Britannia Specialty Fats

We have developed a range of vegetable fats, cocoa butter equivalent fats, cocoa butter improver fats, cocoa butter substitutes, confectionery and custom fats. These collectively offer a range of options for customers to create tailored applications. We also work directly with customers to create individual recipe solutions.

Providing tailored solutions to enhance product attributes through total customization services, Britannia supports competitive new product development advantages, the ability to better control recipe costs, and the means to simplify and achieve better consistencies and efficiencies in production.

 

As part of our highly flexible service offering and enhanced by a dedicated Product Development and Innovation centre, all of our Britannia specialty fats are non-hydrogenated, providing the option of replacing existing hydrogenated fats in recipes to support health trends and create clean ingredient labels.

History of Britannia

Founded as Britannia Food Ingredients in 1996 in Goole, United Kingdom, the company grew rapidly to become a leading independent supplier of specialty fats to the confectionery and snack food industries.

 

Acquired by us in 2011, it was rebranded as Britannia and has since become our solution for specialty fats. The Britannia brand is renowned for its research and development, innovation, product enhancement and service capabilities.

Ingredients offering

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CBI

Chocolate products are sensitive to temperature fluctuations and softening can lead to fat migration and fat bloom. In warmer climates this can be a serious problem. 

Our Cocoa Butter Improver (CBI) fats are designed to protect products by increasing hardness in warmer temperatures.

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CBE

Designed to enhance the stability, shelf life and value of products, our Cocoa Butter Equivalent  (CBE) fats are manufactured to support the characteristics of milk and dark chocolates and to improve melting, stability and flavor characteristics.

Two chocolate bars with crispy middle

Confectionery

We offer a range of vegetable fats developed for use in the confectionery and snack food industries. These versatile fats can all be produced from sustainably sourced components, offer superior end product texture properties and are excellent options in a range of applications.

Sourcing palm oil responsibly

Making sure we and our suppliers source in an ethical, socially responsible and sustainable way is key

to our purpose – to be the change for good and a healthy future. Find out how our dairy and specialty fats businesses are sourcing palm oil responsibly from third parties in our Palm Oil Dashboard.

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Sydney Valla was an undergrad at Fresno State when she first discovered ofi (olam food ingredients) at a career fair. They were passing out tomato-shaped stress balls and recruiting new grads for a management trainee program. She signed-up for an interview and the rest is her-story.

 

What motivates you when you wake up and come into work?

 

My team! There are six of us who are 100% dedicated to the Spices eCommerce business and we have a combined 35+ years’ experience at ofi. Together, we work to be a solution provider for new and existing customers, put in place processes to help the business grow and overcome any challenges that are thrown our way.

 

Anything you’d like to add to help others succeed?

 

Being in numerous different positions throughout my career (supply chain, product line, sales) has made me a more well-rounded employee and allowed me to view problems from many different angles to find better solutions. I’m glad that I joined a company that offered career growth and expansion. Being a sponge during the early stages of my career allowed me to soak up lots of different information.

 

What has been your favorite moment at ofi so far?

 

When I was a product line manager, there was a large fast-food chain that featured one of our ingredients in a delicious and highly promoted LTO. It was so cool to go through the drive thru, pick up lunch, and know that one of the products that I helped to sell was in an item that was being sold across the country.

 

Our company purpose is ‘be the change for good food and a healthy future.’ In what way do you live our purpose through your work?

 

Through the eCommerce offerings, we can connect with new customers and segments that have previously been difficult to reach. This allows us to work with new customers to make educated purchasing decisions about where their product comes from, our sustainability offerings, and more. Outside of work, I sit on the Board of Directors for the Central California Food Bank which feeds over 300,000 community members in the Central Valley.

 

Editor’s Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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That's where HEARTH (Health, Ecosystems, and Agriculture for Resilient, Thriving Societies) comes in. It is a collaborative public-private partnership approach to sustainable development in biodiverse landscapes initiated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

 

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