, Nestlé plant scientists have been 

contributing to Nestlé’s sustainable cocoa and 

coffee sourcing plans - the Nestlé Cocoa Plan 

and Nescafé Plan (pdf, 9Mb) - including the 

recent discovery of more disease and droughtresistant 

coffee varieties. 

Nestlé is now strengthening this expertise 

and expanding it to further crops, including 

pulses and grains. The institute is also working 

with farmers to trial regenerative agriculture 

practices to improve soil health and encourage 

biodiversity. In addition, experts explore novel 

approaches in dairy farming that have potential 

to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the 

areas of cow feed and manure management. 

Jeroen Dijkman, Head of Nestlé Institute 

of Agricultural Sciences, said: “Our goal is 

to identify the most promising solutions to 

promote the production of nutritious raw 

materials while minimizing their environmental 

impact. We take a holistic approach and look 

at several factors including impact on yield, 

carbon footprint, food safety and cost, as well 

as the viability of scale-up.” 

As part of Nestlé’s global R&D network, the 

institute collaborates closely with external 

partners including farmers, universities, 

research organizations, startups and industry 

partners to assess and develop sciencebased 

solutions. The new institute reaffirms 

the company’s commitment to strengthening 

Switzerland’s unique innovation ecosystem. 

Speaking at the official opening, Valérie Dittli, 

State Councilor of the Swiss Canton of Vaud, said: 

“The new institute is strengthening the Canton 

of Vaud as a center of excellence for research 

and education in agriculture and nutrition. It also 

contributes to the efforts that are underway to 

support farmers in the face of climate change. 

Agriculture is at the core of quality nutrition 

and in the Canton of Vaud we can count on 

an innovative ecosystem that brings together 

partners including agricultural professionals, 

schools for higher education and private research 

centers such as the one from Nestlé.” 

In addition to its new facilities at Nestlé 

Research in Switzerland, the institute 

incorporates an existing plant science 

research unit in France, and farms based in 

Ecuador, Côte d’Ivoire and Thailand, as well as 

partnerships with research farms. 


IFF launches ENOVERA 2000 

range to replace up to 50 percent 

vital gluten in whole wheat bread 

IFF announced the launch of ENOVERATM 

2000 range in Europe, the latest addition to 

its comprehensive range of market-leading 

solutions for the bakery industry. A nextgeneration 

enzyme dough strengthener, 

ENOVERATM 2000 range is designed 

for bakery manufacturers interested in 

vital gluten replacement, particularly in 

challenging applications such as whole 

wheat bread. This breakthrough enzymatic 

innovation allows operational cost reductions 

without quality or volume trade-offs. 

European bakery producers are seeking 

to balance production costs with product 

quality in the face of ingredient supply issues 

and recent global economic instability. In 

parallel, consumer demand for healthier 

offerings, including whole wheat bread, is 

rising. Optimizing processes and formulations 

can help bakers navigate these challenging 

market conditions to remain competitive, 

efficient and appealing to consumers. 

ENOVERATM 2000 range is a robust solution 

designed to meet these needs without 

compromise. The dough strengtheners deliver 

dependability throughout production and 

provides superior finished product quality 

for whole wheat bread in comparison to 

existing alternatives in the market. An enzyme 

technology, ENOVERATM 2000 range performs 

equivalently or better than traditional 

emulsifiers and with a reduced dependence on 

aids used to compensate for inconsistencies. 1 

“Managing productivity and protecting cost 

margins is key for bakeries in Europe right 

now,” said Aurelie Gammelin, global product 

manager for Bakery IFF. ENOVERATM 2000 range 

is a true industry breakthrough; it reduces up to 

50 percent of vital gluten and brings functional 

equivalence to traditional emulsifiers–handling 

process variances and overdosing, as well as 

whole wheat applications. Our solution gives 

bakers the peace of mind they need to achieve 

their immediate business goals and operational 

priorities while still creating a great eating 

experience for consumers.” 

As a long-time global developer and 

manufacturer of enzyme solutions focused on 

the bakery industry, IFF leverages its unparalleled 

portfolio, knowledge and technical expertise 

across applications to help customers deliver 

winning products for the market every day. 

1 

IFF Internal Data 

Breakthrough 

enzyme 

solution allows 

industrial bakers 

to reduce costs 

in challenging 

applications 

without 

compromising 

product quality. 


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Leading Finnish dairy company Valio has launched a new infant-grade 

skimmed milk powder, Valio Prime SMP. The dry blend-optimized product 

offers infant milk formula (IMF) manufacturers a more straightforward 

production process while ensuring the highest microbiological quality. 

Valio launches new infant-grade 

skimmed milk powder 

for dry-blend IMF production 

Valio Prime SMP is a unique new product built 

on decades of award-winning research and 

development. With this latest innovation in a 

category where product launches are rare, 

Valio is already creating a buzz in the market. 

Skimmed milk powder that meets the strictest 

dry blending requirements in infant nutrition 

The dry blending process enables 

manufacturers to flexibly customize their 

product selection to meet market needs. 

Valio Prime SMP is especially suited for 

small and medium-sized enterprises, as 

it is easy to incorporate into existing dry 

blend manufacturing processes, but larger 

manufacturers can also use it to 

streamline their production processes. 

Due to the absence of heat 

treatment after blending, the quality 

standards for dry blends are more 

stringent than those for wet blends. 

As a result, the ingredients must 

meet very high quality requirements, 

which can only be ensured by strictly 

limiting microbiological levels in the 

dry blending process. 

“Valio Prime SMP is manufactured in 

Valio’s new ultraclean facilities using 

only fresh Finnish milk that is ranked 

among the cleanest in the world. This 

results in an exceptional skimmed milk powder 

with a high degree of microbiological purity,” 

says Product Developer Christina Maksimow. 

