# Cain Food Industries

> Cain Food Industries, Inc. is a leading supplier of functional baking ingredients, dough conditioners, and custom blends to the wholesale and retail baking industries. Family-owned since 1971, now in its third generation.

## Company Overview

- **Founded:** 1971 by Ernie and Billie Cain
- **Location:** 8401 Sovereign Row, Dallas, TX 75247
- **Phone:** 214-630-4511
- **Email:** sales@cainfood.com
- **Website:** https://cainfood.com

## What We Do

Cain Food Industries specializes in functional ingredients and custom blends backed by technical service and innovation. We produce a wide range of products for commercial bakeries including:

- Dough Conditioners (enzyme-based and traditional)
- Softening Systems (AlphaSoft line — anti-staling for up to 21+ days)
- Mold Inhibitors (AlphaFresh — clean label, derived from cultured wheat)
- Mix Reducers (protease enzymes, L-cysteine systems)
- Strengtheners & Oxidizers (ascorbic acid, bromate-free options)
- Clean Label Solutions (enzyme-based replacements for DATEM, SSL, CSL, potassium bromate)
- Organic Ingredients (certified organic conditioners, softeners, mold inhibitors)
- Tableted Micro-Dose Ingredients (precise 1-tablet-per-cwt dosing, no waste)
- Custom Blends (tailored formulations for specific bakery processes)

## Key Products

### AlphaFresh
Clean label mold inhibitor derived from cultured wheat. Replaces calcium propionate. Use level: 1%-2% based on flour weight. Available in organic version.

### AlphaSoft Systems
Enzyme-based anti-staling softening systems. Variants include:
- AlphaSoft (14 days), AlphaSoft A11 (21 days), AlphaSoft SR (21+ days)
- AlphaSoft B&R (buns/rolls), AlphaSoft SG5 (cakes), AlphaSoft TFR (tortillas)

### PureBake
Balanced blend of strengthening and conditioning enzymes for high-speed bread and roll production. Does not contain ascorbic acid. Clean label.

### N'HANCE RS
Blend of enzymes and natural flavor that improve sweetness, enabling sugar reduction. Clean label.

## Product Categories by Application

- Breads & Buns
- Cakes
- Clean Label
- Crackers
- English Muffins
- Frozen Goods
- Hearth Breads
- Pizza & Flatbread
- Sweets, Pastries & Pies
- Tortillas

## Product Categories by Function

- Dough Conditioners
- Strengtheners & Oxidizers
- Softeners
- Mix Reducers
- Custom Blends
- Organic
- Extended Shelf Life (ESL)
- Tablets

## Innovation Center

1,800 square-foot Innovation Center in Dallas (opened July 2016) with:
- Test bakery with SPI-LAB lab mixers
- Quality assurance laboratory
- Advanced texture analyzing systems
- Raw material and finished product testing

## Millbio Partnership

In partnership with Apheon, Cain Foods and Millbio NA merged to create a global clean-label ingredients provider combining expertise in fermentation, formulation, and natural preservation.

## Sales Team

Regional sales managers covering all US territories. Contact sales@cainfood.com or visit https://cainfood.com/sales/ for your regional representative.

## Industry Memberships

- American Institute of Baking
- American Society of Baking Engineers
- AIB International
- American Bakers Association