Emsland Group expands its clean label position

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Emsland Group expands its clean label position
Advanced Food Training in Emlichheim
Food Innovation Center - Germany
Discover the local flavor - the new recipe
for success from the “Mecklenburger Küche”
Emsland Group at the Food Ingredients Trade Fairs
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Contents
Foreword
Foreword
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Highlights
Emsland Group expands its clean label position
Decisive steps in the Emcheese-Mor® project
Embalance® - The next potato generation
Advanced Food Training in Emlichheim
This past fiscal year 2012/13 was, as expected, a great challenge for all those
The straw power plant has already delivered its first steam to the plant in
involved.
Emlichheim and is currently being further optimized.
A relatively good though heterogeneous potato harvest by European stan-
Emsland Food has been growing since 1st July 2013. Since that date, the
dards formed a strong basis for business development up to the end of 2012.
former MKV has operated under the name Emsland Food, Hagenow Plant.
With the expectation of a very large grain harvest, potato starch escaped the
The project centre LEH and the energy management department of the old
massive price pressure at the start of 2013 and fell temporarily. With firm
MKV have remained at the same location.
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Discover the local flavor - the new recipe for success from
the “Mecklenburger Küche”
Dear business partners and employees!
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price discipline and supported by considerably changed growing conditions
for potatoes up to the summer of 2013, we succeeded in concluding the fis-
The introduction of the new ERP program INFOR-BLENDING didn’t go exact-
cal year 2012/2013 satisfactorily. This is all the more remarkable considering
ly as planned. Despite the long preparation period, the go-live at the site in
the fact that the Emsland Group paid the highest historical price for starch
Emlichheim from 1st May 2013 brought massive problems with it. These have
potatoes.
since been identified and dealt with for the most part.
National
Over months, the nerves of our clients and also everyone involved in the
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Information seminar in honor of the new plant entrance
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of up to 25% of the crop. In Germany as a whole, the year’s potato crop is
of the fiscal year 2013/14 so that process optimization can begin.
Strong demand for high quality potato and pea products puts us in a position
level until the next harvest.
to achieve our planned profits even with reduced quantities.
What does this mean for the Emsland Group?
We should therefore also be able to pay a competitive potato price, so that
we can also contractually secure raw materials for our clients for the coming
We must make consistent efforts to direct the available potatoes to the
years. The content of the following news report is meant to give you an idea
areas that will allow for the greatest added value. In this context the proces-
of the status of the group’s development.
sing of potato flakes and granules takes first priority. The ‚Food Innovations’
and ‚Technical Specialties‘ units have carried out extensive analyses and
As always, please submit any suggestions to the undersigned.
We are currently in the process of identifying suitable resources and will
Implementation of the ERP systems in the Emlichheim
und Wietzendorf plants
This is all reflected in a fixed potato price and will drive demand to a peak
fixed their key segments for the coming years.
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draft a new strategy for the group at the start of 2014.
Our goal here is a clear, continued focus on key customers and the development of those partnerships. We hope this will also allow us to mobilize new
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potential in order to be able to demonstrate innovative product solutions
for our clients.
In terms of investment, we have tackled the final expansion of the
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confident that all the desired functions will be implemented before the end
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Henk Jaap Meijer
Patrick Geers
there, while in Central Europe the ongoing drought will cost an average
The management considers that the company is in a good market position.
New team members in the sectors of food research and
Emsland-Stärke GmbH
supply chain were badly strained. We need to change this promptly. We are
expected to be the smallest in decades (approx. 9.5 million tons).
Extensive segment support within the food research and
development department The floods in southern Germany destroyed up to 50% of the potato crop
People
Insights for young people in the world of working life
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Anniversaries and Farewells
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Cloppenburg Plant and will be installing the last drum in the summer of
Hubert Eilting
Michael Schonert
2014. With 92,000 tons of production capacity for potato flakes, there is
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nothing to match it anywhere in the world.
In order to continue in our new direction, we began to produce potato flakes
in Emlichheim in October 2013. The plant will be set up completely in line
with food standards and in the coming years we will be considering the
possibility of installing new receiving technology that allows for separate
parallel processing of starch and industry potatoes. The new plant access
road and tarehouse have already been implemented accordingly.
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Emsland Group expands its clean label position
Decisive steps in the Emcheese-Mor® project
After the recipes provided by our American
mixture or the process parameters, form an
partner Allied Blending & Ingredients had been
essential part of our sales activity. Only by doing
tested to check their conformity with European
so can we achieve mutual success.
food law, there was the urgent task for our
colleagues from research and development and
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purchasing department to find alternatives to
some of the ingredients which were permitted in
ack in the last edition of our Emsland
the EU yet delivered the same function in the mix-
News, the report on a new ready-mix for
ture. This demanding task is now just about to be
producing cheeses caused a real sensation.
completed. Alongside this, the mixing system at
The Emsland Group has further advanced the
the Kyritz facility was modified in such a way that
project in terms of sales and research and de-
these mixtures can now be produced there too.
he trend for label-friendly products continues
Using the expertise of the existing Empure®
Furthermore we have also developed the cold-
velopment in particular and has now taken
In terms of sales, the Emsland Group has already
to grow and is playing an increasingly important
product range, after a research period that lasted
swelling starches Empure® KJEL 110 and Empure®
the critical preparatory steps towards market
supplied potential customers with sample goods
role in the purchase decisions of consumers. Due
a year, we succeeded in developing our Empure®
KJEL 120 that allow our customers to make ex-
launch.
