A TASTEOFTHINGSTOCOMEPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

Innovationisalwaysontheagendainthe

fast moving food industry. Tetra Pak’s

ProductDevelopmentCentrescanhelp

youinnovatequicklyandcosteffectively.

A TASTE OFTHINGSTO COME

HOW CAN OUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CENTRES HELP YOU?HERE ARE 10 EXAMPLES!

Our Product Development Centres around the world have various kinds of test

equipment,includingprocessing,packaging&powderhandlingmachinery.Theyare

staffedbyexpertswhounderstandhowyour ingredientswill respondtodifferent

processes,andwhoknowhowtomakeproductsyourconsumerswillappreciate.

1 INDUSTRIALIZE A NEW RECIPEScalingup a food recipe from the test kitchen to the factory – to e.g. 20 000

litres/hrisalwayschallenging.Youcan’tjustcopyandpaste.So,whenit’stimeto

industrializeanewrecipe,talktothefoodtechnologists,processandproductinterac-

tionexperts.Theyhavetheskillsandexperiencetohelpyoufigureoutthebestprocess

andgetthebestresults.

2 MAKE A NEW PRODUCT ON AN EXISTING PRODUCTION LINEIt isn’t always necessary to invest in a new line to

makeanewproduct. Ifyou’realreadyproducingcream,for

example,youmightbeabletousethesameequipmentto

makecustardtoo.Maybeproductqualitycouldbeimpro-

vedwithasimpleprocessupgrade?Theexpertsatour

ProductDevelopmentCentres’canhelpyouextend

yourproductrangewithaminimuminvestment.

6 GET MORE YOGURT OUT OF YOUR INGREDIENTSIfyou’relookingforthebestfiltertypesandoperating

conditionsforyourGreekstyleyogurt,whynottryoutdifferent

membranefiltrationunitsatourProductDevelopmentCentre

inSweden?TetraPak’slatestinnovation,basedonultra-filtration

technology, only extracts the permeate, not the fat. This

methodnotonlygivesathick,creamyendproduct,butalso

generatesupto50%higherproteinretentionandboostsyield

byupto10%.

5 MAKE LOW FAT ICE CREAM THAT’S NICE AND CREAMYUsingTetraPak’slowtemperaturefreezers,youcanre-

ducethesizeoftheicecrystalsandairbubblesinyouricecre-

am.Theamountofchurning–i.e.thestructureandagglome-

rationoffatglobules–canbeoptimizedtogiveyourproducta

reallycreamytexture,evenwithalowfatrecipe.Expertsatour

ProductDevelopmentCentre inDenmarkcanadviseyouon

this…andmanyothericecreamprocessingquestions.

4 PRODUCE A UHT SOUP THAT FEELS HOME MADETwo good ways to give UHT soups that homemade

quality:reducethestressonparticlesduringprocessingsothey

remain intact,andkeep the imperfectly sliced ingredients in

themix.BringyourrecipetoourProductDevelopmentCentre

inSwedenandletusshowyouwhatadifferencegentlepro-

cessingand’wrongcuts’canmake!

3 REVISIT YOUR IDEAS ABOUT VISCOUS PRODUCTSIfyouhaveanideaforaproductthatwaspreviously‘too

viscoustoprocess’,itmightnotbeanymore.Wehavefigured

out newways of processing highly viscousproducts up to a

pressuredropof290bar.Ifwecanpumpit,wecanprocessit!

Whynotgetintouchandarrangeatrial?

9 MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF COCONUT WATERThequalityofcoconutwaterisknowntodeteriorate

very rapidly; itcaneasily turnanunappetisingpinkcolour.

Butwiththerightheatprocessingandotherparametersyou

canavoidthisproblemandlockinthecoconut’sgoodness

all the way from the tree to the shelf. Our experts at the

ProductDevelopmentCentreinSingaporecanhelpyou!8 MAKE SOY PRODUCTS WITHOUT SOAKINGWithourTetraAlwin®Soysystem,younolonger

needtosoaksoyabeansfor3-4hoursbeforeprocessing;

you can start directly with whole or hulled beans. This

“no-soak”productionmethodsaves timebygivingyou

arapidconversionfromrawmaterialtoproduct.Andit’s

flexibleintermsoftaste,soyoucangetboththebeany

andlow-beanytastetosuitdifferentmarkets.Contactour

ProductDevelopmentCentreinSingaporetofindoutmore.

7 MAKE FORTIFIED DRINKS – ANY WAY YOU WANT

With ready-to-drink infant formula,

sports recovery drinks etc, different

process parameters make the pro-

ducttaste,feelandappeardifferent.

Whether your customers like their

drinks smooth or grainy, thick or

runny, bland or strongly flavoured –

it’s allpossible.Atourpilotplant in

Sweden,wecanevaluatetheeffects

ofdifferentprocessparametersonyourproduct,including

particlesize,distributionandshape.

10 CREATE NUTRITIONAL BEVERAGES FOR THE ELDERLY As the body’s ability to absorb nutrients

diminishes, aging consumers can benefit from drinking

high protein formula with added calcium and vitamins.

Want to try out a recipe? Powder production experts at

our Product Development Centre in The Netherlands can

help you establish the best mix and process parameters.

Byusingthesmallscaleevaporatorsanddryersatourpilot

plant, youavoid theexpenseofproduct trials inyourown

factory.

FINDYOURNEAREST INNOVATION PARTNER

Tetra Pak’s ten Product Development

Centresareagreatresourceforproduct

testing and co-innovation. Just get in

touch to book a time, then bring your

ingredients and recipes so we can try

themouttogether.

PDC Campinas,BrazilSpecializingindairy

andbeverages

PDC Le May, FranceSpecializinginpowder

handling,treatment

anddosing

PDC Denton, USASpecializingin

dairyand

beverages

PDC Aarhus, Denmark Specializing

inicecream

PDC Pune, IndiaSpecializinginprepared

food,tea,multigrain

PDC Gorredijk, NetherlandsSpecializinginevaporation,

spraydrying&agglomeration

PDC Shanghai, ChinaSpecializingindairy

andbeverages

PDC SingaporeSpecializinginsoy,coconut,

teaandmultigrain

SkilledTetraPakfoodtechnologists

and process engineers are always

readytoassistyouwithnewproduct

developmentchallenges.Equipped

with a thorough understanding of

how ingredients respond to diffe-

rent processingmethods, they can

help youadaptproduct recipes for

new markets, find smarter proces-

sing solutions, make better use of

expensiverawingredientsorsimply

satisfy your consumers’ desire for

newtasteexperiences.

SIMULATE REALITY IN THE LAB

PDC Lund, SwedenSpecializingindairy,

beveragesand

preparedfoods.

PDC Gotemba, Japan Specializinginbeverages

• Efficientscreeningofproductideas

• Shortertime-to-market

• Savingsonproductdevelopmentcosts

• Betterproductquality

• Moreefficientuseofrawingredients andlesswaste

• Lowerproductioncosts

OUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CENTRESGIVE YOU ALL THIS

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