Puratos expands global innovation footprint with new centers: Canada and Costa Rica
This initiative offers exclusive insights into emerging trends in taste, health, and sustainability, enabling clients to anticipate market shifts and innovate accordingly.
CANADA/COSTA RICA – Puratos, the global leader in bakery, patisserie, and chocolate innovation, has unveiled two new Innovation Centers in Montreal, Canada and Cartago, Costa Rica, delivering cutting-edge innovations in bakery and patisserie product creation.
This expansion marks a strategic expansion of its global network.
The Montreal Innovation Centre, officially opened on August 20, 2025, becomes Puratos’ third facility in Canada, joining those in Mississauga and Chilliwack.
Located in the heart of Quebec, the 3,500-square-foot hub is designed to foster collaboration, creativity, and technical excellence.
It offers hands-on support for local businesses, with bilingual service and tailored recipe development.
Equipped with advanced tools, including a refrigerated marble table for chocolate work and dual proofers for simultaneous retarding and proofing, the centre is well-positioned to meet the unique needs of Quebec’s bakery and patisserie sector.
The Montreal facility also integrates Puratos’ “Taste Tomorrow” program, the world’s largest consumer research ecosystem in the food industry.
This initiative offers exclusive insights into emerging trends in taste, health, and sustainability, enabling clients to anticipate market shifts and innovate accordingly.
Sustainability is a core feature of the center, which operates entirely on clean electricity and energy-efficient systems.
In Cartago’s Industrial Park, Costa Rica, Puratos has launched a state-of-the-art Innovation Center focused on co-creation and agile product development for the Latin American market.
The facility features an upgraded R&D lab and is designed to support professionals in the bakery, patisserie, and chocolate industries with customized solutions tailored to their specific needs.
The launch event featured regional leaders and strategic clients, including PROCOMER’s General Manager, Laura López Salazar, who emphasized the centre’semphasized role in elevating Costa Rica’s food industry through innovation.
Both centers reflect Puratos’ commitment to staying close to customers and delivering regionally relevant solutions.
Puratos, headquartered in Belgium, operates more than 120 Innovation Centres globally to support local and regional clients.
These hubs provide product development, category management, and profiling, enabling businesses to create appealing products, establish profitability goals, and refine existing offerings for market success.
This expansion solidifies Puratos’ role as a reliable global leader in bakery and chocolate innovation, dedicated to advancing the industry through constant innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to sustainability and customer success.
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