Danisco Strengthens its Cultures Position

For an investment of EUR 7 million, this major project, now up and running within specifications, cost and schedule, enables Danisco to increase significantly its capacity for frozen pellets thanks to a new process equipment and the expansion of ultra-cold storage.

16/05/06 Danisco Cultures has inaugurated the new frozen cultures state-of-the-art capacity at its German site in Niebüll in the presence of the Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein and other representatives of local authorities.

For an investment of EUR 7 million, this major project, now up and running within specifications, cost and schedule, enables Danisco to increase significantly its capacity for frozen pellets thanks to a new process equipment and the expansion of ultra-cold storage. Beyond capacity expansion, strong emphasis was made on quality and safety in these new facilities with the implementation of highly demanding tests throughout production and a new cleaning process.

“This project is part of our global strategy to gain an even stronger foothold in the frozen cultures area, particularly for the fresh dairy industry. Niebüll is now our European growth platform for high quality frozen cultures”, says Fabienne Saadane-Oaks, President, Danisco Cultures.

In Niebüll, Danisco currently manufactures around 200 lactic bacteria and houses both an Innovation Center and a Production and Logistic site. Danisco Cultures, a division of the Danisco group, produces cultures in six sites around the world: Niebüll in Germany, Sassenage, Dangé Saint Romain and Epernon in France, Olsztyn in Poland, and Madison in the United States.