Food
Food powders: a global challenge.
Food powders are particularly complex. Their shelf life, variability, and the need to store and handle them correctly mean that compromises have to be made, complicated solutions found, and new developments sought on a regular basis to ensure that consumers always get the best. PowderCraft offers in-depth analysis of your powders to suggest the best alternatives for your manufacturing processes, storage conditions, and the unique taste of your products on the consumer’s palate.
Food security, an issue that starts with raw materials
Each company specializes in a specific area of the food industry and has mastered its recipes to perfection. Unfortunately, even when choosing the tastiest raw materials possible, the variability of food powders works against manufacturers and producers.
Product recalls are more common than we think, and everyone in agriculture and the food industry has a role to play in preventing them. Current and future climate conditions will have an increasingly strong impact on the choice of ingredients to ensure the quality and sustainability of the food we consume.
PowderCraft is here to help you guarantee the quality and longevity of your bulk ingredients. The great taste of your products should not be compromised by your raw materials and their variability. We can support you in making crucial decisions:
- How should you store your raw materials to prevent deterioration in quality?
- How can you process your bulk materials while avoiding blockages in conveyors and silos
- How can you store your powdered products sustainably and without alteration?
Food products in powder form
Coffee, cocoa, spices, and infant formula are all examples of food powders used directly by the end consumer. To offer consumers an optimal taste experience, it is necessary to have a manufacturing process that protects the bulk product. Material loss during storage, transport, and conversion to bulk must be avoided.
There are excellent solutions on the market, but are they really right for you? PowderCraft helps you answer this question by studying all aspects of your production process: from your powder to your environment to your working methods, where does material loss actually occur and can it be controlled? PowderCraft calculates the ideal production process for you.
Managing bulk food storage under optimal conditions
Many factors can influence the quality and shelf life of your powdered products during storage: temperature, humidity, ventilation, etc.
But do you know what is actually degrading your powder in your specific storage environment?
PowderCraft is here to help you answer that question. We analyze the physical and chemical characteristics of your bulk product and the environment in which you store your powder in order to accurately determine the optimal storage conditions for your needs.
Transforming bulk materials into finished products
When working with powders, production blockages can occur regularly at various critical points in the production system.
Silos and their flow are a major issue in the food industry. It is important to ensure that products are not stored for too long and that they empty smoothly.
Conveyors must transport bulk materials consistently and without loss.
The complex industrial machines used to mix or produce the food that will be consumed by the consumer must operate without blockages or production stoppages to ensure that they do not become a bottleneck in the production line.
To preserve your expertise and ensure the distribution of your high-quality food products, PowderCraft supports you in all of these areas. We can help you size your silos and conveyors, assist you in resolving recurring blockages, and develop internal powder solutions.
Dry ingredients in the food industry
Many of the flavors we enjoy today in our glasses and on our plates come from bulk products. No sector of the food industry can escape this.
Many products such as cakes, bread, pasta, etc. are made from grains, which are first stored as seeds and then processed into flour, such as wheat, corn, rice, chestnuts, etc.
Beverages include tea, coffee, Ricoré, cocoa, and an increasing number of products in powder form, agglomerated or otherwise, ready to be dissolved in liquid.
Among the bulk materials that occupy the agri-food market, we cannot forget grain materials such as cereals, rice, oats, semolina, and premixed powders for cakes and other culinary preparations.
Flavorings and seasonings are also stored by the end consumer in bulk form. Ensuring long-term flavor balance is a challenge in powder packaging and formation.
Of course, we have mentioned here the most common food products among adults, but we must not forget that baby food is also a major consumer of bulk products, starting with the most widespread: infant formula.
Animals are not left out, as their kibble is made from agglomerates of raw materials in powder form, and their empty bowls are a guarantee of a quality product.
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