The company’s Technology Development Center in Muscatine, Iowa, was built to create manufacturing processes for new products, model and improve existing manufacturing processes, evaluate and recommend new processing technology and provide samples for internal and customer evaluations and trials. The center provides development facilities for expansion of existing food, pharmaceutical, personal care and industrial product lines, as well as capabilities for specialty and biochemical process development. This technology center is the cornerstone for aggressive research and development efforts to provide expanded products and services for GPC customers.

GPC’s Technical Service Department has scientists from a wide range of backgrounds available to assist customers with specific product development needs. The efforts of Research, Technical Development, Quality Control and Technical Service illustrate the emphasis GPC puts on new approaches and new ideas. The soundness of this philosophy is evidenced by the progress that is continually made in both products and production. The management philosophy of true commitment to quality and long-term customer satisfaction is key to GPC’s growth and success.