imported from the USA for that sole purpose.
to the growing demand for food that is free of
KS 110 as well as Empure® KS 120.
tended use of our clean label Empure® products
additives, the Emsland Group has worked inten-
These more stable clean label starches meet the
in cold-processed, acidic or salty but also pasteu-
Since the start of the project, two new cookers
customers which indicate that this product range
sively on the development of functional native
above-mentioned requirements and can be used
rized liquid foods with increased storage stability.
have been bought for the research laboratory in
can be successfully launched on the market. With
starches with application-friendly properties.
in foods that need a heating process during
The use of Empure® KJEL 120 causes a subsequent
order to test the functions of the starch mixtures
this type of product, testing the mixture out at
Now clean label starches and potato flakes that
production and are then for example stored in cold
delayed thickening in acidic fruit fillings or milk-
and to further develop the Emcheese-Mor® blends.
customers’ plants and, if needed, adjusting the
are produced solely using a physical process have
or refrigerated conditions (such as sauces for
based products such as ready-made puddings
already been marketed successfully.
ready meals, semi-preserved foods or else seaso-
as well as good stability for storage in cooling
In the food industry, our Empure® products are
ning dressings). The products Empure® KS 110
conditions.
used in many foodstuffs in which they have a
and Empure® KS 120 are medium or high-
positive effect on a variety of functions such as
viscosity cooking starches with a short, creamy,
The effectiveness of the newly-developed Empure®
thickening behavior, texture as well as stability
glossy texture, a neutral taste and full-bodied
products varies depending on the requirements on
tolerance and process tolerance. This guarantees
feeling in the mouth. On top of that they have
the selected ingredients.
an excellent appearance of food.
At this point we would once again like to extend
my thanks to all those involved for their tireless
work!
There have been various trial production runs with
Embalance® - The next potato generation
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s a leading manufacturer of potato
The products are low in unwanted by-products
flakes and granules, the Emsland Group is
such as sugar, asparagine and glykoalkaloids and
excellent viscosity and storage stability in acidic
stepping up its research and development
some of them have a high dietary fiber content
The requirements of such food industry products
or salty solutions as well as a reduced tendency
Other innovations in this field are our clean label
activities more and more in this field.
and low calorific content.
on the supplier industry are growing steadily.
to retrograde or undergo syneresis under cooling
potato flakes Empure® KF 1300 and Empure®
For example, the research and development
conditions. Both Empure® KS 110 and Empure®
KF 1700, which can be used in gnocchi, snacks
Our latest innovation in the field of dried food
and clean label products”, the developed process
has already been used successfully for the pro-
Alongside the production of potato-based “health
department of the Emsland Group is already facing
KS 120 can be used as excellent binding and
or other potato-based products as well as our
products, so-called dehydrates, are the products
such challenges as stable storage under a range
thickening agents in soups and sauces, semi-
Empure® B clean label batter mixture.
in the Embalance® range. These are special potato
duction of dehydrated peas. So, for the first time,
low-sugar and low-fat pea flakes, which are rich
of conditions, such as refrigerated and frozen
preserved foods, mayonnaise, ketchup, liquid
Furthermore, the Emsland Group is currently
flakes that are produced using a newly-developed
storage, and products containing salt and acids
products as well as in snacks and catering
working on developing clean label potato
and patented physical production process without
in dietary fiber and have great potential for a
with corresponding process-tolerant stabilities.
systems.
granules.
the use of additives.
range of other interesting uses, are also available
to our customers.
The advantages of our clean label range at a glance:
Initial application and production tests in the
snack industry have now confirmed that it is
possible to control the expansion behavior and
Binding and thickening agent as well as texturing agent
Short, pasty, glossy solutions
Easy to disperse
Special products for adding to boiling/hot liquids
Special products for good storage stability, even under cooling conditions
Good shear, acid, salt and heat stability
Special products for adding to vitality treatments
Retail service, catering, industry
the sugar and asparagine content in extruded
food products using potato-based Embalance®
Mr. Christian Kemper (Manager Sales and
products. This enables the production of largely
Marketing Food) and Dr. Karl Ludwig Woll
acrylamide-reduced and thus healthier foodstuffs.
(Senior Project Manager) would be happy to
Furthermore, Embalance® has excellent water
support you, if further information’s on
absorption behavior and can be used for example
Embalance® are required.
as a binding and texturing agent.
In addition to the food industry, the segment
of premium pet food is also sure to be a very
It has thus been possible to develop a clean label version of
almost all products in the food industry.
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interesting market for this promising new product
range.
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Advanced Food Training in Emlichheim
Discover the local flavor - the new recipe for success from
the “Mecklenburger Küche”
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s of summer 2013, Mecklenburger Kartoffelveredlung
not only taste, but an emotional moment as well.
GmbH in Hagenow is 100% integrated into the Emsland
Doing something good for yourself and savoring
Group. This integration was the logical result of the close
the moment are the main communication points
and successful business relationship that has connected
going forward for the “Mecklenburger Küche”
both companies for many years. The production division in
brand. The newly redesigned packaging, which
Hagenow was renamed Emsland Food, Hagenow Plant on July
will visually convey the new brand philosophy,
1st , 2013, and is now one of the group’s three locations
is accompanied by a range of new products,
for food products. Distribution for the globally active
which have been developed jointly by the
nce again, numerous participants from all over the world took part
The second day also featured an exciting program with presentations on
industry will be organized via the international distribution
employees in the product development depart-
in this years’ third Advanced Food Training, which took place in Emlichheim
Embalance® K1000 and new clean label products (incl. Empure®-range).
network for the Emsland Group and managed from
ment in Emlichheim under Martina Herrmann
These presentations included many examples of application and product
Emlichheim.
and the colleagues from Hagenow.
