NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2024 21 Kemin Industries, one of the global ingredient manufacturers that strive to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, opened an Innovation Center and second spray-drying facility at its regional headquarters in Vargeão, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The company explained that with the newest additions, the Kemin Nutrisurance location becomes the largest pet food manufacturing plant in Latin America by volume capacity for producing dry and liquid palatants. Kemin Nutrisurance, the pet food and rendering technologies business unit of Kemin Industries, has been expanding its Research and Exploration Services to enhance co-creation with customers to support them at every stage of pet food production. With its first Innovation Center in Brazil, the business unit can provide fast and accurate solutions for current and future palatant and protein customers in South America, according to the company. "Our first Innovation Center in South America will greatly strengthen our Research and Exploration Services in the region," said V Lucatelli, General Manager – South America at Kemin Nutrisurance. "We can now offer customers a local laboratory to improve and evaluate the performance of current and future products, as well as improve cost efficiency, to bring top innovations at the speed the pet food industry demands." "With greater emphasis on Research and Development (R&D) support for our customers, we can utilize our data and analytics to fine-tune our products and services to find fast and accurate solutions that better serve the market," said Dr. Jason Shelton, Global Vice President – R&D, Kemin Nutrisurance. "By bringing our Research and Exploration Services to the regional level through an Innovation Center, we can create a local customer experience that focuses on specific needs at the speed required by a rapidly evolving industry." Read more>> Kemin becomes largest pet food plant in Latin America with new investment lines, which significantly reduces environmental impact, transport needs, and production costs. The ingredients of the Hilucia™ range aim to meet the growing demand for high-quality food products - it is estimated that global protein demand will increase by 40% by 2030 – while meeting sustainability requirements, both in resource use and CO2 emissions. As testified by Gabriel Huertas del Pino, Co-founder, and CEO of Arch Pet Food: “Partnering with Innovafeed marks a significant milestone in our journey to redefine pet nutrition. We're thrilled to embark on this partnership, and the Hilucia™ brand aligns perfectly with our commitment to excellence, sustainability, and innovation in the pet food industry and we're proud to display the label and story directly to our customers onpack in our new Smart Future Formula. Together, we're setting new standards for what pet owners can expect, bringing a new era of quality, trust, and transparency to the table!” Read more>>
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