ADM delivers latest Manchester customer care and innovation centre

The US-founded ADM nutrition group has delivered a new customer care and innovation centre (CCIC) in Manchester, UK, serving the food sector, including sweet goods segments, writes Neill Barston.

The company noted that it has targeted continued growth within the region, and its latest facilities include an advanced kitchen, chef’s presentation theatre, as well as an additional flavour development lab.

According to the company, it is expanding its culinary capabilities and food solutions into new savoury culinary innovations for the UK, in addition to providing continued support for the beverage, sweet goods and dairy sectors.

Bringing together the new local facility and technology with the firm’s global pantry of ingredients and solutions enables its chefs, food scientists and flavorists to provide unique expertise into the growing alternative protein arena, developing pioneering savoury plant-based product offerings that meet consumers’ high sensory expectations and evolving wellness demands.

The 800 square-meter CCIC cultivates collaboration with customers – from food manufacturers to foodservice – fostering innovative development in on-trend savory applications, as well as sweet goods, dairy and alternative dairy products, beverages and more.

“The opening of our new Customer Creation and Innovation Centre provides a unique synergistic space to further our commitment to push the boundaries of food and beverage formulation, while also delivering on authentic culinary experiences,” said Chris Poole, Managing Director, ADM. “And with the UK market on track for steady growth in 2023 and beyond, ADM is perfectly positioned to service all our customers’ needs.”