Brenntag nutrition expert preparing food for the testing in the application kitchen, Allentown, USA

Food Innovation & Application Center

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Where ideas become flavor

With 31 centers worldwide, we bring creativity to life - developing innovative formulations and concepts that match your vision. Our local teams speak your language, understand your challenges and respond with speed and agility, all while staying connected to our global network of knowledge and insights.

From developing new recipes to enhancing existing ones, whether it’s dairy, plant-based, beverages or beyond, we use our broad portfolio of high-quality ingredients to deliver solutions that are innovative, nutritious and trend-driven.

Curious to see how it all comes together? Watch the video and step inside our brand-new Innovation & Application Center in Leeds (United Kingdom).

Brenntag's worldwide network of Food Innovation and Application centers

Global expertise, local taste

We speak our customers’ language, not just in words but in understanding their needs, their ingredients and even local regulations. That’s how we make sure our solutions truly fit

Serving all food & nutrition markets

At our Innovation & Application Centers, we work hands-on across every segment, from bakery and beverages to plant-based, meat alternatives and nutritional health. Our teams develop recipes, test formulations and create prototypes tailored to your needs.

Sweet

  • Bakery & Bread
  • Chocolate & Confectionery
  • Dairy & Ice Cream
  • Plant-Based Dairy alternatives

Savory

  • Convenience Food, Ready Meals, Soups & Sauces
  • Meat, Poultry & Fish
  • Plant-Based Meat alternatives
  • Fruit & Vegetable Processing

Nutritional Health

  • Functional Food
  • Sport Nutrition
  • Food Supplements
  • Dietetic Foods

Beverage

  • Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic
  • Mocktails
  • Energy drinks
  • Beer

Every market has its own challenges and that’s where we come in, helping our partners find the right ingredients and solutions for every application to turn ideas into products people love.

Our unique proposition

We’re local and speak your language

To better understand your daily challenges and can support you with agility and speed.

We’re part of a worldwide network

Sharing best practices, knowledge and insights among each other and with our business partners.

We design new formulations

From a broad portfolio of high-quality ingredients or find the missing component to enhance an existing recipe.

We provide you with the best and most innovative solutions

The most up to date in the market, while keeping an eye on the latest industry trends.

We’re dedicated to improving nutrition

We are constantly looking for healthy, nutritious and sustainable ingredients that satisfy every appetite.

For us, it’s more than ingredients. We share market insights, create prototypes, host customer days and even work with universities - whatever helps our partners succeed and our specialists to develop.

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Get in touch

Contact our food experts today to see how we can support you at our Food Innovation and Application Centers. We look forward to helping you in create the right product for your needs.