State-of-the-art facility in Richmond, Calif., is staffed with an expansive team of product development experts
AAK USA Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of value-adding specialty vegetable fats and oils, announced the opening of its newest Customer Innovation Center. The facility, located in Richmond, Calif., supports co-development work with multiple industry segment-focused labs and houses AAK’s US Center of Excellence for Plant-Based Foods.
“AAK has over fifteen Customer Innovation Centers worldwide and has opened multiple locations across the US over the last several years,” said Octavio Diaz de Leon, President of AAK USA and AAK North Latin America. “Our Richmond Customer Innovation Center investment offers an additional 2,000 square feet of co-development space and delivers on our commitment to providing our customer-partners coast-to-coast service and support. We accelerate innovation using AAK’s Co-Development approach, and our expansive team of fats and oils, bakery, dairy, plant-based foods and personal care experts, all coming together to create real-world formulation solutions.”