News | June 30, 2004

SunOpta, Inc. Companies To Feature Full Lines Of Ingredients, Services And Capabilities At IFT Show

A Partnership Capable of Everything Under the Sun!

Sister companies Sunrich and SunOpta Ingredients, divisions of SunOpta, Inc., will feature their full lines of ingredients including Sunrich's organic soymilk formulations, snack food coatings and newly acquired fruit and nut ingredients as well as SunOpta Ingredients' Canadian Harvest® Oat Fiber, Stabilized Brans and wheat germ, starches, stabilizer systems and cellulose gel at the 2004 IFT Show. Sunrich's ingredient processing and development expertise, coupled with SunOpta Ingredients' experience in developing "functional" ingredients, offers customers a wide range of capabilities in the sourcing, processing and distribution of "good for you," functional, natural and organic food products.

New to 2004 IFT:

  • Sunrich will feature the all-new soy smoothie base, along with SunPoppers and SoyPoppers, crunchy snacks made from soybeans/sunflowers and ideal ingredients for cereals and baking applications.
  • SunOpta Ingredients will showcase a fiber-enriched yogurt, along with various low-carbohydrate products made from the company's non-GMO oat fibers, stabilized brans, and stabilizer systems, ideal for incorporating into low-carbohydrate and fiber-enriched foods.

When:

  • July 13-16, Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth #2135

Who:

  • Allan Routh, president and CEO of Sunrich division
  • Bill Fenske, vice president of technical services for Sunrich
  • Heather Ganske, organics research and development specialist for Sunrich
  • Art McEvily, president of SunOpta Ingredients division
  • Rudi van Mol, group vice president marketing for SunOpta Ingredients and
  • Jim Podolske, group vice president technology for SunOpta Ingredients.

All are available at IFT to discuss:

  • Sunrich and SunOpta Ingredients' leadership in developing functional ingredients for use in the fast-growing organic and low-carbohydrate categories;
  • Sunrich's increasing ingredient capabilities with organic grains, oils, snack coatings and flavor systems;
  • Sunrich's deep expertise in "from field to table" soymilk, the company's soymilk formulation expertise and private label and branded soymilk opportunities;
  • Sunrich's recent acquisition of consumer product companies SigcoSunä Products, Kettle Valley and Dakota Gourmetä and their wide variety of ingredient offerings and private label capabilities;
  • SunOpta Ingredient's oat fiber and stabilized bran ingredient capabilities and unique formulations for a broad range of low-carbohydrate foods;
  • SunOpta Ingredient's novelty starches, stabilizer systems and cellulose gel for use in dairy and dressings and sauces applications;
  • The range of food processing services SunOpta Ingredients offers, including proprietary manufacturing technology;
  • Parent company SunOpta, Inc., fostering the partnership between Sunrich and SunOpta Ingredients and the benefits this creates for SunOpta customers.

The rise in the popularity of organic, all-natural, and low-carbohydrate products has prompted companies to work with Sunrich and SunOpta Ingredients to develop innovative new soy, oat and other grain products that are not only healthy, but also taste great. The organic and low-carbohydrate crazes show no signs of slowing, and Sunrich and SunOpta Ingredients provide a variety of ingredient and formulation capabilities to help companies move into these profitable categories.

Sunrich and SunOpta Ingredients are divisions of SunOpta, Inc. Sunrich is one of the nation's top innovators in organic ingredients, custom-milled organic and IP grains and is a leading supplier of soymilk. SunOpta Ingredients is the world's largest producer of oat fiber and has doubled capacity in the past 12 months.

Source: Sunrich and SunOpta Ingredients