Roquette Awarded with Ringier Technology Innovation Prize for Nutriose

All winners are selected by a group of independent judges composed of well-known industrial experts. Since 2005, the Awards have been duly acknowledged as one of the most prestigious in China in the industries covered.

Aug 24 2010 --- On June 3rd, at FIA in Shanghai, Roquette company received for the second time the Food and Beverage Ringier Technology Innovation Award.

This distinction is attributed annually to companies who have made the most significant contributions for the advancement of the industry through productivity increase, economic efficiency, and market opportunity creation or production process.

All winners are selected by a group of independent judges composed of well-known industrial experts. Since 2005, the Awards have been duly acknowledged as one of the most prestigious in China in the industries covered.

In 2008, Roquette’s innovation was already acknowledged by Ringier Innovation Technology Award for SweetPearl, the maltitol by Roquette. As early as 1950’s, Roquette made research the core feature of its corporate strategy and this explains to a great extent its tremendous diversification. The Group’s research activities cover biochemistry, microbiology and analytical control fields as well as the development of new technologies and applications. It is no wonder that Roquette receives in 2010 a second award for its flagship ingredient in nutrition: the soluble dietary fiber, NUTRIOSE.

Roquette is not only producing a high quality soluble dietary with nutritional values but is also providing a healthy ingredient with clinically proven positive effect on weight management /satiety and on intestinal well-being.

With NUTRIOSE, Roquette is committed to support public health strategies focusing on gut microbiota balance and obesity prevention.

NUTRIOSE has been accredited as a prebiotic ingredient by the Micro-Ecological Health Promotion Project for improvement of intestinal microbiota balance through consumption of prebiotics. Roquette is also dedicated in obesity and related metabolic disorder prevention programs, participating in public educations, communications and co-operations with research centers, institutes or governmental association such as Chinese Nutrition society, ILSI China, etc...

During FIA conference, NUTRIOSE received particular attention from visitors interested in an easy-handling ingredient providing a high source of fiber, with health benefits on weight management, satiety and intestinal well-being.