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April and 24 April 2013.
The goal remained the same: to provide agencies with a basic knowledge
about new product developments and their theoretical and practical
applications. This improved understanding of the product has proven to
be an essential component on the market, as well as for
customer service representatives’ professionalism.
After Mr. Kemper greeted participants with a
warm welcome, he held the first presentation
advantages. In the afternoon, additional presentations were given, which
The first public presentation of the new brand
incorporated practical examples for participants. This allowed interested
presence as well as the new products took place
participants to become more familiar and hands-on with the products.
The application managers saved the icing on the cake
for the third and final day of the Advanced Food
Training. In addition to new amylopectin
products, alternatives for guar and gelatin
were presented as part of the confectionery
about current market conditions and the
division. In subsequent workshops, partici-
future focus of the Emsland Group. The first
pants could try the product innovation
product-specific presentations followed,
to be convinced of it in terms of taste.
topics included the use of tapioca starch in
yogurt (especially with Emden® TVH-15) and
At the end of this successful training, a
the new innovation cooperation Emcheese-
two-hour information exchange was held
Mor®, amongst others.
Participants, like in previous years, were able to gain knowledge by
participating in practical workshops held by sales managers and research
and development specialists. This helped make the theoretical parts more
The products for retail and food service will
The best of this valuable harvest will be included
at ANUGA, the world’s largest food trade show,
be marketed for the group under the well-
in the delicious potato products that have been
in Cologne. Every two years, almost 7,000 exhibi-
known name “Mecklenburger Kartoffelveredlung
refined with great flair for more than 40 years and
tors from around the globe travel there to present
GmbH” from Hagenow. The team under
have been developed to perfection. Besides the
their products. Contact persons and decision-
sales manager Jörg Elvers with key account
private label business, which is the production of
makers from both the German and international
managers Jörg Jakob and Michael Greve will
private brands for the retail market and in which
retail sectors were guests at the Mecklenburger
still be available at the former address, offering
the sales organization is the market leader
Kartoffelveredlung booth during the trade fair
the accustomed standard of professionalism
in Germany (according to own sources) and
and experienced the premiere of the new taste
for trade partners in Germany and Europe.
serves important markets in Europe as well, a
of the region. The ideas, the new design, and
the product innovations were positively received
by all. The implementation of the new concept
is planned for the first half of 2014. Twenty
products will be outfitted with the new look,
about market information and its fields of
and new promotional items will be presented
application. Furthermore, the organizer of the
to retailers.
Emsland Group received very positive feedback on this year’s
Advanced Food Training 2013.
tangible and gave them a direct reference to build on.
During the first workshop, participants became very excited regarding
tapioca starch in yogurt and the “all-in-one” solution Emcheese-Mor®, as
well as its effect on the final products.
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further focus will be the expansion of the
An initial impression of the new design and
The most important guarantee for successful pro-
“Mecklenburger Küche” brand. The brand is well-
the new philosophy is already available online.
ducts in the future is the quality of the potato itself.
known and has been popular with customers
Visitors to www.entdecke-den-landgenuss.de
This raw foodstuff comes from the farmers in the
for many years due to its consistent and authentic
can get a glimpse into the future of the
region around the plant. The previous potato sup-
flavor. To further expand the popularity and tie in
“Mecklenburger Küche” brand. On the retail
pliers have exchanged their old supplier contracts
to the success of recent years, a new chapter in
side, the first products with the new design
with Mecklenburger Kartoffelveredlung for com-
branding will be opened. The brand will be accom-
will be available in stores at the start of 2014.
bined shares/trade rights in the Emsland Group,
panied in the future by the slogan “Where taste is
are still strongly connected to the company, and
right at home!” This slogan underscores the thin-
in the future will continue to deliver the gold from
king that a bit of home can be created no matter
the ground in Hagenow as contractual partners.
where you are. Today’s customer is looking for
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Food Innovation Center - Germany
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Extensive segment support within the food research and
development department
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msland Group started preparations for a new Food Innovation
Centerin Germany. From our head office in Emlichheim we will provide
our customers state-of-the-art facilities where they can collaborate
with skilled food technologists, materials scientists, experts in rheology
and trained staff to develop ways to improve their products.
Potato, Pea, Perfection
Our history is in Germany and our roots connected to potatoes. About
10 yearsago we added peas as second raw material and closed the gap
Draft Food Innovation Center, Labor frontview
between successive potato production campaigns.
Starch, Flakes, Granules
Germany, Thailand, Asia….
Starting from starches we widened our scope and added flakes and granules
The support you need and expect … facilitated from Germany. The global
to our product portfolio. Based on these ingredients we continuously
food market shows sustainable growth especially in Asia. Facilitated from
strengthened our position as the leading global supplier of ingredients for
the Food Innovation Center our regional food teams in Asia, North Ame-
potato based snack-pellets and snacks. We now have a strong base from
rica and South America will further develop, strengthen and widen our
which we will further innovate with fibers, proteins, Empure® clean label
scope with opportunities pampered from local cultures. This is why we
starches and Embalance® our new generation dehydrated potato - and
invest and believe in this important next step for shared, global innovations
pea products.
together with customers from all over the world. From the second half
of 2014, when our Food Innovation Center will be ready, we hope to
welcome you in Germany or support you at home with help from
our local staff in the regions.
