Main Street Ingredients Expands Branded Ingredients Group

Main Street Ingredients is a leader in providing high quality food ingredients to the dairy, nutritional and food processing industries. Applications include ice cream, frozen desserts, cheese, bakery, nutritional beverages, confections, and more.

Aug 20 2010 --- Main Street Ingredients, a leading manufacturer of functional food ingredients, has announced the appointment of Aaron Jordi and Joe Kretschmer to their Branded Ingredients Group.

Aaron Jordi joins Keystone Stabilizer Systems Group. “Aaron brings years of technical sales experience and a deep desire for customer satisfaction to the Keystone stabilizer team. His ability to dissect a project and think outside the norm for solutions will complement our innovative R&D staff,” notes Manager of Keystone Stabilizer Systems, Eric Hallstead. The multi-functional line of Keystone Stabilizers enhance desirable characteristics in food applications, such as ice cream, cultured dairy products, bakery items, beverages, confections, nutritional products and processed cheese.

Joe Kretschmer joins the Cornerstone Functional Proteins Group. “Joe’s fine attention to detail and customer focus make him an ideal fit for this team,” says Mike Homewood, Director of Sales. As a Cornerstone account manager, Kretschmer will be working closely with customers to help achieve their functional and nutritional goals. Cornerstone Functional Proteins provide superior attributes due to Main Street Ingredients’ proprietary processes and advanced technologies in the milk and whey protein areas.

“Our core strategy is to support growth in our brands,” adds Homewood. “The appointment of Joe and Aaron is an important step towards achieving this objective.”

Main Street Ingredients is a leader in providing high quality food ingredients to the dairy, nutritional and food processing industries.  Applications include ice cream, frozen desserts, cheese, bakery, nutritional beverages, confections, and more. The corporate office and manufacturing facilities are located in La Crosse, WI with distribution outlets across North America. Recognized for its functional stabilizer systems, expertise in proteins, private-label nutritional systems and custom-formulated blends, Main Street Ingredients provides innovative concepts to customers worldwide. Main Street Ingredient’s manufacturing facility is USDA and Grade A, rated superior by the American Institute of Baking, certified by GMA-SAFE, GMP certified by NSF, Kosher compliant and certified Organic.  A team of cutting-edge food scientists, combined with a new Research & Development Center and an accredited quality systems program is a recipe for success.