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Azelis, CP Kelco extend arrangement

10 May 2019

Azelis has signed an agreement extension with its strategic partner CP Kelco for the exclusive distribution of CP Kelco products sold into food and beverage applications in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands.

Effective 23 June, 2019 this new mandate, that includes pectin, carrageenan, gellan gum and SIMPLESSE micro-particulated whey protein concentrate, follows on the existing cooperation of CP Kelco and Azelis in parts of Europe and Asia.

Azelis, CP Kelco extend arrangement

>“We are pleased to expand our relationship with Azelis into the Nordic markets,” said Niels Thestrup, Vice President, EMEA Region for CP Kelco. “Together, our organisations are committed to deliver value-added solutions and services to meet and exceed our customers’ expectations. We are excited about the support of a strong partner like Azelis to help customers and formulators develop new applications with our nature-based ingredients.”

Anna Bertona, CEO & President, Azelis EMEA, said: “Strong technical expertise is a key element of Azelis’ offerings to customers. High quality ingredients from a market leader such as CP Kelco complement our current portfolio range in the Nordics, enabling our technical application team to offer the best possible solutions to customers. At the same time, it allows us a better access to segments in the food industry like fruit, dairy, beverage and confectionary.”

Azelis has 16 food and nutrition application laboratories located around the globe, namely in Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, UK, and in Ukraine.

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