Varied product portfolio encourages 

customers to innovate 

Valio’s 70 years of expertise in infant nutrition 

and 40 years of experience in developing highquality 

ingredients for IMF manufacturers form 

a great base for the experts in R&D to innovate 

and create new products that the customers 

need in the changing market environment. 

“Valio Prime SMP allows infant formula 

manufacturers to optimize their production 

processes and create exactly the kinds of 

blends they want for their products,” 

says Business Manager Laura Enbom. 

The new milk powder also enables 

Valio to serve IMF manufacturers 

even better than before. 

“Valio Prime SMP is a real 

masterpiece in our already 

comprehensive IMF portfolio. 

Our customers can rely on Valio’s 

expertise to provide them with 

the finest ingredients for their IMF 

production needs,” says Timo 

Pajari, Senior Vice President, 

Business Unit Powders. 


Givaudan celebrates 30 years 

of translating science 

into emotions with Sense It ® 

Sense It ® , a proprietary taste language 

created by Givaudan, is celebrating its 

30th anniversary. First developed in 1993, it 

has become a universal and standardised 

language used around the world for food 

experience characterisation, differentiation, 

and product innovation. 

Sense It ® has grown enormously since its 

inception, with Givaudan regularly adding new 

descriptors to the language. What began as a 

local tool for flavour characterisation has been 

transformed into a robust universal language 

with descriptors for flavour, taste and mouthfeel. 

As the language has grown, so has its ability 

to describe up-and-coming categories, 

such as plant-based meat. For example, the 

introduction of a mouthfeel language for 

solid applications was recently rolled out, 

enabling manufacturers to better understand 

how to modulate dry, astringent and juiciness 

characteristics in plant-based products. 

Fabio Campanile, Global Head of Science 

& Technology Taste & Wellbeing, explains, 

“Consumers know if they like or do not like a 

product, but have difficulty explaining why. 

Sense It ® helps bridge the gap between what 

consumers perceive and what they are able to 

express. Over the years the language has been 

expanded into new, important categories and so 

it continues to be very valuable in helping guide 

our customers with their product creation.” 

A strength of the Sense It ® language is that 

it allows usage in virtual environments, when 

alternatives to in-person consumer testing are 

needed. Trained panels at Givaudan were able 

to use Sense It ® along with their proprietary 

holistic profiling method to provide customers 

with highly accurate information on consumer 

perception without going to consumers. 

Looking to the future, digitisation will play a key 

role in simplifying the language’s increasing 

complexity and creating a seamless experience 

for users. Fabio remarked, “We’re creating a 

new set of digital tools that will help the user put 

their sensory perception of a product, such as 

a plant-based burger, into descriptive words 

that convey the full experience, including 

mouthfeel, colour and taste.” 

With +400 descriptors and 

digitisation plans, the 

sensory language is building 

an ever-clearer window into 

the consumer mind. 

While Sense It ® will greatly benefit from this 

digitisation, it’s also playing a pivotal role in 

helping AI tools and digital tools become 

more effective. By translating consumer 

perception into language, Sense It ® provides 

a rich vocabulary with which we can digitally 

communicate about the senses, supporting 

and enabling our next generation of 

language-based AI applications. 


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ISM 2023: 

Strong 

participation 

demonstrates 

the industry’s 

optimism 

The leading global trade 

fair for sweets and snacks 

impresses with innovations 

and new taste experiences 

Return to the usual 

January date in 2024. 

ISM once again offered a variety of the finest sweet and savoury treats from all over the world on 

exhibition space spanning around 100,000 square metres. As a one-off occurrence, the leading 

global trade fair for sweets and snacks was staged in April together with ProSweets Cologne - 

Special Edition and turned Cologne into the international hub for the entire industry again. Together 

the two trade fairs cover the complete value chain for sweets and snacks. After the re-start edition 

last year, 1,274 exhibitors from 71 countries presented current trends and new products. In total, the 

trade fair duo attracted more than 25,000 visitors from 135 countries.The international share of visitors 

from the trade was 72 percent and at 88 percent the foreign share of industry visitors was very high. 

This year a stronger focus was placed on 

addressing the challenges the industry is currently 

faced with and on the joint development of 

solutions. “We are delighted that ISM was able 

to set a strong signal in spite of the one-off 

postponement of the event from the January 

to the April. The positive figures, particularly with 

regards to the number of visitors, show that we 

are in a position to offer an outstanding trade fair 

of unique quality and internationality even under 

these difficult conditions,” Gerald Böse, President 

and Chief Executive Officer of Koelnmesse 

GmbH, emphasised. 

“The fact that exhibitors and visitors from 

the whole world flocked to Cologne on this 

unaccustomed date by way of exception, 

underlines the outstanding significance of this 

trade fair for the global sweets and snacks 

industry. The quality of the business contacts was 

very high. This was confirmed by representatives 

from both the industry and the trade,” Bastian 

Fassin, Chairman of International Sweets and 

Biscuits Fair Task Force (AISM), added. The AISM is 

the partner and industry sponsor of ISM. 

At 72 percent, the share of international trade 

visitors was customarily high. The European 

countries with the strongest participations this 

year were the Netherlands, Great Britain and 

Belgium. Growth was particularly registered 

in the number of visitors from Italy. Outside of 

Europe, the trade visitors primarily came from 

the USA, Korea and Israel. 


The Lab5 by ISM in Hall 5.2, the industry’s new 

“place to be” was a special highlight. Here, the 

visitors were able to discover new products in 

special sections such as the Start-up Area or 

the Trend Snacks Area, examine the innovations 

of the companies participating in the “New 

Product Showcase” special event and raise 

their glasses to an inspiring trade fair visit at the 

Lab5 Bar accompanied by nice music. 

