Ingredients company ADM Food Technology (Pinghu) Co. Ltd is strengthening its global nutrition capabilities by unveiling an additional production site in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, China. Spanning an area of at least 27,000 square meters, this facility boasts of advanced technologies and equipment in the ingredients and flavouring processing space. It is located an hour away from Shanghai, making it convenient for key customers and business partners to visit.

This factory will feature automated flavour lines and advanced dosing technology. There will also be dedicated labs for R&D, taste design and specific flavour production. It also passed ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 V5.1, and are capable of manufacturing food that are Halal- and Kosher-certified.

“Since our acquisition of WILD Flavors in 2014, we’ve invested in organic growth, bolt on and platform M&A, and new innovations and technologies to build ADM into a premier global human and animal nutrition company,” said Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano. “Our strategic actions have benefited our customers and our shareholders alike: we’re achieving key financial goals and delivering record results in no small part because we’ve become the partner of choice for customers around the globe as they meet growing and evolving demand for healthy, delicious foods and beverages from nature. Our new, leading edge flavor facility in Pinghu will serve as ADM’s flavor supply hub in APAC, allowing us to leverage our expertise and leading-edge technologies and build out the ADM pantry to further meet customer needs and advance our growth strategy.”

This new production facility joins the more than 50 operations and business sites of the company, including a recently established plant-based innovation lab in Singapore.