One of North America’s largest food business events is the first major in-person initiative in which the Grupo Sabará business unit participates post-pandemic
São Paulo, April 2022 – With the objective of showcasing its biodiversity line for food ingredients, Concepta Ingredients, a business unit of Grupo Sabará, is participating in SIAL Canada in Montreal. The international food business fair takes place from April 20 to 22 and brings together major market players to discuss advances in the food industry, such as the arrival of new players, changes in consumption habits, and the development of the international market.
The portfolio presented by Concepta Ingredients during the event includes organic and exotic ingredients designed to meet the most specific industrial demands, including patauá oil, licuri oil, passion fruit oil, and toasted babaçu oil; açaí in syrup, extract, oil, and powder; vegetable butter; and cold-pressed oils of flaxseed, sunflower, and safflower.
For over 20 years fostering business connections, SIAL is considered the gateway to Canada’s food industry and a pathway to the North American market. This year’s edition hosts more than 1,200 participating companies from 50 countries, with an estimated audience of over 25,000 negotiators from North America and 60 other nations, engaging in business rounds, conferences, product line presentations, specialized hubs, parallel events, among other activities.
Biodiversity Line
Among the target audiences at SIAL Canada are players from food retail, Food Service, and the food processing industry. “The fair is entirely strategic as it gathers the most innovative products in the sector. For us, presenting the Arboreto line, composed of products from Brazilian biodiversity, is very important. These are technological products that extract the best from Brazilian nature and make it available to the food market,” emphasizes Lilia Kawazoe, Commercial Manager of the Grupo Sabará business unit.
All of Concepta Ingredients’ work is guided by the Bio Abundance Program, engaging communities, cooperatives, and associations that supply biodiversity inputs in initiatives that promote the conservation of standing forest. The goals are always to foster respect for local peoples, encourage the use of ingredients from Brazilian biomes, promote socioeconomic inclusion, reduce social inequality, and connect the forest’s wealth to the market.
Check out some of the products presented by Concepta Ingredients at SIAL Canada:
Vegetable Butter – The 100% natural, organic, and sustainable vegetable butter is obtained through a blend of vegetable oils from Brazilian biodiversity. Produced purely with organic certification, free from any chemical additives or artificial coloring, it contains no gluten, trans fats, canola, soy, or sodium. Additionally, it is non-hydrogenated, making it a healthy alternative to dairy butter and a suitable ingredient for naturalists, vegetarians, and vegans.
Cold-Pressed Vegetable Oils – Produced with high-standard raw materials and a rigorous quality program, these oils meet the needs of the supplement market for functional diets, maintaining the flavor, color, aroma characteristics of the seeds, and concentration of bioactive components.
Açaí Line – Available as extract, syrup, oil, and powder, açaí is part of the line of organic and exotic ingredients created primarily to serve the healthy and functional food market. The portfolio was developed from the pulp of the fruit of the Euterpe oleracea species, a palm tree typically found in the Amazon.
CCBC Commercial Mission
During the Canadian event, Concepta Ingredients is present at the Brazil Pavilion, organized by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), and also participates in the Commercial Mission, organized by the ministry with support from the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CCBC). This activity includes participation in dinners and business rounds with regional buyers. Canada is one of the focus markets for the expansion of Brazilian businesses.
“The Canadian market has a demanding and conscious profile, offering Concepta Ingredients the opportunity to present and conduct business rounds with companies concerned about the environment and people—companies that value the products we develop,” states Lilia Kawazoe.
About Concepta Ingredients
Concepta Ingredients, a business unit of Grupo Sabará, offers ingredients for the food industry, focusing on natural, organic, exotic, sustainable, and traceable products, always supported by the empowerment of families and the conservation of environmentally sensitive areas across different Brazilian biomes. Based on innovation and research, the company has a vast portfolio with technological inputs from international partners and ingredients derived from Brazilian biodiversity to meet the most specific demands of the industries it serves.
About Grupo Sabará
With over 65 years of history, Grupo Sabará is genuinely Brazilian and recognized for its capacity for innovation and adaptation. For three generations, the Group has overcome challenges and stood out in its markets. Its commitment to the well-being of people worldwide goes beyond offering innovative products and services. Its activities consider future generations, focusing on solutions that ensure sustainability. Through its various business branches, Grupo Sabará operates throughout Brazil and has a presence in countries in South America, North America, and Europe. It specializes in developing technologies, solutions, and high-performance raw materials aimed at the water treatment markets in sanitation and industry, animal nutrition and health, and the food and beverage industries. The development of its products relies on 100% national knowledge and technology, a factor that contributes to Brazil becoming a reference in product research for a sustainable world.