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s already announced in the latest
As part of the development of new products,
Emsland News, within the framework of the
the research and development department, the
strategic realignment of the Emsland Group,
food product manager, the respective innovation
the segments in the food research and
group as well as sales management will cooperate
development department have been assigned
closely within the Emsland Group. For example,
to the responsibilities of the employees.
new products are being developed based on
The organization of the food research and
various starches, potato flakes and granules,
development team shall be managed by
proteins, fibres as well as mixed products for
Martina Herrmann (stand-in H. Lambers) in a
industry and also for food retailing with regards
supervising capacity, so that all projects and
to Mecklenburger Kartoffelveredlung in line with
tasks in application technology shall be
the newly-aligned strategy.
coordinated both internally and externally.
The responsible application managers can
In addition to providing customers with profes-
thereby focus on their own area.
sional advice on application technology issues
as well as supporting students, interns and
As part of the segmentation, food recipes are
trainees in practical work and (specialist)
being developed for the entire Emsland Group.
academic papers, work is being concentrated
Furthermore, data-sheets are being issued on
on
new products and new developments presented
Application technological requests can directly
to customers through the world in collaboration
answer by the application managers or rather
with our agencies and intensively supported.
Ms. Herrmann. Continuous consultation between
The segmentation has already achieved initial
the department manager and the respective
successes here. For example, a variety of recipes
segment supervisors takes place at regular food
were developed, often in close collaboration with
meetings.
planning
and
implementation.
potential customers, and sometimes also even
prepared for market launch.
n Thursday and Friday, the 15th and
16th of August 2013, an information seminar
Current segment & application managers and responsibility:
held by the Emsland Group took place right at
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project
the new facility entrance to the head offices
Food R&D manager Martina Herrmann
[email protected]
in Emlichheim.
Snacks
Mareen Vette
[email protected]
Coatings
Daniela Bongartz
[email protected]
Potato products / bakery
Hilka Mittelstädt
[email protected]
Dairy / cheese
Ansgar Balzer
[email protected]
Soups & sauces
Heidrun Lambers
[email protected]
purpose of the new entrance, the construction of
which is equipped with complex EDP systems, is
Under a clear sky, roughly 250 agriculturists
which is based on the advantages of fulfilling
the possibility to conduct both weighing and sam-
gathered at the Neuerostraße facility entrance
highly qualified food industry standards. In addi-
pling measures while sampling on both scales.
around 9 o’clock in the morning. On the
tion, Mr. Schonert went into further detail about
The second group was informed about the need
company’s grounds, the guests – consisting
current market developments as well as the fu-
for transponders and reflectors on their delivery
mostly of Emsland Group shareholders – had
ture orientation of the Emsland Group. One of
vehicles. To demonstrate this, the Emsland Group
the opportunity to survey a good portion of the
the goals has to do specifically with the field of
team had prepared a sample delivery vehicle
newly constructed facility. In addition to the new-
dehydrates, in which the company is striving to
equipped with the respective transponders and
ly built facility entrance, the visitors surveyed
double the current amounts. The most important
reflectors. While the third group was busy visiting
the sampletaker and the weighing station with its
aspect of it all is and shall remain the raw material
the tarehouse and the vehicle weighbridge, the
entrance and exiting scales No. 3 and 4.
suppliers.
remaining participants were in the tent being set
Sandwiches and both warm and cold drinks were
After Mr. Wesselink, the director purchasing raw
up with a myriad of transponders and reflectors.
then served in an elaborately set-up tent, before
material, discussed the campaign’s current situa-
The event, which was the first of four events in
Mr. Eilting, managing director of Emsland Group,
tion in more detail and Mr. Bergmann of Endeco
two days, came to a conclusion with plenty of
officially welcomed the guests. He praised the
Company explained the features of the facility
cake and coffee to keep the visitors up to strength.
great interest shown by the visitors and provided
and the facility entrance itself, the visitors were
In total, approximately 1,000 agriculturists and
them with some background info on the new fa-
taken on a tour. Divided into four groups, the
shareholders attended the two-day event and
The application managers look forward to the tasks ahead of them and successful collaboration
cility entrance. Mr. Schonert, managing director
first group began its tour by visiting the samp-
were able to get a thorough idea about how their
and hope that this will allow customer to benefit from the specialist know-how of the Emsland Group’s
of Emsland Group, also talked about the logic and
ling process. A special feature of the sampler,
raw materials will be delivered in the future.
research and development department in the field of starches, proteins, fibers, flakes and in future too.
Confectionary / Project-related Nataliya Atanasova
[email protected]
Animal nutrition
Heinrich Zweers
[email protected]
Product manager
Sabine Ramaker-Stam
[email protected]
Current projects in food application technology:
Embalance®
Snacks, potato products, pasta, animal nutrition
Stabilized clean label starches
Soups & sauces, dairy products
Clean label granules Snacks, potato products
Emcheese-Mor®Dairy products
Non-pre-cooked French fries
Coatings
Modified amylopectin starch
All segments
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New team members in the sectors of food research and
development department and occupational safety
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he Emsland Group always endeavors to add
Structural changes, personnel improvements
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here is always a lot going on at the Emsland Group. In order to provide
himself, has been back in the field he enjoys
The product document department operates centrally, serving all factories
the best possible service as well as the best products to our customers,
belonging to the Emsland Group as well as all areas of application.
guiding external audits. To her, the topic of occu-
both our employees and our internal structures must adapt to changing
Mr. Mirco Wiedenhöfft will manage this new department in future.
