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Cargill unveils transformed Innovation Centre in Singapore to advance food innovation
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Friday, 11 April, 2025, 15 : 00 PM [IST]
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Singapore
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To serve rapidly evolving market needs and consumer preferences in Asia’s food sectors, Cargill has opened the doors to its refurbished Innovation Centre in Singapore, an initiative supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG).
Attended by key customers, senior EDB and EnterpriseSG officials, and the media, the unveiling ceremony was marked by a celebratory cake cutting. This was followed by a walkthrough of the transformed facility and a unique culinary experience with tastings of the centre’s latest food innovations made with Cargill’s ingredients and solutions, such as chocolate frappés, reduced-sugar sparkling tea sodas, bake-stable brownie bars and pain au chocolate, creamy dark chocolate bon-bons, decorative donuts, and chicken nuggets served with Asian-flavoured sauces.
John Fering, group president, Food APAC, Cargill, said, “At Cargill, we aim to help our food manufacturing and foodservice customers develop commercially successful products for the Asian market. We do this by providing our comprehensive suite of food ingredients and solutions, and supporting them with innovation and sustainable offerings. Today’s Asian consumer is increasingly adventurous yet discerning. We see great potential for our customers to grow by addressing consumer demand for new flavours, formulations and menus, driven by trends around convenience, novelty, health, and indulgence. Our upgraded Innovation Centre in Singapore will deliver faster and better outcomes for customers, by co-creating products that respond to local consumer tastes and diverse competitive landscapes across the region. Together, we are shaping the future of food, for Asia from Asia.”
Michelle Tan, vice president and head of environmental sustainability and agrifood, EDB, said, “The transformation of Cargill's Innovation Centre will build deep capabilities across food science, culinary innovation, and consumer experience that advances the frontier of next-gen foods. This reinforces Singapore’s position as a hub for food innovation. We welcome more like-minded companies to tap on Singapore’s R&D ecosystem and our understanding of the Asian market to develop new solutions that meet the evolving consumer needs of the region.”
Amreeta Eng, executive director, trade, Enterprise Singapore, said, "We welcome Cargill's enhanced Innovation Centre that seeks to address Asia's evolving food preferences. Cargill’s expansion here is testament to Singapore’s strengths as a trade and innovation hub, and creates exciting opportunities for Cargill to partner with Singapore-based food accelerators, SMEs and startups to co-develop new solutions for the region's growing and diverse needs.”
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