The increased footprint enhances the site’s emulsion, extraction, and warehousing capacity and includes investment in process automation to increase efficiency, quality, and safety
The Center has expanded flavor creation lab, analytical and application spaces to facilitate collaborative sessions with a technical team that has expertise in food and beverage flavor solutions.
The new 45,000sq-ft facility located in the historic Marshall Field and Company Building brings together Ferrero's R&D teams from throughout the US and houses teams working on Keebler, Famous Amos, Mother's, Fannie May, and other brands in the Ferrero portfolio – a total of over 150 employees.
New 3,700sq-ft upgrade integrates company’s flavor and ingredient product development capabilities, further increases its innovation competencies
August 15, 2023
The IFF Creative Center brings together the company’s flavor and ingredient expertise with its food design capabilities to better support the growth of the region’s food industry.
The facility will accelerate the development of plant-based foods
March 21, 2023
AAK, an ingredient supplier specializing in value-adding specialty fats and oils, created a state-of-the-art Innovation Center of Excellence to develop plant-based foods close to its Zaandijk production facilities in the Netherlands.
Public-private partnership to advance citrus research, development of breakthrough solutions for food, beverage and fragrance industries
October 27, 2022
The nearly 30,000sq-ft, standalone building will support global citrus research and development, and will include sensory and experience venues, research labs, processing, analytical departments, a fully equipped citrus garden and amenities for hosting customers and partners.
Scott Aakre to take on role as senior vice president of Brand Fuel
October 13, 2022
Hormel Foods Corporation, a Fortune 500 global branded food company, announced the appointment of Scott Aakre as senior vice president of Brand Fuel, the company's newest center of excellence focused on consumer insights and innovation for its portfolio of more than 30 leading brands.
New egg industry innovation center designed to deliver novel egg-based ideas and solutions to market
October 13, 2022
The American Egg Board (AEB) announced the Eggcelerator LabTM, a network of innovation and insights capabilities, resources and expertise designed to bring new egg-based ideas to market. As the innovation center for the egg industry, the Eggcelerator Lab is developing market-ready products representing new uses for eggs and egg ingredients and new ways to consume eggs.
Collaborative problem solving under one roof empowers faster concept-to-commercialization
September 21, 2022
Rubix Foods, a leading culinary and food science-focused provider of flavor and functional ingredients for restaurants and food manufacturers, announced today the grand opening of its highly anticipated new Innovation Center. The 50,000sq-ft "facility of the future" is tailor-made to streamline and accelerate the innovation process on behalf of the company's customers, which includes many of the world's most recognized food brands.
Firmenich unveils new West Coast Innovation Center for rapid, end-to-end product development
March 11, 2021
Firmenich, the largest privately owned company in the fragrance and taste industry, is unveiling its newly designed West Coast Innovation Center in Anaheim, Calif., the long standing home of its 7.5 acre Durarome® production site and West Coast commercial business.
Nellson “Launch Pad” Innovation Center feature flexible manufacturing line, capabilities to support innovation
August 9, 2019
Launch Pad is designed to inspire innovation and support the development and rapid commercialization of new functional powder food and dietary supplement products. Typically, increased throughput of a facility through automation comes at the detriment of flexibility in capabilities and order sizes.