ADM opens innovation center in Singapore
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has opened its flavor and ingredient creation, application, development, and customer innovation center at the Biopolis research hub in Singapore.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has opened its flavor and ingredient creation, application, development, and customer innovation center at the Biopolis research hub in Singapore. The 8,900-sq-ft innovation center will serve as the gateway to consumers in Southeast Asia and beyond, and enable ADM to work closely with customers to create complete flavor and specialty ingredient solutions that meet consumer preferences for taste, nutrition, function, and texture. It will be staffed by a team of food scientists, flavorists, and applications experts, along with sales, marketing, and regulatory personnel.
The innovation center features a wide range of capabilities, including a food and flavor analytic lab; a beverage and dairy applications lab and pilot plant; a bakery and confectionery lab; a meat and savory lab; a sweet and savory creation lab; sensory evaluation facilities; and a customer innovation center.
“Consumer tastes and preferences are changing, as people look to balance busy lifestyles with healthy eating habits. Our goal is to be the first-call ingredient and flavor experts for customers working to meet those consumer needs throughout Southeast Asia,” said Donald Chen, ADM’s president, Asia.