After launching its beverage and dairy labs, Ingredion has recently extended its virtual lab, INSIDE IDEA LABS™ to the bakery and snacks market in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The platform gives food and beverage manufacturers 24/7 online access to essential information on bakery and snack applications. It is a one-stop repository of the collective knowledge developed across Ingredion’s brick-and-mortar labs around the world.
At the lab, visitors can find inspiring concepts and ideas, on-trend insights, ready-to-use formulations, science-based research, tools, tips and responses to frequently asked questions. The comprehensive resources cover key areas in bakery and snack development such as moisture management, texture enhancement and fibre fortification — all of which enable manufacturers to innovate and keep up with consumers’ evolving preferences.
In recent years, APAC has seen an increase in demand for cakes with moist texture claims, and an increase in product launches for bakery and snack products with texture and fibre claims. Focusing on these key areas lets manufacturers address aspects such as ensuring long-term freshness in cakes, creating signature textures in snacks and baked goods, tackling specific consumer requirements or boosting the nutritional profile of their products.
Manufacturers will also learn how to troubleshoot challenges using Ingredion’s extensive portfolio of solutions for bakery and snack applications including specialty starches, texturisers, resistant starches and plant-based ingredients. With the right knowledge and convenience that this virtual lab provides, they will be able to get consumer-winning products out into the market at a faster speed.
INSIDE IDEA LABS™ provides a virtual lab that allows small entrepreneurs to large manufacturers to partner with Ingredion Idea Labs® experts. The online interactive portal contains resources developed by the technical and marketing experts who work in the global network of Ingredion Idea Labs® innovation centres. (To learn more about INSIDE IDEA LABS™, visit insideidealabs.com/apac)
US-based Ingredion Inc is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in more than 120 countries with annual net sales of more than US$6 billion. In the APAC region, Ingredion has 13 business units with its regional headquarters in Singapore.
Latest Developments:
In May 2020, Ingredion has entered into an exclusive commercial agreement with Northern Quinoa Production Corporation (NorQuin) to globally distribute and market NorQuin’s quinoa flours, which will be grown and milled in the Canadian plains.
Earlier in April, Ingredion has also announced its plan to build a new, integrated native and modified starch facility adjacent to its current Shandong facility in China which will be completed by early 2022. The expanded capacity will further strengthen its global supply chain network for specialty starches.
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