NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2022 77 After 22 years at the helm of the DLG Group's vitamin and mineral business, Jacob Holm has decided to resign as CEO of the Vilofoss Group. On March 1, he left the reins to Boudewijn Morelissen. Jacob Holm (62) started his career at DLG as HR manager in 1990. He held that position until 1997, when he was employed at Vilofoss and in 2000 he became CEO of the company. Jacob Holm is also a member of the group management of DLG. Jacob Holm decided to resign last year, and he himself has helped to find his successor. It is Boudewijn Morelissen (51) who became the new CEO of the Vilofoss group from the 1st of March, and he also joins DLG's Group management as Executive Vice President of Premix and Nutrition. Boudewijn Morelissen is Dutch and has a master's degree in Business Administration from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He is an experienced manager with many years of experience from the vitamin and mineral industry, where among other things, he has been part of the top management of Cargill's European premix business. Vilofoss Group appoints new CEO INFUSE by Cargill expanding to META In a move to help dairy manufacturers respond better to evolving consumer demands, Cargill Turkey has opened a stateof-the-art technical application center and a high-tech ingredient blending production plant in Bursa, Turkey. The company is investing US$5 million to expand its INFUSE™ by Cargill service and the center will serve as a regional innovation hub, supporting dairy customers throughout the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META). First introduced in Europe in 2020, INFUSE™ delivers ingredient solutions that meet new demands around nutritional balance, plant-based, and label-friendliness. It offers the ease of a blended solution that speeds up development cycles, so it can get innovations to market faster. Located in Orhangazi, Turkey, the Application Center has an ability to offer solutions for the current consumer trends like calorie or fat reduction, fiber and protein enriched foods, or plant-based foods etc. In addition to these emerging trends, Cargill wants to meet META dairy manufacturers’ needs like offering more affordable products to market or solving their supply chain hurdles by offering them customized easy-to-apply blends. The center includes pilot facilities that mimic full-scale dairy processing production lines, enabling Cargill ingredient and application specialists to rapidly test ingredient solutions in real-world conditions. Cargill is continuing its path to innovation by expanding INFUSE™ by Cargill to Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META), which was first introduced in Europe in 2020. The company opened an ingredient blending plant and a high-tech Application Center in Turkey. Boudewijn Morelissen
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