Ingredion has reopened its state-of-the-art Ingredion Idea Lab™ innovation centre in Manchester, UK, following a significant renovation. The upgrade will give Ingredion’s technical services team the tools they need to drive innovation and increase co-creation opportunities with its customers in the UK.
The renovated lab reopened on March 16 and offers a host of new and improved facilities. This includes industrial bakery ovens and mixers, restaurant-style rationale ovens, increased ambient storage, a chill and freezer room and separate frying area, as well as other new equipment and additional storage.
With Ingredion, manufacturers have access to global expertise in consumer insights, applied research, applications know-how and process technology and the new lab will help improve speed to market for new innovations and product launches.
Pierre Perez y Landazuri, Senior Vice President and President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: “Our new facility enables us to better support prototype development in collaboration with our customers. By utilising the latest technology – and taking advantage of our proprietary research – our Ingredion Idea Lab™ innovation centre can deliver a better customer experience and support manufacturers in tapping into some of the industry’s latest trends.”
“From concept testing and cost optimisation, to expertise in culinology and clean label formulation, our technical services team will now be best placed to partner with customers using tried and tested proven starch technologies and processes.”
Turnaround time for the new lab was quick, with construction work starting in December 2019 and finishing in February.
With the addition of the newly-refurbished lab, Ingredion now boasts 28 Ingredion Idea Lab™ innovation centres in key locations across the globe, providing on-the-ground expertise with a global reach to share efficiencies.
Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in more than 120 countries. With annual net sales of nearly $6 billion, the Company turns grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant-based materials into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing and industrial markets. With Ingredion Idea Labs® innovation centres around the world and more than 11,000 employees, the Company co-creates with customers and fulfils its purpose of bringing together the potential of people, nature and technology to create ingredient solutions that make life better.
