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Agricultural Utilization Research Institute About AURI To foster long-term economic benefit through development of new value-added uses for agricultural products Agricultural Utilization Research Institute AURI Locations Agricultural

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  • To foster long-term

economic benefit through development of new value-added uses for agricultural products

About AURI

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Agricultural Utilization Research Institute Offices

Clients AURI Locations

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Biobased Products Coproducts Food Renewable Energy

Focus Areas

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AURI’s Services

Applied Research and Development Hands-on Scientific Assistance Innovation Networking

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Idea to Commercialization

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Idea to Commercialization

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Idea to Commercialization

  • Project Trends: Health/wellness,

functional foods, meal replacement, convenience, clean label, non- allergen, alternative proteins, convenience, artisan/craft and ethnic foods

  • Types of Products: Snacks, sauces,

spreads, frozen foods, fermented products, beverages, ingredients, dessert and novelty items, and canned foods

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AURI’s Labs

Crookston Lab

  • Fermentation and Chemistry

– Microbiological analysis, gas analysis, and fermentation

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AURI’s Labs

Waseca Lab

  • Co-Product Utilization

– Grinding – Milling – Size reduction – Blending – Pelleting – Drying – Product characterization – Particle size analysis

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AURI’s Labs

Marshall Labs

  • Food Laboratory
  • Meat Laboratory
  • Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
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AURI’s Labs

  • Food Laboratory

– Food formulation and product development – Nutrition facts labeling and nutritional analysis – Regulatory assistance – Sourcing ingredients and packaging – Analytical food product testing – Guidance on shelf-life – Thermal process and food safety review – Product stability and scale-up – Troubleshooting – Co-packer or commercial kitchen networking

Lolly Occhino Ben Swanson Jason Robinson

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AURI’s Labs

  • Meat Laboratory

– Product development – Scale-up – Processing – Smoking/cooking – Packaging – Co-packer identification – Regulatory assistance – HACCP Training – Troubleshooting

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AURI’s Labs

  • Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

– Chromatography – Spectroscopy – Wet chemical analysis – Physical characterization

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Our Partners

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Resources

  • Minnesota Department of Agriculture

– Business Development Resources

  • Co-packer Directory
  • Shared Commercial Kitchen Directory
  • “How to Start a Food Business in Minnesota”

http://www.mda.state.mn.us/~/media/Files/food/busi ness/startingfoodbiz.ashx

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Resources

  • Minnesota Department of Agriculture

– Grant Programs

  • AGRI Minnesota Value Added Grant Program
  • AGRI Agriculture Value-Added Feasibility Study

Grant (VAFSG)

  • Tradeshow & Demo Support Program (TSP)
  • Minnesota Pavilions
  • http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/business/internationaltr

ade/itevents.aspx

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Resources

  • Food Safety Resources

– http://www.auri.org/2016/11/food-safety- resources/

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Resources

  • Midwest Pantry

– http://www.midwestpantry.com/

  • Grow North

– http://www.grownorthmn.com/

  • Neighborhood Development Center (NDC)

– http://www.ndc-mn.org/

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AURI: Growing Minnesota’s economy

  • ne client at a time
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Client Stories

RedHead Creamery

Idea to reality: Alise Sjostrom had dreamed of owning a creamery since high school. In the spring of 2014, she and husband Lucas began production at their artisan cheese making plant in Brooten, Minnesota. AURI’s role: Nutritional analysis and product development Outcomes: Redhead Creamery, named after the predominant hair color of Alise and her sisters, will turn out 60,000 pounds of cheese a year, a combination of fresh cheddar cheese curds and aged cheddar cheese.

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Client Stories

Suntava

Idea to reality: Producing red dye from purple corn grown in southwest Minnesota. Suntava is finding commercial success with food and beverage companies looking to replace petroleum-derived red dye #40 with a natural colorant AURI’s role: Provided technical and extraction-process

assistance

Outcomes: Suntava was purchased by Healthy Food

Ingredient, LLC and is selling into the food market

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Client Stories

Smude’s Sunflower Oil

Idea to reality: After the hot, dry

summer of 2007 took a toll on Tom Smude’s corn and soybean crops, he learned that hardy sunflower plants could thrive in such adverse conditions, and he began to explore the idea of producing sunflower oil. AURI’s role: Nutritional analysis and product development Outcomes: Smude’s is on shelves in major grocery chains, has a loyal customer base, is expanding its offerings to include popcorn and employs four employees.

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Client Stories

Bee Free Honee

Idea to reality: Originally discovered by accident, the vegan sweeteners made from apples have made their way into retail outlets across the country. AURI’s role: Provided product development, nutritional analysis, labeling and a shelf-life study Outcomes: In over 1,000 retail outlets and just received a deal on Shark Tank.

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Questions?