15 Facts About Ingredion

Ingredion Incorporated is an American multinational ingredient provider based in Westchester, Illinois, producing mainly starches, non-GMO sweeteners, stevia, and pea protein.

Ingredion turns corn, tapioca, potatoes, plant-based stevia, grains, fruits, gums and other vegetables into ingredients for the food, beverage, brewing, and pharmaceutical industries and numerous industrial sectors.

In 2021, Ingredion was ranked second in the Modified Starch category of the Global Food Thickener Companies list and second on the Top 50 Global Sweetener Companies list by FoodTalks.

Ingredion began producing Argo laundry cornstarch in 1908 and began selling Mazola corn oil in 1911.

In 2014, Ingredion opened 14 Idea Labs, a global network of innovation centers where scientists work directly with customers.

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In 2018 Ingredion began a joint venture with Verdient Foods to increase its investment in plant-based proteins and pulse-based flours.

In 2019, Ingredion led the series B venture capital raising for The EVERY Company, a company developing an animal-free egg white protein based on fermentation.

Ingredion began joint ventures with Grupo Arcor, providing food and beverage ingredients to customers in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, and Amyris, a Brazil-based manufacturer of fermentation-derived Reb M sweetener.

Ingredion opened a new plant protein facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska, becoming the first supplier to manufacture plant protein isolate, concentrate, flour and starch products in North America.

In 2022, Ingredion acquired a stake in InnovoPro, an Israeli developer of protein concentrate extracted from chickpeas.

Ingredion joined the company in 2010 when it acquired National Starch, where he was President in CEO.

Previously with Ingredion, he was the executive vice president of global specialties and president of the Americas region.

Ingredion's products include sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients, and biomaterial solutions.

Since its acquisition of PureCircle, Ingredion produces plant-based stevia sweeteners and flavors for the food and beverage industry.

In 2022, Ingredion was named to Fortune Magazine's “World's Most Admired Companies” list, ranking 2nd in the Food Production industry category.