New products and trends 

It was very apparent at ISM: Regarding their 

sweets and snacks more and more consumers 

are placing importance on healthy and 

natural ingredients. Plant-based products and 

ingredients are still booming, which is reflected 

at ISM by creative ideas for enriching foodstuffs 

with fibres. The focus is being placed more and 

more on exotic aromas. New flavours like Smoky 

Tandoori, Bloody Mary or Mussels in White Wine 

are to increasingly conquer the market. 

The Awards of ISM 

The three most innovative products were 

distinguished with the Product Showcase 

Award on the first day of the trade fair. First 

place went to the company tri d’Aix GmbH 

from Germany with its “sweet sugar-free candy 

floss”. CAL Marketing Pty. Ltd. from Australia 

was delighted at coming second with “Brown 

Sugar Boba Milk Tea Mochi”. World’s Coconut 

Trading SL claimed third place with “Purple 

Sweet Potato Chips BBQ” from Spain. 

Majlen Fazer, Senior Specialist in Product 

Quality, Cocoa and Chocolate at the largest 

Finnish food group, Fazer, is the winner of 

this year’s ISM Award. The largest and most 

important trade fair for sweets and snacks 

worldwide paid tribute to her commitment for 


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more sustainability in the sweets and 

snacks industry during the ISM Dinner. 

The ISM Consumer Award 2023 

was conferred for the first time on 

the last day of the trade fair. The 

most popular item among all of 

the products submitted to the New 

Product Showcase was determined 

in a consumer voting on Instagram in 

cooperation with Foodnewsgermany. 

The ISM Consumer Award went to 

the company Mitsuba from the 

Netherlands for its Street Food Mix 

- a Japanese/Asiatic snack with an 

astounding taste. 

ISM in figures 

1,274 suppliers from 71 countries took 

part in ISM 2023, 88 percent of whom 

came from abroad. They included 153 

German exhibitors and 1,121 exhibitors 

from abroad. More than 25,000 trade 

visitors from 135 countries attended ISM 

2023, the foreign share was 72 percent. 

The next ISM is scheduled to take 

place from 28 to 31 January 2024. 


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Xinhua Silk Road: 

Refined coffee products 

injects vitality into Chinese 

coffee capital Pu’er City 

Pu’er City of southwest China’s Yunnan 

Province, located in the golden belt for coffee 

planting near the Tropic of Cancer with a vast 

hot zone area, abundant precipitation, and 

suitable ecological environment, is well known 

as the Chinese coffee capital. 

Statistics show that at present, the coffee 

planting area in the city reaches 679,000 

mu(about 45,266 hectares), which makes 

the city become a main coffee producing 

area with the the highest yield and the best 

quality in China, and a main coffee trade 

distribution center. 

In Nandaohe Village, Simao District of the city, 

Liao Xiugui and his families together run a coffee 

estate. Large-scale coffee cultivation carries 

the expectation of farmers for wealth. Through 

learning advanced cultivation techniques and 

management, farmers gradually increase the 

coffee output and roll out more refined and 

exquisite coffee products, Liao said. 

Deng Jialu, general manager of Yunnan 

Simao Beigui Coffee Co., Ltd., is exploring an 

innovative mode of deep integration of coffee 

and tourism in the city. 

“Through the construction of the coffee 

estate, visitors can not only learn about 

coffee cultivation in the field, but also brew 

a cup of their own coffee, learning the 

development of Yunnan coffee,” said Deng. 

Driven by market consumption, international 

standards and supportive policies, a total 

of eleven coffee enterprises above the 

designated size have been developed in 

the city in the recent years. Coffee beans 

produced in Tianyu Coffee Estate in Menglian 

County of the city were selected by Starbucks 

and received good market response. 

In September 2020, Pu’er coffee was listed 

in the first batch of China-EU agreement on 

geographical indications, realizing mutual 

recognition of geographical indication 

products between China and Europe and 

promoting Pu ‘er coffee to the EU market. 

In January 2023, the Standardization 

Administration of China announced that Pu’er 

coffee has been approved as the national 

standard and got approval of its English 

version, which will comprehensively improve 

the coffee quality and promote coffee 

products to the international market. 

With the opening of China-Laos Railway and 

the completion of coffee processing industrial 

park in the city, Pu’er is likely to become 

China’s first stop for processing coffee 

importing from Southeast Asian countries. 


Symrise and Wageningen 

University and Research (WUR) 

to research legumes and turn 

them into products with 

optimal taste and functionality 

In a partnership with WUR, Symrise’s Taste, Nutrition & Health Division 

has started the Pulses Optimized for Flavor and Functionality project. It covers 

the supply chain from seed to product. The project takes a holistic approach, 

bringing together partners representing every stage of the protein supply chain 

from seed breeder to end user. By joining forces, Symrise and WUR are making 

a special contribution to sustainable solutions that producers can rapidly 

adopt and scale up and are also benefitting the planet and people. 

Biodiversity through variety 

The project investigates one of the major 

challenges of plant protein sources. 

Currently, legume proteins often lack 

optimal flavor and functionality for use 

in consumer products. This project sees 

Symrise, plant scientists, food scientists and 

other partners collaborating to improve 

this situation by combining their expertise, 

specifically for use in complex foods. 

The food industry and consumers are 

increasingly looking for proteins sources from 

legumes, such as peas and faba beans. 

They want them to replace animal protein in 

alternative meat and dairy products. They 

also want these product (ingredients) to come 

from responsibly sourced and processed raw 

materials. To cover this demand, the Symrise 

and Wageningen team and partners build a 

comprehensive ecosystem. It ranges from seed 

production to securing consumer acceptance 

of improved meat and dairy alternatives. 

