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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
Wereservetherightstointroducedesignmodificationswithoutpriornotice.TetraPak,,PROTECTSWHAT’SGOODandTetraAlwinaretrademarksbelongingtotheTetraPakGroup.
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©2014TetraPakProcessingSystemsAB,Lund,Sweden,40695en,2014-12
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