SUPPORT PROGRAMMES

CUP OUT OF THE BOX, S.L. (a company of the Productos Solubles, S.A. Group) has received funding from the ERDF, under the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020, and from the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), with the aim of promoting research, technological development and innovation.

This funding made it possible to carry out the project “Development of new intense and flavoured varieties of coffee capsules”, aimed at developing a new range of compatible coffee capsule references covering the strongest intensities on the market, with a budget of 376 thousand euros.

The project was carried out at the company's facilities in Venta de Baños between April 2017 and April 2018.

PRODUCTOS SOLUBLES, S.A. has received funding from the ERDF, under the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020, and from the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), with the aim of promoting research, technological development and innovation.

This funding made it possible to carry out the project “Development of a soluble coffee that releases a ground coffee aroma when the jar is opened, and improvement of the sustainability of its packaging”, aimed at developing a new soluble coffee product to offer consumers something different that adds value, with a budget of 314 thousand euros. The project was carried out at the company's facilities in Venta de Baños between September 2020 and September 2021.

PRODUCTOS SOLUBLES, S.A. has received funding from the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), with the aim of promoting research, technological development and innovation.

This funding made it possible to carry out the project “Research and development of environmentally friendly home compost capsules”, aimed at developing comprehensive, sustainable and ecological solutions for the coffee packaging sector, with a budget of 462 thousand euros.

The project was carried out at the company's facilities in Venta de Baños between October 2020 and December 2021.

Productos Solubles, S.A. is making substantial investments to improve its facilities and production process. To this end it receives grants from the Regional Government of Castilla y León, co-financed through the EAFRD under Line 42, included in sub-measure 4.2., with an executed budget of 3.4 million euros.

PRODUCTOS SOLUBLES SA takes part in the 'ICEX-BREXIT' Programme, financed by European Union funds to mitigate the adverse consequences of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Union. Grants awarded by ICEX in 2023.

INSTALLATION OF A 7,200 KW SPENT COFFEE GROUNDS AND WOOD CHIP BIOFUEL BOILER AT THE COFFEE FACTORY.

Project covered by the incentive programme for the installation of thermal renewable energy facilities in different sectors of the economy, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, financed by the European Union - NextGenerationEU
#PlanDeRecuperación

Beneficiary: PRODUCTOS SOLUBLES, S.A.
Total investment: €9,044,963.80
Grant amount: €1,083,600.00
Component 7, investment 1 (C7, I1)
Royal Decree 1124/2021

In 2022 Productos Solubles, S.A. installed electric vehicle charging infrastructure, for which it received a grant from the MOVES III 2021 programme, within the framework of the European recovery, transformation and resilience plan, in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León.

PROSOL drives the circular economy in the company thanks to NextGenerationEU

The project “Recovery and Reuse of Aromas to reduce the consumption of virgin raw materials in the production of Agglomerated Soluble Coffee” is a beneficiary of the 2024 call for grants to promote the circular economy in companies, from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.

PROSOL aims to ensure that the recovery and reuse of aromas is carried out under controlled conditions, in order to reduce the consumption of virgin raw materials in the production of agglomerated soluble coffee while optimising the sensory quality of the final product.

Technologies and equipment will be implemented to guarantee the preservation and reincorporation of aromas into the soluble coffee, minimising waste generation and promoting its reuse, in line with the principles of sustainability and the circular economy.

Implementing these technologies will make it possible to:

  • Recover the volatile aromas lost during the manufacture of soluble coffee and reincorporate them into the final product to improve its organoleptic characteristics.
  • Optimise green coffee consumption by incorporating micronised coffee, reducing dependence on virgin raw materials and promoting sustainability.
  • Reduce the generation of spent coffee grounds waste, lowering its environmental impact.
  • Increase the intensity and sensory quality of the soluble coffee by integrating micronised coffee without subjecting it to traditional extraction and concentration processes.
Project title: Design and development of a new soluble coffee process that improves its organoleptic properties by incorporating new stages and preventing degradation in existing ones. Objectives: Development of a new soluble coffee product that retains the organoleptic properties of ground coffee, achieving a cup of soluble coffee of higher organoleptic quality by adding new stages to its manufacture and improving current stages so that the sensory characteristics of the resulting product are not lost during the process. Project financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union and the Regional Government of Castilla y León, through the Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICECYL), with the aim of promoting research, technological development and innovation.
Project Title: Strategic Digital Transformation Plan for Coffee Production Industry through the integration of information technologies, automation and digitalization of production processes. Objectives: The general objective of the SMART FACTORY PROSOL Strategic Plan is the complete digitalization of PROSOL's value chain from supplier to consumer. This proposal seeks to improve product quality and production performance of the production lines by transforming the current factory into a smart factory where production process data is obtained in real time to streamline and optimize decision-making, but without forgetting other necessary pillars to reach this level, such as cybersecurity, digital training of its employees and simplification of processes. Project financed by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) of the European Union and the Junta de Castilla y León, through the Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE), with the aim of promoting research, technological development and innovation.