Mr. Wiedenhöfft is a graduate engineer who joined the Emsland Group
motivated and professional employees to its
the most: starches combined with foodstuffs.
pational safety primarily concerns the people who
conditions as best they can. For example, in order to be able to process
existing team. In this edition we would like to
With the Emsland Group.
work at the Emsland Group. The core task of her
internal and external inquiries with regard to product documents and
team in January 2013. Chemistry laboratory assistants Mr. Marcel Biehl and
present to you two new colleagues from the
work will be to plan and implement processes and
questionnaires even faster and in a more targeted manner, we set up a
Ms. Melanie Thys are also available as contacts within the department.
fields of research and development food as
to monitor these processes in order to ultimately
product document department at the beginning of 2013.
well as occupational safety.
answer the question “Who does what, when, how
The product document department is primarily responsible for the mainte-
There have also been developments in other group departments. For instance,
and by what means and how can we improve the
nance and management of existing product documentation and for creating
Mr. Jan Berg from the Technical Specialties research and development team
The Emsland Group’s innovation team in the
process?”
new product documentation (except for product data sheets).
has successfully completed his master’s exam for industrial technicians in
field of foodstuffs is reinforced by Jakob Woltjes.
However, she says, it is also clear that in order to
the field of chemistry and is now a certified Master of Industrial Chemistry in
Jakob gained his initial experience in the field
improve occupational safety, this is a question WE
In addition, it provides amongst others the following documentation or
answers in response to external inquiries:
Jakob Woltjes
of starches back in 1978 when he supervised
research and development for the segments
must all ask ourselves.
of snacks, dairy products and pasta for a Dutch
starch producer. During his career as an appli-
Katrin Neumann will be operating in the Emsland
cations specialist and later as a market
Group team as a safety engineer. Over the last few
development manager for the segments of
years she has been responsible for 21 branches
snacks, dairy products and confectionery he
as a central safety engineer/ QM-representative.
gained comprehensive experience in product
Here her work predominantly involved setting up
development, market launches and uses for
and maintaining the occupational safety system,
new starches. He contributed to the shaping
conducting industrial safety committee mee-
of trends such as gelatin substitutes. After a
tings, in-house training, issuing risk assessments,
We hope that other colleagues also arriving on
brief foray into the field of adhesives he
maintaining the hazardous substance register as
the team this year as well as Ms. Neumann and
returned to his roots to work as a senior product
well as operating and work instructions. She was
Mr. Woltjes can successfully support the Emsland
developer in the field of confectionery. As of
also involved in organizing occupational medical
Group and feel at home in their new environment.
the start of 2013, Jakob Woltjes, as he puts it
check-ups, accident prevention and preparing and
We look forward to successful teamwork!
Katrin Neumann
• Customer requests and questionnaires
• Declarations of conformity (with regard to compliance with
current EU regulations)
• Declaration recommendations (with regard to the names under
which Emsland Group products are sold, as required by food
standards legislation)
• Certificates (BRC, halal, kosher etc.)
• External analyses (nutrients, heavy metals, pesticides, etc.)
the Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
In addition, Ms. Heidrun Lambers and Ms. Daniela Bongartz have completed
a correspondence course in project management; in their new capacity as
state-certified project managers they are ensuring the success of all research
and development tasks that need to be undertaken with regard to food.
One of the reasons why the Emsland Group is among the best in its field is
our courage to change and our constant desire to bring about improvements.
Sales and marketing portal for building applications
Solam and Jäckering in wheat starch partnership
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he companies Jäckering Mühlen- und Nährmittelwerke GmbH and
The new partners were focusing on serving the paper industry with
During the expert training for the building
as presentations, interesting articles, newsletters,
Mr. TT Lim played an important role in this
Solam GmbH with effect from 1 August 2013 started a cooperation in the
modified wheat starches in various degrees of cationisation and blends.
applications (such as tile adhesives and rendering
key account reports, product information and
initiative. Without his support and enthusiasm,
domains development, production and sales & distribution of modified wheat
These products have a wide variety within paper and packaging applications.
mortars) last spring, the attendants expressed
product selectors. Besides the members of
the portal would never have been realised.
starch mixtures for the paper industry. Solam GmbH will be supplied with
The Solam GmbH aimed to offer starch users a wide range of products.
their need for a web based sales and marketing
the portal can have discussions within the
25,000 t/a native wheat starch by Jäckering in future.
The partnership commenced in August 2013 and should expand and make
portal. A sales and marketing porta is a digital
building specialist forum on many building
The company Jäckering Mühlen- und Nährmittelwerke GmbH is a globally
the portfolio more flexible for both companies’ benefit.
salesman’s toolbox. It contains all information
related topics. Today the portal is used only by
active enterprise with core competences in the following sectors: production
that is needed to support and convince our
the people who attended the expert training.
of wheat starch and wheat gluten as well as mechanical engineering. The
prospects or customers. Since July 2013 the web
Of course anybody who wants to contribute to
company Solam GmbH is a joint venture of the companies Emsland Group,
based sales and marketing portal for building is
the business success of the building applications
Emlichheim and Lyckeby, Kristianstad/Sweden.
live. It contains many types of information such
is welcome to join.
