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WORLD NEWS
INDIA
INDIA INNOVATION CENTRE OPENS
G
ivaudan, a leading fragrance
and flavour company, has
formally opened its new
Innovation Centre in
Mumbai, expanding local capabilities
and resources to bring innovative and
creative flavour and taste solutions to
its customers in India.
For the first time Givaudan’s
sensory science, flavour science and
foodservice expertise will be available
from within India. Food and beverage
customers across the sub-continent
will benefit from faster access to
Givaudan's world leading tools and
technical services, including Indian
consumer-preferred flavour profiles
such as mango, dairy and Indian
spices and cooking cues.
Representing an investment of over
CHF 3.7 million to meet rising
customer demand for Givaudan's
industry leading technical services
from across the Indian sub-continent;
the new Mumbai Flavour Innovation
Centre is also the latest demonstration
of Givaudan’s on going commitment
to expanding its creative and technical
capabilities in India. Givaudan just
completed the expansion of its
flavours powder blend capacity at its
Daman production facility and is
planning a new flavours
manufacturing site at Pune.
At the official opening of the facility,
Mauricio Graber, President of the
Flavour Division, said: “Growth in
developing markets is one of our
strategic pillars and we aim to
increase our total sales in these
markets to 50 per cent by 2015
across all categories. We will achieve
this growth by investing in high
growth markets like India, through
superior local talent, capabilities and
consumer understanding, together
with world class infrastructure. The
expansion of our Mumbai Flavour
Innovation Centre enables us to offer
sensory science, flavour science and
foodservice expertise directly from
India. Together with our in depth
understanding of the local Indian
market, we are able to offer closer
collaboration with our customers,
creating true consumer preferred taste
experiences to differentiate their
products in the marketplace.”
India is one of over 40 countries in
which Givaudan has a presence.
IIn 2013, further investments will
be completed in Asia Pacific with the
expansion of new spray drying
capabilities in Indonesia and the
ground breaking of a new savoury
facility in China.
GLOBAL
UK
NEW COCOA POWDER HUB OPEN
DM Cocoa introduced
deZaan D11SQ to its line of
renowned cocoa powders at
Gulfood 2013. The dark
red-brown powder confers intense
flavour and rich colour to a broad
range of products, including bakery,
cereals, confectionery and ice-cream.
Ideal for products requiring
intense flavour and visual appeal,
deZaan D11SQ provides a strong,
clean cocoa taste and bridges the gap
between popular brown and red
powders to offer a unique, attractive
appearance in end products.
ADM Cocoa has launched the
product to meet increasing consumer
deman