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Pulses Innovation Plaza
The Innovation Plaza will offer retailers, food manufacturers, food ingredient companies, packaging and technology companies and research organisations the opportunity to form and shape new alliances, start innovation projects, and create new business opportunities. The following organisations will be present at the Innovation Plaza: - Pulse Canada - Roquette - GoGreen/Lantmannen - Innova Database - Wageningen UR - Unilever - NIZO - Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN) - and many others Visit the Innovation Plaza, learn more about the ongoing research and projects at various research institutes, and actively participate in innovation processes. Many opportunities exist for setting up joint research projects between research institutes and manufacturing & ingredient companies. Learn how to organize funding by the Dutch and EU governments. Meet at the Innovation Plaza: Best Cooking Pulses, Inc. is a family owned agrifoods business active in the international pulse trade since 1936. Our products include whole/split green/yellow peas, and a full range of BEST pulse flours (varietal specific) and pea fibre which we sell into the food ingredient, meat processing, bakery and petfood industries. All of our products are gluten-free, kosher, halal and available conventional and certified-organic (Can, US, EU, Bio Suisse). BEST Pea Fibre is produced naturally via a proprietary process and is approved by the CFIA, FDA and USDA FSIS. It is >90% dietary fibre with a bland, neutral taste and smell and is used in the baking, meat processing, and food ingredients industries in North America. BEST Whole Yellow Pea Flour and BEST Pea Fibre were used in the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals clinical trials as reported by Mariangeli and Jones in the British Journal of Nutrition, July ’10. These results were summarized in Nutraingredients EU (13 September ’10) ‘Yellow peas show anti-diabetes potential for overweight women.’ Best Cooking Pulses are manufacturers of Yumpeez™ www.yumpez.com roasted split peas, nutrient dense and free of all major allergens – include in bars, trail mixes, salad toppers or snacks. Try Naked, Dill Pickle or Barbecue flavours! For further information or samples please email margaret@bestcookingpulses.com. Roquette is a private family business. Fortified by more than 75 years of experience, Roquette is the world’s leading polyol manufacturer and one of the top starch processors (No 2 in Europe and No 4 worldwide). The Roquette Group, present throughout the whole world through 30 establishments including 18 production sites, employs over 6000 staff of which 3600 in FranceIn 2008 it achieved a turnover of over 2.5 billion euros and processes every year 6 million tonnes of renewable raw materials (maize, wheat, potatoes, peas and tomorrow micro-algae) in a range of over 650 products derived from starch for the human and animal nutrition, paper-board, pharmacy-cosmetology and biochemistry industries. Keen to assert its independence and confirm its position of leader while at the same time innovating and diversifying, the Roquette Group has chosen to develop along two strategic axes: vegetal-based chemistry and nutrition-health. To this end, it invests over 40 million euros a year in R&D and more than 10% of its turnover in production facilities and equipment. Roquette’s sustainable innovation strategy involves engineering and developing ingredients, products and applications that concurrently address ecological, economic and societal challenges. Upfront is certified with the requirements of DS/EN ISO 9001:2000. Contact Upfront Chromatography A/S Lersø Parkallé 42,
2100 Copenhagen,
Denmark. Ph: (+45) 39 27 37 63. I:
http://bioprocess.upfront-dk.com/aboutupfront.aspx. InfraReady Products (1988) Ltd. InfraReady Products of Saskatoon, Canada is an industrial food ingredient supplier located in the heart of the Canadian Prairies, in a region known worldwide for growing superior food crops. Dedicated to creating value for their customers, InfraReady will work with clients to cultivate new ingredients for the ever-changing food industry. Quality begins with sourcing superior raw material and is maintained through a strict quality assurance program. InfraReady's unique cooking technology lightly toasts cereal grains, pulses, and oilseeds for bakery, food service, baby food, energy bars, and other functional foods. The benefits of the precooking step include reduced cooking times, reduced enzymatic and microbial activity, increased water absorption, and enhanced flavour. InfraReady's ingredients are Kosher, Halal and available in organic or conventional form. I: www.infrareadyproducts.com Canadian International Grain Institute - Developing new products, processes and knowledge of Canadian field crops through innovation and collaboration! For nearly four decades the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI) has worked with the agricultural community worldwide in the promotion and utilization of Canadian field crops. CIGI is an industry leader in delivering customized educational programs and technical expertise and providing ongoing specialized technical support to customers around the world. Through unique projects and applied research activities CIGI is also working with industry to identify diverse applications for Canada’s field crops. CIGI is a one-stop shop of technical expertise and facilities uniquely housed under one roof. Since 1972 more than 31,000 people representing grain, oilseed, pulse and special crops industries from 114 countries have participated in CIGI programs and seminars. Core funding for CIGI is provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Wheat Board. Additional funds and support are provided by other sectors of the agriculture industry. CIGI’s offices and technical facilities are located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. VISION: To be the recognized leader specializing in offering continuous advances in Canadian field crop products to the world. Pulse Canada is the national industry association whose members include provincial grower associations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario as well as the Canadian Special Crops Association (CSCA) that represents the processors and traders of pulses in Canada. Members of the CSCA supply the entire range of pulses including pea (yellow and green), lentil (green and red), bean (navy, pinto, kidney, black, cranberry, pink, small red, Great Northern and more) and chickpea (kabuli and desi) in whole, split and processed forms to the global market. In addition, the CSCA has several member companies that produce pulse flours and fractions, including pea protein, starch and fibre. These companies include Best Cooking Pulses (pea flour, chickpea flour, pea fibre), Parrheim Foods (pea protein, pea starch, pea fibre) and Diefenbaker Seeds (pea flour, chickpea flour). Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is also a partner of Pulse Canada/CSCA providing important support each year for market development activities. Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
Research Co-Operations & Project callsBridge2Food wants to contribute to open innovation between various business & research institutes in the European market and has many links to both parties and the government to get projects funded. Feel free to get in touch with us before the conference. Contact: Gerard Klein Essink via +31(0)30 225 2060 or +31(0)62 003 9196 or gkleinessink@bridge2food.com.
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