Unicorn Grain Specialties | The Netherlands
From flour mill to innovative business partner in functional and nutritional ingredients.
The experience
Established in 1906, Unicorn Grain Specialties started out as a flour mill and has transformed into a leading manufacturer of specialty ingredients for a healthy and sustainable experience.
With knowledge and expertise, Unicorn unlocks the natural functionalities of grains, seeds and pulses. This makes them one of the foremost specialists in Europe in the processing of these natural resources into various applications for the food, pet food and feed markets.
The mission
On a constant mission to assign the right functionalities to each type of cold-pressed dog food, treat and dinner, Unicorn has, over many years, developed a deep understanding of texture. They combine this with strong expertise in nutrition, drawing on their own research centre and network of reputable research partners.
The core development platforms, Understanding Texture & Enhancing Nutrition, form the framework from which they have developed their specific pet food portfolio, consisting of the Presco® PetFood and PetFlour® product lines.
The aim
The Presco PetFood line contains a number of puffed cereals that can be used in a wide variety of ways to satisfy the nutritional needs of dogs, rodents, birds and other pets. The attractive form, palatability and optimal carbohydrate digestibility (up to 98%) enhance the acceptance level of the food as a whole.
The PetFlour range is based on all-natural and GMO-free functional flour with low and high temperature binding, for mild (low temperature) production as well as extrusion of treats. It has an excellent digestibility due to pre-gelatinisation.
Better health and longer lives, which is exactly what Unicorn aims to do: making food in service of animal welfare and growth.
The future
For 2018, the company sees a rising demand for grain free products as well as for new pet treats within the pet food market as pet owners want to bring
extra variety into the diet of their pets.
The company’s Presco Rice and PetFlour Grain Free meet this demand, both successfully launched within the past few years. PetFlour Grain Free is a high quality functional flour based on peas for applications in pet food products, such
as fortified, grain free pet treats.