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Food Application Center (FAC) Plymouth MN - USA

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Food Application Center (FAC) Plymouth MN - USA

The FAC in Minneapolis is a unique installation, a playground for the food industry. Drawing on 160 years of food processing expertise, we’ve created this pilot plant as a platform for developing new ways to transform peas, chickpeas, beans, corn, oats, special grains and many other crops, into flours, flakes, snacks, pasta, cereals, meat analogs, food ingredients, and a myriad of extruded products. The new food solutions created here will lead to more sustainable food systems and better nutrition for millions of people.

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Our playground for the Food Industry

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Specialty Milling Center
For processing pulses, corn, oats, ancient grains, oil seeds and several other crops
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Extrusion Center
For extruded ingredients, food products, vegetarian pet food, alternative proteins and meat analogs
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Possibilities
The FAC is a playground for the Food Industry, allowing the creation of thousands of new products and processes.
1
Specialty Milling Center
For processing pulses, corn, oats, ancient grains, oil seeds and several other crops
1
Extrusion Center
For extruded ingredients, food products, vegetarian pet food, alternative proteins and meat analogs
999,999
Possibilities
The FAC is a playground for the Food Industry, allowing the creation of thousands of new products and processes.

Co-creating the Future of Food.

Bühler’s Food Application Center (FAC) in Minneapolis exemplifies our vision for the Future of Food. We see a future built on sustainability, nutrition, safety and collaboration. A future where every human has access to healthy and nutritious food, while safeguarding the precious resources of our planet. The FAC is a place where the food industry can work together to create Innovations for a better World. 

Pulses processing

Transform peas, chickpeas, beans, and many other pulses, into cleaned and graded products, splits, flours, flakes, snacks, pasta, breakfast cereals, meat analogs, alternative ingredients, and a myriad of extruded products.

Pulses processing

Transform peas, chickpeas, beans, and many other pulses, into cleaned and graded products, splits, flours, flakes, snacks, pasta, breakfast cereals, meat analogs, alternative ingredients, and a myriad of extruded products.

Prime Masa Flour

The Prime Masa plant in the Food Application Center processes corn to create nixtamal flour for tortillas with an innovative process that uses 90% less water. This dramatically reduces costs while preserving the traditional flavor. 

Prime Masa Flour

The Prime Masa plant in the Food Application Center processes corn to create nixtamal flour for tortillas with an innovative process that uses 90% less water. This dramatically reduces costs while preserving the traditional flavor. 

Meat alternatives to feed the World

Our extrusion center is the perfect place to create alternative foods and ingredients. From meat substitutes, modified flours, starches and breadcrumbs, to upcycling side streams, we are at the heart of alternative proteins and food ingredient processing.

Meat alternatives to feed the World

Our extrusion center is the perfect place to create alternative foods and ingredients. From meat substitutes, modified flours, starches and breadcrumbs, to upcycling side streams, we are at the heart of alternative proteins and food ingredient processing.

Process oats and ancient grains into delicious foods

Transform oats, spelt, quinoa and several ancient grains into flours, bran, breaks, flakes, breakfast cereals and a myriad of extruded products. Our integrated lines cover the whole process from cleaning, grading, and kilning, to flaking, grinding, mixing and extruding. Create easy-to-digest products with a good taste and long shelf life.

Process oats and ancient grains into delicious foods

Transform oats, spelt, quinoa and several ancient grains into flours, bran, breaks, flakes, breakfast cereals and a myriad of extruded products. Our integrated lines cover the whole process from cleaning, grading, and kilning, to flaking, grinding, mixing and extruding. Create easy-to-digest products with a good taste and long shelf life.

Capability highlights

A unique facility.
It enables the combination of several processes for the development of food products. Drawing on more than 160 years of experience, we created this pilot plant for testing new ideas, and developing new products.

Expand your possibilities.
Produce cracked ancient grains and wheat, pulse splits, corn grits and polished barley.  Or also dehulled oats, spelt, sunflower seeds, peas, lentils and chickpeas.

Complete grinding system.
The FAC has a complete grinding system with hammer mill, pin mill, roller mills, plan sifters, purifier and mill pneumatics.

Flaking system for Prime Masa flour and flaking trials.
Our PolyFlake produces flakes from extruded or boiled maize (corn), wheat, oats, multigrain, and other raw grains while meeting the most rigorous standards in terms of product quality, throughput capacity, hygiene, and ease of maintenance.

Extrusion trials and trainings

Product development and trials

The high torque, variable screw speed and pressure variables on our twin-screw extruder provide the necessary flexibility needed to meet different process requirements that successful testing demands. Meanwhile, the modular design allows for the customization of this machine to a wide variety of applications.

Training

In our Extrusion Workshop, you'll learn the theoretical and practical aspects of extrusion as well as all the processing steps of an extrusion line. This is combined with hands-on application, for a complete understanding.
You can read more about the Extrusion Workshop here.

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buhler.minneapolis@buhlergroup.com

+1 763 847 9900

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