ADM, Marel to open protein innovation center in the Netherlands
The snack and bakery solutions providers will collaborate on next-generation food R&D.
ADM has announced the signature of a joint venture agreement with Marel, a provider of advanced food processing solutions, to build an innovation center in the heart of the Netherlands food valley at the Wageningen Campus. Subject to regulatory approvals, the center is anticipated to open in the second half of 2024.
With customer collaboration at the core, this innovation center is designed for food manufacturers to work alongside food scientists, extrusion experts and culinary professionals to prototype, manufacture and market new alternative protein products, as well as leverage pilot plant production with novel processing techniques.