Chemometric Brain signs agreement with Foga, enables digitised quality control of Arabic Gum production
Chemometric Brain, a novel digitised quality control and Testing-as-a-Service software based on a Near Infrared technology (NIR) that guarantees the traceability, suitability and homogeneity of ingredients and final food products, has signed an agreement with Foga Gum, a Dutch company specialising in organic and fairtrade Arabic gum production in Sudan, to digitise its product quality and supply chain.
The use of Chemometric Brain enables Foga to digitise quality control, facilitating sample analysis and validating quality, homogeneity and traceability from the incoming raw materials to the outgoing finished product, throughout the entire Arabic gum value chain.
Gum Arabic (or gum acacia) is a natural gum derived from the hardened sap of the acacia tree and is mainly used as a stabiliser in the food industry.
Foga, originally from The Netherlands, has invested in two production plants in Sudan to strengthen the Arabic gum value chain by shortening supply chains and produce in a more efficient and sustainable way. The company works very closely with farmers in Sudan and is directly involved in planting trees and reforesting the area.
Foga offers fair prices to the producers, contributes to enhancing their skills and income by cutting middlemen, and uses spray drying techniques to produce high quality products for the global market.
This agreement proves that Chemometric Brain is a useful, accessible and inexpensive solution focusing on small and medium-sized companies such as Foga, with a clear focus on innovation. Both companies share values and a social purpose, as Foga promotes fair trade and local development and Chemometric Brain seeks to democratise the use of NIR technology for quality control offering digitized and secure food quality and global supply chains and insuring sustainable food and nutrition to the coming generations everywhere.