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Successful presentation by the Emsland Group
at the Sewage Sludge Conference in Fulda
Implementation of the ERP
systems in the Emlichheim
und Wietzendorf plants
After three years of intensive preparation,
The 8th Sewage Sludge Conference took place
research and development laboratories. Other
Labor Day was fittingly celebrated with the live
from June 4th – 6th, 2013 in Fulda, Germany.
products are still in the trial phase and are
start of the ERP implementation. Thus, on May
More than 300 participants came to Fulda each
currently being intensively tested for their
1st, 2013, the Emlichheim plant was converted
day to this important meeting for experts in the
suitability. A product portfolio of various starch
to the new ERP system. An eagerly awaited
field. They listened to lectures and visited the
derivatives for use in environmental technology
major step has been taken within a large
professional exhibition to inform themselves
will be available in the near future.
project. Since the begining of the year, the
about the current state of the field and used the
The 8th Sewage Sludge Conference in Fulda was
project team has been working under high
opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge
overall a successful experience for the Emsland
with colleagues and speakers. The Emsland Group
Group. All of the topics relevant to our enterprise
took advantage of this platform and opened a
received very positive responses, we were able to
booth at the exhibition for the first time.
network extensively and reply to many inquires.
The Emsland Group sees great potential in the
areas of flocculation, waste water treatment,
Our experts are available to answer your questions
struvite precipitation and harbor sludge, even
about environmental technology even after the
beyond the effects of the changing regulations
conference:
for the use of polyacrylamides. Our starches could
pressure in order to enable Go-Live. But also
during the preliminary stages there had already been extensive analysis of all processes
Emsland Group at the Food Ingredients Trade Fairs
T
he market for food innovation is growing rapidly. Thus, making it one of the most dynamic and interesting markets of the world today. Growing
populations in emerging countries as well as lifestyle changes in industrialized countries are increasing the demand for innovative products and
solutions in the food industry. The Emsland Group doesn’t just follow this trend; they actively incorporate it into their concept. In recent years, our
group of companies has been focusing more and more on food producers. So much so, that two innovation centers are currently being built for this
purpose. One of which is to be erected at the main plant in Emlichheim, and another is currently being expanded in the million-strong metropolis
of Bangkok.
ts Asia
Food Ingredien
ptember 2013
from 11. – 13. Se
in Bangkok.
within the individual plants, extensive training
of user groups, preparation of all master data,
intensive cooperat on with the system provider and our consultants, to name but a few.
This meant that a tremendous amount of
effort had to be put in from people of all
different sectors to achieve this result. The
prove to be an alternative to polyacrylamides.
Hans-Dieter Beckmann
rollout was launched in Emlichheim and two
Positive flocculation tests in the Hamburg harbor,
Tel.: +49(0)5943/81-172
months later in Wietzendorf, thanks, last but
as well as alternative flocculations in the areas of
E-mail: [email protected]
not least, to a dedicated project team. That
manure and biogas plants, indicate that there may
Hermann-Josef Melcher
the implementation of such a complex pro-
be interesting projects ahead.
Tel.: +49(0)5943/81-281
ject, which provides shared data access to all
We have already developed our first market-ready
E-mail: [email protected]
business-relevant data of various business
units such as production, procurement, sales,
product, Emfloc® KC 750, in our professional
In addition to the developments within
Emcheese-Mor® casein-free “all-in-one”
the Emsland Group, our external commu-
blends for imitation - and processed
units of the company, would not run without
nications still remains strong in which it
cheese allow manufacturers producing
some glitches was foreseeable before the start.
plays a big part in probably the most im-
vegan analogues, addition of vegetable
At no point during the rollout, however, did
portant trade fairs in the food ingredients
oils, maintain production capacity at high
we seriously consider the idea of returning
industry. Therefore, the Emsland Group
level during periods of decreased milk
to the old system. An already established and
is represented in both this year’s Food
connected with new developments for food ap-
strengthened team will initially focus on the
Ingredients in Europe and Asia.
plications from Emlichheim. The focus will be on
Emlichheim location, in order to guarantee a
Food Ingredients Asia ran from 11 – 13 Sep-
The professional team will consist of application
The Emsland Group’s booth will be E21 in Hall 8
T
noodle products and snack applications.
full functioning ERP system, before expanding
tember 2013 in Bangkok. The growing interest for
sovisitors can come and enjoy the many
In addition to the technical support from our
specialists, sales managers and agencies but also
and providing Go-Live to the Kyritz, Golßen
high-quality food ingredients in the Asian market
Head Office, three new employees will join
and Hagenow plants. Further improvements
our management board who will offer expert
features such as a Meet & Eat Point, TV and
he Asian market has long been one of
our team. They will be responsible for supporting
advice to numerous visitors.
PowerPoint presentations as well as a touch
the most important key markets for the Emsland
will be made systematically. Coordination
has led to the fairs’ continual growth. Hundreds
Group. The Emsland Group’s innovative products
our local market partners, investigating new
with our management board will proceed at
are used in many food applications and technical
possibilities, and optimizing existing products.
14-day intervals. The stated goal is to achieve
specialties. Many customers have relied on sup-
Ms. Patcharee Tirakom is responsible for marketing
comfortable and qualitatively sound system
port and quality from Emlichheim for many years.
and sales. Ms. Charinrat Kittiyanupong and
utilization in Emlichheim, in order to then
The Emsland Group, with its well-established
Ms. Waranit Pongjaruvat will provide technical
business connections in Southeast Asia and
customer service. Mr. Omer Talha Korkmaz will
successful participation in trade fairs, has kept
continue in his coordinating role as product
up with market developments and is the world-
manager.
wide leader in applications for potato products.
