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CHICAGO — Bunge Ltd. introduced Non-GMO Project verified milled corn ingredients and Non-GMO Project verified oils during the Institute of Food Technologists’ annual meeting and food exposition going on in Chicago.
The corn ingredients include grits, meals, flours and whole grains that may be used in a range of packaged foods, including cereal, savory snacks, baked foods and batters/breadings. Bunge will offer its Non-GMO Project verified canola oil and soybean oil under its Whole Harvest brand.
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| Anthony Williams, vice-president of sales and marketing for Bunge North America |
“Many of our customers are seeking verified non-G.M.O. ingredients that are also minimally processed, and our Whole Harvest brand of canola and soybean oils meet this need,” said Anthony Williams, vice-president of sales and marketing for Bunge North America, St. Louis. “Our Whole Harvest brand is simply different. It delivers confidence and transparency through being Non-GMO Project verified, as well as being expeller-pressed and minimally refined, which helps our customers better leverage the clean label trend across a wide range of food products.”
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Bunge also is pursuing Non-GMO Project verification for its ancient grains, rice, gluten-free breadings, and puffed and expanded snacks. A Bunge facility in Crete, Neb., already is Non-GMO Project verified. A dry corn mill in Danville, Ill., is undergoing project verification. Bunge has contracted with farmers for non-bioengineered/non-G.M.O. acres surrounding both facilities.
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| Mark Stavro, senior director of marketing for Bunge North America |
“Market research suggests 40% of consumers are actively managing consumption of G.M.O. foods in their daily diets,” said Mark Stavro, senior director of marketing for Bunge North America. “Our recently expanded non-G.M.O. offerings will create business opportunities for our customers by allowing them to extend non-G.M.O. options to their customers in product categories where it is in high demand, while still maintaining the high quality they have come to expect of Bunge ingredients.”
The Non-GMO Project, a non-profit organization based in Bellingham, Wash., works to preserve and build the non-G.M.O. food supply, educate consumers and provide verified non-G.M.O. choices. Nearly 35,000 products from more than 2,500 brands now have Non-GMO Project verification. The products represent $16 billion in annual sales, according to the Non-GMO Project.
