Harvest Innovations is proud to announce that it has been named a Safe Quality Food (SQF) code 2000 Level 2 certified supplier — with an audit rating of 94% — by the SQF Institute, a division of the Food Marketing Institute. The SQF Institute’s internationally-accepted global food safety and quality audits provide customers assurance that food has been handled at the highest standards throughout the supply chain.
In order to attain this elite certification, Harvest Innovations underwent a rigorous 3 day internal audit by QMI-SAI encompassing vendor compliance verification, review of food safety programs such as HACCP, Food Security and Traceability, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOPs), employee hygiene and a site audit.
The Harvest Innovations audit team was led by Dr. Noel Rudie. We appreciate and recognize all the hard work and effort that went in to preparing for this audit and the maintenance required by our employees to uphold these standards on an ongoing basis. Thank you to Dr. Rudie and to Dr. Wilmot Wijeratne for making this happen! This SQF certification further demonstrates Harvest Innovation’s commitment to quality, safety and excellence.
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Harvest Innovations, Indianola, Iowa is pleased to announce that Nicole Tomba has accepted the position of Vice President Sales and Marketing, effective September 7, 2010.
Nicole will be responsible for developing and implementing all sales and marketing activities for the company as well as management responsibility for Sales, Logistics and Customer Service functions.
Nicole graduated from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio with dual degrees in Food Science and Microbiology and has been accepted to the Executive MBA program at Bowling Green State University where she will begin her MBA in 2011.
Prior to accepting this position, she served as the National Sales Manager for Wacker BioSolutions, and a Product Manager for Mitsubishi Food Ingredients. Nicole brings experience and a proven track record of success in the area of food and nutritional ingredient sales and marketing, which will be invaluable in meeting the growth goals and objectives of Harvest Innovations.
Nicole will be located in her office in Columbus, Ohio and can be reached at 614-359-9812 or nicole.tomba@harvest-innovations.com
For Immediate Release
Harvest Innovations Creates Meat Analog from Functional Flour.
August 29, 2009
Indianola, Iowa - Dr. Wilmot Wijeratne, Director of Food Technology for
Harvest Innovations, announced that the company has successfully made
a meat analog using a functional flour developed by the company. It is
believed that this is the first time a meat analog had been produced
without the use of a soy protein concentrate.
Dr. Wijeratne explained that over the 12 years of his research at Illinois
University, and his development work in private industry afterwards, he
came to believe that mechanically processed flours could be functionally
equivalent to chemically extracted flours. Dr. Wijeratne believed that the
important factor was the functionality of the protein rather than the
amount. It is well known that high concentrations of hexane and all other
organic solvents denature proteins. This is not present in mechanically
produced flours. As a result, a lower protein flour can function the same
as a conventional concentrate.
For additional information contact Dr. Wilmot Wijeratne at:
wilmot@harvest-innovations.com or by telephone at 515-962-5063
For Immediate Release
Harvest Innovations Successfully Completes Third Party Audit
October 16, 2009
Indianola, Iowa - Barry Nadler, President of Harvest Innovations,
has announced that the company has successfully completed the
GMA-Safe Third Party Audit. This audit is considered the
toughest in the food industry, being conducted over a four day
period.
Mr. Nadler thanked Dr. Noel Rudie, Director of Research and Dr.
Wilmot Wijeratne, Director of Food Technology as leading the
company through this difficult audit. Mr. Nadler also thanked the
entire Harvest Innovations management and production staff for
their hard work in successfully completing this audit.
For further information, contact Barry Nadler at:
barry.nadler@harvest-innovations.com
For Immediate Release
Harvest Innovations Introduces HI Concentrate ®
December 2, 2009
Indianola, Iowa - Barry Nadler, President of Harvest Innovations, announces
that the company has created a revolutionary new Soy Protein Concentrate.
"HI Concentrate®" is extruded using natural processes, without any
chemical involvement. Mr. Nadler further reported that the product and
price will result in substantial savings to the food industry.
Historically, the food industry has been required to use soy protein
concentrates extracted using high concentrations of hexane, an organic
solvent. In addition, these products are known for their negative flavor
profile. HI Concentrate® has a neutral taste and provides the same
functional properties in food as the conventional concentrates. Mr. Nadler
reported that the protein level of HI Concentrate® is somewhat lower than
conventional concentrates, but that can be offset with a somewhat higher
inclusion rate since no negative taste profile results from the use of the
product.
Concentrates have primarily been used in the food industry to bind water
and fat or to permit extrusion. HI Concentrate® has been tested and shown
to have these same functionalities. HI Concentrate® has been used to
produce a high moisture meat analog, completely replacing the conventional
concentrate that was previously thought to be the only product available for
this type of extrusion.
Mr. Nadler reports that this will be great news for natural and organic food
manufacturers that wish to remove hexane extracted products from their
food. Further, the product will be sold well below the current cost for
conventional concentrates, resulting in substantial savings for the food
industry,
For further information, contact Barry Nadler at:
barry.nadler@harvest-innovations.com or 515-962-5063.
