GNT poised to meet growing demand for spirulina

GNT, a leading company in spirulina production, will double its capacities for blue and green coloring foods. The family-based company produces enough spirulina to color more than one billion portions of food per year. It has recently started the construction of an additional spirulina plant at its headquarters in Mierlo, the Netherlands, which will more than double GNT’s capacities for blue and green coloring foods.

The increasing skepticism of consumers towards additive colorants and the quickly developing application possibilities of spirulina are fuelling the demand all around the world. “More and more major food and beverage companies are announcing the replacement of artificial colors. Being the only natural alternative to artificial dyes such as patent blue V (E 131) or brilliant blue FCF (E 133), the alga plays a highly important role in natural colour solutions”, says Dr Hendrik Hoeck, Managing Director of the GNT Group. “Anticipating this role, GNT was the first to develop coloring foods from spirulina more than 20 years ago. That is why we can now offer an ample supply for current market needs and have the required processing technology and unique expertise to provide high-quality products and tailor-made application support.”

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The new facility set to operate in August 2017, will further improve GNT’s production and make processing even more efficient. Excellent cost effectiveness is guaranteed by high automation and low energy consumption of the factory. “With the new plant, we are completely fit for the future. It will further expand and strengthen our position as clear market leader in the production of spirulina-based color solutions”, says Mr Hoeck.

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Blues and greens for most applications

The GNT Group offers a full line of stable and high-performing blues and greens for nearly all applications. It is the only company with its own production of spirulina, being completely integrated from the cultivation of the raw material to processing and the final application. To ensure best quality and constant availability, the company’s own biologists continuously monitor the production and supply. Like all of GNT’s Coloring Foods, the spirulina-based solutions are concentrates manufactured exclusively with physical methods and water. No organic solvents, chemicals or other artificial additives are applied. Like this, they are ideal for clean label products.