DuPont achieves major milestone to expand probiotics capacity
DuPont today announced it has completed construction on a new, state-of-the-art probiotics fermentation unit at its Rochester, N.Y., facility. The unit, now largest in the world, is part of a multi-phase nearly $100 million investment to expand probiotics capacity and enhance the company’s leadership in delivering high-quality, clinically documented probiotics to dietary supplement and food and beverage manufacturers.
The fermentation unit is fully operational and will serve as a crucial resource in propagating bacteria and enabling high potency, stability and efficacy of probiotics. Quality is extremely important in probiotic production, and the fermentation unit will also optimize DuPont’s production capability, enabling the company to increase the pace of delivery to customers and the market.