12 Apr 2024 --- Netherlands-based food ingredient expert Corbion is working with manufacturers to expand enriched grains selection to include folic acid-fortified corn tortillas. Folic acid has been shown to benefit expectant... Read More

13 Mar 2024 --- In a time marked by heightened consumer consciousness surrounding health and wellness, the food manufacturing industry grapples with a pressing dilemma: meeting the demand for healthier dietary options while... Read More

26 Jan 2024 --- Corbion and Kingswood Capital Management, a middle-market private equity firm with significant experience in corporate carve-outs and investments related to food and beverage, have signed a binding agreement... Read More

29 Nov 2023 --- Reporting from the Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) Innovation Awards in Frankfurt, Germany, Food Ingredients First speaks with the winners from each category. Among the winners, ChickP... Read More

15 Nov 2023 --- Plant-based and vegan-friendly foods are emerging as nutritious and sustainable substitutes that contribute to a shift in consumer behavior and offer companies profitable opportunities. Amid continued economic... Read More

24 Jan 2024 --- Corbion is making strides in food safety and shelf life extension, as well as innovating in the confectionery space with ingredients such as its Purac Powder MAX. We speak with Lonneke van Dijk, global senior director for food preservation and Willy van Arkel, senior manager of business development and product management, who discuss the topics in detail and the company’s growing ingredient portfolios.

20 Jan 2020 --- Corbion launches a range of new natural solutions to keep chilled food safer for longer. The Verdad portfolio uses natural processing like fermentation to protect food from food safety hazards such as listeria growth. The six new ingredients within its Verdad and PuraQ Arome portfolios, launched at Fi Europe 2019 in Paris, France, are all marketed as natural alternatives to ingredients like sorbates and benzoates. Simone Bouman, Senior Industry Director, Sweet & Savory Food at Corbion explains how the new ingredients can help manufacturers to create stable, safe and flavorful products.

26 Jan 2018 --- Corbion highlighted a new clean label natural preservation solution that eliminates the need for artificial preservatives such as sorbates and benzoates. At FiE 2017, FoodIngredientsFirst spoke with Willy van Arkel about the Verdad range, a tried, tested and trusted antimicrobial that keeps foods, such as salads, at their best for longer while also naturally enhancing the product’s flavor profile.

17 Aug 2017 --- SweetPro is Corbion’s newly launched emulsifier portfolio, which delivers outstanding aeration, emulsion stability and moisture retention in sweet baked goods for greater product consistency while helping bakers eliminate PHOs and reduce saturated fat. Jim Robertson of Corbion says: “SweetPro is targeted at the sweet goods market segment and it’s all about bringing the PGME [propylene glycol monoesters] building block to our portfolio. From that we are able to create a portfolio of downstream products that enhances the quality of the sweet goods, from production to consumption.” 

12 May 2016 --- Corbion Purac introduced its new Verdad Avanta solutions at IFFA 2016. Verdad Avanta Y100 is a patent-pending formula, labeled as vinegar and citrus fiber. Stephan Dobbelstein, Sales Development Manager, says it effectively delivers cook yield increase from 3-9% and improved texture and slice ability, while also extending shelf life and controlling Listeria in ready-to-eat meats. Verdad Avanta F100 is labeled as vinegar and jasmine tea extract (or natural flavor), and provides prolonged freshness in raw and processed meats like sausages.