In nature there are infinite answers to the demand for the well-being and health of people, animals and the planet. Thanks to scientific research and biotechnologies, it is now possible to sustainably produce natural molecules for a high added value, to be used as ingredients in cosmetics, nutraceuticals, the pharmaceutical sector.
The biotechnological platform CROP® (Controlled Release of Optimized Plants) developed by a Group company, Aethera Biotech, enables the development and production of high title phytocomplexes from plant-based cultures in vitro, that respond to the advanced needs of the botanicals market, especially the cosmetics industry and nutraceuticals.
MAIN PRINCIPLES FROM PLANT-BASED CULTURES IN VITRO
This technology offers numerous benefits: the process guarantees the total absence of environmental contaminants such as pesticides, fertilizers, heavy metals and aflatoxins, as the culture is created in a protected, controlled environment; the unlimited and concentrated availability of biologically active natural substances, standardisation, quality, and purity.
This technology fully responds to the demand for products conceived for green purposes, seeing that the production process excludes consumption of soil and reduces water consumption by 3 size levels, fully respecting biodiversity.
ADVANTAGES OF THE BIOTECH CROP® PLATFORM
FOR THE CONSUMER
The process guarantees the total absence of environmental contaminants such as pesticides, fertilizers, heavy metals and aflatoxins, as the culture is created in a protected, controlled environment
The unlimited and concentrated availability of biologically active
Natural substances, standardisation, quality, and purity
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Dramatic reduction in exploitation of natural resources: consumption of Water and Soil reduced by 3 orders of magnitude
Total abolition of the use of pesticides, fertilisers, and herbicides
No impoverishment of flora and total respect of biodiversity
The pure plant-based oils (OVP) from the pressing of soy, rapeseed and sunflower seeds are used as a bio-fuel by electricity operators who access the all-inclusive tariff for the production of energy from renewable sources.
The supply chain for the production of energy from OVP creates a synergy between the various economic sectors: farming, first seed processing industry, animal feed industry. Plant-based oil amounts to about 18% of soy-seed processing and, because of the difficulty had marketing it, in the last ten years it has been enhanced for the production of electricity from renewable sources, with the circular economy in mind.
Use of OVP for energy purposes has proved a valid solution for decreasing the dependence on imported gas, hence a way of contributing to greater energy self-sufficiency with a view to the FER decree, besides being an opportunity for companies to reduce their CO2 quotas.
BIOFUELS
As a company for the first processing of raw agricultural materials, Cereal Docks takes part in the growth of agro-energy supply chains for the production of bio-fuels that do not compete with human and animal nutrition.
In the mix of crops that can be suitably placed in the biofuel sector you have soy oil, a structural sub-product of the soy seed transformation process into plant-based protein seeds for animal nutrition. That oil cannot be used for food purpose, but has strong potential as a raw material for biofuels.
Due to its characteristics, soy oil can make an important contribution to decarbonising the mobility sector. It can also be used pure after hydrogenation (HVO) in heavy vehicles – that are technically approved – and for which there are no mature alternatives available yet for their decarbonisation.
LECTIN FOR TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS
Lectins are an irreplaceable component of several production processes. In the tanning sector they assure leather a fine, soft consistency and prevent micro-organisms from forming on the surface.
In the paints industry, lectin fixes the final colour and stops granules forming or sedimentation; and is used in printed inks to facilitate the regulation of humidity, viscosity and the distribution of solvents. They are used as plastifiers to improve the laying properties of cold asphalt and tarmac, or as an emulsifier to help the incorporation of oils, with excellent application performance.
Cereal Docks is the Italian market leader and one of the main European players in the soy transformation sector for animal feed applications and in the supply of corn for zootechnical use and for pet food.
Based on an internal estimate, the sum of meal feeds, cereals, oils and other sub-products that Cereal Docks distributes along the production supply chain of the zootechnical sector (chicken, pork, cow’s milk, etc.) is used to produce food that ends up on the tables of about 10 million Italians every day, and of many other consumers of made in Italy products in Europe and the world.