The Emsland Group is committed to strategic
In order to continue convincing our customers
development and excellent customer service.
of the many advantages of our work in the
You may contact Mr. Thomas Hübner (THuebner@
region, the Emsland Group has opened an office
in the Technology Park Thailand in Bangkok, in
finance and accounting, human resources,
New office opened in Bangkok
Since mid-May 2013, this office is where the
newest scientific developments have been
addition to its etablished office in Singapore.
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asset management, logistics as well as other
launch and implement Go-Live in the remaining plants without any complications.
Only then can all the resources be used
future of the food industry. The Emsland Group
supply and cost reduction.
has secured a leading position as an exhibitor.
th
th
screen, which is certain to catch the eye of
of exhibitors from all over the world were able
to present new and innovative products at the
This year the area of focus will be the snack seg-
any visitor! Furthermore guests can make a
fair. The Emsland Group was of course present
ment. In recent years, the Emsland Group has been
remaining memory of their visit via our
as Germany’s largest potato starch producer. This
able to establish itself as a leading global provider
‚Say Cheese‘ photo lounge.
year’s focus was starch products used in snacks,
of potato-based snack pellets.
The Emsland Group is pleased to welcome poten-
noodles, backed goods and coatings, developed
especially for the Asian market. The fair provided
tial and existing customers as well as interested
Additional highlights will be:
parties at this year’s Food Ingredients Europe
efficiently for the operational processes, in
the perfect opportunity to establish important
turn allowing the control of the business
relationships with existing and potential custo-
Embalance®
processes to be optimized. The management
mers as well as with our local agencies.
potatoes are low in sugar and asparagine
board would like to once again thank all ERP
This year’s Food Ingredients Europe, the most
resulting in acrylamide reduction.
team members for their extraordinary com-
important event in the industry worldwide, will
emsland-group.de) or Mr. T T Lim (ttlim@emsland-
mitment during the implementation of this
be held in Frankfurt. From 19th to 21st November
group.de) with questions or comments.
Empure® clean label starches and flakes allow
project, as well as the previous users for their
2013, approximately 26,000 trade visitors from
‘natural’ and ‘healthy lifestyle’ positioning of
persevering despite all the setbacks.
154 countries will be able to experience the
snacks, soups, sauces and mashed potatoes.
physically
treated,
dehydrated
trade fair!
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Insights for young people in the world of working life
W
Anniversaries
10th 10th Wittingen
01.02.2013 Karl-Heinz Grebe
Christian Brümmer
17.02.2013 Alfred Grundke
Elena Honsel
01.03.2013 Heiko Seer
01.08.2013 Anke Osseforth
17.03.2013 01.11.2013 Hans-Dieter Beckmann
ithin the framework of the nation-wide
young people with professional perspectives
science, specialist in logistics, etc.
“Girls’ Day”, the Emsland Group once again
and an opportunity to take a closer look at the
Staff-members of the Emsland Group showed
became involved in the field of the training of
Emsland Group as a company as well as at the
them around the different departments, explai-
01.08.2013
young people.
skilled jobs available there. Apart from a lot of
ned the different production sequences and the
01.08.2013
information about the Group, the pupils were
operations required for them. After an eventful
The Emsland Group offers young people a start
able to see, on the occasion of the “Girls’ Day”,
day, the “Girls’ Day” ended traditionally with a
into working life and at the same time a per-
with their own eyes at the Emlichheimer head-
joint meal at the new social building.
spective in a company which is operating inter-
quarter the different apprenticeship trades for
nationally and oriented towards the future. The
which training is provided at the Emsland Group,
Emsland Group also once again took part in this
such as, for instance, chemical laboratory as-
year’s nationwide Gilds’ Day, in order to provide
sistant, industrial clerk, specialist in computer
01.07.2013
Emlichheim
Annegret Kortmann
23.08.2013
Bärbel Klinke
15.05.2013 Torsten Gablik
01.09.2013
Olaf Modrack
01.06.2013 Frank Kandreyer
Emlichheim
14.07.2013 Waldemar Herdt
Wietzendorf
Bernhard Lammers
20.10.2013 Sebastian Seidig 10th 01.08.2013
Dirk Hohls
19.01.2013 Karin Vischer
01.02.2013 Hermann Teunis
Wittingen
Albert Schipper
31.01.2013 Friedrich Hösermann
25th Wietzendorf
21.03.2013
35th 22.03.2013
Helmut Klok
01.07.2013 Regina Stresing
01.05.2013 Michael Brinkmann
27.06.2013 Werner Spangemacher
25th Cloppenburg
25th
Jürgen Blümel
15.03.2013
Heinz Büssing
Jürgen Ekelhof
16.03.2013
Thomas Schmidt
20.07.2013 Ansgar Back
28.03.2013
01.08.2013 Matthias Kramer
01.08.2013
Ewald Dedden
08.08.2013 Uwe Hildebrand
29.08.2013
Ludger Wewer
12.08.2013 Jan Klompmaker
12.09.2013
Michael Rassel
01.09.2013
Jochen Schoo
35th 35th Emlichheim
01.08.2013
Frieda Meppelink
14.09.2013
Alfred Koers
28.09.2013 Hans-Jürgen Engbers
01.10.2013
Gerhard Ettner
05.10.2013 Harald Ettner
11.11.2013
Gesine Hessels
year 2014. We are motivated and excited about the chances and opportunities, that the next year bears for us.
