Extrusion is one of our core refinement technologies for creating ingredients from flours and proteins from different raw materials. At our specialized extrusion facility in Helmond, Netherlands, we apply a controlled thermo-mechanical process to convert these raw materials into highly functional ingredients.
Extrusion
Transforming raw material into functional textures
By precisely controlling pressure, temperature, and mechanical energy, we shape texture, structure and nutritional properties with high precision. This makes extrusion a key technology for developing modern food concepts, pet food and feed applications.
How extrusion worksHeat and pressure
Extrusion is a dynamic process where raw materials are moved through a barrel by rotating screws under pressure and heat. The material is cooked and texturized before being forced through a die. As soon as pressure and temperature drop, the texturate rapidly expands and cools into its final shape. This transformation gives us the ability to create a wide variety of textures – from crispy inclusions to fibrous structures – precisley tailored to the requirements of each application.
By fine-tuning the recipe, adjusting process parameters and choosing the right configuration, extrusion offers endless possibilities in product development from crisp inclusions, to fibrous texturates. It is a vital technology for a broad range of food, pet food and nutrition applications.
Extrusion solutions for food, pet food and feed
Extrusion is the refining technology of choice for implementing new innovative trends for food, pet food and feed.
Extrusion solutions for food
Textured proteins, crispies and more.
Extrusion solutions for pet food and feed
Functionality and digestibility.
Co-Creative Product Development
From first idea to scalable concepts
We act as a driving force and strategic development partner for innovative extruded food solutions. Through continuous trend analysis and consumer insights, we identify relevant developments early – enabling our customers to bring future-ready products to market faster and secure a leading position as early movers.
Building on these insights, we develop high-value, scalable solutions designed to set new standards in functionality, texture, efficiency and taste. Our deep expertise in extruded cereals and proteins – across both processing and product performance – helps customers accelerate development, reduce risk and turn ideas into commercially successful products.
Innovation Center in Helmond
Our Innovation Center in Helmond is a state-of-the-art development hub, equipped with its own lab-scale extruder. This allows us to simulate real manufacturing environments, test new product concepts and validate recipes for extruded proteins and starch-based applications under authentic processing conditions.
Customers benefit from reduced development risks, faster decision-making and a seamless pathway from idea to industrial production. Early sample quantities can be produced to support internal evaluations, sensory testing and market validation, enabling our partners to plan launches with greater confidence and reliability.
For customers looking to extend their capabilities, we also offer extrusion as a flexible outsourcing solution – delivering tailored, commercially viable product concepts developed to their precise requirements.
Connected to R&D & Service
Extrusion is never a standalone capability – it is an integral part of our end-to-end innovation ecosystem and closely connected to our R&D and service teams.
Formulations are developed in close collaboration with our application experts and then validated, optimized and refined through systematic trials before moving toward scale-up. Where needed, our technical service supports the industrial implementation directly on customer production lines, ensuring that concepts perform reliably in large-scale operations.
