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Functional ingredients company AIDP has announces that it has signed a sales and marketing agreement with biopharmaceutical products manufacturer Plandaí Biotechnology to market and distribute Phytofare Catechin Complex.

Functional ingredients company AIDP has announces that it has signed a sales and marketing agreement with biopharmaceutical products manufacturer Plandaí Biotechnology to market and distribute Phytofare Catechin Complex to the functional foods and nutraceutical industries. Plandaí Biotechnology’s Catechin Complex is a green tea-derived extract containing all eight major catechins, and is said to be backed by the highest level of clinical studies to substantiate its enhanced bioavailability.
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