MEA July 2017

34 MEA MARKETS / July 2017 , DP Supply BV is a company organised on cooperative lines within the DMKGroup, who is a successfull growing Dairy company, with ambitions to become Europe’s most Successful dairy cooperative. We interviewed DP Supply’s Managing Director, Dhr. SierkWeisser- Krepetin, who dishes upmuch food for thought. The Door Is Always Open DMK GROUP places the responsible handling of milk at the core of its services. As a producer of healthy, high-quality and responsibly- produced foods, DMK sets standards for the industry. They are also positioning the company on the German and international markets, indeed as a successfully growing dairy company, they are well on its way to becoming Europe’s most successful dairy cooperative. We had the chance to interview DP Supply ‘s Managing Director, Dhr. Sierk Weisser-Krepetin. “DP Supply BV is a 100% subsidiary of DMK Group, with its commercial headquarter based in Emmen (The Netherlands) along with production sites in Beesten (Germany) and Kilkis (Greece). The portfolio of DP Supply BV completes the product portfolio of ‘non-dairy’ products for the industrial sector. The latest subsidiary of DMK, offers a broad and deep product portfolio for versatile applications for use in baking goods, soups, sauces & snacks, hot and cold beverages, meat products and ice cream. “The latest highlights within the portfolio of DP Supply BV include whipping agents and emulsifying blends for Crème Chantilly, desserts and ice cream. But DP also invested into new technology to produce a complete foamer range for cappuccino and other Italian specialties, as well as cold-soluble fat powders and creamers. “DP Supply BV are driven by our interest in people, passion for food, as well as customer satisfaction. As a specialist in emulsions, we not only pay attention to the needs of customers in the food industry, but we also consider the interests of retailers and consumers. With the firm’s specific standard portfolio, we can offer our customers an alternative procurement source. “In addition, we offer a basis for new customer specific product developments, using new ingredients and concepts. We support customers where the further development of their business is concerned. DP Supply BV believes that the ingredients we serve should support new developments, replace existing ones and optimise the production process.” Sierk then dishes up his thoughts on food safety and how the company works very closely with their clients. “High graded, functional and tested ingredients are the basis of safe food. All the ingredients we use are produced on state- of-the-art production sites, with branch specifications. A wealth of ideas and an interest in anything new, are the common conditions for our fruitful cooperation with clients. Besides standardised products, this interaction creates customised ingredients for our customers. In addition, all our recipes can be adapted to technological, country specific or customer specific requirements. “Within DP Supply, we are working very closely with our clients. After a new product idea is generated, we define a project, check the market potential and functionality as well as the best way of processing in partnership with the client. If the customer does agree with the first design of a product, we then prepare pilot plant trials. Our pilot plant in Beesten is a 100% smaller copy of our Filtermat dryer. When the product produced on the pilot plant is matching the customer needs, we run a batch trial on the big tower, before starting to 1704ME09