This exclusive manufacturing and supply agreement provides the SunOpta Grains & Foods Group with an increased supply of high-quality soy milk products and improved logistics that are expected to enable it to compete effectively in world markets for natural and organic soy-based ingredients and packaged products.
The SPP facility in Potchefstroom, South Africa, is a manufacturing facility with capacity of over 200,000 litres of concentrated soy milk per day, and is capable of producing 20 metric tonnes a day of high-quality soy milk powder.
The facility was sold to a new private group of investors in early 2008, who have been working with SunOpta since earlier this year to develop this strategic relationship.
The SunOpta Grains & Foods Group have commenced sale of liquid and powdered products from the South African venture and expect sales to grow over time to in excess of $15m.
“We believe this relationship will add value to the food and agricultural processing industry in South Africa and serve to improve quality and nutritional attributes of food products in the region,” said Allan Routh, president of the SunOpta Grains & Foods Group.
Source: SunOpta
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