i-Mix International
i-Mix is an international distributor of technical food ingredients. We combine application expertise and reliable supply to help food manufacturers develop better products and achieve consistent production results.
What we are responsible for
These responsibilities are usually divided among an international trade and distribution company, a food science and technical solutions provider, and a freight forwarder, leaving the manufacturer to coordinate the work among them. i-Mix brings all seven together as one integrated responsibility, because the gaps between them are where performance, compliance and continuity can be lost.
Finding and selecting producers in Canada, Europe, Asia and South America, on consistency, documentation and the capacity to keep supplying as demand grows. This is a technical judgement before it is a commercial one.
i-Mix acts directly as the buyer, seller and exporter of the ingredients it supplies, managing the commercial transaction and the documentation required to move each shipment across borders.
Working on the problem in the product: formulation, application and troubleshooting a line that is not behaving.
Building the knowledge inside a customer's technical team, so the capability stays after we leave.
Opening markets for producers and opening access to ingredients for manufacturers. Both directions of the same work.
i-Mix manages the logistics required for each shipment, including carrier selection and booking, shipping documents, customs coordination, warehousing, cargo insurance and delivery to the agreed point under the agreed delivery terms.
i-Mix connects demand forecasting, production planning with suppliers, inventory management and order timing to maintain supply continuity and reduce the risk of interruptions to the customer's production.
The i-Mix operating method
Every customer project follows the i-Mix IDEA Framework.
We define the customer’s requirements in full, including product function, process conditions, destination market regulations, previous attempts, end consumer preferences and their market demand.
i-Mix’s research and development team works with the customer’s technical team to define the project, develop the required ingredient or solution, and prepare proposals and samples.
Samples are tested under actual production conditions. Our technical team supports each trial and coordinates the required adjustments until performance is validated.
Once the project is approved, i-Mix provides a continuous and reliable supply to support ongoing production. Our technical team remains available to maintain consistent performance, address production challenges and provide further support whenever required.
Every application has its own product function, process conditions, destination-market regulations, end-consumer preferences and market demand. i-Mix begins with what the customer is trying to achieve and the performance required in the finished product and on the production line.
i-Mix bases each recommendation on what an ingredient can realistically achieve in the customer’s application. Market trends help define the opportunity, but demonstrated performance determines the technical answer.
Each i-Mix private-label technical food ingredient is built to a specification defined and owned by i-Mix, not selected from a producer’s catalogue. The intended application, required performance and destination-market requirements shape the specification, and i-Mix selects the producer best able to meet it consistently.
Different challenges require different answers.
ONE INGREDIENT / ONE INTEGRATED PRODUCT / DEFINED FUNCTIONS
A System is a carefully designed blend of functional ingredients, supplied as one integrated product to perform defined functions in a specific application.
THE COMPLETE ANSWER
A Solution is the complete answer to a customer’s challenge. It may involve a single ingredient, an i-Mix System or several coordinated products working together.
The right answer is the one that performs.
Capability that stays
i-Mix provides application-specific training on ingredient functionality, formulation, quality considerations and production use. We transfer practical knowledge to the customer’s technical and production teams so they can apply the ingredient or solution correctly, make informed decisions and maintain consistent performance independently.
Product manufacturer
i-Mix
Ingredient functionality · Formulation
Quality · Production use
Your team
Ingredient status differs between markets, and so does what may be said on a label. We work on the destination market’s requirements as part of the technical answer, not as an afterthought once the formulation is settled.
In coordination with the customer’s regulatory team, we assess whether proposed ingredients are permitted for the intended application and review the applicable conditions and permitted levels of use before the formulation moves forward.
Protein enrichment is one example of how i-Mix brings technical development, ingredient selection, regulatory review, application trials, knowledge transfer and supply-chain execution together in one project.
We begin by defining the application, nutritional target, processing conditions, sensory expectations and destination-market requirements. We then select the appropriate protein, develop the supporting system or solution, coordinate trials and adjustments with the customer’s technical team, and carry the approved project into reliable supply.
Because added protein can change water binding, structure, texture, flavour and processing, the objective is not simply to increase the number on a label. It is to reach the nutritional target while protecting the performance and quality of the finished product.
