SUPPLIER NEWS

Tate & Lyle PLC has announced that it has delivered on its commitment to eliminate the use of coal-based energy in all its operations across the world. This commitment, targeted for delivery by 2025, has been met four years ahead of schedule. This marks the completion of a multi-year capital investment program totaling more than US$150 million to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase efficiency in Tate & Lyle’s plants. This has been achieved primarily by replacing coal systems with natural gas-fired combined heat and power systems at four corn wet mills in the US in Loudon, TN; Decatur, IL; and both plants in Lafayette, IN.

The wastewater treatment facility Hedensted Spildevand and the ingredient company Palsgaard have joined forces to develop new technology, which enables a circular treatment of wastewater. This will maintain CO2-neutrality in Palsgaard’s Danish production as it increases towards 2030. As a result of the close public-private partnership between food ingredient/plant-based polymer additives company Palsgaard in Juelsminde and Hedensted Spildevand, the local wastewater treatment plant, the construction of Palsgaard’s new biogas facility began October 26, 2021. The facility, Palsgaard Bio Energy A/S, is based on the development of new technology in order to produce biogas from the treatment of wastewater from Palsgaard’s production, which will then be used for heating.

CuliNex pleased to introduce two new members of the expanding product development team. Michelle Tittl joined the CuliNex team in 2021 as a senior Culinologist. She has thirteen years of product development experience from private label retail, CPG, and ingredient companies including Target, American Sugar Refining, and Starbucks. CuliNex would also like to introduce its newest Culinologist III, Jacqueline Sarmiento, who joined the organization in September 2021. She is deeply involved with clients researching and evaluating ingredient functionality, innovative technologies, consumer trends, packaging innovations and supporting co-packer testing.

The Puratos Group has announced its acquisition of Schobbers, a key supplier of seeds for the bakery industry. The combination of Schobbers’ heritage, passion, and specialism with Puratos’ market reach and innovation power has benefits for both companies as well as their respective customers, according to Bernard Bonjean, business category manager, grains & seeds at Puratos. Schobbers will continue to operate from Venlo under the name Puratos Schobbers.

Kemin Industries recently produced a new video, “The Journey to Sustainability,” which highlights the importance of sustainability, particularly for the Kemin Food Technologies – Americas business unit, and the ways Kemin practices and measures company efforts. The sustainability video also illustrates how Kemin incorporates the “Triple Bottom Line” approach into its business model. The approach encompasses three major concepts of an organization’s impact: financial, environmental and social. By putting value in environmental and social outcomes as it does its financial ones, a company can prepare for tomorrow through sustainable action today. Kemin uses the lenses of Healthy People, Healthy Planet and Healthy Business to put the future in focus and transform lives.

Evanesce has opened its first U.S. production facility in Hampton County, SC. With the launch, the company not only hits a milestone in its global expansion plans but also addresses the worldwide shortage of eco-friendly Polylactic Acid (PLA) products due to overseas shipping delays. By ushering production into the U.S., Evanesce is set to disrupt the packaging industry by producing price competitive, 100 percent plant-based, and 100 percent compostable single-use products including straws, cutlery, and take-out containers.

Stellar has promoted six members of its senior management team. Scott Mark has been named executive vice president and will now oversee all of Stellar’s Food & Beverage, Logistics, and Thermal Building Envelope business units. Wyatt Payne has been named division vice president of logistics and is responsible for all aspects of Stellar’s Logistics business unit. Derek Bickerton has been named vice president of business development, overseeing the sales and business development of the Food & Beverage division. Peter Wu has been named vice president of design and is responsible for Stellar’s building and infrastructure design operations. Neil Ross has been named vice president of safety.

The Barry Callebaut Group has inaugurated "The Barry Callebaut Chocolate Box," its new Global Distribution Center in Lokeren, Belgium. The Chocolate Box is the world’s largest chocolate warehouse and will be the logistical hub for all packed Belgian chocolate and decorations products, produced in Barry Callebaut’s chocolate factories in Wieze and Halle, Belgium. The Chocolate Box is the result of a successful partnership between Barry Callebaut, the real estate developer WDP, and the city of Lokeren. With a total investment amount of EUR 100 million, it is the largest investment Barry Callebaut has ever made in its operations network. The Chocolate Box increases the efficiency of Barry Callebaut’s global logistics and will allow the Group to serve customers even faster.

JLS Automation has hired Jim Jeffries as Southwestern regional sales manager. In his position, Jeffries is tasked with growing sales in California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. Jeffries has extensive sales experience in the food automation industry. His career in automation began after he received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. His experience is drawn from his diverse work history, including serving as a Sales Engineer at larger companies such as Videojet Technologies, as well as manufacturing engineer at Varian Medical Systems. Most recently, Jeffries was a regional sales manager with Pearson Packaging Solutions and worked with customers to optimize their secondary packaging processes through automation.

Rademaker USA, LLC has expanded its sales force with the hiring of Bert Vanmiddelem. Bert will be the Sales Director of Canada for Rademaker after his tenure with Pattyn as the Northeast and Canadian Sales Manager. This hiring reinforces Rademaker’s ongoing commitment to the Canadian Market.