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Malmö
SE-211 15
Sweden
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AAK refines vegetable oils for specialised products which meet customers' high requirements. In partnership with its customers.
AAK are always on the look out for partners whose production relies on high value-added vegetable oils. The company says that this is what has made AAK the world's leading producer of speciality vegetable fats. The products are used as substitutes for dairy fat and cocoa butter, as transfree solutions for fillings for chocolate and confectionery products, as well as by the cosmetics industry.
The company’s raw materials are obtained from areas such as Asia and West Africa. AAK is committed to sustainable development and is one of the prime movers behind RSPO, the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil, and GreenPalm Ltd. Through these initiatives, AAK has contributed to the natural extraction of palm oil through natural agricultral development.
AAK's products originate in the plant kingdom and are renewable. This means that they achieve a minimal impact on the environment. AAK's products are used, for example, as lubricants for forestry machinery. The waste products discharged by the machinery to the eco-system during the production process have no harmful impact on the environment.
AAK is organised into three business areas: Chocolate & Confectionery Fats, Food Ingredients and Technical Products & Feed. The cosmetics unit, which is part of Chocolate & Confectionery Fats, is a rapidly-growing operation.
Production facilities are located in Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, Uruguay and the USA.
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
26 Nov 2020 --- Throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic, FoodIngredientsFirst is dedicated to bringing its readers all the latest and most relevant industry updates. Visit this news feed for the... Read More
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17 Nov 2020 --- Industry heavyweights including AAK, FrieslandCampina, Harmless Harvest Thailand, Nestlé and Unilever have joined Barry Callebaut to sign the coconut industry’s first... Read More
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17 Nov 2020 --- Some corners of the chocolate market are becoming more specialized as consumers seek sugar-free and dairy-free options. Conversely, cost-effective and comforting milk chocolate... Read More
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13 Nov 2020 --- In line with its strategic direction, AAK will establish a global plant-based innovation center on the company’s premises in Zaandijk, the Netherlands. The center is expected... Read More
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13 Nov 2020 --- This week in industry news, Azelis strengthened its position in the Indonesian food and health market by extending its partnership with Corbion, while Tyson Foods revealed its plans... Read More
05 Jun 2019 --- From the floor of the IFT Food Expo 2019 in New Orleans, US, Henning Villadsen, Business Development Director at AAK speaks to FoodIngredientsFirst about the company's new platform, AkoPlant plant-based alternatives and how a sustainability approach will propel AAK further forward. “The plant-based aspect actually builds on AAK's heritage. We have 140 years of experience within plants. All our sources and capabilities, all our extracting and blending capabilities come into play here,” Villadsen says.
28 Dec 2017 --- One of the key themes at FiE 2017 was sustainability, and AAK is working to be a big part of it. “Sustainability is part of our DNA at AAK, we have been working with sustainability for many years. Now what we are looking into much more is the sustainability of the different oils that we source,” says Mads J Feer. In the past, AAK has focused on the sustainability of palm oil and shea oil, for example. Now, the company is looking to work toward the responsible sourcing of many oils. The company has also developed new movies of several supply chains it is working with.
07 Dec 2015 --- AAK’s TROPICAO has been developed to overcome heat-related bloom, the most frequent reason for chocolate quality complaints in hot climates. With AAK’s innovative solution, chocolate manufacturers in hot climate markets such as Latin America, Asia and the Middle East are able to produce bloom-stable chocolate and still maintain the chocolate’s sensorial properties. René Schou, Global Director CCF at AAK discusses the technology.
01 Jul 2014 --- Terry Thomas, President of AAK USA discusses the company's latest trans fat free oil solutions and product concepts.
