About us

The European Starch Industry Association, Starch Europe, is the trade association which represents the interests of the EU starch industry both at European and international level. Its membership comprises 30 EU starch producing companies, together representing more than 95% of the EU starch industry, and, in associate membership, 6 national starch industry associations.

Our Mission

The European Starch Industry Association, Starch Europe, represents the interests of the EU starch industry both at European and international level, with the aim of ensuring a continued safe, high-quality and sustainable supply of starch-based ingredients, plant-based proteins and fibres, in a fair and competitive environment.

Key objectives

The industry’s access to a sufficient supply of raw materials of good quality at competitive prices.

Fair competition between EU starch products and the other products with which they compete in all food, feed and non-food applications.

Increased recognition of the starch industry as a key player in the development of the bio-economy.

Ensure that technical rules applicable to the production, sales and use of starch-based products do not affect our freedom to operate on an equal basis with competing products.

International trade rules which maintain the competitiveness of the EU starch industry.

Promote the understanding of the key functions that the diverse range of starch based ingredients and co-products play in food, feed and industrial applications.

Promote industry good practice in assuring the safety, quality and sustainability both of starch based ingredients and co-products and of the raw materials from which they are mad

Organisation

In order to manage and implement its annual priorities, the General Assembly appoints an Executive Committee, consisting of a cross section of the members, amongst whom are the Association’s administrators (the President and the four vice presidents). The Executive Committee meets as appropriate but typically four times a year.

The day to day management of Starch Europe is the responsibility of the Managing Director with the support of the secretariat. Starch Europe also appoints special committees and working groups to deal with specific issues or sets of issues. They meet as required and report to the Executive Committee.

Title	Name	Position
President	Christophe Lescroart	CEO Starch & Sweeteners Business Unit - Tereos
1st Vice-President	Antoine Peeters	Head of Public Affairs – Roquette
Treasurer	Phillip Deiters	Chief Strategy Officer - Food – Crespel and Deiters
Vice-President	Chris Hollebeck	Chief Commercial Officer – AVEBE
Vice-President	Martina Garlin	SVP and Managing Director of Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers activities in Europe – Cargill
	Julia Laudenbach	CEO – Jäckering
	Ard Van Houte	Chief Procurement Officer – Tate & Lyle
	Gerben Meursing	Managing Director Asia-Pacific – Emsland Group
	Michael O'Riordan	Senior Vice President, Texture and Healthful Solutions, EMEA and Asia-Pacific – Ingredion

Members

The European Starch Industry Association, Starch Europe, is the trade association which represents the interests of the EU starch industry both at European and international level. Its membership comprises 28 EU starch producing companies, together representing more than 95% of the EU starch industry, and, in associate membership, 7 national starch industry associations.

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