Avoca Opens Dairy BioProcessing Facility

KEARNY, N.J.—Avoca Inc., one of the largest botanical extraction facilities in North America, added a 105,000-square-foot dairy ingredient and natural product processing plant in Menomonee Falls, Wis. Avoca BioProcessing Corp. is a modern, fully functional plant specializing in enzyme, fermentation and extraction services. Facilities are inspected annually by the American Institute of Baking International (AIB) and meet GMP (good manufacturing practice) standards for the food and dairy industries. “This world-class facility can provide customers an excellent extension to their internal manufacturing capabilities as well as offering an opportunity to commercialize unique new processes for the food and related industries,” said David Peale, president, Avoca Inc. (www.avocainc.com). Other capabilities include a manufacturing capacity of approximately 10 million pounds per year of dairy-based ingredients, including enzymaticallyand thermally-modified cheese, milk, cream, butterfat and other dairy fractions.