Manufacturing & Technology

In-House Manufacturing Means Versatile Solutions

When it’s time to bring your product ideas to reality, we’re here for you. Our 50+ years of manufacturing experience, in-house technology resources and quality assurance program allow us to not only help you develop your next idea, but actually create it for you.

Our Global Manufacturing Capabilities

We have over 1,000,000 square feet of manufacturing and research facilities in Illinois, Indiana, California, Europe and South America. We process millions of pounds of fruit, vegetable and grain-based materials at our facilities each year.

Our manufacturing know-how means we can advise you on which processing technologies will result in finished ingredients that best help you achieve your product goals.

Processing Technologies

Custom Blending

Our facilities have the manufacturing processes and equipment in place to create a custom blend of ingredients from our portfolio that meets your product goals and needs.

Learn more about our custom blending.

Dehydration

We specialize in different dehydration processes, each offering specific benefits to best suit various applications. We work closely with you to identify the right process for your product. These processes include:

Freeze-Drying
Drum-Drying

Other Processes

We are also proud to offer other specialized processing technologies such as:

Sprouting
Turn-key pouching
Custom coating

More about Freeze-Drying

Freeze-drying is an excellent way to capture the fresh flavor and nutritional value of fruit and vegetables while ensuring a long shelf life.

The process begins with placing the frozen raw material in a refrigerated vacuum system where its gently dehydrated before it can thaw. The ice turns directly into water vapor without passing through the liquid phase. This drying method allows for the superior retention of the food’s color, nutrients, and piece identity.

More about Drum-Drying

Drum-drying is a high-quality drying method that results in finished ingredients that are suited for a variety of food, beverage, and dietary supplement applications.

During the drum-drying process, pureed raw ingredients are quickly dried at the lowest possible temperatures over a pair of large, rotating drums, then milled by the sheet into flakes or powders that can be easily and quickly reconstituted. Drum drying retains much of the fresh flavor, color, and nutritional value of the raw ingredients.

Quality Assurance

Quality is key to our ingredients. Whether in food quality or food safety, we strive every day to provide world-class products for your unique application.

Our Food Safety Systems

All our facilities are Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)-certified by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), giving our customers the confidence they will receive quality products they can trust. Our food safety systems include an expansive Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) program comprised of:

Food Safety Plans (21 CFR 117 Compliant)
Process Preventive Controls
Prerequisite Programs such as allergen management, employee training, foreign material control, pest control, sanitation and much more!

We also have a comprehensive identity preserved program that includes Organic Certification via Quality Assurance International (QAI), Kosher Certification via Orthodox Union (OU), Non-GMO Project Verification via FoodChainID and Upcycled Certification via Where Food Comes From, Inc.

Additionally, our in-house food safety culture program helps guide our quality team as they develop practices and processes.

Global Supply Quality

To help ensure food safety in our global supply chain we have a risk-based supplier approval program that includes a foreign supplier verification program (FVSP), supplier audits, raw material hazard analysis, and supplier scorecards.

Our Safety and Quality Standards and Commitment

We have an extensive quality and safety testing program that includes our ISO 17025 Research and Analytical Center, an in-house microbiological and physical testing laboratory, and a robust network of external laboratory partners. We also commit to continuously improving our programs and processes by monitoring our performance targets.

Interested in learning more about our manufacturing capabilities?

Connect with us to find out how we can create your next product success!

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Let's Discover What's Possible

Our vision is to unlock the scientific power of plants to help people thrive. We help our customers champion the plant-based movement with innovative and wholesome ingredient solutions that nourish the mind and body.

Nourishing Lives Together

FutureCeuticals is proud to be a part of the Van Drunen Family of companies, a trusted, global network that delivers innovative fruit, vegetable, herb, and grain-based ingredient solutions.