Detlef Schubert
Joachim Frost
Cloppenburg
14.08.2013
Bettina Funk
Detlef Schubert was honored
10th Kyritz
on the 19th of July for the 25
10.02.2013
Mario Weber
years of loyalty to the company.
01.08.2013
Steffen Urban
Kyritz
06.04.2013 Gerrit Beckmann
06.09.2013
Annegret Kortmann
02.11.2013 Lutz Märlender
31.12.2012
31.12.2012
Johanna Gering
31.01.2013
Renate Stroeve
31.03.2013 Jan Meyerink
31.07.2013
Jan Matten
31.07.2013 Franz Stroeve
Dieter Malchow
Wittingen
01.01.2013 14
19.07.2013
Farewells
Emlichheim
2014
Michael Müller
05.07.2013
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Rüdiger Hanke
Kyritz
01.07.2013 A big thanks goes out to all jubilarians and employees of the Emsland Group. Our common strength is what drives us forward - also in the upcoming
11.05.2013
Kyritz
35th 13.01.2013
Great opportunities!
25th Karsten Fischer
Cloppenburg
30.06.2013
Maria Wendeln
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Emsland Group worldwide
Companies
Europe
Emsland-Stärke GmbH • Headquarters Emlichheim
Emslandstraße 58 • D-49824 Emlichheim
Tel. +49(0)5943/81-0 • Fax +49(0)5943/81-205
Emsland-Stärke GmbH • Factory Kyritz
Pritzwalker Straße 10 • D-16866 Kyritz
Tel. +49(0)33971/68-0 • Fax +49(0)33971/68-105
Emsland-Stärke GmbH • Factory Wietzendorf
Klein Amerika • D-29649 Wietzendorf
Tel. +49(0)5196/9880-0 • Fax +49(0)5196/9880-55
Emsland Food GmbH • Factory Wittingen
Wunderbütteler Kirchweg 11 • D-29378 Wittingen
Tel. +49(0)5831/280 • Fax +49(0)5831/28239
Emsland Food GmbH • Factory Cloppenburg
Werner-Eckart-Ring 13 • D-49661 Cloppenburg
Tel. +49(0)4471/1770 • Fax +49(0)4471/177281
Emsland Food GmbH • Factory Hagenow
Dr. Raber Straße 3 • D-19230 Hagenow
Tel. +49(0)3883/735-0 • Fax +49(0)3883/735-135
Solam GmbH
Emslandstraße 58 • D-49824 Emlichheim
Tel. +49(0)5943/81-301 • Fax +49(0)5943/81-152
Representations
Asia
Emsland-Stärke Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
25 International Business Park
#02-58 German Center • Singapore 609916
Tel. +65(0)6562/8066 • Fax +65(0)6562/8068
Emsland Asia Food Innovation Corp. Co. Ltd.
Innovation Cluster 1 Building, 131 Thailand Science Park
Paholyothin Road, Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumtani 12120 Thailand
Tel. +66(0)2564/7735 • Fax +66(0)2564/7736
Emsland-Stärke Logistics GmbH & Co. KG
Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 8 • D-49824 Emlichheim
Tel. +49(0)5943/81-0 • Fax +49(0)5943/81-620
Emsland Chensa Trading Co. Ltd.
20A Strength Plaza, Tower 3 Lane 600,
Tianshan Road, Shanghai China 200051
Tel. +86 21 6274 8228 • Fax +86 21 6274 9118
Partnerships
North America
Anne Tieleman • Emsland America INC
Six Landmark Square • Fourth Floor, Suit 413
Stamford, CT 06901 • USA
Tel. +1(0)203/3595-650 • Fax +1(0)203/3595-850
Mobile +1(0)609/7212244
Europe
Emsland-Food-Ingredients GmbH
Emslandstraße 58 • D-49824 Emlichheim
Tel. +49(0)5943/81-0 • Fax +49(0)5943/81-205
Emsland-Aller Aqua GmbH Am Bahnhof 3–4 • D-15938 Golßen
Tel. +49(0)35452/17138-0 • Fax +49(0)35452/1713851
Healy Chem. UK Ltd.
Interlink Way West • Bardon Industrial Estate
Bardon Hill • Leicestershire LE 671 HH • UK
Tel. +44(0)1530/513375 • Fax +44(0)1530/513389
Sepa srl
Via Stilicone 12 • 20154 Milano • Italy
Tel. +39(0)245/499800 • Fax +39(0)245/49949
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Emsland Nisasta ve Kimya San. Tic. A.S.
Kemalpasa Izmir Yolu Üzeri 3. Km
Kizilüzüm Köyü Mevkii
35170 Kemalpasa/Izmir • Turkey
Tel. +90(0)232/8771415 • Fax +90(0)232/8771416
South America
Marta R. de Quintela • Emsland Latin America S.R.L. Cap. Gral. R. Freire 1215 • (1426) Buenos Aires • Argentina
Tel. +54(0)11/4551-4233 • Fax +54(0)11/4551-9827
Mobile +54(0)911/44244217
Middle East
Emsland Middle East (DMCC)
Reef Tower, JLT, Dubai • Office 09/09 • P.O.Box 115738
Dubai • United Arab Emirates • Tel. +971(0) 43507508