August 10, 2023 - New agreement will benefit customers in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, and builds on the companies existing relationship in Europe, Colombia and Mexico.
Univar BV, a subsidiary of Univar Solutions Inc, a leading global solutions provider to users of specialty ingredients and chemicals, and Kalsec Inc, a natural ingredient solution provider for the food and beverage industry, have expanded their food ingredients distribution agreement to include three additional European countries. The new agreement authorises Univar Solutions to exclusively distribute Kalsec's natural taste & sensory, colours, and food protection ingredient solutions for savoury application in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
"We started our journey with Kalsec in 2021 to bring our customers more taste, natural colour, and antioxidant solutions across a broad range of specialty food applications, and we are elated to have the opportunity to grow our partnership in more European markets," said Kevin Hack, global vice president of food ingredients for Univar Solutions. "By offering a vast selection of Kalsec's wquality, natural ingredients to more customers in Europe, we're helping to shape the future of food by providing innovative and sustainable solutions, recipe development, reach and distribution."
From specialty ingredient innovation to recipe testing, food brands of all sizes turn to Foodology by Univar Solutions for help with tackling product development challenges. The organisation's knowledgeable in-house scientists refresh and develop formulas to enhance the efficiency of products through its food Solution Centres and test kitchens while working toward the Company's purpose to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe. Univar Solutions supports the latest food trend such as clean label, plant-based alternatives, and healthy ingredients, and is fully committed to sustainable practices and meeting its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
"Kalsec is a global company that has been serving food manufacturing customers in Europe for over 27 years," said James Smith, vice president and managing director - Europe, for Kalsec. "Growing our pan-European partnership with Univar Solutions enables us to leverage our joint technical and personnel support capabilities to provide additional customers with more natural and sustainable solutions and local expertise. We are pleased to work with a partner that shares our values in supply chain sourcing and helps support our purpose of unlocking the potential of people, nature and science to nourish the world."
With the expanded authorisation, Univar Solutions continues to strengthen its ingredients portfolio, already working closely with Kalsec in Mexico, Colombia and European countries such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom, Poland and the Nordics. Univar Solutions is committed to working with premier suppliers like Kalsec, a certified B Corp, that meets the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. The addition of Kalsec's innovative products bring a suite of ingredients to Univar Solutions' leading specialty portfolio for food and beverage manufacturers at the cutting edge of industry and culinary trends. Kalsec's products are derived from natural herbs, spices and vegetables, and are translated into easy-to-use liquid extracts.
For more information about Univar Solutions' food ingredients business, visit HERE.
For more information about Kalsec's portfolio of solutions and its commitment to unlocking the potential of people, nature and science to nourish the world, visit HERE.
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