The project aims to contribute to the 

alternative protein transition by breeding 

pulses for optimal flavor and functionality. The 

species the project focuses on grow well in 

the European climate. They also work well as 

protein sources for human consumption. And 

they produce a relatively high yield and fix 

the nitrogen content of the soil. These factors 

make legumes, certain pulses with dried 

edible seeds attractive as protein crops. 

“This investment by Symrise and the other 

consortium partners is improving product 

quality as well as supporting biodiversity by 

breeding better varieties of pulses like peas and 

fava beans. The project will enable significant 

growth in the European pulses supply chain. It 

will also continue to drive the development of 

responsibly sourced ingredients that enhance 

quality and taste in the alternative protein 

market,” says Dr. Melanie Stuertz, Research & 

Technology, Symrise AG. 

The project also welcomes participating 

organizations including Emsland Group, GDM 

Seeds, Plant & Bean, Symrise AG, Unilever, 

Vandinter Semo, Van Waveren, Vion Food 

Nederland BV and Westland Kaas. 

A second publicly funded project with 

WUR, in which Symrise partnered, aims at 

developing an understanding of mechanisms 

driving flavor and texture perception of meat 

equivalents. It intends to apply its findings 

across the supply chain to improve sensory 

quality of meat equivalents. This project also 

includes different consortium partners. 


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Fazer explores 

new opportunities 

within upcycling 

Business Finland 

grants funding 

for the three-year 

Fazer Upcycled 

programme 

Fazer took a step towards 

becoming a forerunner 

in foodtech solutions in 

2021 when the technology 

business unit Fazer Foodtech 

was established. Now Fazer 

Foodtech has initiated a 

long-term R&D programme 

focusing on finding new ways 

to upcycle side-streams 

and surplus materials. The 

Fazer Upcycled programme 

has received funding from 

Business Finland, and it will 

continue until 2026. 

The demand for natural and sustainable 

ingredients is growing in various industries, 

and Fazer has access to multiple potential 

raw materials. During the past years, Fazer 

has invested heavily in developing plantbased 

products and pioneering in various 

sustainable solutions based on Nordic oats. In 

addition to food innovations, Fazer is pursuing 

opportunities in fields that are new to the 

company, such as personal care. 

To accelerate innovation, Fazer has initiated 

a three-year R&D programme called Fazer 

Upcycled. With this programme Fazer takes a 

proactive leadership position in developing 

sustainable ingredients for the food industry 

based on upcycled side-stream. The idea is to 

pilot and develop completely new prototypes 

of different solutions which then can be further 

developed into sustainable consumer products. 

Another important goal is to promote entry to 

non-food markets, such as personal care, as well 

as strengthen the internationalisation and export 

efforts especially in B2B functional ingredients. 

In March 2023, Business Finland – a governmental 

organisation for innovation funding and trade, 

travel, and investment promotion – granted 

funding for the Fazer Upcycled programme. 

“Business Finland’s funding for our Fazer 

Upcycled programme is essential, and we 

highly appreciate their support. The concrete 

goal of this programme is to develop several, 

new, upcycled plant-based ingredients that 

can be utilised in industries ranging from 

food and nutrition to personal care and 

other non-food applications,” says Jussi 

Loponen, VP, Fazer Group R&D. 

“There are many similarities in Fazer’s and 

Business Finland’s strategies. Sustainability 

plays a significant role in our operations, and 

Fazer aims at reducing food loss and the 

environmental impact of its own production 

and in the whole value chain. We see the 

Fazer Upcycled programme as a very potential 

and important initiative in the work towards 

these goals. Through our funding we want 

to support Fazer in its efforts, and Finland 

in becoming a superpower of sustainable 


development,” says Senior Advisor Aleksej 

Leppänen from Business Finland. 

Fazer Foodtech combines sustainable 

ingredients with technology 

Fazer Foodtech business unit was established 

to answer some of the health and climate 

challenges of the modern world. In this business 

unit, plant-based raw materials are transferred 

through innovation and by applying state-of-theart 

technology into sustainable ingredients. In 

part, Fazer uses its own side-streams and creates 

new products and solutions through upcycling. 

“We are continuously developing new 

solutions that allow us to improve our material 

efficiency and add value to underutilised 

production streams or side streams – this is 

what we call upcycling,” says Loponen. 

“Fazer Xylitol is a great example of circular 

economy and upcycling. Fazer Xylitol is 

produced from oat hulls – a side stream from 

our own oat mill – at our state-of-the-art 

xylitol factory in Lahti, Finland. Fazer Xylitol 

is a natural sweetener and a substitute 

for sugar, but it also offers plenty of other 

opportunities for product development 

for instance in personal care and 

pharmaceutical industry,” Loponen adds. 

Fazer’s sustainability work is divided into 

four key focus areas: Climate & Circularity, 

Sustainable products & Innovations, 

Sustainable sourcing, and People & Wellbeing. 

Innovating to create new sustainable 

food solutions through foodtech and reducing 

food loss and food waste are integrated into 

these ambitions that guide Fazer’s actions. 


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The meat industry will return 

to the spotlight in Milan in 2024 

with MEAT-TECH and the new 

thematic exhibition PRO-TECH 

The MEAT-TECH press conference 

outlined the new characteristics of 

the event devoted to processing 

and packaging of cold cuts, meat 

and derivatives, which for the first 

time will broaden its scope to cover 

all high-protein foods. 