Corn for zootechnical use and pet food
Corn is the main nutrition component of not only revenue animals such as poultry, cattle, and pigs, but is also used in the pet food formulas.
Roasted soy seeds
Thanks to innovative technologies you get slow, low temperature roasting that keeps the seed’s nutritional characteristics intact, to make “full-fat” products, that is seeds complete with all fats, intended to only be used in the animal feed industry.
Meal feeds and soybean meals
The oily seed oil extraction process provides meal feeds and soybean meals from soy seeds, sunflower, rapeseed (normal, protein, high-protein, and hulls) for animal feed formulas.
Organic protein panels
A facility dedicated solely to the cold pressing of organic oily seeds enables the production of zootechnical use panels of soy, rapeseed, sunflower with guaranteed traceability and a cutting-edge quality control and assurance system
Zootechnical oils
The mechanical seed pressing and extraction processes lead to the rough oils from oily seeds, such as soy, rapeseed and sunflower.
Zootechnical lectins
These are an improvement factor for the weight growth of animals and the conversion index. In fish and shell fish farming, the fatty acids contained in lectin are fundamental for the functionality of various apparatuses, notablyincreasing the survival rate. They contribute to making the food digestible and ensuring good emulsion of fats at intestinal level.
Closely linked to the farming world, Cereal Docks Group companies start from a plant-based matrix and transform it into a range of diversified ingredients, accompanied by solid reliability, safety and quality guarantees.
PLANT-BASED OILS
Starting from the ground’s fruits, Cereal Docks Group companies transform the oilseeds of sunflower, soy, rapeseed into a wide range of rough and refined oils.
ROUGH OILS
Sunflower seed oil, soy oil, rapeseed oil. The mechanical seed pressing and extraction processes lead to rough oilseed oils such as soy, rapeseed and sunflower.
REFINED OILS
High-oleic sunflower seed oil, linoleic sunflower seed oil The rough oil is further processed in the modern Camisano Vicentino refinery, operational since 2022. An accurate refining process to enhance and preserve the quality of seeds, resulting in refined oils, in particular sunflower, used in food and packaging industry applications, but also in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
ORGANIC OILS
Rough and virgin oils from the cold-pressing of the organic seeds of sunflower, soy, rapeseed. The Cereal Docks Organic facility (Roverchiara, Verona) has a cold seed pressing plant and a winterisation plant for the production of sunflower and rapeseed virgin oils.
REFINED ORGANIC OILS
Sunflower seed oil, rapeseed oil. In the new Camisano Vicentino refining facility, the production process is optimised to refine organic oil thanks to advanced technologies for a delicate, batch-based refining process dedicated to organic oil.
SPECIAL ORGANIC OILS
Camelina oil, linseed oil. The Roverchiara production facility has a second oil mill dedicated to the cold pressing of selected seeds to produce special, high quality linseed and camelina oils. The oil mill is designed to guarantee maximum production flexibility, also enabling very small batches and thus responding to customer needs.
CEREALS FOR FOOD USES
Historically linked to the Cereal Docks origins, cereals (corn, barley, wheat) have always been fundamental nutrients and have taken on an increasingly more important human nutrition role in recent years.
Corn, alongside its zootechnical applications, is also used to producegluten-free flours, is used in the yeasts industry or in the production of beer. Wheat or soft wheat is used as flour for domestic uses, in bread-making,the confectionaryand food industry and in HORECA. Barley, transformed into malt, is the raw material for the production of beer and alcoholic drinks. It is also used in the food industry in ready-made soups and salads, as flour in bread mixture or in the preparation of cakes.
GLUTEN-FREE FLOURS
The Favero business unit processes conventional and organic corn to produce gluten-free flours and ingredients: standard, pre-cooked, and micronized flours, pregelatinized blends, customized mixes, gluten-free breadcrumbs, maize gritz, semi-finished products for the food industry, rice, legume and ancient grains flours.
PLANT-BASED PROTEINS
Cereal Docks has developed an innovative plant-based ingredient, sunflower seed flour, obtained through a delicate pressing process. It boasts high protein content, neutral flavor, and technical-functional properties, suitable for a wide range of applications from pasta and baked goods to plant-based protein products.
