Cosun Beet Company

Cosun Beet

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Ingredients

Cosun Beet Company’s Ambition Leads to Unique Plant-Based Innovation

Cosun Beet Company has developed a novel ingredient specifically designed for plant-based and hybrid products. This ingredient is the result of Cosun Beet Company’s ambition to valorize the full potential of its sugar beets. The name of this ingredient is Fidesse®, a name that is rapidly gaining recognition. Cosun Beet Company’s ambition stems from its vision: ‘The Plant Positive Way’. This vision is based on circularity and maximizing the potential of the crop, in this case, the sugar beet. With smart, sustainable solutions, Cosun Beet Company aims to extract everything possible from the sugar beet in the most sustainable way. The company has been doing this for years but continues to seek even more valuable applications. Climbing the ladder The Research, Development & Innovation department …

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Desiree Potters, Commercial Development Lead for Fidesse © Cosun Beet Company
Interviews

Cosun Beet Company: “Sugar Beet Pulp Has Unique Properties That Can Improve the Texture of Plant Products”

With the ambition to become the greenest, most innovative, and successful sugar beet processor globally, Cosun Beet Company endeavours to set new standards in sustainability and efficiency. Employing around 850 dedicated professionals, the company describes itself as one of Europe’s most efficient sugar producers. In addition to producing sugar and sugar specialities, Cosun Beet Company processes all parts of the sugar beet into ingredients for the food, energy, biobased and related industries. Désirée Potters is the commercial development lead for the company’s product, Fidesse®, an upcycled food ingredient made solely from sugar beet pulp. She has a background in food technology and over 25 years of experience in the food ingredient industry. She explores how the innovative use of side-stream ingredients can address key challenges …

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