3. 40 years of History and
Experience of Ingredients based
solutions for Food
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We create solutions for tomorrow’s food
For 40 years many teams have merged to create the new Solina Group
throughout Europe, Asia and Middle East
To form one of the major players in the global food market, servicing the
Industry (BtoB) markets as well as the Food Service markets (traditional butchers,
modern distribution, hotel and restaurant chains)
4. Servicing the Food Industry
and the Professionals
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We service the food industry with ingredients solutions,
regulatory, application, marketing and R&D support
Meat, ready-meal, snack, savoury products
Fonds, extracts, functional ingredients, spices, coatings, flavors, sauces and marinades
We service the food service professionals with customer
support, logistics and dynamic product ranges
Butchers, horeca, catering, in store butchers, large kitchens
Ready to use spice blends, sauces, stocks and culinary aids, marinades, functional blends
We create finished nutritional concepts
Nutricosmetic distribution
Dietary supplements, sports products, protein diet and slimming, beauty concepts
We create solutions for tomorrow’s food
5. Offering a Unique combination of
3 Expertises
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We believe the combination of our 3 expertises is
unique
From meat applications to ready-meal ingredients,
from preservatives and color stabilizers to flavored
oils and coatings, from dietery finished products to
low carb-high protein food supplements and more
Solina Group provides the ideal solution for its
customers’ specific needs and problems
Custo
m
ized sol
ution
Functional solutions Nutritional solutions
We create solutions
for tomorrow’s food
Taste & Visual solutions
6. Solina’s Mission
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As partners
we are available for our customers at all time.
As experts
we design innovative technology and give application advice.
Together we build a long term relationship and a sustainable business.
7. Partners
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Local proximity
We want to stay close and focus on local contacts and assistance to all our
customers. Solina Group is a local service organisation with application and
service centers all over Europe.
Responsive and all-time service
We are organized to serve our customers around the clock.
Our back offices guarantee quick and responsive follow-up of sampling,
order processing, data sheets and application advice.
Customized solutions
We always look for the best possible solution together with our
customers - the standard for us is customization for all Industrial
customers - specific solutions for specific requests.
As Partners, we are available for our customers at all time
8. Expertise through R&D
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As Experts, we design innovative
technology and give application advice
8 R&D centres
Our R&D teams are active in many countries in Europe to answer customers’s
questions and requirements. There are 3 master R&D labs in France, Belgium,
The Netherlands and local R&D labs in UK, Sweden, Denmark, Thailand and
Russia.
Exchanging knowledge
We have built a combination of R&D teams working together, exchanging
ideas and knowledge so that within Solina group ‘creativity’ is given a new
dimension: Professional chefs, food flavorists, food technologists,
technical engineers, scientists etc.
Meatplatform = 50 experts dedicated
to meat business
Our European Meatplatform gathers engineers, meat specialists, food
technologists to create new technologies, services and applications
specifically dedicated to the world of Meat applications
( meat, poultry, fish, vegetarian etc. )
Market research
CUSTOMER NEEDS
Trend analyses
1.
2.
Ingredients monitoring
CONCEPT CREATION
Regulatory
Recipe
TESTING
Formulation
3.
4.
CUSTOMER
APPLICATION
PRESENTATION
9. Close cooperations
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Customer relationship
We consider our relationship with customers on a larger scale, with the intention
to turn every customized project into a long term relationship.
Invest for the long term = upstream R&D
Through long term research programs with external universities
or research centres, Solina looks ahead for the ‘ideas and food
products’ of the day after tomorrow.
Meatic program is a major R&D initiative in France and
various Flanders Food (Nitrilow, Psychrolab, …) projects
are held in Belgium (Gent) in cooperation with the Uni-
versity of Gent, Leuven and Brussels. Bilateral coopera-
tion with the University of Leuven. Tetra-IWT projects
with University Gent.
