Ingredients distributor, Brenntag, says its Innovation & Application Centre for Nutrition in Jakarta, will provide food and beverage manufacturers in the region access to formulation development, application testing, laboratory analysis, pilot production and technical training.
Brenntag regional president, Nutrition, Asia Pacific, Kenneth Keh, said Indonesia was a strategically important market for the company. It is the 31st centre for the company.
The facility has a UHT pilot plant and covers alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, bakery, confectionery, convenience food, dairy, meat, poultry and fish processing, nutraceuticals, sauces and condiments, specialised nutrition, and plant-based products.
“This investment strengthens our ability to support customers with the technical expertise and market insights needed to develop differentiated products, respond to evolving market trends, and capitalise on growth opportunities across the region,” Keh said.
Brenntag Innovation & Application director, Nutrition, Asia Pacific, Winnie Koh, said customers could work directly with application specialists.
“Customers can engage directly with our application specialists to evaluate formulations, optimise performance, and validate concepts through pilot trials before commercial production,” Koh said.
For Australian manufacturers, the Jakarta opening adds pilot-scale UHT capability inside the region the Australian dairy and beverage exporters sell into.
