Cargill inaugurates newly expanded European Research and Development Centre in Vilvoorde

Yesterday, Cargill officially inaugurated its newly expanded European Research and Development Centre in Vilvoorde, Belgium. The expansion is the result of an € 8 m investment in line with the highest technological and food safety standards. The R&D Centre now features a new state-of-the-art pilot plant, adding 5,000 square metres of innovation space where Cargill’s 145 scientists and technologists can develop new ingredients, perfect reformulations and test new manufacturing processes.

The newly expanded centre will help meet the ever-changing needs of Cargill’s customers, across different applications covering the entire spectrum of food and feed ingredients science as well as non-food applications such as personal care and fermentation technology. Cargill paid special attention to food safety principles during the expansion: “Food safety is one of our most important goals at Cargill. This is why we implemented the zoning model in our new pilot plant, to not only meet today’s standards in food safety, but also to anticipate future needs,” says Marijana Petrovic, Cargill’s R&D Centre Food Safety Leader.

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