Azelis, a leading innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, is pleased to announce a new exclusive distribution agreement between Gillco Ingredients, an Azelis company(Gillco) and FrieslandCampina Ingredients, part of a Dutch multinational dairy company, to serve customers in the United States. Effective immediately, this mandate builds on a successful partnership between FrieslandCampina and Azelis in Canada and in Europe.
• Customers gain exclusive access to FrieslandCampina’s Biotis® Health Benefit Solutions, enabling the development of innovative products
• FrieslandCampina further grows its business through national coverage
• This partnership streamlines access to proven health solutions already successful in other markets, helping manufacturers meet growing consumer demand for functional foods and beverages
This exclusive distribution agreement brings FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ renowned Biotis® Health Benefit Solutions to the U.S. market, enabling manufacturers to develop new products that meet growing consumer demands for gut, brain, and immune health support. Backed by the Gillco team’s technical expertise and formulation support, U.S. manufacturers can now incorporate these innovative, science-backed ingredients to create products that align with increasing consumer focus on health and immunity.
In addition, this expansion builds on successful partnerships between FrieslandCampina and Azelis in Canada and France. Both share a strong commitment to sustainability: FrieslandCampina Ingredients leads the dairy industry in sustainability efforts through monitoring, control, and transparency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout the full value chain, and utilizing 100% renewable energy in production locations. Similarly, Azelis is dedicated to sustainable business practices, emphasizing responsible sourcing, environmental impact reduction, and corporate social responsibility.
Auke Zeilstra, Regional Sales Director, FrieslandCampina Ingredients, North America states:
“This partnership brings exciting opportunities for U.S. manufacturers to innovate in the growing health and wellbeing space.” Through Gillco’s extensive technical support and distribution network, manufacturers can now easily access our Biotis® portfolio to develop products that meet consumer demands for functional foods and beverages and dietary supplements supporting gut, brain, and immune health.”
Shelley Becht, Managing Director of Gillco, adds:
“We are very excited to offer the Biotis® line to our customers. There is a growing demand in our industry and our technical teams are ready to collaborate with manufacturers to explore novel applications and formulations. This is a perfect product line for Gillco to grow in the US food and nutrition market.”
Manufacturers interested in learning more about these new ingredients and formulation possibilities can contact the Gillco Ingredients team at Azelis directly.
Contact information:
Azelis
Terry Mullin
VP of Corporate Communications and Marketing
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m. +1 203 833 1477
About Azelis
Azelis is a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemical and food ingredients industry, present in 63 countries across the globe with over 4,200 employees. Our knowledgeable teams of industry, market, and technical experts are each dedicated to a specific market within Life Sciences and Industrial Chemicals. We offer a lateral value chain of complementary products to more than 63,000 customers, supported by +2,800 principal relationships, creating a turnover of €4.2 billion (2023). Azelis Group NV is listed on Euronext Brussels under ticker AZE and is included in the BEL20 and BEL®ESG indices.
Across our extensive network of more than 70 application laboratories, our award-winning staff help develop formulations and provide technical guidance throughout the customers’ product development process. We combine a global market reach with a local footprint to offer a reliable, integrated, and unique digital service to local customers and attractive business opportunities to principals. Top industry-rated by Sustainalytics, Azelis is a leader in sustainability. We believe in building and nurturing solid, honest, and transparent relationships with our people and partners.
Impact through ideas. Innovation through formulation.
About Gillco Ingredients, an Azelis Company
Southern California based Gillco Ingredients, an Azelis company (@gillcoingredients), has redefined the concept of a wholesale ingredient solution provider . They have partnered with some of the most reputable and innovative ingredient manufacturers in the world to put together an incredible line of label-friendly, sustainable, and organic food solutions.
Gillco is strategically positioned to offer solutions-oriented ingredients quickly and without large minimum orders. Their extensive portfolio includes: clean-label antimicrobials, antioxidants, cocoa and chocolate, edible oils, emulsifiers, enzymes, fibers, gums, proteins, organic and low-calorie sweeteners and starches.
With 40 years of ingredient distribution, Gillco prides themselves on extraordinary service, a dedicated technical sales team and setting the gold standard for high quality ingredients. For more information, visit www.gillco.com.
About FrieslandCampina Ingredients
FrieslandCampina Ingredients is a leader in proteins and prebiotics, providing innovative, nutritious ingredients to address health and well-being challenges worldwide. Its drive is to get the right ingredients to customers – so they can create highly nutritious and specialised applications that help their consumers get the most out of life, always.
FrieslandCampina Ingredients operates globally across the Early Life Nutrition, Active, Performance, Medical and Cell Nutrition market segments. The company has regional sales offices in the Netherlands, the United States, Singapore, China and Brazil. It reported combined sales of €1.45 billion in 2023. For additional information, please visit: www.frieslandcampinaingredients.com.
FrieslandCampina Ingredients is part of Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. The dairy company daily provides millions of consumers throughout the world with dairy products containing valuable nutrients from milk. The company is fully owned by Zuivelcoöperatie FrieslandCampina U.A., with 14,634 dairy farmers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany as members. Its annual turnover amounted to €13.1 billion in 2023. FrieslandCampina has locations in 31 countries and exports to more than one hundred countries worldwide. Its head office is located in the Netherlands.