Sensient® Technologies Corporation koopt kleurstoffendivisie van GlobeNatural
Overname stimuleert strategie ‘Seed to Shelf’ van Sensient
MILWAUKEE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sensient Technologies (NYSE: SXT) heeft een definitief akkoord bereikt over de aankoop van de divisie voor natuurlijke kleurstoffen van GlobeNatural, een toonaangevend bedrijf in natuurlijke etenswaren en ingrediënten uit Lima (Peru), dat eigendom is van de Michell Group. De transactie is naar verwachting in het eerste kwartaal van 2018 afgerond. De nieuwe entiteit zal actief zijn onder de naam Sensient Natural Colors Peru S.A.C.
GlobeNatural brengt meer dan 25 jaar aan ervaring in het inkopen, produceren en exporteren van natuurlijke ingrediënten voor etenswaren. De natuurlijke kleurstoffen worden over de hele wereld verwerkt in uiteenlopende etens- en drinkwaren.
Sensient® Technologies Corporation Acquires GlobeNatural Color Business
Acquisition Will Bolster Sensient Food Colors’ ‘Seed to Shelf’ Strategy
MILWAUKEE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sensient Technologies (NYSE: SXT), today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the natural color business of GlobeNatural, a leading natural food and ingredient company based in Lima, Peru, owned by the Michell Group. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018. The new entity will operate as Sensient Natural Colors Peru S.A.C.
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Globe natural colors are used in a wide range of food and beverage products (Photo: Business Wire)
GlobeNatural brings more than 25 years of experience in the sourcing, manufacturing, and exporting of natural food ingredients. The natural colors are used in a wide range of food and beverage applications in every region of the world.
“This acquisition is an important component of our ‘seed to shelf’ initiative in food colors. Eighty percent of food products launched globally use natural colors and coloring foodstuffs and we anticipate that this market will continue to grow. We will continue to innovate and expand our natural color supply chain portfolio,” commented Paul Manning, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sensient Technologies.
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ABOUT SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES
Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and fragrances. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, inkjet and specialty inks and colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company’s customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world’s best-known brands. Sensient is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Additional information about the Company’s Food Colors business is available on its website, www.sensientfoodcolors.com
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