Denver-based Ardent Mills is returning to the annual Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Meeting & Food Expo. This year’s show will take place from July 15-18, 2018, at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
Ardent Mills has a deep history of cultivating lasting relationships with farmers, university research teams, customers and partners to identify, source, grow and pioneer leading-edge ingredients. Ardent Mills is committed to creating what’s next in a new era of grain, including:
- Innovative formats
- Individually Quick Frozen (IQF): Providing the flavor, texture and nutrition of fully cooked grains in a convenient, ready-to-eat, pourable frozen form
- Crisps: The crisping process transforms whole grains into a ready-to-eat product with unique eye appeal, flavor and texture
- Ancient & Heirloom Grains, including Spelt and White Sonora in flours, crisps and IQF
- Pulseful: A new line of pulses, including chickpeas, available whole, in flour and in blends
- Sustagrain® Barley available in kernels, flakes, flours, crisps and IQF
- Ardent Mills Great Plains Quinoa®, grown in North America and available in whole seeds, whole grain flour, crisps, IQF and flakes
- Ultragrain® Whole Wheat Flour, including hard and soft varieties and organic options.
- Mixes & blends: From bakery and pizza mixes to pre-mixed/custom grain and seed blends
- Organic flours & frains: A family of organic flours and grains offers quality, consistency and scalability.
- SafeGuard® Flour and SafeGuard® Treatment and Delivery System: A solution for flour- and grain-related food safety concerns, SafeGuard helps maintain flour’s natural flavor, color, absorption, appearance and gluten functionality, while reducing raw flour-related pathogen risk up to 5 logs or 99.999%
Ardent Mills will also be introducing The Annex by Ardent Mills to IFT attendees. The Annex is a team of experts dedicated to bringing a broad portfolio of plant and specialty grain innovations to the industry, including ancient and heirloom grains, pulses, barley and organic products available in unique formats such as crisps and Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) grains, perfectly cooked and ready for culinary inspiration.
