26 Apr 2021 --- Flavor giant Givaudan and food processing solutions provider Bühler have jointly launched a Protein Innovation Centre for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, targeting plant-based development. The new facility is located at the Givaudan Woodlands site in Singapore. The plant can produce up to 40 kg of plant proteins an hour. It features dry extrusion, as well as a newer wet extrusion technology that delivers a fibrous structure “more akin to muscle” and higher protein content compared to dry extruded products. “Great tasting and sustainable protein alternatives are an important contributor to feeding 10 billion people sustainably by 2050,” says Ian Roberts, Chief Technology Officer at Bühler. “The changes that need to happen to our protein value chains prior to that are so deep, they can only be achieved if the various partners of the food ecosystem start working together today.”