GEAPS Exchange 2025: How to Harness Oilseed Value-Added Processes and Growth Potential
Session Description
From the food we eat to the products we consume, there is a good chance soybeans and other oilseeds play a role. Demand is broadening for specialty proteins in plant-based foods, while sustainability is expanding the market for vegetable oils in Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Beyond traditional processing and refining of oilseeds, these and other value-added products create new growing markets and profit potential for everyone in the agricultural industry.
Meet The Speaker
Gary Koerbitz is a principal and process development manager at VAA, where he brings a vast portfolio of experience to large-scale and complex projects in oilseed crush and refining, protein-based food production and the biofuels industries. With more than three decades of industry expertise, Koerbitz has filled a combination of professional roles from facility manager, process and equipment provider to operations and engineering team manager. It is no surprise his agile professional experience has allowed him to refine his technical capabilities to develop comprehensive design solutions for process projects and facilities.