New Sensient Flavors Pilot Plant Becomes Fully Operational

Products can be developed efficiently in close collaboration with customers, and trial runs enable the company to optimize production processes.

Feb 8 2012 --- Following extensive preparation, Sensient Flavors’ new pilot plant has begun operating, producing emulsions, compounds, fruit preparations and beverages. State-of-the-art equipment allows for the realistic simulation of industrial scale production processes. Thus, products can be developed efficiently in close collaboration with customers, and trial runs enable the company to optimize production processes.

Dr. Steffen Sonnenberg, technical director at Sensient Flavors, says, “We are extremely pleased that our pilot plant is now fully operational. With its small production run capability, we are able to test our recipes during the development process and optimize them for industrial scale production. Product development takes less time and the need to make revisions is minimized. With this new test plant, we can provide our customers with an efficient development process in which they are actively involved, as they have the opportunity to attend trial runs and make joint decisions.”

Sensient Flavors Europe brings life to products, adding flavor and sensory appeal to food and beverage applications across Europe, Africa and the Near East. Offering unparalleled taste innovation and proprietary technologies for more than 100 years, Sensient Flavors applies industry-leading flavor expertise to enhance brand values through premium sensory appeal and performance.

Sensient Flavors is a unit of Sensient Technologies Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors and fragrances. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, inkjet and specialty inks and colors, and other specialty chemicals. The company’s customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world’s best-known brands.