New Test Bakery for Zentis

Zentis, a leading fruit-processing firm in Germany and Europe, is taking a big innovative step and is expanding its product development segment. 

At its Aachen headquarters, there now is a new complex comprising a modern development and test bakery including offices, cold rooms and storerooms.

The facility is state-of-the-art in terms of technology so as to develop and manufacture all kinds of applications in fine baked goods and confectionery in conjunction with the end product. The investment into the modern baking laboratory is key for Zentis in the further development of its collaborative partnerships with customers, and lends impetus to the company’s innovative strength. It is therefore able to respond to the wishes of partners in the baking trade and industry in a more individualised manner and to offer tailored products.

With the new development and test bakery, the development team can continue to build on its years of expertise in the field of fillings for baked goods – alongside fruit and cream fillings, toppings and special fillings, Zentis also offers elegantly creamy and coarse fillings for baked goods that can be cooked and/or frozen.

In the past these applications were sometimes manufactured in isolation, without the end product, it is now possible for Zentis to manufacture the filling and the product in the baking laboratory. In this way, the developers can conduct their taste test with the end product itself.

“‘The new development and test bakery now makes it possible for us to run comprehensive experiments and tests with new fillings and preparations while at the same time checking all the relevant organoleptic properties,” said Dietmar Otte, director of the production, technology, research and development, purchasing, and quality assurance/management segments at Zentis.

“This allows us to take a further significant step forward in product development and means that we can respond to customer wishes more specifically.”