The exhibition MEAT-TECH (28-30 May 2024, 

Fiera Milano), unveiled at press conference, 

will showcase a complete ecosystem of 

industry-leading processing and packaging 

technologies for the cold cuts, meat and ready 

meals sector along with ingredients, flavourings 

and spices. The show will focus in particular on 

complete meat processing plants featuring 

the latest filling machines, preparation lines, 

weighing, portioning, forming and extrusion 

systems, and dosing and cooking systems. 

These versatile, high-performance production 

solutions meet the strictest food safety standards 

for meat products as well as innovative 

preparations for the vegetarian market. At this 

new edition of the show, industry professionals 

and innovative product development experts 

will have the opportunity to meet suppliers of 

technological solutions for both traditional and 

new protein-based products. 

This latter segment in particular will take centre 

stage at the new thematic exhibition PRO- 

TECH, which will complement the already 

extensive range of technology and solutions 

for meat processing and packaging that has 

always been exhibited at MEAT-TECH, with a 

series of alternative ingredients and specific 

solutions for this emerging market. 


PRO-TECH will be devoted entirely to new 

exhibition sectors such as fish, hard cheese, 

ready meals and pet food with a new focus on 

alternative proteins, plant-based foods, high 

protein foods and protein snacks. 

The show will have a new formula and a 

positioning in line with the most significant 

market dynamics and meat consumption 

trends of the future. Key trends will include 

growth in demand for high-quality meat 

originating from sustainable, non-antibioticintensive 

animal farming and an increased 

focus on plant-based alternatives such as 

soy, pulse and cereal products, as well as a 

boom in high-protein foods that are becoming 

increasingly sought after by retail outlets in 

response to growing consumer demand. 

MEAT-TECH 2024 will therefore serve as a platform 

for the entire protein food market, combining 

the exhibition’s longstanding experience with 

its ability to respond to market dynamics driven 

by new lifestyles and consumption patterns that 

take an integrated view of meat and meatlike 

protein. The exhibition, part of the Ipack 

Ima network of trade fairs, represents a point 

of convergence between complementary 

industries and production chains, giving them 

the opportunity to share ideas and accelerate 

the pace of innovation. 

With its unique combination of traditional 

and alternative ingredients and additives for 

new formulations, the best food processing 

technologies, packaging materials and 

technologies, end-of-line solutions, labelling 

and traceability, refrigeration and washing 

systems, cleaning, hygiene and safety 

equipment, as well as automation and robotics, 

the show is a highly specialised B2B event and 

will be the sector’s only appointment in 2024. 

“The new edition of MEAT-TECH demonstrates the 

event’s ability to interpret and anticipate market 

trends,” commented Simone Castelli, CEO of 

the show organiser Ipack Ima. “MEAT-TECH and 

PRO-TECH are part of Ipack Ima’s strategy aimed 

at creating an integrated exhibition platform 

capable of interacting with markets and sectors 

through the contacts generated by the new 

show concept. We therefore intend to offer 

exhibitors and visitors solutions based on wellestablished 

technologies that at the same time 

are constantly evolving thanks to digitalisation, 

machine learning and AI. The exhibition will 

cater to the needs of the constantly expanding 

and increasingly diversified protein food market, 

which covers everything from traditional meat 

and plant-based foods to new plant and nonplant-based 

forms of protein.” 

MEAT-TECH and the new PRO-TECH section 

are organised by Ipack Ima and will be held 

in the Fiera Milano exhibition centre from 28 

to 30 May 2024. The events will anticipate 

technological and production trends and 

explore the ways in which innovation and 

sustainability represent a springboard for the 

industry’s future development. 


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Syntegon with stable 

business development in 2022 

Dr. Michael Grosse, 

Chief Executive Officer 

of Syntegon 

Dr. Peter Hackel, 

Chief Financial Officer 

of Syntegon 

New solutions for the food industries provide answers 

to abiding demand for automation. 

Syntegon looks back on a stable business 

development in 2022. Thanks to its proven 

machinery and service portfolio, innovative 

powers, and global footprint with 37 sites in 

20 countries, the company increased both 

order income and sales last year despite the 

persistent challenges of the global supply 

chain crisis. Order income rose by 3.0 percent 

from 1.50 billion EUR to 1.55 billion EUR, while 

total sales increased by 2.6 percent from 1.41 

billion EUR to 1.44 billion EUR. Global machine 

sales accounted for two thirds of total sales; the 

remaining third was earned with Syntegon’s 

service offering. Sales in 2022 were generated 

in roughly equal parts in the most important 

markets around the globe: 32 percent in Europe, 

33 percent in North America, and 35 percent in 

Asia and the rest of the world. America’s share 

increased slightly, while Europe’s decreased 

somewhat. “In a year of challenging conditions, 

we succeeded in developing our business 

in a stable fashion thanks to our proven 

customer and supplier relationships, our global 

positioning, and our innovations,” says Dr. Peter 

Hackel, Chief Financial Officer of Syntegon. 

Trends in 2022 

The war against Ukraine, the energy crisis 

affecting Europe in particular, and the 

challenges of the global supply chain situation 

made their mark on the 2022 business year. 

High inflation rates also had an impact on the 

economy, especially in Europe and North and 

Central America. Despite these conditions, 

Syntegon has succeeded in continuing to 

develop its business in a stable manner. 

The trend towards more sustainable packaging 

solutions persists in the food industry. Syntegon is 

seeing this not only in its new machine business, 

a sector in which the company has been 

developing innovative solutions with alternative 

packaging materials for many years; but also 

increasingly in its services – for example, when 

retrofitting existing systems to efficiently handle 

sustainable packaging materials. 


The process towards increased automation, 

accelerated by the Corona pandemic, 

continued in 2022. Last year, Syntegon 

experienced strong demand for its processing 

and packaging technology in the food industry, 

particularly in North America, and especially in 

the chocolate and candy bar market segments. 

