The Customer Innovation Center, located in Louisville, Ky., expands the company's North American capabilities.
AAK USA Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high value-adding specialty vegetable fats and oils, today opened a new Customer Innovation Center located in Louisville, Ky. AAK’s investment further expands the company’s North American capabilities with a state-of-the-art bakery lab, pilot plant and analytical lab operated by an expanded team of customer innovation experts.
“We have been working to expand our North American footprint by investing in facilities and capabilities dedicated to supporting our customer partners in each region,” says Terry Thomas, president, AAK USA Inc. “We recently shared news of capital investments AAK has made to update our Louisville facility, as we strive to improve our supply chain and better serve our customers. I am pleased to share that our Louisville Customer Innovation Center is now operational and represents another important milestone in AAK’s path to excellence as the leading supplier of specialty vegetable and plant-based fats and oils.