AGRANA Podcast
Starches for your Life

SPECIAL NUTRITION SOLUTIONS: From infant nutrition to lifecycle nutrition

"Starches for your Life" episode 4 with Tamara Ranzenberger-Haider, Head of Sales & Business Development for Special Nutrition Solutions and Infant Nutrition.

In this podcast we talk about AGRANA Starch as a contract manufacturer and supplier for infant nutrition, high quality standards and the importance of high-quality raw materials and customized solutions adapted to customers needs.

In addition, learn more about the new “Special Nutrition Solutions" area. The knowledge gained from decades of experience in the field of infant formula, e.g. valuable ingredients, is now also being used for other age groups.

We also talk about trends in the market, such as “Vegan", “Human milk oligosaccharides" (HMO) for infant formula, “Organic" and the development of “Life cycle nutrition" solutions.

Focus on plant based & gluten-free

 “Starches for your Life” episode 3 with Lea Steinwender, project manager for Starch Food at the AGRANA Research & Innovation Center.
 
In this podcast, we talk about “plant-based”, especially plant-based proteins for meat-alternatives are in the focus and we answer the question on how to develop a plant-based meat-alternative that is methylcellulose-free.
 
Furthermore, we get a glimpse of latest trends for gluten-free products, review the introduction of two concepts for gluten-free baked goods at the Food Ingredients Europe 2023 and answer the question on how to optimize your gluten-free products in organic quality and clean label.
 
In addition, we discuss the current trends for “plant-based” in the industry.

The future of biodegredable materials

"Starches for your Life" episode 2 with AGRANA Research & Innovation Center team lead of the working group bioplastics at the Starch Non-Food department and thermoplastic starch expert Barbara Fahrngruber.

In this podcast, we talk about starch in bioplastics, and how thermoplastic starch can help to make packaging more sustainable. Learn more about the complexity behind the production of thermoplastic starch, why you need a compound, and what solutions can be offered. Furthermore, get inspired for the future and see what is possible with biodegradable materials.

Let's talk about snacking

"Starches for your Life" episode 1 with AGRANA Starch product manager as well as organic, clean label, and plant-based food specialist Andrea Hochstöger. 

In this podcast, we talk about the “Snacking” trend. Snacking nowadays is indispensable, an unbroken trend in the food industry with an increasing importance due to several changes in the modern diet. Megatrends like “Health”,  “Eating-on-the-go” and “Snackification” – snacks instead of meals, play an important role in the success of snacking products. We will get to the bottom of these trends and talk about changes in the industry, key ingredients for snack products, and take a look into the future.