LECTINS
The natural emulsifier, fundamental for the production of chocolate, custards, confectionary, baked products, baby food. Numerous other technical and industrial applications. Development of the plant-based emulsifier market
Siamo sempre alla ricerca di persone dinamiche che vogliano condividere con noi le sfide future per raggiungere traguardi sempre più prestigiosi.
Lavorare in Cereal Docks significa partecipare in prima persona ad un progetto imprenditoriale sfidante, sentire un forte senso di appartenenza, lavorare in team, essere motivati al miglioramento continuo per raggiungere, insieme, obiettivi e risultati.
We are always looking for dynamic people wanting to share the future challenge of achieving increasingly important goals with us. Working in Cereal Docks means being part of a challenging entrepreneurial project, feeling a strong sense of belonging, team working, being motivated to constantly improve and achieve targets and results together.
Il nostro impegno è rivolto a creare un clima positivo, basato sulla fiducia reciproca e sulla collaborazione in un ambiente confortevole e sicuro.
La community Cereal Docks è fatta di persone che si sentono protagoniste del loro lavoro e sono coinvolte nel raggiungimento degli obiettivi aziendali.
Come realtà industriale in evoluzione, Cereal Docks è alla ricerca di persone di talento, aperte al cambiamento e disponibili a mettersi in gioco in progetti innovativi legati al mondo del food, della nutrizione animale, dei prodotti da agricoltura biologica, delle biotecnologie e dell’agricoltura 4.0.
In cambio, offre concrete opportunità di sviluppo professionale e personale.
La formazione e la qualificazione delle risorse umane sono tra i principali driver della crescita del Gruppo. Per questo, è nata Mantegna Academy, la scuola d’impresa a cui è affidato il compito di sostenere il percorso professionale dei dipendenti, valorizzando i talenti, favorendo la loro crescita interna e creando le condizioni per essere sempre più attrattiva per le migliori risorse esterne.
Lavorare in Cereal Docks significa partecipare in prima persona ad un progetto imprenditoriale sfidante, sentire un forte senso di appartenenza, lavorare in team, essere motivati al miglioramento continuo per raggiungere, insieme, obiettivi e risultati.
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Our commitment is to create a positive climate based on mutual trust and collaboration in a safe, comfortable environment.
The Cereal Docks community is made up of people who feel they are the job protagonists and are involved in achieving company targets.
As an evolving organisation, Cereal Docks is searching for talented people, open to change and willing to test themselves in innovative projects linked to food, animal nutrition, organic farming products, biotechnologies and farming 4.0.
In exchange, it offers concrete professional and personal growth opportunities.
The training and qualification of its human resources are one of the main Group growth drivers. That is why it created Mantegna Academy, the company school sustaining the professional growth of employees, enhancing talents, promoting their inner growth and creating the conditions for being increasingly more attractive to the best external resources.
Working in Cereal Docks means being part of a challenging entrepreneurial project, feeling a strong sense of belonging, team working, being motivated to constantly improve and achieve targets and results together.
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In its 40-year history, Cereal Docks has acquired credibility and reputation thanks to consistency with rooted principles and values but has always been able to renew itself and evolve; like the will to continue enhancing its human resources, the link with land of origin, the commitment to invest in the continual improvement of processes and products, an open view of the future, innovation and internationalism.
The latest evolutions
From company to structured, integrated “system of companies”
2024
Cereal Docks launches the institutional campaign “Gli Ingredienti” to celebrate the company’s first 40 years. The campaign highlights what lies “behind” many food and pet food products: care, safety, quality, sustainability, and guaranteed traceability, all stemming from strong relationships with the agricultural world, the expertise of Cereal Docks agronomists, and other key players in the supply chain. Cereal Docks is, in fact, the safe and traceable ingredient behind many of the products we consume every day.
2023
The Cereal Docks Group celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2023 with three special events dedicated to colleagues, customers, and institutions to commemorate this significant milestone and reflect on the upcoming challenges facing the Italian agri-food system. The three-day event, titled “The Ingredients that Fuel Our Future,” was held in the beautiful setting of the H-Farm Campus, a unique space for sharing and collaboration among students, professionals, and entrepreneurs, and particularly a hub for nurturing young talent.
