Aalto University Food Pilot

Espoo

Fermentation — Precision · Drying — Spray drying · Extrusion — Twin-screw

VTT Finnish national research centre across Espoo and Tampere offering food bioprocessing and alt-protein pilot capabilities.

Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt +4 more

Czech Republic's largest dairy processor (founded 1902, 1,500-1,999 staff) operating 4 plants and processing over 400m L milk per year across cheese, yogurt, butter, blue cheese and UHT lines.

Stendal, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — UHT · Thermal — Pasteurization +4 more

Strategic spray dryer for Krüger Group (since 1991) plus toll work. Up to 1.2 million litres/day capacity for milk powders, infant nutrition, RTD, sweeteners and coffee whitener.

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds · Fermentation — Precision

Newcastle cultivated pork steak producer.

Bruchkoebel, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Sieving & sifting · Dry — Milling +3 more

Lohntrocknung specialist (since 1949) offering spray drying, sieving, milling, mixing, granulation and packaging for food, feed and chemical industries.

Cootehill, Ireland

Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Drying — Spray drying

Cootehill Cavan Similac infant formula plant supplied 1.45m lbs/week to US during 2022 shortage.

Saint-Lo, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Drying — Spray drying

ACTIA multi-site centre (Cécalait, Ploufragan, La Roche-sur-Foron) for dairy, meat and fish pilot trials.