OUR R&D EXPERTISE

Expertise from the field to the plate 

To offer our clients the very best of our knowledge, services and high-quality ingredients with functional and nutritional benefits. The DURUM CENTRE, CRECERPAL and FOOD LAB teams pool their multiple skills to provide you with bettersupport, and accelerate the development of new applications and product solutions.

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the durum center

the durum center

The Durum Centre, a centre for applied research and integrated development, is working to promote and add value to durum wheat in various agri-food applications. 

Bake show

This is where our teams create new products formulated specifically for our clients’ processes, and design innovative product solutions with strong functional and nutritional benefits. A great number of recipes are developed in this centre for the Bakery, Pastry and Biscuit sector… Tasty and creative, they are the result of unwavering investment and an ongoing determination to meet our clients’ needs as well as consumer trends.

R&D at Panzani Solutions

"The durum centre is a showcase for durum wheat, promoting our know-how in terms of innovation."

Frédéric Brognart, Managing Director, Panzani Solutions

COOK SHOW

The Cook Show is a professional demonstration kitchen, allowing our clients to test all our products in real-life conditions: pasta, sauces, coatings* and durum wheat-based ingredients. The Cook Show, which focuses on functionality, awaits you!

*coatings: breaded products 

THE CRECERPAL

THE CRECERPAL

The CRECERPAL – Centre de REcherche CERéales et Pâtes ALimentaires (Research Centre for Cereals and Pasta) – is an expert research laboratory created in 1973 by Panzani. 

the crecerpal

Today, this research tool aims to serve the French quality durum wheat agricultural chain and provides the company with innovation. The team of experts is organised around 3 missions: the rigorous selection of durum wheat to obtain top-quality semolina, pasta and couscous, an analytical activity to expertly describe all products, and process expertise with a pilot laboratory reproducing what is done in the industrial environment in miniature.

"A single goal: guaranteeing quality products that are tasty, affordable and have a low environmental impact. The Crecerpal, an essential brick, a major brick to get the industry moving."

Cécile Renault, R&D, Quality and CSR Director

50 years of expertise

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THE FOOD LAB

THE FOOD LAB

This new facility, which was inaugurated in 2022, is dedicated to sauces and culinary bases. 

THE FOOD LAB

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The Food Lab is organised around a process centre for formulation and prototyping (new recipes, renovations, improvements) and an analytical centre for expert product description.

"For our sauces, we have developed cutting-edge expertise in terms of innovation and development. All our recipes are created and perfected in our dedicated workshop, the Foodlab."

Sophie Perrin, Research & Development Project Manager

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FoodLab team
FoodLab