Miller Magazine Issue: 152 August 2022

39 MILLER / AUGUST 2022 NEWS WHOLE GRAIN FLOUR MILL +90 554 411 22 89 info@genmilling.com www.genmilling.com +90 332 235 56 74 Installation and Start Up in 1 Day Low Investment Cost Space Requirement is 4 x 6 x 4 meter 59 kW Installed Total Power Micron Size is Less Then 500 µm 750 - 1000 Kg / H Project Milling Capacity Investment Return is 2 Months The acquisition allows the major U.S. food ingredient supplier to further expand its portfolio of functional and nutritive solutions for customers demanding exceptional quality and service. Grain Processing Corporation (GPC), member of the KENT Corporation family of companies, an- nounced it has completed its purchase of Natural Products, Inc. (NPI) business. “Consumers today want transparency, pristine quality and assurance their food is healthy and made to the highest qual- ity standards,” said Patrick Homoelle, President of GPC. “With NPI’s plant-based, non-GMO, organic and gluten-free ingredient solutions, this acquisi- tion is a great fit with our field to family portfolio of businesses.” NPI, based in Grinnell, Iowa, is a leading manufac- turer of full fat soy ingredients made from nonGMO or Certified Organic soybeans. In addition to soybeans, NPI also processes other pulses such as chickpeas. These ingredients often provide both nutritional and functional improvements to many categories. “I am tremendously proud to welcome the NPI team to GPC,” added Jimmy Kent, Sr. Vice Presi- dent of Sales for GPC. “We are investing further into sustainable quality food production through this family-to-family, Iowa-to-Iowa acquisition, helping us increase our diverse portfolio of prod- ucts that help feed the growing world.” NPI has a rich history of philanthropy, as does the KENT family of companies. Grain Processing completes acquisition of Natural Products