National Starch Food Innovation is a leading global supplier of nature-based functional and nutritional ingredients and ingredient systems. The company boasts an extensive range of versatile ingredients that can improve processing, eating quality, visual appeal, nutritional value and more in foods and beverages. National Starch Food Innovation has a strong focus on delivering innovation to meet market and consumer trends in four innovation areas:
Textural innovation
Texture plays a key role in influencing the overall eating experience. As such, it is the most important dimension in new product development and a vital tool in responding to consumer needs. National Starch Food Innovation's texture experts can help create exciting, unique textures to differentiate products in a competitive market.
Wholesome, natural ingredient solutions
National Starch Food Innovation is driving the development of nature-based ingredient solutions that enhance the natural quality of pre-prepared foods. Its functional ingredients respond to consumer preferences for clean label, organic and wholesome foods.
Nutrition / wellness / vitality
National Starch Food Innovation's nutritional ingredient solutions are valued by consumers and health professionals, and supported by a wealth of published nutritional studies. The company's areas of expertise span the fields of dietary fibre, energy management and digestive health. Easy-to-use ingredients are offered with full technical, marketing and labelling guidance.
Delivery systems
National Starch Food Innovation offers a range of high performance ingredients for the effective delivery of flavours, vitamins and actives, and for the stabilisation of beverage and other food emulsions.
14-Nov-2008 - Ingredients manufacturer National Starch Food Innovation claims that its new texturising system will enable food producers to improve the texture and crispiness of wafer-style products.
07-Aug-2008 - Pan-European health and nutrition claims moved a step closer to reality after 2870 claims were delivered to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for assessment by January, 2010.
22-Apr-2008 - National Starch Food Innovation has developed a flexible heat-resistant starch for adding texture to cold applications mayonnaise and dressings and heated products like soups.
21-Apr-2008 - Beraca presented its new conditioning hair care ingredient at In-Cosmetics in Amsterdam tapping into the ever growing trend for certified organic ingredients.
16-Apr-2008 - National Starch Personal Care has launched a range of organic biopolymers at In-Cosmetics in Amsterdam to help formulators create certified products that offer high performance.
27-Feb-2008 - Henkel has reported a positive sales increase for its cosmetics and toiletries sector although sales in North America have suffered across all divisions.
22-Feb-2008 - Formulating bakery products with resistant starches does result in products with modified sensory properties, Spanish researchers report.
17-Jan-2008 - National Starch Personal Care strengthens its marketing team in response to demand for natural products, Allergan has dropped its lawsuit against DermaQuest Skin Therapy, and the makers of the recently released Bee Movie have settled the dispute with the cosmetics company Beeceuticals.
11-Jan-2008 - Danisco has obtained a patent in Great Britain for a dairy replacement technology aimed at both the cost and health concerns of ice cream makers.
16-Nov-2007 - National Starch introduced an extension to its Homecraft range of functional flours to the European market at FIE this year called Express 760, aimed at building viscosity and texture in instant and ready-to-heat foods.