Puratos has appointed Pierre Tossut as CEO and Cédric van Belle as chairman of the board, effective Jan. 1, 2022.

The Puratos Group has unveiled the Digital AdvisAR, an app that instantly connects bakers, patissiers and chocolatiers to Puratos experts via augmented reality (AR) to help with trouble-shooting and problem-solving.

The Puratos Group has begun expanding its Belcolade facility in Erembodegem, Belgium, with the goal of making the site carbon neutral.

Made with all-natural chicory root fiber, the latest addition to Puratos USA's Belcolade Selection range has 40 percent less sugar and is 100 percent natural.

Puratos USA has added Belcolade Selection Amber Cacao-Trace to its Belgian chocolate portfolio for chocolatiers, bakers and confectioners.

Sparkalis can offer scalable support to accelerate business growth for food tech innovators and help startups in the “seed” or “pre-seed” phase to turn their ideas into scalable products.

Puratos Group has invested in production facilities in Kenya, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia and Nigeria with the goal of reducing food imports and the company’s ecological footprint while contributing to food security in Africa.

Puratos said it’s moving into the next century with a strong commitment to customers and future generations, as well as a continued focus on innovation, health and well-being.

Puratos has opened an innovation center in Chicago, the company’s sixth innovation center in the U.S.