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ROLLE, Switzerland, 19^th November, 2013 – Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) will bring a breadth of ingredients knowledge to Food Ingredients Europe 2013. Showcasing an extensive portfolio, ADM will be featuring new products across a range of categories, including premium cocoa powders; a new confectionery and baked goods range; and flaked vegetable fats for use as hard stocks and as coating agents.

ADM Cocoa will be highlighting its expertise in chocolate with a range of high-quality chocolates, cocoa butters, cocoa liquors and cocoa powders. The deZaan™ D11SQ, an intensely flavoured, dark red-brown cocoa powder will be showcased. Conferring a unique, rich cocoa flavour in low dosage, D11SQ is suitable for use in a wide range of applications, including fine bakery wares, beverages, desserts and ice creams. ADM Cocoa will also be unveiling D-00-ZR, a reduced-fat cocoa powder with only 0.5 per cent fat. D-00-ZR is able to provide the desired depth of chocolate flavour to products that are formulated to be lower in calories or very low in total fat content.

Visitors will be able to learn more about ADM’s commitment to sustainability and the decision to source segregated palm oil for its European cocoa and chocolate manufacturing facilities. The company has put in place a variety of programmes to attempt to ensure that the crops it sources are responsibly produced. For example, ADM Cocoa’s flagship “Socially and Environmentally Responsible Agricultural Practices Programme” (SERAP) has distributed more than $21.5 million in funding to cocoa grower cooperatives and their members since it was established in 2005. In addition, ADM Cocoa offers chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa butter and cocoa mass with UTZ, Rainforest Alliance and Fair Trade certifications.

ADM’s newly established business unit, Foods & Wellness, will preview the newest additions to its growing portfolio of Arcon^® functional soya protein concentrates, including Arcon F, Arcon G, Arcon FS and Arcon T Crumbles.  Examples of food products containing Arcon T Crumbles, a new concentrate especially suited to improving the texture of vegetarian products, will be available for sampling on the stand.

ADM’s Foods & Wellness portfolio of ingredients includes Novasoy^® soya isoflavone concentrates, which may offer benefits to women around the time of the menopause. The company will also be highlighting the CardioAid range of phytosterols and phytosterol esters, which can be used in a variety of food applications that are marketed to help reduce blood cholesterol levels as part of a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol. ADM experts will also provide details on how its portfolio of soya-based lecithins can help manufacturers improve emulsification in food applications such as baked goods, dairy products and confectionery.

Visitors to the ADM stand can also learn about the latest ingredients from ADM Milling. Featuring high-quality baking ingredients, the company is showcasing white, wholemeal and speciality flours, as well as its versatile range of premixes and concentrates. ADM Milling is also highlighting its latest confectionery and baked goods line, featuring innovative muffin mixes.

ADM-SIO will highlight its range of high-melt flaked vegetable fats and speciality oils. These vegetable oils have a very high melting point and are excellent alternatives to microcrystalline waxes in chewing gum products, and in coating applications for animal feed, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Texturized oils have particular application in marinades, and can also be used as palm oil-free alternatives in a wide range of food applications.

ADM’s presence at the show will be completed by Olenex, a joint venture between ADM and Wilmar. The new joint venture leverages the sales and marketing expertise of the two companies in order to offer customers vegetable oil and fat products with a wide portfolio, enhanced technical support, improved logistical capabilities and in-depth market intelligence.

Following the recent collaboration with New Britain Palm Oil Limited, Olenex is now able to supply fully traceable, segregated certified sustainable palm oil. In addition, the company will also profile its collection of low saturated fat products, cocoa butter equivalents, non-dairy analogue fats, and filling fats. Visitors will also have the opportunity to discuss 3-MCPD and Glycidyl Esters, and learn about how to reduce these compounds in end products.