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Analyzing regional needs better with this initiative, BASF Human Nutrition division steps closer to customers in Middle East, Russia/CIS and Africa.
The world’s leading chemical company BASF’s global business unit
Human Nutrition has opened a new Kitchen Lab in Istanbul, Turkey.
With this world class laboratory, BASF offers its customers in Middle
East, Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Africa
tailor-made support for the formulation and application of food
The new Kitchen Lab in Istanbul will become part of BASF Human
Nutrition’s global network of application labs. By using this network, the
company’s customers benefit from the experience and know-how of
experts all over the world. The Kitchen Lab in Istanbul complies with
HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) standards.
analyses, development application technologies
BASF offers a broad scope of services in its Kitchen Labs. Together
with its customers, the company strives to find efficient and intelligent
solutions – for example with regard to climatic conditions like
temperature and humidity, which differ from region to region. Taste,
texture and color of food products also play an important role during the
theoretical and practical trainings for customers, distributors and other
“We know that food is closely linked to culture – and culture is local,”
said Michael Ceranski, who heads BASF’s global business unit Human Nutrition. “With the new Kitchen Lab we do not only offer the
opportunity to serve our customer’s needs, but also have the chance to
better understand local and regional consumer trends.”
“If our customers and partners face challenges while formulating their
recipes, they are invited to our kitchen labs, where we can find the right
solution together,” said Dr. Thorsten Schmeller, Head of Applications, Regional Business Management Human Nutrition Europe. “Furthermore, we can proactively work on new food concepts
to show our customers how future products could potential y look like.”
About Nutrition & Health
BASF’s Nutrition & Health division develops, produces and markets a
comprehensive range of products and services for the human and animal nutrition,
pharmaceutical as well as flavor and fragrance industries. The division strives to
contribute to a better life through improving the nutrition, health and wellbeing of
people across the world. Important human nutrition products include vitamins and
carotenoids, plant sterols, emulsifiers and omega-3 fatty acids. Its feed additives
such as vitamins, carotenoids, enzymes and organic acids make Nutrition &
Health a worldwide leader for the animal nutrition market. The division provides
the pharmaceutical industry with active ingredients such as caffeine and ibuprofen,
as well as excipients and custom synthesis services. Furthermore, it produces
aroma ingredients such as citral, geraniol and L-menthol for the flavor and
About BASF
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its
portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop
protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success with
environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and
innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current
and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving
resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up
this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable
future. BASF had sales of €72.1 bil ion in 2012 and more than 110,000 employees
as of the end of the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in
Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is
available on the Internet: www.basf.com.
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