FARGO, ND. — Anchor Ingredients, an ingredient supplier to the North American pet food industry, announced Aug. 16 the launch of its newest division supporting pet food research and development. The new Technical Services branch of the business will be dedicated to “providing unbiased and comprehensive support to pet food manufacturers and brands,” according to the company, specifically in the areas of process optimization, quality troubleshooting and product innovation.
“As the industry continues to evolve, so must our approach to supporting manufacturers and brands alike. The goal of this division is to lead an unbiased conversation on innovation within our industry,” said Al Yablonski, chief executive officer and co-founder of Anchor Ingredients. “Whether a customer is looking for quality ingredients, supply chain expertise, value-added processing — and now, production and formulation insight — Anchor Ingredients has a solution and is driven to be the preferred supply chain partner for the next generation of pet food.”
Brian Streit, director of Technical Services at Anchor Ingredients.
| Source: Anchor IngredientsBrian Streit has been tapped to lead the Technical Services division as director. He offers 27 years of pet food production and adjacent industry experience spanning operations, quality control, equipment technology, formulation and innovation.
“We are very excited to bring this service to the pet food industry and to our customers,” Streit said. “With special focus on collaborative customer service, we will take an experience and education based best practice approach to serve our customers as a solutions provider for systemic and new challenges, as well as partnering in innovation and new product development.”
The Technical Services division will also offer ingredient technology support, formulation and product development expertise, facility and process flow design support, and training and educational opportunities for pet food professionals.
According to Anchor Ingredients, part of the reason it has established this new service division is due to the increased complexity of the marketplace. The supplier hopes to leverage its ingredient and product development expertise to help brands stay innovative regardless of their operating environments.
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