2023
Cereal Docks Group acquires Molino Favero, a company specialized in the origination, production and packaging of gluten free and free-from flours and ingredients for the food industry and large-scale trade, as the last milestone in the Group’s Strategy “from commodities to ingredients”.
2022
Grey Silo Ventures is born, to identify and invest in new entrepreneurial entities primarily in the FoodTech world. The acquisition of Ital Green Oil, a company operating in the primary processing of oilseeds (soy) to produce animal nutrition flours, vegetable oils, and food-grade lectins, is announced
2021
Cereal Docks Group becomes a purpose-driven company, turning into a Benefit Corporation. The new brand identity is presented as is the rebranding of two business units: Aethera Biotech (formerly Dembitoech) and Nateeo (formerly Cereal Docks Food). Acquisition of the Cereal Docks Organic facility of Roverchiara (VR) is completed and the new logistic hub in via dell’Innovazione in Camisano Vicentino becomes operational.
New horizons
We are the ingredient that starts the change
2020
In the pandemic year, the Group consolidates its leadership in the processing of oily seeds, cereal trading, and in the market of high added value ingredients.
2019
Cereal Docks Spa purchases an industrial area in Summaga di Portogruaro, strengthening the role of Portogruaro as a strategic, Group logistics hub. Mantegna Academy, the Group’s business school, launches the Carta Bianca (art in the company) project and the Campus project for students doing their Master’s thesis in the company. Cereal Docks Organic starts managing the Roverchiara (Verona) facility, using it to produce oil and organic oil-cakes, textured vegetable protein and micronised flours for food.
From Company to Group
The Group role emerges in the community and market due to its characteristics
2018
35th anniversary: the new headquarters of the Cereal Docks Group is inaugurated in via dell’Innovazione in Camisano Vicentino and Cereal Docks Group Lab becomes operational. Cereal Docks is an industrial partner, with Amadori and Finiper Group, of FoodForward, an acceleration program for innovative projects and start-ups in the food and retail sectors, coordinated by Deloitte.
2017
Corporate governance is strengthened. Cereal Docks Organic is set up to develop the organic chain in the farm sector. The new Cereal Docks East Europe storage centre becomes operational in Romania. Mantegna Academy, the Cereal Docks Group business school is established. Production facilities come up to speed after important upgrading: the Marghera plant renewed in full and integrated with three logistic structures (water, rail, road); the Camisano plant made more efficient; the Romania plant equipped with a new logistic junction and the Fiorenzuola one with a strategic, product distribution warehouse function.
Diversification
Strengthening growth by expanding the offer and new business opportunities
2016
The Cereal Docks Food role is consolidated in the high added value ingredient market for applications in the food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, zootechnical and industrial area. Setting up Demethra Biotech (now Aethera Biotech), a highly innovative, bio-technological company invested by Cereal Docks, operating in an intense research sector and producing active plant-based principles used mainly in life sciences and food.
2013
Cereal Docks Food (now Nateeo) is founded and is active in the standardised plant-based lectins, oils, and functional blends sector.
2012
New extraction plant in the Camisano Vicentino facility.
2011
Acquisition of the Porto Marghera extraction plant from the American multinational Bunge.
The link and consolidation with the farming world
The roots in farming, the industrial vision: from stockers to processors
2007
A plant-based oil refinery and a transesterification plant are set up in the Camisano facility. Cereal Docks International is created and develops the international trading of raw materials from farm origin and by-products.
2002
The Portogruaro (Venice) facility storage and drying plant becomes operational
2000
Cereal Docks becomes a stable member of the oily seeds processing sector and launches its first extraction plant.
The Nineties
Aurora becomes Cereal Docks. Relations and mutual trust with farmers is strengthened.
1983
Mauro Fanin sets up Aurora, a small company that is operational in harvesting and drying corn. A short time later he is joined by his cousin, Paolo Fanin.