DuPont Nutrition & Health to expand clean-label team
Hoping to boost its project pipeline in healthy nutrition and clean-label texturant offerings, six new employees will join the existing team to focus on both ingredient and process development.
Expected to be operational by early 2019, the hub will feature experts with backgrounds in clean label and sustainability – two fields that often work together and serve related purposes. Working closely with existing project teams, the hub will bring products to market quickly and help grow the existing project pipeline.
“Clean label is about creating foods and beverages with ingredients that consumers recognise, feel good about putting into their bodies, and that respect the Earth and its resources,” said Gerard Lynch, R&D leader of systems and texturants, emulsifiers and sweeteners. “Our ingredients are already used in many applications that consumers consider clean label, but there are tremendous opportunities to innovate – creating ingredients that are even more sustainable, using a larger part of the natural raw materials, while providing health benefits to consumers. Committing to this innovation is critical for our ongoing success and growth.”
The hub is expected to help customers continue to navigate clean-label trends in a proactive and sustainable way. The clean-label texturants team will have the opportunity to tackle exciting projects to provide texture and stability for multiple food applications.
“We are excited to launch this hub and put additional team members into place who will help us advance our innovation strategy to support our customers,” added Mikkel Thrane, global sustainability lead at DuPont Nutrition & Health. “This hub will enable us to continue integrating sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into our work, and the investment we are making will help us develop healthier, more nutritious and sustainable ingredients for our food supply.”
