Kent Corporation Overview
Company Headquarters: Lowa, United States
Founded: 1927
Workforce: ~2,000
Company Working: Kent Corporation (Kent) is family owned-business that comprises a group of companies including Grain Processing Corporation, Kent Pet Group, Kent Nutrition, and Kent Precision Foods Group. The international sales office of the company is present in China, Mexico, Ireland, the UK, and Switzerland. Presently, the third generation of the company is managing the business operations across all the subsidiaries. These subsidiaries are situated in around 40 locations and the group is recognized as the best-managed company in the US certified by The Wall Street Journal and Deloitte Private.
Grain Processing Corporation is a global manufacturer of sweeteners, starches, and alcohols across 60 countries around the globe. The company has regional offices in Asia, South America, and Europe. As part of the Second World War’s synthetic rubber program, the company was established in the year 1943 for the production of industrial alcohol. Key brands of grain processing corporations are Superios, Inscosity, Maltrin, Pure-Dent, Pure-Cote, Pure-Gel, and Pure-Set. The company serves various players in the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, personal care, and other industries that use starch and starch-based products as raw materials in their production. Facilities located in Indiana and Lowa are engaged in the production and have a technical development center in Lowa that oversees the research & development activities of the company.
Strategy
Grain Processing’s strategy to market and acquire various clientele in the industry is by participating in the food & beverage conference which helps in better placement and positioning of the product in the market. The company has participated in the IFT 2020 that happened in Chicago where the company has highlighted the use and function of its glucose syrup in plant-based product formulations like granola bars, meal replacement drinks, etc. The dried glycose syrup offering of the company acts as a texturant and binding agent in the granola bar thus helping in replacing the conventional sugar used. It has also participated in the SupplySide Connect Grain processing’s non-GMO variants offering of glucose syrup helps capitalize on the growing demand for non-GMO and label-friendly products in the global food & beverage industry.
