February 2022 newsletter
16th February 2022
We are pleased to provide our February 2022 newsletter. Enjoy.
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Turn your Health and Nutrition products into true nutraceuticals. Add authentic Sweet and Savoury accents to foods and drinks with our Juice Powders, Vinegar Powders and more. Or create high-performance products with our Natural Functional range.
ECD Ingredients is part of ECD, the largest independent toll spray drying and powder blending services provider in the UK, with contract drying clients globally.
We are the UK’s leading manufacturer of spray-dried ingredients of named provenance.
From Balsamic Vinegar of Modena to genuine Parmesan cheese, and from Lime Juice Extract to Acerola Cherry, ECD’s provenance powders add authentic taste sensations to some of Europe’s best-loved snack and food brands.
All of our sustainable spray dried powders are manufactured entirely at our UK factories to the highest food safety standards, using the most advanced technology, and all are fully traceable.
Whether you are seeking purity in the form of Halal, Kosher or Vegan spray dried powders, or saying ‘no’ to GMO, ECD Ingredients is here to help you get creative with confidence.
At ECD Ingredients, we stay curious about emerging consumer trends; it’s what drives our innovative approach. The result? A large and growing range of pure, natural ingredients – with provenance.
Find what you need to make your Health and Nutrition products into real nutraceuticals.
Add authentic Sweet and Savoury accents such as juice powders to exciting new foods and drinks, and enhance your product’s taste or shelf life with our Natural Functional range.
All our natural spray dried powders are made in our UK plants to the highest food safety standards, using advanced spray drying technology, and all are fully traceable.
We also certify our products GMO-free.
So whether you are looking for Kosher, Halal, Vegan or other special spray dried powders, our ‘pure provenance’ approach means you can get creative with confidence.
Authenticity means the original ingredients have ‘provenance’. At ECD Ingredients, our coveted International Provenance (IP) status means that raw materials are sourced only from approved suppliers; each powder is fully traceable to its source product.
Today’s consumers will pay a premium for real food, sustainably and ethically produced. With our ingredients, you can depict, claim and share your product’s special provenance character, with full confidence.
Founded in Tregaron, Wales, in 1991 by David McDermott, Express Contract Drying (ECD) quickly established itself as one of the UK’s leading toll spray-drying specialists and manufacturers of premium spray-dried ingredients. Trusted by many of the nation’s best-loved food and health food brands, ECD’s reputation for quality and innovation led to the opening of a second production facility in Ebbw Vale, Wales, in 2001.
From the very beginning, David McDermott’s passion for provenance, purity and exceptional quality has shaped the ECD Ingredients range. Today, we source sustainable spray-dried powders directly from carefully selected producers, delivering everything from authentic traditional flavours to innovative functional ingredients with recognised health benefits.
At ECD, sustainability is more than a principle — it is embedded in everything we do. It influences how we source our raw materials, how we work with suppliers and customers, and how we invest in our people and facilities. This ongoing commitment drives excellence across product development, technical expertise, quality assurance, and customer service.
All ECD natural spray-dried powders are proudly manufactured in the United Kingdom and share one defining ingredient: our unwavering passion for purity and provenance. As a result, ECD Ingredients continues to support and enhance leading food and supplement brands across the UK, Europe, Asia and the United States.
Express Contract Drying has built a trusted reputation as a leading provider of contract spray drying and powder blending services for premium food and beverage brands across the UK, Europe and the United States.
Building on this foundation of technical expertise, ECD Ingredients has established an equally strong presence with a growing portfolio of high-quality natural spray-dried powders. Our reputation for excellence is founded on pure, traceable ingredients, sustainable sourcing practices and uncompromising food safety standards. Every product is manufactured within our UK facilities, supported by comprehensive in-house research, development, and quality control capabilities.
Driven by curiosity and innovation, we continually evolve alongside changing consumer trends, investing in advanced manufacturing technology and specialist technical expertise. Our certified Halal, Kosher and Vegan/Vegetarian friendly spray-dried powders meet the increasing demand for greater product choice and cleaner-label solutions, while ECD’s advanced microencapsulation technology enables the inclusion of innovative health-promoting fats and functional ingredients.
Wherever the next food trend leads, ECD Ingredients delivers the purity, provenance and performance today’s brands demand.
ECD Ingredients operates a rigorous quality management system aligned with the internationally recognised BRCGS Global Standards for food ingredient manufacturing, alongside comprehensive HACCP food safety protocols. Since adopting BRC standards in 2006, we have consistently achieved the highest ‘AA’ rating, reflecting our unwavering commitment to quality, safety and operational excellence.
All products are manufactured exclusively within our UK production facilities, ensuring complete consistency, traceability, and control across every stage of the manufacturing process. We continually invest in advanced processing equipment, innovative technologies, and specialist staff training, enabling us to deliver ongoing improvements directly to our customers.
Our Halal spray-dried powders are certified by IFANCA, whilst our Kosher spray-dried powders carry the trusted seal of approval from KLBD & Circle K providing assurance for brands serving diverse global markets.
With over 40 years of expertise in developing natural spray-dried powders, ECD Ingredients has continually evolved to meet shifting, market-led demand. In recent years, we have seen a significant rise in plant-based foods and a stronger emphasis on sustainable sourcing practices, reshaping the food and beverage landscape.
More recently, growing consumer demand for vegan and GMO-free ingredients, alongside advances in health-focused nutraceutical science, has opened new opportunities for premium food and drink innovation. Across all these areas, ECD’s research and innovation team work closely with customers to deliver solutions that reflect emerging consumer needs, while maintaining the highest standards of food safety and product quality.
At ECD Ingredients, innovation is supported by investment in our state-of-the-art laboratory and NPD facilities. Here, deep market insight combines with technical expertise to give product development the space it needs to flourish — creating delicious, natural, and truly innovative taste experiences.
ECD Ingredients is one of Europe’s largest independent and most technologically advanced spray-dried food ingredient manufacturers. Yet despite this scale and capability, we remain firmly committed to continual improvement rather than standing still.
We take pride in maintaining our manufacturing facilities and equipment to the highest standards, with ongoing reinvestment ensuring we consistently deliver exceptional service to our customers. Over the past few years alone, we have invested further in the expansion of our facilities, introducing best-in-class spray dryers and blenders whilst streamlining production areas and further strengthening operational efficiency.
Our enhanced infrastructure has significantly increased capacity and capability — now reaching 6,000 tonnes per annum of spray drying capacity and up to 10,000 tonnes per annum of powder blending capacity. This enables us to offer an even broader portfolio of authentic provenance powders, including vinegars, fruits and superfruits, cheese, alcohol, honey, and syrup-based ingredients. With automated blending and packing lines alongside expanded warehousing, we are fully equipped for the next evolution in food innovation, whatever form it takes.
Today, ECD Ingredients provides a fully integrated capability offering customers state-of-the-art research and development services, advanced pilot plant facilities and extensive, high-capacity spray drying production — all under one roof.
We are pleased to provide our February 2022 newsletter. Enjoy.
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