Food Chain - Issue 201a - September 2024 | Page 120

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need for soy and soypass products in a dairy feed diet . Winning the Dairytech Innovation award in 2022 is testament to NovaPro ’ s revolutionary potential .”
At Yelo , it ’ s a delicate balancing act between squeezing the maximum amount of oil from the rapeseed while being careful not to use too much heat and processing severity that can reduce the effectiveness of the key product by denaturing the protein . The quality control and assurance systems used at the site ensure all finished products can be traced back to the raw material batch from which they came .
“ As a greenfield site , we ’ ve built the facility from the ground up , breaking ground in 2016 and seemingly continuing ever since ,” Doug elaborates . “ It is fully integrated and located next to an adjoining agricultural storage facility to ensure rapeseed can be stored after harvest and optimize the flow of feedstock into our refinery . Around 75 percent of our heating power is generated through renewable power , and we have our own renewable power plant integrated into the site .
“ Demand for rapeseed oil has dramatically increased over the last five years or so , accelerated by the war in Ukraine and the UK ’ s ambition to move away from imported sunflower oil . To meet such demand , we ’ ve
... we ’ d love to see all major supermarkets follow Marks and Spencer and Waitrose in removing soya in the production of all their dairy offerings
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