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Arla Foods Ingredients and Brenntag Oterra opens new HQ in Mt. Pleasant to

expand collaboration into Southeast Asia meet the demand for natural colors
terra, a leading laboratories and other working
rla Foods Ingredients dairy and bakery. Brenntag containing high-quality producer of natural areas in the building.
has extended its Group is the global market protein, which is currently not Ocolors and color The company moved from its
Ad i s t r i b u t i o n leader in chemicals and being fully met.1 Alexander solutions, officially opened its previous facility in West Allis to
partnership with the Brenntag ingredients distribution. The Leufgen, Head of Asia-Pacific state-of-the art innovation, the new location to meet the
at Arla Foods Ingredients, said: collaboration, and production expected increase in demand in
“Demand for high-quality hub on May 7 in Mt. Pleasant, the US. This expected growth in
whey and dairy ingredients is WI. sales received an extra boost
growing across Southeast Asia, The 155,000 sq ft (14,400 this April when The
especially in key segments like
active nutrition and food
functionality. Our goal is to
improve and extend our
offering to manufacturers
across the region. By building
on our existing arrangement
with Brenntag we'll be able to
better tailor our products and
services to meet their needs.”
Kenneth Keh, Regional
Group to include Southeast new deals follow 2023's President, Nutrition Asia m 2 ) U S H e a d q u a r t e r s Department of Health and
Asia's three largest food and ex tensive distribution Pacific, Brenntag Specialties, combines Denmark-based Human Services and Food and
nutrition markets. agreement between Arla said: “Our partnership with Oterra's innovation and D r u g A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
The expanded collaboration Foods Ingredients and Arla Foods Ingredients in China application labs with a new announced its intention to
will see Brenntag distributing Zhongbai Xingye Food h a s b e e n i m m e n s e l y manufacturing and logistics phase out petroleum-based
Arla Foods Ingredients' Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd, a successful, and we are excited facility to meet the expected synthetic colors in food and
extensive portfolio of protein Brenntag group company, to to expand it into Southeast growth of natural colors and beverages by the end of 2026.
ingredients in Vietnam, serve the Chinese market. Asia. With our combined coloring foodstuffs in the US. “This facility is more than
Thailand and Indonesia. It will S o u t h e a st A s i a o ffe rs strength we are confident that The ribbon-cutting ceremony, b r i c k s , t a n k s , a n d
cover a wide range of significant market potential. we can meet the demand for attended by local guests and infrastructure,” said Oterra
categories, including health Research suggests that high-quality, innovative company employees, marks a COO Mia Kjersner. “It's a sign of
foods, infant nutrition and increasing prosperity in the nutritional products in the commitment by the company our ambition and a declaration
sports nutrition, as well as region is driving demand for growing markets of Indonesia, to the US market and will that we are ready to bring
solutions for functionality in food and beverage products Thailand, and Vietnam.” support US manufacturers Oterra's purpose to life in the
converting from artificial dyes US like never before.
General Mills launches Pillsbury big cookies dough to natural colors made from “We've already transformed
raw materials such as carrots, how Europe thinks about
orget waiting for the that can be baked up in 17-21 *Double Chocolate Cherry: A beets and sweet potatoes. natural colors. Now, it's time to
weekend or a special minutes. The new lineup decadent mix of rich cocoa Oterra's natural colors are used help American food and
Foccasion — Pillsbury is features three varieties and bursts of tart cherries i n c o l o r e d b e v e ra g e s , b e v e r a g e b r a n d s — a n d
making every day a cookie available in six-count packs, “Larger, bakery-style cookies confectionery, dairy and ice American consumers—make
day with the debut of sprinkled with delicious are trending right now, so we cream, baked goods and snacks the shift. “We believe that
Pillsbury BIG COOKIES, a new ingredients that are full of knew it was time to bring by some of the largest brands in choosing natural doesn't mean
line of refrigerated cookie taste and texture: those big flavors home,” said the US. Oterra's Chief compromising on quality,
Michelle Odland, Business Operating Officer Mia Kjersner performance, or beauty. Quite
Unit Director for Pillsbury. opened the facility before the opposite. It means making
taking officials from Racine healthier choices. It means
“Perfect fo r any time
Area Manufacturers and innovation. It means doing the
indulgence, Pillsbury BIG
COOKIES help you fulfill a Commerce, and local and state right thing—for people and for
o ff i c i a l s o n a to u r o f the planet,” she added.
craving within minutes. No
lines. No delivery fees. Any Amyris and Ingredion wind
day of the week. Just warm,
delicious cookies straight down RealSweet joint venture
from your oven.”
Like all Pillsbury cookie myris, Inc., a vertically part of the agreement, Amyris
dough, these treats are Safe integrated synthetic will assume 100% ownership of
Abiology company and the Precision Fermentation
to Eat Raw so you can enjoy
leading innovator in the field of Plant in Barra Bonita, Brazil, and
them baked or right out of
dough that makes bakery- *S'mores: Loaded with industrial biotechnology, and Ingredion will exclusively utilize
the pack. All three flavors of
style cookies fresh at home gooey marshmallow pieces Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: A my r i s ' t e c h n o l o g y t o
the new Pillsbury BIG
whenever the cravings hit. and chocolate chunks for INGR), a leading global provider m a n u f a c t u r e a n d
COOKIES cookie dough will
More than three times the campfire-inspired bliss of ingredient solutions to the commercialize fermented Reb
size of Pillsbury's classic *Chocolate Chunk Salted be available at Walmart in food manufacturing industry, M, setting the foundation for
May and roll out to retailers
cookie size, BIG COOKIES Caramel: Swirls of sweet t o d a y a n n o u n c e d a n commercial success and future
nationwide this summer for
cookie dough is packed with caramel and melty chocolate agreement to wind down their collaboration between the
an MSRP of $5.99.
indulgent, satisfying flavor in a buttery-rich cookie RealSweet joint venture. As companies.
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