CREATING TOMORROW`S SOLUTIONS Are You Ready for a New Chew? WACKER at ProSweets Cologne 2017 0 of 18
Contents WACKER Offering Value-Creating Products and Solutions for the Food Industry CANDY2GUM Chewy Candy that Turns into Chewing Gum CAPIVA 3D the World s First 3D Print with Chewing Gum 1 of 18
Over 100 Years of Success Wacker Chemie AG Founded in 1914 by Dr. Alexander Wacker Headquartered in Munich WACKER Group (2015) Sales: EBITDA: R&D: Investments: Employees: 5.30 billion 1.05 billion 175 million 834 million 16,972 2 of 18
WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS Focuses on Food and Life Sciences WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS: Business structure Food Nutrition Cyclodextrins, cystine/cysteine, encapsulated active ingredients for dietary supplements Sales 2015: 197 m Biopharmaceuticals Pharma/Agro Chewing Gum Polyvinyl acetate resins for gum base 3 of 18
WACKER Offers its Food Customers around the World Expertise and Infrastructure for Customized Developments Specialized application laboratories: Chewing gum, beverages & dairy (Burghausen, Germany) Dietary suppl. & taste masking (Adrian, USA) Dietary suppl. & taste masking (Singapore) Customer-oriented R&D, process development, and chemical, technical and sensory analysis Dedicated sales force in all major markets supported by an efficient distribution network 4 of 18
What Is WACKER s Business in the Chewing Gum Industry? WACKER is a leading supplier of food-grade polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) More than 60 years of experience PVAc resins of the VINNAPAS and CAPIVA brand are a major component of modern gum bases More than 300 billion pieces of gum are made from WACKER s PVAc every year 5 of 18
Contents WACKER Offering Value-Creating Products and Solutions for the Food Industry CANDY2GUM Chewy Candy that Turns into Chewing Gum CAPIVA 3D the World s First 3D Print with Chewing Gum 6 of 18
A Brief Excursion into the World of Sugar Confectionery and Chewing Gum Sugar confectionery Chewing gum Fruity Delicious Sweet Refreshing Tooth friendly Indulgent Natural ingredients Low calorie uptake Long lasting Hard Boiled Candy Soft Candy Chewy Candy Chewing Gum Passing time Stress relieve Cooking process Dry kneading process 7 of 18
CANDY2GUM Is a New Confectionery Category Based on WACKER Polymer Technology Hard Boiled Candy Soft Candy Chewy Candy Chewing Gum A chewy candy that turns into chewing gum 8 of 18
Chewy Candy Process CANDY2GUM Builds on Existing Candy Processes, Ingredients and Equipment Cook Mix Cool Form & Pack ~20-30 C ~115-140 C Sugar/Polyols Syrup Water Humectants Emulsifiers Fat Flavors Sweeteners Acids or ~120 C pre-melted premix 9 of 18
Application Movie CANDY2GUM 10 of 18
CANDY2GUM Brings a Rich Variety of New Possibilities that Fit Current Consumer Trends Fruit juice Coffee Cocoa Milk & Caramel Coconut Herbal extracts Tooth friendly Shapes Candy boiling process enables the use of water-/fat-based and natural ingredients 11 of 18
A Ready-to-Use Premix for Implementing CANDY2GUM in Sugar Confectionery Plants Ready-to-use premix CAPIVA C03 Average use level of 24% Labelled as a gum base, final product as chewing gum Melts at approx. 100 C, stable in melted form for several hours Works with sugar and sugar-free formulations Simple cleaning with hot water and alkaline detergent 12 of 18
Contents WACKER Offering Value-Creating Products and Solutions for the Food Industry CANDY2GUM Chewy Candy that Turns into Chewing Gum CAPIVA 3D the World s First 3D Print with Chewing Gum 13 of 18
3D Printing is a big Trend but not Easy to Realize with Gum Megatrend 3D printing 3D printing is becoming more and more popular also, and especially, in the food industry Chewing gum is a very complex food matrix with high viscosity and elasticity Printed gum has to retain its shape over time and taste good 14 of 18
Combined Know-How to Create the World s First 3D Printing Process to Use Chewing Gum More than 60 years experience as a leading supplier for the chewing gum industry Global expert in 3D printing with silicones Highly researchintensive company We have used our in-house know-how, R&D capabilities and experience to create the world s first 3D printing process using chewing gum 15 of 18
Application Movie CAPIVA 3D 16 of 18
CAPIVA 3D Enables Personalization of Chewing Gum Individually personalized gum in many shapes not just the typical sticks, balls and pellets Wide range of colors and flavors possible Current limitations: mainly with sharp overhangs and printing resolution 17 of 18
A New Chew with WACKER s Novel Technologies CANDY2GUM CAPIVA 3D Novel confectionery technology with a new mouthfeel a chewy candy that turns into chewing gum Simple implementation through readyto-use premix compatible with conventional processes and equipment Use of water-/fat-based and natural ingredients that cannot be used for conventional chewing gum Unique product formulation developed for printable gum Specially adapted hardware for this sophisticated food matrix Optimized software parameters for best printing results 18 of 18
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