Summary:
A French industrial agrofood SME seeks a subcontatractor in the sector of ingredients, able to dry meat protein hydrolysate paste (60% dry matter) in vacuum oven until being solid and then to grind it into powder (<400µm). The partner should have a veterinary approval to process products of animal origin and should be in capacity to dry several tons a year of such a paste supplied by the French SME. Subcontracting agreement is sought with a long-term partner which should be located in Europe.
Description:
The French company is specialised in the industrial production of ingredients for agrofood sector. In order to increase their capacity production of natural food ingredients, the company is looking for a subcontracting partner specialised in drying food paste with vacuum oven technology and also grinding solid food into powder.
The company will provide the subcontracting partner with the meat derivative paste (60% dry matter) to be dried in vacuum oven until solid state and then, to be ground into powder (<400µm). The obtained powder should be packed in bags and will be sent back to France.
As the final product is intended for human food, the partner should have the required veterinary approval to process the paste and the powder.
To begin, the French company is willing to find rapidly a subcontracting partner to process 18tons of meat derivative paste until the end of 2021. The company expects an increasing of the market in 2022. It is why the subcontractor should have large facilities of processing the paste into powder. The company will provide the subcontracting partner with the meat protein hydrolyzate paste which is to be made into a powder.
The French company is seeking a subcontracting agreement with a long-term partner located in Europe.
Type (e.g. company, R&D institution…), field of industry and Role of Partner Sought:
The partner must be a subcontractor with veterinary approval in the agrofood sector and should have activities in the ingredients market. Usually the partner produces broths, yeast extracts or culinary preparations.
This subcontractor partner should be a specialist in the vacuum oven and be equipped with them. It should have large facilities to transform several tons per year of paste into powder. The meat proteins hydrolysate paste will be supplied by the French company to the subcontractor, 18 tons are expected to be processed until the end of 2021.
This partner must be located in Europe.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought:
The subcontracting partner should:
-have a veterinary certification to process products of animal origin
-be equipped with large capacities of vacuum oven and have strong know-how in their use
-have capacity to process many tons of meat protein hydrolysate paste into powder
-be located in Europe
Stage of Development:
Already on the market
External code:
BRFR20210723001
