Exhibitor Profile

Hydrosol

Hydrosol GmbH & Co. KG headquartered in Ahrensburg near Hamburg, Germany, is a fast-growing international supplier of food stabilizers, with subsidiaries around the world. Its specialists develop and produce tailor-made stabilizer systems for dairy products, ice cream and desserts, delicatessen foods and ready meals, as well as meat, sausage, and fish products. Hydrosol also has years of experience in the development of plant-based alternatives. The company Planteneers was spun off in 2020. With an international network of 20 affiliates and numerous qualified foreign representatives, Hydrosol is represented in the world's key markets. As a subsidiary of the independent, owner-operated Stern-Wywiol Gruppe with a total of twelve sister companies, Hydrosol can make use of many synergies. The company has access to the knowledge of some 170 R&D specialists and to the extensive applications technology of the large Stern-Technology Center in Ahrensburg, Germany, a place for knowledge exchange and inspiring ideas. Innovative ideas improve their customers’ products or even make them possible in the first place. The specialists at Hydrosols have extensive knowledge of application technology and machinery in order to think through and test innovative solutions. Pioneering innovations are created through trusting cooperation with customers and exchanges with colleagues from other Group companies. Their expertise in meat texturing is also beneficial for the development of (hybrid) cultured meat products. It ensures that the end product has the desired taste and texture, which increases consumer acceptance. The company's prototyping and refinement capabilities help manufacturers to perfect their cultured meat offering, even if they do not have their own in-house food scientists. Hydrosol serves as a cooperation partner, providing extensive product know-how and the necessary pilot plants, as well as first class raw materials for this industry of the future. If you produce precision-fermented ingredients and are looking for the support of a solid partner, Hydrosol offers a variety of collaboration opportunities. For instance, with their years of experience in purchasing and using raw materials, they can help you to clearly define the functional properties that the raw materials must have. To this end, Hydrosol's technologists also carry out application tests with such innovative ingredients at the Stern Technology Centre and create joint application formulations. Hydrosol has also access to shared production facilities and the Group’s own logistics resources. This lets it offer customers a high degree of flexibility and innovation. With revenues exceeding 672 million euros and some 1974 employees around the globe, the Stern Wywiol Gruppe is one of the world’s most successful international suppliers of food & feed ingredients