ST. LOUIS — Bunge North America has included a culinary center in its Bunge Ingredient Innovation Center in Bradley, Ill. The facility features an industrial kitchen and a corporate dining room with video capabilities.

“The culinary center enables customers to take our award-winning food ingredients and either test how they improve their existing products or develop new recipes,” said Soren Schroder, president and chief executive officer of St. Louis-based Bunge North America.

Bunge employs 25 scientists at the facility in Bradley.