Emsland Group: potato and pea starches and proteins
Emsland Group of Germany turns potatoes and peas into starches, proteins, fibres and flakes for food, feed and technical uses at seven German sites.
German group processing potatoes and peas into starches, proteins, fibres and dried potato products for food, feed and technical uses.
Germany ·
Emsland Group is a German processor that turns potatoes and peas into ingredients for food, animal nutrition and technical applications. Its roots go back to 1928, when Emlichheimer Kartoffelfabrik AG was founded and began producing potato starch and dextrin products. The main plant is in Emlichheim, and the group keeps a close relationship with its owners, contract farmers and shareholders. Group companies include Emsland Food GmbH, and it also owns the Mecklenburger Küche brand.
Growers supply potatoes and peas under contract, with requirements on variety, lot purity and the schedule of the processing campaign, the period each season when the plants run on fresh crop. In the factories the crop is separated into starch, protein and fibre, or dried into potato flakes and granules. Ingredient buyers choose between native and modified starches on viscosity, processing behaviour and microbiological specifications, since two starches with similar names can behave very differently in a recipe.
Size of the business
Emsland Group runs seven production sites in Germany, which form the manufacturing base for its international customer business.
What does Emsland Group offer?
Emsland Group offers starches and starch derivatives, potato flakes and granules, proteins and fibres, and ingredients for food, feed and technical applications.
How should a buyer make contact?
Emsland Group is organised by country and business unit, and its website lists the relevant local contacts. An enquiry that states the intended application, the scale of the project and the timing required gets the quickest useful answer.
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