Barentz Expands Upcycled Ingredient Product Line with Crush Dynamics Partnership
Barentz_US, July 9, 2024 – Barentz, a global specialty ingredients solutions provider, is thrilled to announce an exciting distribution partnership with Crush Dynamics, a cutting-edge company specializing in advanced fermentation technology and upcycled ingredients. This collaboration aims to leverage Crush Dynamics’ proprietary ingredients to enhance flavor profiles, nutritional value, and sustainability for Barentz customers.
“We are excited to be working with Crush Dynamics to bring their innovative and certified-UpCycled ingredients to food and beverage manufactures in North America.” said Andrea Carlson, President of Human Nutrition, Barentz North America. “Through Barentz’s offering of CrushDynamics’ unique portfolio, we will help clients sustainably, and successfully, reduce salt and/or sugar, boost nutritional content, and optimize overall taste and liking of formulas.”
“It’s a privilege to work with innovators like Barentz who are delivering on the promise of upcycling for food producer customers globally. Our mission is to enable our customers to deliver healthier formulations cost effectively by using our multi-function, natural, upcycled ingredients. We are pleased to be working with Barentz to accomplish this mission.” said Kirk Moir, CEO of Crush Dynamics.
Crush Dynamics is revolutionizing the food industry by transforming agricultural residuals into high-performance bioactive food ingredients that address key challenges faced by food manufacturers. Through patented fermentation processes, Crush Dynamics creates innovative ingredients that address consumer demand for upcycled, sustainable foods. These ingredients drive taste preference while lowering sodium and sugar simultaneously in a wide variety of food formulations, including sauce and savory applications.
“Upcycled ingredients are a critical aspect of our shared commitment to improving the sustainability of our food system on a global basis. Our highly scalable patented fermentation technology transforms polyphenol rich agricultural side streams into a natural multi-functional ingredient based on a unique blend of bio transformed polyphenols and organic acids. We look forward to working with Barentz and their customers to create better-for-you, next generation food products that are better tasting yet simultaneously lower in sugar and sodium.” said Julie Mann, Crush Dynamics advisor and Board Member, Institute of Food Technologists.
For more information about the partnership and upcoming product releases, please visit www.barentz-na.com
About Barentz
Barentz is a global specialty ingredients solution provider. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support which includes pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation and ingredient testing from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific.
Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 70 countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America, and a rapidly growing network in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. With a turnover of €2.5 billion, the company employs around 2,500 people worldwide and serves over 25,000 customers. For more information, visit: www.barentz-na.com.
About Crush Dynamics
Crush Dynamics is a pioneering agritech company focused on transforming grape derivatives and other agricultural side streams into high-performance food ingredients. Their patented biomechanical fermentation process creates products that enable food producers to reduce sugar and sodium, aimprove texture while extending shelf life, addressing the key challenges in the food industry.