The end of the special Covid 19 stimulus in 

the Chinese market had an impact on the 

pharmaceutical industry. Trends that had 

been overshadowed by the pandemic in 

previous years rebounded in 2022. These 

include the shift toward small lot sizes for 

personalized medicines, such as those used 

to treat cancer. Syntegon’s Pharma division, 

which accounts for 54 percent of total sales, 

has seen the resumption of projects in this area 

and registered strong demands in regions, 

where in previous years many investments had 

been deferred, particularly in Latin America. 

The issue of sustainability has also become 

increasingly relevant in the pharmaceutical 

sector, especially in terms of reducing 

manufacturing companies’ carbon footprint. 

Sustainability and responsibility 

In 2022, Syntegon again stepped up its efforts 

towards environmental, social, and corporate 

governance (ESG). One of the company’s 

goals is to reduce its CO2 emissions by 25 

percent until 2025 compared to 2019. To this 

end, Syntegon built new photovoltaic plants 

at its sites in Beringen (Switzerland), Crailsheim 

(Germany), Dresden (Germany) and Verna 

(India), among others, in 2022. 

The company also supports its customers 

on their journey to more sustainable 

manufacturing. A newly developed life-cycle 

assessment, certified by TÜV Rheinland, a 

German association for technical inspection, 

enables Syntegon to offer to manufacturing 

companies in the pharmaceutical and food 

industries a totally transparent view of their 

machines’ carbon footprint. 

The process and packaging technology provider 

also takes responsibility for its 5,800 employees. 

A worldwide survey of the workforce conducted 

in 2022 found that employee engagement and 

commitment rates have again increased, and 

they had already been well above the industry 

average in the previous year. The recently 

published LinkedIn Top Companies ranking 

confirms this. The professional social network 

ranked Syntegon second among the 25 best 

employers for career advancement in Germany. 

Despite challenging market conditions, 

Syntegon looks back on a stable 

business development in 2022. 


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Research and development 

In 2022, Syntegon continued to pursue marketspecific 

research projects at more than ten 

competence centers. The company’s 1,400 

employees in research and development 

produced many innovations, as is reflected in 

the increased patent and patent application 

count of 2,000 (2021: 1,800). At 49 million euros, 

R&D spending in 2022 was higher than in the 

previous year (46 million euros). 

“Our business is centered on the requirements 

of our customers. This is why we are always 

working on new processing and packaging 

solutions for the pharmaceutical and food 

industries, and are driving market trends such 

as sustainability, digitalization and automation,” 

says Dr. Michael Grosse, CEO of Syntegon. 

Systems expertise for food 

Several new developments launched by Syntegon 

in 2022 underscore the company’s commitment 

to sustainability. It integrated lock-style 

technology into its proven Sigpack TTM cartoner 

platform to cut energy and material costs. The 

new PMX packaging machine for ground coffee 

and whole beans processes recyclable monomaterials 

and enables condition monitoring to 

save energy and materials. 

In 2022, Syntegon played a part in shaping the 

trend towards increased automation in the 

food industry with various innovations. These 

included the new DCS discharge station and 

the innovative IDH (Intelligent Direct Handling) 

system for processing cookies and crackers in 

an extraordinarily efficient yet gentle way, as 

well as the NutraFlash line for the starchless 

production of gummy and jelly products. 

Syntegon automates process steps such 

as handling, feeding, and loading with the 

advanced version of its highly flexible Robotic 

Pick & Place (RPP) platform. Selling its 300th 

bar packaging system in 2022 is yet another 

demonstration of Syntegon’s ability to meet 

current market demands for efficiency while 

maintaining high quality and flexibility. 

Innovations for the pharmaceutical industry 

Syntegon’s Pharma division garnered a 

prestigious prize in 2022 when Versynta 

microBatch won the German Packaging 

Award. Syntegon is developing the fully 

automated, gloveless production cell together 

with Vetter, a global pharmaceutical service 

provider, to address the need for smallest 

batches of highly effective liquid drugs. 

In 2022, Syntegon also rolled out new solutions 

– the Solidlab 2 Plus fluid bed laboratory 

unit and the TPR 200 Plus tablet press – for 

manufacturing pharmaceuticals in solid 

dosage forms. Both technologies save time 

by enabling a quick scale up from R&D 

to production, particularly for continuous 

manufacturing processes. 

Extended portfolio in the area of services and 

digital solutions 

In 2022, the continuous expansion of the 

company’s services and digital solutions 

portfolio played an essential part in catering 

even better to daily customer needs for 

Syntegon’s 67,000 installed machines 

worldwide. Syntegon added service 

agreements to its portfolio to offer effective 

asset and maintenance management services 

to customers at fixed prices. 

The new cloud-based software Synexio enables 

machine and production data to be collected, 

evaluated, and visualized in real time. Overall, 

the processing and packaging technology 

experts pushed ahead with the digitalization of 

machine connectivity and have interfaced a 

growing number of customer machines. 

Syntegon reorganized its supply chain structure 

for spare parts last year, which enabled the 

company to significantly improve its delivery 

times and punctuality in customer projects. 

The service business grew in response to 

increasing demand for service agreements 

and digital solutions, particularly in America. 

Market trends to continue in 2023 

The interpack industry trade fair, to be held 

in Düsseldorf (Germany) on May 4 through 

10, will be a highlight for Syntegon in 2023. 

The company will once again provide 

answers to the market trends of sustainability, 

digitalization, and automation with new 

products for the pharmaceutical and food 

industries to be featured at this show. 

Having recently joined the Science Based 

Target Initiative, Syntegon is going to have its 

emissions reduction targets validated in the 

months ahead. The company will also publish 

its first sustainability report at midyear. 

