About us An international cooperative of starch potato growers - PDF document

presentation version 24/06/2019 Biobased since 1919: Potato starch and potato protein cooperative Avebe Dr. P.M. Bruinenberg About us • An international cooperative of starch potato growers established in 1919 to strengthen their position against private industry. • Avebe= Cooperative sales office Takeover of private industry in 1979 • • Approximately 2300 members and 1300 employees • Production facilities in Northwest Europe • Global sales organisation Brussel 24-06-2019 1

presentation version 24/06/2019 Global sales organisation Food 60% Feed 10% Industrial ca. 30% Raw material Brussel 24-06-2019 2

presentation version 24/06/2019 Number of members Our members and the region Our production sites Brussel 24-06-2019 3

presentation version 24/06/2019 Ter Apelkanaal Largest facility for food ingredients • Processing potatoes into: • Potato starch • Food ingredients • Proteins for animal feed • Dextrins • Gasselternijveen Focus on new, innovative • products Processing potatoes into: • Potato starch • Proteins for human food • Proteins for animal feed • Brussel 24-06-2019 4

presentation version 24/06/2019 Value creation for owner-farmers 2012: Specific CAP support to potato starch sector stopped in Netherlands • and Germany • Before 2012: potato price ~45 €/t Cooperative Avebe aims at paying the highest price for the raw material • Avebe strategy: volume for market needs • • A-B-C price system introduced to assure the access to wright amount of raw materials A: contract volume&price agreed in advance • B: price depending on market prices • C: surplus volume • Performance price Avebe: €/ton (19 % starch) per ton (19 % starch) 100 90 85,18 82,16 78,41 80 76,94 77,36 77,1 75,07 70 67,32 60 49,92 50 46,84 40 30 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-14 16-17 17-18 Performance price = payment + transport potatoes + Cooperative result Brussel 24-06-2019 5

presentation version 24/06/2019 Oppertunities & challenges Challenges : • Sustainable production of potatoes Oppertunities: • Add value to all potato components e.g potato protein Climate: • need to reduce GHG emision Breeding and seeding company Averis Breeding of new varieties and providing healthy seed materials • Starch content Avebe’s varieties ca. double of standard potatoes • Improving disease resistance to reduce pesticides • Development of potato varieties with new functionalities Brussel 24-06-2019 6

presentation version 24/06/2019 Sustainable agronomy • More yield from the field using fewer resources • Avebe own agronomy department • Raising the number of tons of starch per hectare through ‘Optimeel’: • Study clubs • Crop registration • Test and demo fields • Introduction of new varieties We extract everything to be had Brussel 24-06-2019 7

presentation version 24/06/2019 Potato protein DIAAS: digestible indispensable amino acid scores 100 %= meat DIAAS (%) excellent Potato: 100 the only plant protein good 75 identical to animal protein 50 no quality claim Best of all isolated plant proteins 25 0 Solanic 100 Soy isolate Pea isolate Rice isolate Wheat gluten Brussel 24-06-2019 8

presentation version 24/06/2019 Solanic • Coagulated foodgrade potato protein: • Solanic TM 100: the only plant protein identical to animal protein - Not soluble, cooked protein, çoagulated protein • ‘No.1 Plant Protein for Nutrition’ Native versus cooked potato protein Functional native foodgrade potato protein: • Solanic TM 200 & Solanic TM 300 • Water soluble native protein • ‘No. 1 ‘Free From’ texturizing protein’ • ‘Free From’: -allergens like, milk, egg -E-numbers Brussel 24-06-2019 9

presentation version 24/06/2019 Starch potatoes are protein crops Protein Protein isolate % protein in Pure protein crop % protein t/ha source t/ha t/ha isolate t/ha Soy 35* 3,5 1,2 0,65 90% 0,58 FAO: crop EU FAO: crop Lupin 40* 2,6 1,0 0,4 57% 0,22 Germany Potato 2,2 * 44 1,0 0,6 90% 0,53 Avebe * total N ~2,6 % Innovation Center Groningen • Open in September 2018 on university campus • Researchers, Product Developers Sales and Marketing Managers are combining forces to develop new concepts from our potato-based ingredients • R&D fte is ~10 % of total fte of Avebe Brussel 24-06-2019 10

presentation version 24/06/2019 Climate Climate strategy Avebe CO 2 emission: 360.000 tons/y-~120.000 cars • Avebe is subject to ETS • Why: requirement for dry products and our coproducts process (proteins etc.) • Since 2012 we have achieved a reduction of 25 % CO 2 /ton of product. • How: continue on the path of energy efficiency and new processes • Challenge: “low hanging fruit” is harvested. We need a new source(s) of sustainable energy. Brussel 24-06-2019 11

presentation version 24/06/2019 sustainable production Biomass: Co-products Co-products Seeds Grow Collect Clean separation conversion products Waste Waste Waste Waste products Learnings Avebe’s experiences the last 100 years Brussel 24-06-2019 12

presentation version 24/06/2019 Avebe's value chain • Variety breeding • Raw product • Production • Conversion • Logistics • Sales • Innovation Concluding remarks • Farmer owned cooperative stimulates stable flow of high quality raw materials • Added value of potato starch and potato proteins attributes to the cooperative result and results are shared with owners Brussel 24-06-2019 13