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Where ideas come to life

With 31 centers worldwide, we bring creativity to life - developing innovative formulations and concepts that match your vision. Our local teams speak your language, understand your challenges and respond with speed and agility, all while staying connected to our global network of knowledge and insights.
From developing new recipes to enhancing existing ones, whether it’s dairy, plant-based, beverages or beyond, we use our broad portfolio of high-quality ingredients to deliver solutions that are innovative, nutritious and trend-driven.
Curious to see how it all comes together? Watch the video and step inside our brand-new Innovation & Application Center in Leeds (United Kingdom).
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Global expertise, local taste

Brenntag's worldwide network of Food Innovation and Application centers
Asim Syed
We don’t sell to customers what we want to sell, rather we listen to them to understand their challenges, engage our technical experts, and find the best solutions that fit the customer’s specific needs.

Asim Syed

Senior Director Innovation & Application Nutrition Americas

Serving all food and nutrition markets

At our Innovation & Application Centers, we work hands-on across every segment, from bakery and beverages to plant-based, meat alternatives and nutritional health. Our teams develop recipes, test formulations and create prototypes tailored to your needs.
Sweet
  • Bakery and Bread
  • Chocolate and Confectionery
  • Dairy and Ice Cream
  • Plant-Based Dairy alternatives
Savory
  • Convenience Food, Ready Meals, Soups and Sauces
  • Meat, Poultry and Fish
  • Plant-Based Meat alternatives
  • Fruit and Vegetable Processing
Nutritional Health
  • Functional Food
  • Sport Nutrition
  • Food Supplements
  • Dietetic Foods
Beverage
  • Alcoholic and non-Alcoholic
  • Mocktails
  • Energy drinks
  • Beer
Michele Menini
Every market has its own challenges. That’s where we come in, helping our partners find the right ingredients and solutions for every application, to turn ideas into products people love.

Michele Menini

Director Innovation & Application EMEA

Cupcakes being filled in

Ingredient and flavor selection

  • Ingredient combinations and interactions
  • Innovative flavor profiles
  • Considering processing requirements
Inside of a lovely cupcake

Formulation guidance

  • Texture and nutrient benefit
  • Flexibility with alternative ingredients
  • Optimize recipe for cost
  • Follow market trends
  • Improving quality and shelf-life
Milk poured into bottles

Market trend concepts

  • Application toolboxes
  • Customer specific project work
  • Final application design
Testing the receipe

Knowledge transfer

  • Customer innovation days
  • Technical trainings
  • Application bulletins

Our unique proposition

We’re local and speak your language
To better understand your daily challenges while supporting you with agility and speed.
We’re part of a worldwide network
Sharing best practices, knowledge and insights among each other and with our business partners.
We design new formulations
From a broad portfolio of high-quality ingredients or we find the missing component to enhance an existing recipe.
We provide you with the best and most innovative solutions
The most up to date in the market, while keeping an eye on the latest industry trends.
We’re dedicated to improving nutrition
We're constantly looking for healthy, nutritious and sustainable ingredients that satisfy most appetites.
Winnie Koh
Through our excellent technical capabilities and exceptional partnership with our suppliers, we bring the latest innovative and complete solutions to our customers so as to provide consumers with the best sensory experiences and health benefits.

Winnie Koh

Director Innovation & Application APAC

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Contact our food experts today to see how we can support you at our Food Innovation & Application Centers. We look forward to helping you in create the right product for your needs.
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