Dried Mushroom Innovations

As a response to the growing demand for customer-specific formulations and new application ideas, Worlée has expanded its research and development facilities with a new competence center consisting of a technical center, show kitchen and tea development laboratory.

Experts can now get a look behind the scenes at the new center and have the chance to observe development team at work at the tasting counter. Visitors will have the opportunity at this tasting counter to try out a selection of raw materials in their finished end product form.

The “pop star of mushrooms” – the champignon – has a particularly import The “pop star of mushrooms” – the champignon – has a particularly important role to play this year for the midsized company. The increasing market demand for high-quality, pesticide-free champignons with short supply chains has led to the founding of the joint venture “The Mushroom Dryers” by Worlée together with its long-standing business partner Scelta Mushrooms. The Mushroom Dryers is a production facility in the Netherlands (Belfeld) through which Worlée can offer dried champignon slices in European quality. This factory is unique in that it features its own self-developed belt dryer. The result: air-dried champignon slices from fresh, hand-harvested European champignons with a quality that is simply incomparable. Finally, the dried champignon slices are sent to the Worlée factory in Hamburg for refining and processing. This refinement method includes bacteria reduction treatment (EVW) as well as a state-of- the-art mechanical and manual cleaning process. This process chain ensures Worlée’s compliance with European quality standards.

Worlée’s wide-ranging product portfolio of natural dried raw materials also includes, along with the newest items, classics such as dates, peppers or porcini as well as so-called superfoods. Along with plantbased raw materials from local sources, Worlée also offers a wide variety of exotic superfoods such as chia seeds, goji berries, quinoa or aloe vera. Overall, Worlée carries more than 50 superfoods in organic and conventional quality.