- Upgraded Vogler Ingredients facility in Sao Bernardo do Campo to produce 3 metric tons of Z Trim gel per day.

- 18,000 lb. order of Z Trim from Kraki in Q4 2008 will help to meet increasing demand.

- Expansion into dairy industry to enable Brazilian food companies Vogler and Kraki to surpass previous South American sales of Z Trim to bakery, confection, meat, dairy, drink and snack food industries.

MUNDELEIN, Ill., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plant upgrades that will enable Z Trim multi-functional fiber powder to be hydrated to gel form for sale to the $4 billion Brazilian dairy industry(1) have been completed by Vogler Industries, according to Brazilian food manufacturing, technology solutions and ingredient companies Vogler Ingredients, and Kienast & Kratschmer, Ltda. (Kraki) along with Mundelein, Illinois-based Z Trim Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ZTHO).

'This facilitates the dairy industry's acceptance and use of Z Trim,' said Caio Agmont, Director for Kraki. 'Now we can provide Z Trim as a fat replacement or stabilizing gel to many of the Brazilian food companies that process dairy foods, as well as to the $19 billion Brazilian baking industry.'

Currently, Kraki is selling 1.5 tons per month of Z Trim for use in yogurts, cream cheese, cream, butter and cheese spread. They anticipate sales growth to 4 tons per month over the next 6 months and, as the exclusive distributor of Z Trim in Brazil, recently placed a single order for 9 tons of Z Trim powder.

'We focus on the dairy and ice cream market,' Agmont said. 'Most of our projects focus the functionality of Z Trim as texture enhancement, stability enhancement, yield improvement and, of course, fat reduction.'

Vogler Ingredients is marketing Z Trim to a wide cross section of the $45 billion Brazilian processed food industry(2), including companies such as Itambe, Casa Suica, Selita and salad dressing manufacturer Sakura, as well as a multinational baking company. Discussions and tests are underway with several additional multinationals. Vogler is currently working on 20 Z Trim-related projects.

Z Trim Holdings selected Kraki to be its exclusive distributor in Brazil. Vogler has substantial experience as a bakery, dressings and snacks industry distributor in South America.