Milling & Baking News - September 8, 2009 - 35

Supplier Innovations 

DSM partners with company
involved in egg processing
A joint development agreement will partner the enzyme
expertise of DSM Food Specialties, Delft, The Netherlands,
with the egg breaking and processing equipment expertise
of Sanovo Engineering A/S, Odense, Denmark.
"In this partnership, DSM expects
to accelerate the
market introductions
of novel products in
our pipeline," said
Theo Verleun, industry manager, Food
Processing Enzymes,
at DSM Food Specialties, which develops,
produces and formulates enzymes.
"The knowledge of
Sanova Engineering
in hardware management will speed up the alignment of the
ideal cost-effective enzyme conditions with new or available
hardware."
Sanovo Engineering has supplied the global egg processing industry for more than 40 years.
For more information, visit www.dsm.com.

'Test drive' packaging capabilities
Mocon, Inc., Minneapolis, has established multiple inhouse package testing laboratories that allow companies
to "test drive" instrumentation before purchase. Capabilities include head space, water vapor, leak rate and hole
size determination, burst, creep,
seal strength,
heal sealing,
hot-tack, coefficient of friction,
vacuum decay
and shelf life
analysis.
"The primary
function of these
labs is to provide our clients with a pre-purchase testing
environment so they can see first-hand why Mocon instruments offer the best solution to their testing issues," said
Guy Wray, marketing manager. "They can then make their
purchase with confidence knowing that the instrument
they have selected will provide the desired results in their
own laboratory environment."
Mocon provides instrumentation and consulting and
laboratory services to the food industry along with other
industries such as food and pharmaceutical. For more information, visit www.mocon.com.

AHD International distributes
stevia extract in North America

Barry Callebaut launches
line of decorations

AHD International, Atlanta, now offers a stevia extract
for use as a sweetener in snacks, yogurts and beverages.
The natural ingredient distributor partnered with Tokyobased Maruzen Pharmaceutical to bring the sweetener
to the North American market. The stevia extract is more
than 250 times sweeter than sugar and standardized to
95% Rebaudioside A.
For more information, call (404) 233-4022 or visit
www.ahdintl.com.

Barry Callebaut, which has a U.S. office in Chicago, has
launched Chocolate Masters, a line of ready-made chocolate
decorations. While ideal for chefs and chocolatiers, food
manufacturers also may use the decorations to add a finishing touch to products in post-production stage, according to
Barry Callebaut.
Barry Callebaut uses dark, milk, white and marbled chocolate in the decorations. The product line includes shavings,
blossoms, cups, truffle shells, shapes and pencils.
"The new Chocolate Masters products were designed
for chocolate professionals who are looking to bring their
creative culinary ideas to life with an added touch of chocolate," said Jerome Landrieu, pastry chef and director of the
Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy in Chicago. "In developing these decorations, we consulted with professional
pastry chefs and chocolatiers from around the world to come
up with a line of versatile ready-made products that could
be used in a number of applications, whether it's topping a
tartlet with chocolate blossoms or serving up a creamy custard in a chocolate cup."
For more information, visit www.barry-callebaut.com.

Heat surface, inside of grain
simultaneously
The Far Infrared Grain Dryer has
the ability to heat the surface and
the inside of the grain simultaneously, which ensures the quality of
grain, improves taste and saves on
fuel and power by shortening the
drying time, according to Suncue
Co., based in Taiwan.
For more information, visit
www.suncue.com.

For information on submitting an item for Supplier Innovations, e-mail
mbnprods@sosland.com or contact Jeff Gelski at 816-756-1000, ext. 867.
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Chat with 'gum gurus' on-line
TIC Gums, White Marsh, Md., now offers a live chat
on-line where customers may find product information
and seek technical assistance from TIC Gums' personnel
known as "Gum Gurus." The live chat may be found at
www.ticgums.com/chat.

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