The food industry’s ingredient for success

Brewers' Grains

The food industry’s ingredient for success
Grain is a remarkable natural plant-based asset that’s packed full of nutrients. Globally, the beer brewers produces around 30 million tonnes of Brewers’ Spent Grains (BSG) every year. But it also counts for up to 85% of all their waste.
It is time to see BSG for what they really are. Not a low-value by-product, but a vital co-product, capable of generating new profit streams.
At Duynie Group, we can re-purpose spent grain, transforming it into totally new food sources at the same time as creating a circular production model for breweries.

We believe the future for brewers could be about more than just making beer; with our specialised knowledge, they could also refine high-value products for a wide range of industries - from pet food to personal care and beyond.
Duynie Group’s innovative thinking and proven entrepreneurship can turn a brewery into a bio-refinery. And that could be a real game changer for the entire brewing industry.

Fresh thinking

It takes specialist expertise to turn the concept into a commercially-profitable business and at the same time keep the brewery running and secure the daily operational service by clearing the BSG. But Duynie Group has a long history of working with the brewery industry to deliver profitable new business:
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<li>One of Europe’s largest processors of brewers’ spent grains</li>
<li>Conduct original research into the biology of brewers’ grains</li>
<li>Partner with leading academic experts to turn theory into practice</li>
<li>Several cooperation agreements with leading brewers</li>
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The science 

The ingredients for success BSG's contain a wide range of valuable and easy to reuse ingredients:
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<li>25% proteins</li>
<li>10% lipids (fats)</li>
<li>Up to 40% carbohydrates, including mono-saccharides and polysaccharides</li>
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Our separation unit separates these ingredients, stage by stage, making them readily available for a wide range of industrial users.
Potential applications
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<li>Food production, including plant-based proteins and fibres</li>
<li>Non-animal protein for use in pet food</li>
<li>Animal feed, as grains or supplements</li>
<li>Ingredients for personal care applications, from lotions to food supplements</li>
<li>Industrial uses, from specialist lubricants to surfactants</li>
<li>Biogas energy from residual process materials</li>
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Products and applications

Our proven approach develops secure, industrial-strength methods for new products and processes using BSG. We can move rapidly from concept to complete market-ready process, bringing in specialist partners as and when we need them. So with Duynie Group, you have all the key element for a successful transition from feed to food, while keeping your brewery going.

Partnership

Curious about the options for your brewery?