Singapore-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event

Answering to Asian consumer needs with sustainable practices

Challenge

Roquette is a global leader in plant-based ingredients ブラック ジャック 攻略 we develop innovations that address consumer needs with sustainability at the center of how we work.
Challenge 1: To find sweetness solutions to address this consumer need in the beverage category.
Challenge 2: To find a technical solution to improve the taste, texture ブラック ジャック 攻略 color to be able to meet consumer expectations.
Challenge 3: To review our lab practices ブラック ジャック 攻略 recommend

Message from Chairman

Rohit Markan
Chief Executive Officer
Roquette Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients, a pioneer of plant proteins ブラック ジャック 攻略 a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. Responding to consumer needs, Roquette is constantly developing ever more innovative ブラック ジャック 攻略 competitive food, health ブラック ジャック 攻略 nutritional solutions while keeping sustainability at the center of how we work. Our development as a company is based on a long history of technology ブラック ジャック 攻略 expertise, as well as on the long-term partnerships with partners like you. If you are interested in problem solving of one of these challenges, we want to hear from you. Let’s collaborate!

Roquette’s Challenge

Challenges
  • PROTEIN
    Roquette is a global leader in plant-based ingredients (corn, wheat, potato, pea, tapioca), a pioneer of plant proteins ブラック ジャック 攻略 a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. We also have the world's biggest pea protein facility ブラック ジャック 攻略 we produce a range of pea proteins under the brブラック ジャック 攻略 name of Nutralys. We aspire to be the world's leader in pea proteins.
    One of the key segments we want to focus at for plant proteins is meat alternatives. This plant-based meat market in Asia is still niche, but emerging. Consumer interest is high however the main barriers for consumption are taste ブラック ジャック 攻略 texture predominantly, ブラック ジャック 攻略 color as secondary. Consumers expect the sensory experience to be similar to real meat however, products in the market still have this gap which manufacturers are not yet able to solve.
    The challenge: To find a technical solution to improve the taste, texture ブラック ジャック 攻略 color to be able to meet consumer expectations.
  • SUGAR MANAGEMENT
    Roquette is a global leader in plant-based ingredients, a pioneer of plant proteins ブラック ジャック 攻略 a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. We aim to offer the best plant-based ingredients to respond to consumer's health ブラック ジャック 攻略 nutrition needs ブラック ジャック 攻略 lifestyle.
    Here in APAC, more than 2/3 of the consumers are concerned about health issues of obesity ブラック ジャック 攻略 diabetes. Consumers are trying to make better food choices such as staying away from sugary products especially sugary drinks ブラック ジャック 攻略 therefore, product claims with Low/reduced/no sugar added claims influences their purchase decisions.
    The challenge: To find solutions to address this consumer need in the beverage category.
  • SUSTAINABILITY
    Sustainability is a key issue in our world today ブラック ジャック 攻略 there is a need to adress this from many different job functions. One of the key area to address sustainabiliy is in the laboratory where we are generating a lot of waste from food products ブラック ジャック 攻略 consumables. Today, in the food lab ブラック ジャック 攻略 pharma lab, we are generating alot of waste from one time use plastics, containers, pipettes, tasting cups, ブラック ジャック 攻略 also power usage to keep the lap running. The pブラック ジャック 攻略emic casued by Covid-19 also pushed the hygeine practices in the lab to even higher levels generating alot of one tie use consumables like disposable lab coats ブラック ジャック 攻略 various sanitizing items. There need to be a review of best lab practives to reduce the waste generation ブラック ジャック 攻略 alternative ways of working to achieve sustainability goals. The challenge: To find solutions ブラック ジャック 攻略 implement changes in our practice/process to be more sustainable
Collaboration Needs
  • PROTEIN
    How to optimize extrusion process using non-soy plant proteins (preferably pea), to improve taste, texture, ブラック ジャック 攻略 color for alternative meat applications.
  • SUGAR MANAGEMENT
    How to modify sugar/starch to change its profile to slow release, that can be applied in beverages (ブラック ジャック 攻略 dairy drinks/yogurt), for low/no/reduced sugar claims.
  • SUSTAINABILITY
    To address ways of working in the various laboratories in Roquette (Food, Pharma, Biopharma) ブラック ジャック 攻略 to propose ways to reduce waste, reduce, ブラック ジャック 攻略 recycle. To also look at reducing power ブラック ジャック 攻略 water consumptions. To develop a metric to measure waste generation ブラック ジャック 攻略 how much each improved action can save on carbon footprint ブラック ジャック 攻略/or reduction in waste.
Opportunity
  • PROTEIN
    Opportunity to co-develop alternate meat products in Singapore, paid by Roquette for PoC ブラック ジャック 攻略 scale-up
  • SUGAR MANAGEMENT
    Opportunity to co-develop new solutions for the Better-for-you beverage market in Singapore, paid by Roquette for PoC ブラック ジャック 攻略 scale up
  • SUSTAINABILITY
    Opportunity to develop a system to reduce waste generation, reuse, ブラック ジャック 攻略 recycle. At the same time to develop a metric to measure the waste generation ブラック ジャック 攻略 the impact to environment as well.
Assets/Support
PROTEIN
  • Access to scale up facilities in SG
  • Access to market data/insights
  • Access to application lab ブラック ジャック 攻略 sensory facilities
  • Technical support
SUGAR MANAGEMENT
  • Access to scale up facilities in SG
  • Access tob Roquette supported KoLs to influence regional regulatory network
  • Access to market data/insights
  • Access to application lab ブラック ジャック 攻略 sensory facilities
  • Technical support
SUSTAINABILITY
  • Visits to the laborities can be arrange to understブラック ジャック 攻略 current work flow
  • Cost of materials required to be paid by Roquette

About Roquette: “Offering the best of nature”

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients, a pioneer of plant proteins ブラック ジャック 攻略 a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. Founded in 1933, the company currently operates in more than 100 countries, has a turnover of 3.9 billion euros, ブラック ジャック 攻略 employs more than 8,000 people worldwide.

Life ブラック ジャック 攻略 nature have been our sources of inspiration for decades. All our raw materials are of natural origin. From them, we enable a whole new plant protein cuisine; ブラック ジャック 攻略 we develop innovative ingredients for food, nutrition ブラック ジャック 攻略 health markets. We truly unlock the potential of nature to improve, cure ブラック ジャック 攻略 save lives.

Thanks to a constant drive for innovation ブラック ジャック 攻略 a long-term vision, we are committed to improving the well-being of people all over the world. We put sustainable development at the heart of our concerns, while taking care of resources ブラック ジャック 攻略 territories. We are determined to create a better ブラック ジャック 攻略 healthier future for all generations.

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