At AAK, we craft advanced cocoa butter alternatives and filling fats designed to optimise shelf life, enhance flavour release, and deliver an exceptional sensory experience. Leveraging our collaborative co-development approach, we partner with you to create bespoke chocolate and confectionery solutions that align perfectly with your product vision and technical requirements.
AAK - Tastes of Better Ascot
The all-in-one house for specialty oils & fats
Where premium quality meets a sustainable & innovative future.
Join AAK’s Tastes of Better showcase at Food Matters Live Ascot—a multi-sensory experience that demonstrates how premium-quality, plant-based ingredients can drive both innovation and sustainability in the food industry. Explore a range of sample applications across categories such as Chocolate Confectionery, Dairy, Bakery, Special Nutrition, Plant-Based, and Savoury, and discover how the right ingredient choices can enhance product performance while reducing environmental impact. Throughout the experience, AAK’s team of experts will be on hand to share insights and discuss how partnering with AAK can support your product development and sustainability goals.
Highlights:
Discover how smarter ingredient choices can reduce your CO₂ footprint and help drive a more sustainable, innovative food industry. At AAK, we’re committed to shaping a greener future through purposeful partnerships and expert support.
What you’ll explore:
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Reducing CO₂ emissions through intelligent, plant-based ingredient solutions
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Exclusive access to AAK experts in Chocolate and Confectionery, Dairy and Plant-Based, Savoury, Bakery, and Special Nutrition
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Understanding ingredient impact across value chains, communities, and consumer health
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Driving social responsibility through conscious ingredient selection for long-term change
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AAK’s sustainability initiatives and our role in leading the transition to a more responsible food system
Join us and be part of the sustainable transformation. Because better ingredients lead to a better future
Chocolate and Confectionery
Dairy and Ice-cream
With deep experience in customising solutions for segments such as ice cream, cheese, whipped toppings, yellow fats, fermented milk products, milk drinks and powders, and coffee whiteners, we bring unique value to your consumer products. Our expertise in oils and fats—combined with a comprehensive understanding of the entire value chain and in-depth knowledge of each application—enables us to deliver tailored solutions that enhance product performance, functionality, and consumer appeal.
Special Nutrition
AAK offers a wide range of dietary products, beneficial oils, and fat-based supplements designed to support infant, medical, and senior nutrition. Our tailored solutions help improve nutritional intake, promote overall health, and meet the specific needs of consumers at every life stage. With our broad portfolio and deep expertise, we’re committed to advancing global health through smarter nutrition.
Plant-based foods
We are passionate about creating better sensory experiences—because we believe everyone should be able to enjoy healthy, sustainable plant-based foods without compromising on taste, texture, or enjoyment. As a value-adding partner, we collaborate closely with you to co-develop the tastier, healthier plant-based products consumers love.
AkoPlanet™ is our dedicated platform for plant-based innovation. Specifically designed for meat, fish, seafood, and dairy alternatives, our AkoPlanet™ range of plant-based fats and oil solutions is crafted to elevate your products and support your sustainability goals—without sacrificing sensory appeal.
Bakery
We offer sustainable baking solutions that are responsibly sourced, deliver superior functionality, and support a healthier nutritional profile. Our portfolio includes shortenings, laminating fats, frying oils, margarines, flaked shortenings, hard stocks, melanges, and more—each customisable to meet your specific baking requirements. Whether you’re looking to match your current formulation or improve production efficiency, our solutions are designed to elevate both product performance and process sustainability.
Savoury
Our extensive portfolio includes dressings, butter blends, margarines, spreads, shortenings, vinegars, frying oils, mayonnaise, sauces, cooking wines, and a wide range of other condiment products. In short, we provide everything you need to create exceptional food experiences—whether you’re focussed on delivering healthier options, optimising cost and performance, or advancing your sustainability goals. We also offer market-adapted solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of different regions.
Attend AAK’s Taste of Better showcase in Ascot
Watch AAK’s previous Tastes of Better showcase to get an insight into the innovations and solutions they will bring to Food Matters Live Ascot.
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