Pinnacle Foods Inc. has opened a research and development pilot plant at Rutgers University.
Parsippany, N.J./Press Release -- Pinnacle Foods Inc. has opened a research and development pilot plant at Rutgers University, a move the company believes will allow it to increase its R&D capabilities, scale up learnings for commercialization, further support brand renovation and productivity, and improve speed to market. The pilot plant has been designed for Pinnacle’s Duncan Hines Grocery Division, which includes such brands as Duncan Hines, Vlasic, Wish-Bone, Mrs. Butterworth’s and Log Cabin.
“We have been on a continuous mission to strengthen our R.&D. capabilities,” said Steve Gunther, senior vice president of R&D at Pinnacle. “The pilot plant is one more step in increasing our technical rigor. We’ll be able to execute experimental designs across our brands, studying various ingredient, process and package interactions without impacting our manufacturing facilities.”