“We will again contribute in 2023 with our 

solutions, doing our part to provide people 

with safely packaged food and medicines 

produced to the highest manufacturing 

standards. This we do in keeping with the spirit 

of our mission – processing and packaging for 

a better life,” says Dr. Michael Grosse in closing. 


Sayhun, a sought-after name 

in water and beverages 

Producing a wide variety 

of beverages and selling 

professionally in domestic and 

foreign markets with “Sayhun” 

brand, the company has its 

strict rules and principles for 

guaranteed success and 

customer satisfaction. 

“Sayhun Group Bottlers” LLC is considered 

one of the most advanced company in the 

field of drinking water and beverages. As 

the concentrate of the water is an a high 

quality and modern production line meets 

international standards International company 

Pepsi Co concluded contract in production its 

products. Nowadays “Sayhun Group Bottlers” 

LLC obtained international certificate SGS for 

its drinking water and beverages. As a matter of 


fact beverages are produced from European ingredients 

and controlled every step of production. The capacity 

of the factory is considered about 12 million bottlers 

per month. The Factory produces drinking water 

Trade Mark “Sayhun” with mineralization 

149 mg in 0.5, 1.5, 1, 5 and 10 bottle liter and 

beverages in 5 kinds of taste Trade Mark “WF”. 

`Production of carbonated and noncarbonated 

soft drinks, carbonated and 

non-carbonated treated with ozone) 

drinking water in PET packaging. The 

volume begins from 0.5 l, 1l, 1.5l, 5l and 

10l. Three modern production lines TM “KHS” 

(Germany) are activated at this factory. 

Nowadays, “Sayhun Group Botllers” LLC 

exports its products to the countries CIS. One 

of these days, it is going to export to the countries of 

Asia, Middle East, Europe and Turkey. 


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Sayhun with Pepsi Co 

The goals for the short period: 

1. Establish new additional 

water hole 

2. Take part in all international 

exhibitions 

3. Establish Trade Houses 

in 50 countries 

The goals for the long period: 

1. Produces mineral water 

in a high mineralization 

2. Full modernization of production 

line in producing juice beverages 

3. Establish factories 

at neighbored countries 

“Sayhun Group Botllers” LLC invites 

all buyers - companies of the world 

who is strongly needs in purchasing 

drinking water and beverages. We 

are ready to export at any amount 

without delay and with proper prices. 

Our logo: “Purity of Pleasure” 


UCIMA and IPACK-IMA MILANO 2025: 

global technological 

excellence meets innovation 

At the joint press conference, UCIMA and IPACK-IMA discussed 

the strategies behind the international exhibition’s 

development and provided an overview 

of the state of the Italian and global packaging industry. 

Technological innovation, the international 

competitive scenario, a strong presence in key 

global markets, business models, sustainability 

and an innovative exhibition formula and 

organisational approach were the topics 

discussed in detail at the press conference in 

interpack Düsseldorf organised by IPACK-IMA 

MILANO (to be held from 27 to 30 May 2025) 

and UCIMA (Italian packaging machinery 

manufacturers’ association). 

“Today’s event offered a comprehensive 

overview of the state of the international 

packaging industry,” said Riccardo Cavanna, 

chairman of UCIMA. “We wanted to discuss 

topics relating to all areas of the industry so as 

to provide companies with a comprehensive 

picture of market trends. We also launched the 

We Make Packaging brand, which is intended to 

cover all the promotional activities undertaken 

by Ucima for the Italian packaging industry, both 

in Italy and abroad. It marks a first step in our 

ongoing promotional strategy for a sector that 

represents Italian excellence worldwide.” 

The press conference also discussed the 

development strategy adopted for the IPACK- 

IMA platform, conceived as an integrated and 


synergistic exhibition of the most innovative and 

important offerings in terms of technologies 

and materials, divided into four major areas of 

specialisation: grain based food, liquid food & 

beverage, pharma and chemicals. In addition, 

one of the real highlights of the show will be 

the sector of technologies and solutions for 

secondary and tertiary packaging, including 

the end-of-line stage, automation and robotics, 

coding and traceability systems. 

“Over the coming years we will concentrate 

our efforts on expanding and innovating 

our range of offerings through Ipack Ima’s 

integrated platform,” said Valerio Soli, chairman 

of Ipack Ima. “We will look at the market and its 

future trends to help us successfully anticipate 

the needs of exhibitors and visitors from all 

over the world. In particular, we will focus on 

concepts such as digitalisation, technological 

innovation and sustainability, all of which are 

themes that are becoming increasingly topical 

and important for our industry. At IPACK-IMA 

MILANO 2025 we aim to provide exhibitors and 

visitors with all the answers they need to identify, 

strengthen and expand the business trajectories 

of the extraordinary companies present at 

the show, all of which represent the greatest 

capacity for innovation on a global scale. 

The exhibition will adopt a unique strategy 

and governance model based on a flexible 

approach to the market and its continuous 

changes in order to observe the industry in 

detail and provide a comprehensive view of 

technology and its future development.” 

“Our aim is to consolidate the IPACK-IMA of the 

future as an integrated platform of specialised 

and complementary trade fairs in order to foster 

a process of convergence which in turn will act 

as a business accelerator,” said Simone Castelli, 

CEO of Ipack Ima srl. “Our new strategy focuses 

on packaging technologies and materials for 

the target markets of the sectors hosted at the 

show, such as grain-based foods, beverage and 

liquid food, and pharmaceuticals. We also aim 

to bring together the transversal sectors that we 

have always hosted: secondary and tertiary 

packaging, end-of-line, traceability and coding, 

digitalisation and robotics. Our aim is to combine 

intensive and multidisciplinary content while 

promoting extensive, effective and functional 

participation in terms of numbers, markets and 

international attendance. Our slogan, The Art 

of Innovation, refers to the inventive talent that 

has enabled our industry to develop the world’s 

finest technical and technological solutions over 

the years and is intended to promote IPACK-IMA 

MILANO as the ideal venue for showcasing these 

skills through global technological excellence.” 

Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister for Business 

and Made in Italy, concluded: “Packaging 

is one of the key sectors of Italian industry. 

The quality of our machinery is recognised 

the world over and reflects Italy’s ability to 

achieve constant technological progress while 

maintaining the values of our manufacturing 

tradition. The Italian government, and in 

particular the Ministry for Business and Made 

in Italy that I represent, sees this is a vital sector, 

and one that we intend to continue to support 

with ever greater commitment. We will likewise 

be supporting IPACK-IMA, which will be a 

major opportunity to promote Made in Italy. 

The message the government wants to send 

out is that companies and workers can count 

on our support and that we will do everything 

possible to enable them to be even more 

competitive in the global marketplace.” 


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Pictured Left to Right: Denis Robert, Canadian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark; 

Andrew Richard, Founder and CTO of COMET; Martin Damn, Mayor of Kalundborg; 

Rich Troyer, CEO of COMET; Christian Ree, Chairman of Meliora Bio. 

COMET opens world’s 

first high-purity arabinoxylan 

dietary fiber production facility 

COMET, the manufacturer of Arrabina ® 

prebiotic dietary fiber, held a ribbon-cutting 

ceremony today to celebrate its new 

production facility in Kalundborg, Denmark. 

The first-of-its-kind facility uses the company’s 

patented upcycling process to produce 

high-purity arabinoxylan, a highly soughtafter 

dietary fiber. It will supply over 4 million 

kilograms annually of COMET’s Arrabina ® line 

of proprietary arabinoxylan dietary fiber for 

food, beverage, and supplement customers. 

Based in London, Ontario, and Schaumburg, 

Illinois, COMET is the only company with the 

IP and expertise needed to perfect nature’s 

best fiber, arabinoxylan, an FDA-recognized 

dietary fiber with superior tolerance in the 

gut and clinically proven prebiotic benefits. 

COMET’s proprietary line of Arrabina ® 

arabinoxylan dietary fiber was specifically 

developed to fill the market need for a 

low-dose prebiotic fiber with unmatched 

versatility. The line of fully-soluble powders is 

pH and heat-resistant, making it easy to add 

to existing formulations, even gummies and 

shelf-stable carbonated beverages. 

“Today is a significant milestone for our 

company,” said Rich Troyer, CEO of COMET. 

“Increasing the supply of Arrabina ® will help our 


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customers enhance their products’ gut health 

benefits and supply chain sustainability.” 

In 2021, the company partnered with Meliora Bio 

to upgrade and expand its existing facility with 

COMET’S patented upcycling technology. The 

facility is part of the Kalundborg Eco-Industrial 

Park (Kalundborg Symbiosis), an industrial 

network of private and public companies 

known for circular economy principles and 

sustainable practices. Meliora Bio’s facility uses 

renewable power, which enables the ultra-lowcarbon 

production of Arrabina ® along with the 

existing production of biofuel and lignin. 

“This is a big and much anticipated day for 

Meliora Bio, and we are very excited about our 

partnership with COMET,” said Christian Ree, 

Chairman of Meliora Bio. “Adding COMET’s 

production of Arrabina ® dietary fiber to our 

existing production enables an unprecedented 

utilization rate of our raw material. It’s a perfect 

fit for our facility in terms of innovation within 

sustainability and commercial potential.” 

COMET’s Arrabina ® is Upcycled Certified 

with Meliora Bio partnering with Danish 

farmers to source local wheat straw for its 

production. The partnership benefits the 

farmers by utilizing their whole harvest and 

supports COMET’s sustainability mission. 

“By prioritizing sustainability in our food 

production, we can create a brighter and more 

equitable future for all,” said Jacob Jensen, 

the Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and 

Fisheries. “Today marks an important step in that 

direction. I look forward to seeing the positive 

impact the new facility will have on our food 

industry and the wider community.” 

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by local officials, 

industry partners and members of the COMET team. The event featured tours 

of the new facility and showcased the company’s patented upcycling technology. 


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processing requirements 

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The new press uses waterbased, 

food-safe inks, 

ensuring that the digitally 

printed packaging not only 

looks good but also meets 

the highest standards of 

safety and hygiene. 

Kyoto, Japan / Aalsmeer, the Netherlands – 

SCREEN, a leading manufacturer of innovative 

Inkjet digital printing equipment, has recently 

announced the upcoming launch of its latest 

cutting-edge digital printing press for flexible 

packaging films: the New Truepress PAC830F. 

The machine is set to revolutionize the flexible 

packaging industry, offering the speed 

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applications, and full safety compliance for 

food packaging applications. 

With the increasing demand for safe and 

sustainable packaging solutions, SCREEN 

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printing press that prioritizes these critical 

issues. The new press uses water-based, foodsafe 

inks, ensuring that the digitally printed 

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SCREEN has worked to optimize this cutting-edge 

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“We are excited to finally bring this revolutionary 

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On 23 and 24 May, the private label industry will gather again 

at PLMA’s annual “World of Private Label” International Trade 

Show at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam. 

More than 25,000 trade professionals from 120 countries will 

assemble. Exhibiting manufacturers will be joined by visiting 

retailers, wholesalers, importers, exporters and others, to 

examine products, strengthen or start partnerships, identify 

innovation and plan for profitable growth in the years ahead. 

Interested in attending? 

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