Roquette expands food technical service centre in Japan

Global plant-based ingredients producer Roquette has expanded its Food Customer Technical Service Centre (CTS) in Tokyo, Japan, in order to meet the growing demand for personalised nutrition, with ingredients such as plant-based proteins, fibres and healthy carbohydrates.

The expansion has reportedly added 50% additional space at the CTS that will be used by the company to accommodate its new pilot-scale capabilities, which will allow

Roquette’s food application experts to add new value to Japanese and Asian customers in specialised nutrition, dairy, and beverages.

Roquette CEO Jean-Marc Gilson said: “The expansion of our Tokyo CTS is a strategic move for Roquette in several ways. It is part of our ambition to serve our clients locally with a network of experts delivering tailored solutions to specific needs.

“It also reinforces the company’s presence in Asia, which is a major region for us, offering significant development opportunities.

“Last but not least, this expansion will strengthen our capabilities to offer ever more specialised nutrition solutions addressing local and regional nutrition and health challenges.”

The expansion is reported to be part of the company’s strategy to be closer to its local customers and also meet Asia’s growing demand for tailored nutrition products.

CTS currently serves as the centre of excellence for noodle application, and is supported by a team of expertise and a set of technologies.

Roquette also has CTS centres located in other Asian countries, including China and India, with further plans to expand its network by opening a new centre in Singapore later this year.