04 Nov 2019 --- Vestkorn, a Norwegian producer of pea protein and faba protein, has launched a range of textured pea and faba protein. With this launch, Vestkorn targets the increasing demand for... Read More

16 Oct 2019 --- Having completed a €35 million (US$38.6 million) investment in the extension of its pea plant in Belgium last year, Cosucra is continuing its development in the fast-evolving... Read More

30 Apr 2019 --- This year’s Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Expo (IFT19), which will be held in New Orleans (June 2-5, 2019) will allow visitors to experience the newest products,... Read More

08 Mar 2019 --- Ingredion has launched a new certified-organic addition to its line of plant-based proteins for the US and Canada. VITESSENCE Pulse 1803 organic pea protein isolate provides... Read More

08 Mar 2019 --- In industry news this week, Nestlé is accelerating its efforts to increase the number of women who have senior executive positions at the company by 2022, in light of... Read More

Cosucra continues to strengthen its position in the North American market through their pea protein expansion. At IFT 2019, the company presented a vegetarian plant-based muffuletta slider [a New Orleans classic] containing their Swelite, Pisane M9 and Swelite ingredients as a system. A dairy alternative beverage containing a blend of almond milk and pea protein was also presented, while a chocolate oatmeal gluten-free cookie was another highlight. “Our US-based subsidiary Cosucra Inc. was created about one year ago because demand for plant-based protein is forecast to grow significantly. In the last 12 months, we have positioned our strategy which goes beyond health & nutrition and increasingly looks at the food & beverage business,” Frank Truong at Cosucra says.

At HiE 2018, FoodIngredientsFirst spoke with Eric Bosly of Cosucra about the company's plant-based concepts that tap into the growing consumer interest in vegan and vegetarian lifestyles.

Cosucra is renowned for its production of high-quality food ingredients and wants to help their customers to meet the challenges of the future. The company just recently changed the company profile and communication profile, based on "Thinking Food Better. Naturally." Michel Dewael discussed with FoodIngredientFirst their two main raw materials - pea protein and chicory root fibers. 

Cosucra recently achieved a new health claim. “The concept of sugar reduction is getting more and more important as sugar is getting more demonized and people are looking for solutions to be able to reduce sugar in the long term,” Ronny Platteeuw tells FoodIngredientsFirst. Cosucra have introduced an inulin and fructose chicory root and a liquid fiber which is designed to reduce sugar content. 

The investment, which is highly significant for a medium-sized company, came as a direct result of demand for protein. “For the last 5 years we have developed a lot of concepts to use pea protein and finally we achieved success, especially in the US market, because there was a real demand for new vegetable proteins. And we were in such demand that we had to hurry up this investment. We decided in September 2013 and finally it was in operation of March this year,” Jacques Crahay, the company’s fifth generation CEO. 

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05 Aug 2015 --- Pea protein and inulin supplier Cosucra has set itself an ambitious growth target to its double turnover from €80 million today to €150 million in 2020, as the company looks to ride the protein wave with its pea protein isolate products (Pisane). Jacques Crahay, CEO of Cosucra, discusses the company’s latest plant investment and opportunities on the global protein market.