SINGAPORE: Food manufacturers, start-ups and researchers looking to develop and test plant-based food products can turn to a new facility in Woodlands which will open in April.
The innovation centre’s main purpose is to allow clients to see what happens to their product when it is manufactured in large volumes.“You can imagine if you run it on a benchtop machine, your parameters will be completely different . Some tastes can evolve differently if you do something on a big scale,” said Buhler’s Southeast Asia & Pacific head of technology Dominique Kull in an interview with CNA on Friday .
Mr Ward and Mr Kull added that the two companies will have food and machine experts including marketing specialists, process technologists and food scientists whom clients can consult with. They can also help connect clients to other stakeholders in the industry, such as raw material suppliers if the companies want to purchase ingredients in bulk.
The goal of the innovation centre is to boost the two companies' bottom lines as well as to help new entrants speed up their development process, he added.