North American Food Innovation Center

The Food Innovation Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.,  is the North American hub of Cargill’s global network of food and ingredient research and technology centers. This network provides access to deep technical expertise across Cargill’s broad portfolio of ingredients and food systems, as well as to experts in key disciplines, such as sensory science, culinary based-product development and analytical and data analysis. 

Bakery product innovation is one of several pursuits at the North American Innovation Center.

A place to collaborate directly with Cargill experts

The Minneapolis-based Innovation Center features laboratories and piloting facilities designed to support the development of innovative solutions in:

• Bakery (the Center collaborates with Cargill bakery applications facilities in Atlanta, Portland, Toronto and Vilvoorde, Belgium)
• Beverages
• Snacks, cereals and bars

Also linked to the Food Innovation Center in Minneapolis are technical centers in:

• Atlanta, where dairy is the focus
• Spiritwood, North Dakota, noted for strong expertise in malting and brewing technologies

Technical assistance at every step

Through our Food Innovation Centers, we can help you:

• Develop new ingredient systems and components
• Rapidly deliver on concepts, mock-ups and prototypes
• Provide culinary-based applications offering unique visual, taste and texture appeal
• Develop and scale up solutions, such as ingredient systems or finished products, and assist with process development and shelf-life testing
• Create an integrated supply chain program by drawing upon our capabilities in sourcing ingredients and relationships with co-manufacturers and co-packers