- State-of-the-art facility to support development of innovative, on-trend, nutritious products to meet growing food and beverage demand in Asia-Pacific
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today celebrated the opening
of a cutting-edge flavor and ingredient creation, application,
development and customer innovation center at the Biopolis research hub
in Singapore. The opening of the 8,900-square foot (825-square meter)
space was announced at a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony with the
Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).
“Consumer tastes and preferences are changing, as people look to balance
busy lifestyles with healthy eating habits. Our goal is to be the
first-call ingredient and flavor experts for customers working to meet
those consumer needs throughout Southeast Asia,” said Donald Chen, ADM’s
president, Asia. “Singapore is a critical hub of innovation and growth
in the food and beverage world, and we are excited to leverage our
technology, expertise and global scale to help Southeast Asian food and
beverage customers remain at the forefront, and to offer job creation
and talent development opportunities for scientific, technical,
marketing and regulatory professionals in the food and beverage
industries.”
The Singapore innovation center will serve as the gateway to consumers
in Southeast Asia and beyond, and enable ADM to work closely with
customers to create complete flavor and specialty ingredient solutions
that meet consumer preferences for taste, nutrition, function and
texture. It will be staffed by a team of food scientists, flavorists and
applications experts, along with sales, marketing and regulatory
personnel.
“We are heartened that ADM has chosen to locate their innovation center
for flavors and specialty ingredients in Singapore. The opening today
demonstrates Singapore’s value as a hub for agri-commodity companies to
co-innovate with their downstream customers. With Singapore’s focus on
building consumer market insights, food and agriculture technologies,
Singapore is well placed to serve innovative agri-commodity companies in
building their capabilities in ingredient valorisation, and cater to
Asian customers,” said Lee Eng Keat, Executive Director for
International Organizations Programme Office, Logistics and Natural
Resources, EDB.
“This new facility is yet another important step as we continue to
enhance our portfolio and our capabilities around the globe,” said Vince
Macciocchi, president of ADM’s WILD Flavors and Specialty Ingredients
business. “Consumers are looking for new, innovative foods and
beverages, and ADM continues to invest to ensure that we are the go-to
solution providers for clean labels, sustainable ingredients and great
taste.”
The new innovation center features a wide range of capabilities,
including a food and flavor analytic lab; a beverage and dairy
applications lab and pilot plant; a bakery and confectionery lab; a meat
and savory lab; a sweet and savory creation lab; sensory evaluation
facilities; and a customer innovation center.
Singapore is home to approximately 100 ADM employees. ADM has more than
1,000 employees throughout the wider Asia-Pacific region, where the
company operates a wide range of processing facilities, including
several animal feed facilities; a flavor and ingredient facility; a
sweetener and soluble fiber complex in China; food and flavor labs in
Japan, China, Singapore and Australia; and sales offices in every major
market in the region. ADM also owns a 24.9 percent stake in
Singapore-based Wilmar Limited, the region’s leading agribusiness and
packaged food oils company.
About ADM
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company
(NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve the vital
needs of a growing world. Today, we’re one of the world’s largest
agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, with
approximately 32,000 employees serving customers in more than 160
countries. With a global value chain that includes approximately 500
crop procurement locations, 250 ingredient manufacturing facilities, 38
innovation centers and the world’s premier crop transportation network,
we connect the harvest to the home, making products for food, animal
feed, industrial and energy uses. Learn more at www.adm.com.
Archer Daniels Midland Company
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