17 Aug 2012 --- Kerry Ingredients & Flavours is launching a range of ingredient and flavour solutions new to the Russian market at Agroprodmash, Russia’s premier exhibition for the food industry.

Foremost amongst the launches is a monosodium glutamate free seasoning system for ham, cooked sausages, and semi-smoked sausages. Dimitrios Tzouvelekis, Country Manager, Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Russia explains: “The trend towards natural ingredients and cleaner labels has spread to Russia from Europe and is now an important concept in the Russian market. Kerry’s seasoning products are being launched in Russia to help our customers respond quickly to the growing concerns from Russian consumers around the use of artificial ingredients.”

During the show, Kerry is also showcasing new solutions for Italian-style fermented sausages, semi-smoked sausages, new solutions for injected hams in the Premium segment, with reduced E-Numbers, and high level restructured hams with up to 250% ready product. There are also functional solutions for GOST* and TU products, such as sausages, and new meat rubs and glazes which are being offered in the Russian market for the first time.

Italian-style fermented sausage seasonings and starting cultures being exhibited:
•    Felino
•    Milano
•    Kremona
•    Kalibra

Semi-smoked sausage solutions being exhibited:
•    Haussalami – white pepper and caraway
•    Spice Servelat – pepper, ginger, nuez moscada
•    Finskiy Servelat – black pepper, ginger
•    Kochsalami – pepper, ginger, coriander

Functional solutions for GOST and TU products to create excellent bite and mouthfeel:
•    Kerry Top Sardelki
•    Kerry Top Sardelki NPH
•    Deltagel XE 2000

Kerry is Russia’s leading provider of rubs and glazes which give meat colour and aroma. Rubs on show include Smoky Rib Rub and Sea Salt & Pepper, while glazes available include BBQ, Maple BBQ, and Honey and Ginger.

Kerry has the broadest range of technologies and capabilities within the food and beverage ingredients and flavours market. Dealing with Kerry enables customers to work with a company that understands their needs, can propose value enhancing solutions, and can do it quickly. It is a potential ‘one stop shop’ that enables customers to stay ahead of the competition.

This 1 Kerry approach is a great way for customers to do business – providing access to unique consumer and market insights, development expertise, application and pilot proficiency, plus sensory and analytical capabilities. Via a single integrated approach the expertise of a leading worldwide ingredients and flavours company, offering the world’s widest range of technology solutions and a truly global supply chain is now available.

“With significant resources at our disposal, we are an established leader in the markets we serve and bring our expertise and global scale together to meet the growing needs in the Russian market. For our customers, Kerry is where it all comes together”, concludes Dimitrios.

*GOST and TU are recognised Russian technical standards.