Company Profile
Glatt Process Technology Food, Feed & Fine Chemicals, a strategic business unit of Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH, is part of the internationally active Glatt Group and specializes in particle design and ingredient processing for the food, feed, nutraceutical, and fine chemicals industries. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Weimar, Germany, with the Glatt Group’s central headquarters in Binzen, Germany, the company has developed over 5,000 tested products and completed more than 2,500 plant projects worldwide. Glatt’s core competence is fluidized bed technology, enabling spray granulation, microencapsulation, coating, spray drying, and agglomeration to optimize functional ingredients for bioavailability, stability, solubility, and controlled release. The Glatt Technology Center in Weimar houses lab units, pilot plants, production facilities, and analytics labs. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and FSSC 22000 certifications, and carries an EcoVadis rating for sustainability.
From Your Product Idea to Industrial Production
Particle design and plant manufacturing from a single source. For functional powders, granules and pellets in food, feed and fine chemicals.
Applications and Uses
- Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements (bioavailability enhancement,
taste masking, controlled release) - Functional food and beverages (instant powders, granules, fortified products)
- Feed additives (amino acids, enzymes, probiotics)
- Fine chemicals and specialty ingredients
- Cosmetics and personal care
- Contract manufacturing and toll processing
- Turnkey plant engineering and process scale-up
Products Overview
Glatt does not sell finished ingredients under its own brand, but processes and functionalizes ingredients for B2B customers using its proprietary particle technologies.
| Technology | Capabilities |
|---|---|
| Spray granulation | Converts liquids and suspensions into free-flowing, dust-free granules (vitamins, proteins, amino acids, plant extracts) |
| Microencapsulation | Protects sensitive actives such as probiotics, oils, and vitamins from oxidation, moisture, and heat |
| Particle coating | Applies functional coatings for taste masking, controlled release, and moisture protection |
| Spray drying | Produces fine powders from liquid feeds (essential oils, extracts, beverage bases) |
| Spray agglomeration | Improves solubility and dispersibility of powders for instant applications (coffee, tea, protein blends) |
| Spouted bed technology | Processes coarse or sticky particles including large granules and pellets |
Processed ingredient examples include curcumin, caffeine, beta-carotene, essential oils, vitamins, probiotics, and protein blends.
Contact
Glatt Ingenieurtechnik
GmbH Nordstrasse 12
99427 Weimar
Germany
+49 3643 47-0
[email protected]
foodfeedfinechemicals.glatt.com