Together we build a long term relationship
and a sustainable business
10. Our values
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We are professionals in savory and nutritional food application
We are passionate and entrepreneurial
We have a sense of social responsibility
We always strive to exceed client expectations
11. We are professionals
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Food safety management & quality system:
Each Solina production site is certified by an international Quality Standard,
depending on the business profile and the local customers. The implementation
of hazards control based standard HACCP Methods - Prerequisite program on
good Manufacturing & hygiene practice.
ISO 22000 - BRC STANDARD - SKAL - IFS CERTIFICATION - FSSC 22000
Quality specialists for technical & regulatory advice:
a team of experts in regulation & technical documents.•
information monitoring about regulatory changes.•
accuracy and reliability of technical data sheets.•
technical assistance in labeling.•
Quality tools for traceability & information access:
a complete IT system designed to provide:
transparency and reliability of the information during the approval•
process of ingredients and suppliers and total upstream & downstream
traceability of our products.
SAF – Food Safety & Formulation•
quick access to food safety documentation, quality control, •
plan results & traceability.
data archiving.•
Religious certification:
Solina has Halal dedicated sites for specific markets.
12. We are professionals
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Production sites and logistic bases
Corporate HQ - France
France
Bréal-sous-Montfort, Goussainville,
Weyersheim, Manziat
Belgium
Eke, Eupen, Izegem
The Netherlands
Rotterdam, Nieuw-Vennep
Denmark
Stilling
Sweden
Malmö
13. UK
Flintshire
China
Shanghai
Thailand
Bangkok
Spain
Barcelona
We are professionals
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Sales & R&D centres
Denmark
The Netherlands
France
Belgium
Sweden
China
Thailand
Turkey
Russia
Germany Poland
Romania
France
Bréal-sous-Montfort, Goussainville
Weyersheim, Aix-en-Provence, Manziat
Belgium
Eke, Eupen, Izegem
The Netherlands
Rotterdam, Nieuw-Vennep
Germany
Bonn
Denmark
Hörsholm, Stilling
Sweden
Malmö
Poland
Zieloniki, Gdansk
Turkey
Izmir
Romania
Bucharest
Russia
Moscow
Italy
Spain
Italy
Milan
UK
14. We are passionate and
entrepreneurial
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Worldwide operations
We currently have operations in West-Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle-East
and Asia resulting in sales in more than 75 different countries. Our current
turnover reaches 255 million Euros per year
Over 18,000 customers
For now 18,000 customers all over the world are being serviced by Solina
Group, yet we are still able to be a local partner with a high level of
service
800 people
About 800 people within the Solina Group take care of our customers. They
are passionate about food and they have a constant drive to discover and
to develop new technology and knowledge. They carry out a strong willing-
ness to increase our customers service level
15. We have a sense of social
responsibility
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Corporate social responsibility & sustainability
The concept of sustainable development characterizes SOLINA who wishes to work in the long run by giving equal importance to human priorities
as well as economic priorities. Our concrete and unifying commitments:
Pro active employees – SOL’N School• :
To support and enhance its development, in 2013 Solina set up SOL’N School
to enable and strengthen the skills of all employees. Two training programs
have been created; the first one to make project management more fluid
in the Group and a second one to enhance management skills and encour-
age efficiency within the group.
Societal commitments Environmental impact
Investment in research• :
Solina’s expertise and ability to innovate are combined in the development of
solutions that respect the environment: --> Research project Meatic for the
development of clean label solutions in meat products
Waste stream initiatives:•
In Belgium special programs are started to minimize waste stream in collabora-
tion with OVAM ( Belgian authorities )
Environment initiatives:•
Our site in Sweden is certified with ISO14001 environment
The Gene Therapy Foundation:•
Solina is really proud of their support to the Gene Therapy Foundation
which it has supported for the last 9 years in Research for treatment
of rare diseases. Recent results are fabulous and are encouraging to
pursue our financing commitment for the next 5 years.
Management
16. We always strive to exceed client
expectations
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The true strength of Solina Group is the unique synergy between its extended
knowledge and experience and its local, proactive customer approach
We are able to serve all of our customers with the highest level of service and
accuracy and to offer the most customized solutions at the same time
Therefore, as a partner and as experts,
we always try to exceed customer expectations!
