New extraction facility for Pharmachem subsidiary
Pharmachem has announced a new 105,000 sq ft diary ingredient and
natural product processing facility in Wisconsin.
Avoca BioProcessing Corporation specializes in enzyme, fermentation and extraction services and already claims to be one of the largest botanical extraction facilities in North America.
The new facility will allow Avoca to process even larger quantities of ingredients, including those for the functional foods and nutraceutical industries.
"This world-class facility can provide customers an excellent extension to their internal manufacturing capabilities as well as offering an opportunity to commercialize unique new processes for the food and related industries," said Avoca president David Peale.
The fermentation and natural products extraction portion of the facility includes aerobic fermentation suites ranging in size from 300 gallons to 6,500 gallons capacity. The production system has a variety of in-process analytical services.
The operation is equipped with several recovery systems depending on the product and has a continuous flow counter current extractor/decanter centrifuge.
These recovery suites are suitable for extracting and purifying other natural products. These ingredients include: probiotic cultures, extracts and natural esters.
American Institute of Baking International inspects the facilities annually and Avoca says they meet GMP standards for the food and dairy industries.
