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.

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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Articles Dec 7, 2023

ofi Employee Spotlight: Horacio Bueno and Shannon Arballo, North America

Intro: Internships are often a rewarding and eye-opening experience for new grads. They offer real-life opportunities for you to find out what you would enjoy spending your career doing, outside of just reading about it in a textbook.

Sometimes it shows you maybe the career path you’ve been considering isn’t for you. Luckily that was not the case for two interns at ofi, Shannon Arballo and Horacio Bueno.

 

Your full name: Shannon Arballo

 

Your city and state:  Fresno, CA

 

Your job title: Food Scientist

 

Your functional area (i.e. Finance): Innovation

 

Q: How long have you been at ofi? (years): 4 years

 

Your full name: Horacio Bueno

 

Your city and state:  Fresno, CA

 

Your job title: HRIS Manager

 

Your functional area (i.e. Finance): HRc

 

Q: How long have you been at ofi? (years): 6 years

Press Release Nov 29, 2023

ofi's Carbon Scenario Planner wins prestigious Food Ingredients Europe Award

ofi’s Carbon Scenario Planner (CSP), a new digital tool developed to help food and beverage manufacturers model the impact of different scenarios for reducing greenhouse gas emissions has won the 2023 Sustainability Innovation Award at Food Ingredients Europe in Frankfurt. This is the second year in a row that ofi has been awarded this prestigious recognition, following last year’s award for its Cocoa COMPASS sustainability strategy.

 

The CSP allows ofi to model the outcome of different decarbonization interventions tailored to local contexts, so it can work with its customers to plan and cost out climate actions. It helps ofi's customers tackle the complex and challenging issue of Scope 3 emissions which occur in a company’s value chain and make up the bulk of the food and beverage industry’s carbon footprint.

 

Dr Christopher Stewart, Global Head of Sustainability at ofi, said: “We're delighted that Food Ingredients Europe has chosen to recognize the progress we’ve made. For our customers, knowing where carbon emissions are coming from in their supply chains is critical to understanding how to reduce them cost-effectively, and meet science-based climate targets. The Carbon Scenario Planner translates ideas into detailed, robustly modelled scenarios that can deliver long-term greenhouse gas reductions.”  

 

The tool is embedded into ofi’s sustainability management system AtSource, which provides customers with data and insights for use in reporting their environmental, social, and economic impacts. ofi recently used the tool with a global coffee company to whom it supplies Guatemalan coffee beans. It modelled a 32% carbon reduction scenario to help support the customer’s climate commitments, identifying three impactful scenarios: using training for farmers to help them upcycle coffee waste, replacing chemical fertilizer with organic, and providing farmers with semi-mechanized tools to improve yields. 

Articles Nov 28, 2023

Cultivating the next generation of process engineers

For over a decade, ofi has developed the next generation of process engineers and technical excellence in the Netherlands in partnership with Food & Process Tech Campus of Regio College in Zaandam. Tijmen Hoeve, ofi's Training Coordinator, shares three reasons why we invest in internships and how they add value to our operations and the wider society:

 

Developing in-demand skills

 

It all started with a skills gap in the industry. In the Netherlands, we have a shortage of technical skilled occupations such as engineers, ICT, and technicians, and the Covid pandemic hasn't helped the situation either. European Commission reported that in 2022, there is still a shortage of engineers. And to highlight the labor issues on the continent, it announced 2023 as the European Year of Skills. 

 

This challenge also requires long-term support and investment to make a difference. The internship ofi offers, which has been running since 2012, is connected to the Food & Process Tech Campus program. The four-year course, aimed at 17-21year olds, gives students a mix of theory and practical experiences in a real-life setting. Over four years, students can apply their technical understanding in our facilities in Koog aan de Zaan or Wormer. 

 

Investing in the future

 

Equipping students with the right skills to enter the workforce is a way to help future-proof the industry. Since 2012, ofi has given 5,000 euros annually to the college, which has helped to fund its practical room and the necessary safety equipment and contributed towards the teacher's salary. In some cases, we've even employed some students who have come through the program. It's a great way to develop talent that deeply understands your business.

 

Giving back to the community

 

I started my career in the food industry, working in various roles in food engineering. After 12 years of food tech, I channeled my passion into training the next generation of process engineers. Teaching is in my blood. My grandfather was a headmaster, and my father was a teacher, as is my brother, so I felt like a natural next step in my career. 

 

When I moved into education, I helped develop the curriculum for the Food & Process Tech Campus course and have previously worked at the college itself, so I have a strong understanding of what the students need to be successful in the course and to transition into the industry. I'm proud we support a local college, within walking distance of our facility in Koog aan de Zaan. Hear from Zlatan what it's like to be an intern at ofi.

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