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Ingredion to acquire Penford Corp. for $340M

Company looks to expand specialty ingredient portfolio.

Crystal Lindell

October 15, 2014

Ingredion Inc., a leading global provider of ingredient solutions, is acquiring Penford Corp. for $340 million.

Ingredion announces approximately $100 million of capital investments

September 29, 2014

Growing demand for specialty ingredients is driving expansion of the ingredient-solutions provider’s manufacturing capacity.

Starch Trends: Starch To The Rescue

The evolution and growth of medicated confections finds starches being called upon once again to help.

Bernie Pacyniak

August 20, 2014

There’s been an increased interest by confectionery as well as pharmaceutical companies to produce candies that deliver specific nutraceutical benefits, be they vitamins, weight control, cold prevention, etc. So where to starches come into play?

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Gelatin replacements evolve

As the industry innovates, choices more closely resemble gelatin

April 15, 2014

It turns out that candy companies have all sorts of reasons for wanting to avoid gelatin — to save money, create a different texture, or be able to officially claim that their gummies are vegetarian, kosher or halal.

Penford Corp. acquires Gum Technology

March 28, 2014

Penford Corp. completed the acquisition of Gum Technology on March 25. The resulting expanded product line will offer customers more innovative new products and a broad range of applications from which to choose.

Penford to acquire Gum Technology

March 5, 2014

Specialty starches producer Penford Corp., Centennial, Colo., announces it will acquire Tucson, Ariz.-based Gum Technology Corp., a provider of hydrocolloid stabilizing systems.

Ingredient Briefs: February 2013

February 13, 2013

Read about the latest ingredients for the baking industry.

Ingredion hires new corporate controller

Matthew Galvanoni promoted to role

Crystal Lindell

August 28, 2012

Ingredion Inc. has promoted from within to hire Matthew Galvanoni as its new vice president and corporate controller.

State of the Industry 2026: Challenge Accepted

Crumbl kicks off summer with Chocolate Strawberry Cups

One releases Reese's layered protein bar

Hershey's releases Reese's layered bar

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Speaking Gen Y/Z/Alpha’s Language About Bread

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Natural Food Flavors and Colorants, 2nd Edition

Although many foods are appealing, and even perceived as natural, in spite of containing synthetic additives, consumer increasingly prefer food products which are fully natural.

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