Page 52 - Food&Drink magazine April 2022

Adapting to plant-based demand
A S Harrison & Co’s extensive vegan powder portfolio helps food and beverage producers meet growing consumer demand for plant- based products.
THE rising trend of veganism continues, with an increasing number of products being developed for consumers who demand options that are not only animal free but meet food allergy and dietary restrictions.
Plant-based foods remain the key area of innovation with many vegan alternatives becoming more mainstream and organisations looking for vegan alternatives to traditional dairy and meat-based ingredients.
A S Harrison & Co offers an extensive range of vegan powders to meet this market demand for sustainable, clean label ingredients.
It includes vegan meat replacer, vegan oat milk powder, vegan yoghurt powder, vegan
Mixing the alternatives
As the use of alternative proteins continues to surge worldwide, Chemical Plant & Engineering (CPE) has the mixing solutions for manufacturers trying to meet the demand.
sour cream powder, vegan cream cheese powder, vegan cheddar cheese powder, and vegan butter powder.
The company has also recently expanded the range to include vegan chocolate pieces.
The vegan powders have
the added advantage of being formulated to mimic dairy and meat-based flavours.
Ingredients are versatile in application, making them ideal to use in a wide range of applications including beverages, prepared foods, sauces and dips, keto supplements, and weight management. They are cold water soluble, shelf life stable, with halal, kosher, and organic options available. ✷
MANY major food producers are heavily investing in the manufacturing of alternative protein products, from milk to meat products. For more than 40 years, CPE has designed, manufactured, and supplied process equipment around the world putting it in a prime position for alternative protein production.
CPE’s sanitary mixing technology (both wet and dry) provides effective and efficient mixing while in compliance with sanitary standard requirements of the food industry.
LIQUID MIXING
CPE’s high efficiency hydrofoil impellers (RTF4) provide high
velocity yet low shear flow using the minimum amount of power. Due to their special design,
CPE’s hydrofoil impellers can create a fully “axial flow” within the tank, which helps with effective blending and solid suspension in a short time. This results in maximised tank utilisation and cost savings.
CPE sanitary agitators are also designed and built in compliance with the stringent standards of the food and dairy industry. Its scope of design is to eliminate bacterial growth including the ability to operate in varying tank levels; allowing condensate to drain to avoid corrosion; and elimination of all trapping points.
CPE offers Sanfoil agitators for general
food and beverage applications. They can be used in the production of alternative milks, bean soak, mixing, and storage of concentrates.
CPE has helped improve the process efficiency and product quality of several major food manufacturers
in the APAC region including Australian Plant Proteins, Saputo, and Nestlé.
POWDER MIXING
CPE offers a range of sanitary paddle mixers for dry mixing food products, including alternative protein.
While providing fast, accurate, and repeatable mixing, its sanitary paddle mixers are designed in compliance with food industry standard requirements including: easy access to machine internals for sterilisation; hygienic discharge system options; elimination of bacterial growth in corners and on surfaces; and CIP friendly design. CPE also offers custom designing, pilot plant testing services, and retrofit equipment to improve processes. ✷
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