AAK Group

AAK launches chocolate bloom-delaying COBAO Pure cocoa butter

CABAO Pure can extend chocolate shelf life, preserve sensory experience.

June 13, 2019

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AAK has launched COBAO Pure, a new cocoa butter with improved bloom-retarding effects.

AAK USA opens Customer Innovation Center in Louisville, Ky.

2,500-sq.-ft facility features bakery lab, pilot plant and analytical lab.

Bernie Pacyniak

January 26, 2018

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AAK USA Inc., a leading manufacturer of specialty vegetable fats and oils, has opened a new, 2,500-sq.-ft. Customer Innovation Center in Louisville, Ky.

AAK taps automotive industry exec as new president, ceo

Johan Westman joins fats and oils supplier after serving Ohio-based Shiloh Industries.

Alyse Thompson

November 27, 2017

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Fats and oils supplier AAK AB has named Johan Westman as its new president and ceo, effective June 1.

AAK President and CEO Arne Frank dies

Frank had been battling cancer.

Alyse Thompson

July 26, 2017

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Arne Frank, ceo of Swedish fats and oils supplier AAK, has died, the company announced Tuesday.

AAK USA christens new ‘AAKTION Lab’

New innovation center located at company headquarters designed to facilitate co-development.

Bernie Pacyniak

March 8, 2017

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AAK USA, a leading manufacturer of specialty vegetable fats and oils, officially opened its new innovation center last Thursday.

Land management remains issue for sustainable palm oil production

Industry partners work toward developing, implementing more sustainable practices.

Olivia Zyszczynski

December 9, 2016

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As the palm oil industry makes efforts toward more sustainable practices, land management issues still affect the environment and communities surrounding palm oil production facilities.