CAPOL offers a multifaceted presence at ProSweets/ISM 2023

Elmshorn, March 21, 2023 – From April 23 to 25, CAPOL will be offering a multifaceted presence at ProSweets Cologne, the international supplier fair for the confectionery and snack industry. ProSweets will be taking place in parallel to ISM, the world’s leading trade fair for this same industry. With its diverse portfolio of natural colors and surface finishes, CAPOL will be demonstrating how manufacturers can develop both natural and visually appealing confectionery products.

Diverse solutions for the confectionery industry

To attract consumers, confectionery products and snacks must be a delight for all the senses. At the same time, consumer demand is increasing when it comes to naturalness and transparency around the ingredients being used. At this year’s ProSweets, CAPOL will demonstrate how to support the “sensory wow” effect with natural solutions from the field of colors, flavors, and surface finishes with expert advice and inspiration at the trade show booth. At ProSweets 2023, the company’s primary focus will be on the visual component of product development.

A patented technology for vibrant, natural food colors

Already widely established as the standard in Europe, natural food colors are also becoming more and more prevalent in the American and Asian confectionery markets. Thanks to VIVAPIGMENTS^®, natural color pigments developed by CAPOL, confectionery products as well as baked goods and sweet or savory snacks can shine in vibrant colors – all naturally. By encapsulating natural coloring substances in a rice protein matrix using the patented VIVAPIGMENTS^® technology, natural pigments can be created with outstanding stability and opacity. From gums and jellies to pralines and sugar-coated dragées, there are no limits to the applications that can be imagined with VIVAPIGMENTS^®.

Natural alternative to titanium dioxide

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is being increasingly criticized for its use as a whitening agent in food. Since August 7, 2022, the use of TiO₂ as a food additive – including in the confectionery industry – has been banned in the EU. While the public debate continues, the demand for natural alternatives continues to grow, and not only in Europe.

With one of the latest product developments in the color portfolio, VIVAPIGMENTS^® White, CAPOL addresses this need in the area of confectionery production. Based on calcium carbonate encapsulated with rice protein, VIVAPIGMENTS^® White is a natural alternative to TiO₂.

The product is particularly characterized by its high opacity and is used in such areas as confectionery coatings. In the hard sugar-coating process, VIVAPIGMENTS^® White is an excellent choice of whitening agent for the top layer between the dark dragée core and the shiny color layer on the surface – it also provides excellent coverage and is easy to apply.

Shiny expertise made state-of-the art

What would a colorful dragée be without a perfect finish? Based on decades of experience in confectionery surface treatment, CAPOL will be showing its latest developments in the field of glazing, anti-sticking, and sealing agents for the confectionery industry at ProSweets. As part of the product formulation, surface treatment agents must meet the ever-increasing consumer demands on confectionery while retaining their functionality and efficiency when applied.

Today’s consumers are paying more attention than ever to the beneficial effects products can have on their own well-being, health, and the environment. Mindful consumption is a top priority – which is why confectionery that is sustainable, vegetarian or vegan, as well as sugar-reduced or sugar-free, continue to be in vogue. To fulfill these and further requirements from an international customer base, CAPOL continues to optimize and expand its range of individual solutions in the field of confectionery surface finishing.

ProSweets 2023: a “special edition” right where the action is

Unlike in previous years, this year’s ProSweets will take place in April together with the International Sweets and Snacks Fair (ISM) as a one-off “compact and agile special edition.” This special edition of ProSweets Cologne will be held in the central hallway (“Central Boulevard”), i.e., between the exhibition halls of ISM and the adjoining passages between Halls 4 and 5.

Visitors to ISM/ProSweets are invited to learn more about CAPOL’s solutions when it comes to surface treatment and the application of natural colors and flavors in the confectionery industry from April 23 to 25, 2023. CAPOL will be located between Halls 4 and 5 at booth D-009/011.

About Capol
 

Capol GmbH was founded in 1975 and today operates worldwide as an expert for special applications based on natural ingredients in the food industry.

With more than 250 innovative glazing, release and sealing agents, the company is one of the world's leading suppliers of surface finishes for the confectionery industry. The products are known under brand names such as CAPOL^®, CAPOLAN^®, CAPOLEX^® and FIX GUM^®.

With extensive application expertise in surface treatment, CAPOL also provides ready-to-use product solutions, such as coating and release agents, for a wide range of applications in the food industry. Under the brand name VIVAPIGMENTS^®, CAPOL markets natural color pigments whose manufacturing process is patented. Individual flavor compositions in customized development complete the portfolio.

Product manufacturing at the company's own production sites in Europe and North America follows the strictest standards of quality and food safety, which are regularly confirmed by external certifications. The company is active worldwide with a network of its own companies or through agents and trading companies and employs over 100 people.

Since 2013, the CAPOL Group has been part of Freudenberg Chemical Specialities, a Business Group of Freudenberg SE, Weinheim.