Marian Zboraj10.30.07
Südzucker AG, Europe’s largest sugar producer and a leading German food group, has created a new functional food group: BENEO. Leading food ingredients companies Orafti, Palatinit and Remy will form the newly created Functional Food Group, BENEO, and be known individually as BENEO-Orafti, BENEO-Remy and BENEO-Palatinit. “Connecting nutrition and health” is the group’s united mission.
The decision to unite the strengths of Orafti, Palatinit and Remy has come in response to the rapid changes that have been experienced across the worldwide foods market. In the face of the new emerging opportunities in the functional food market, increasing globalization, and increased importance of adequate nutritional policies, Südzucker AG has taken the decision to create a functional foods group to rise to these new challenges.
With a business vision for the next 10 years already in place, the combination of Orafti, Palatinit and Remy under the group name, BENEO, is a major step in providing partners and end users alike with many exciting new food ingredients. The unity of the three companies will better enable the group to optimize its unique, connected chain of expertise in the most efficient way possible. The emphasis on multi-disciplinary services, aims to support partners in all phases of the product development up to product launch. The BENEO Group is committed to being the preferred partner in the innovation process for customers worldwide, helping global food manufacturers develop balanced, healthy and functional food and feed products.
“Areas where this sharing of knowledge will be maximized include the three companies’ expertise in durable farming, process and food technology, nutritional science, nutritional marketing and communication, regulatory issues, patent policy and consumer research,” said Yves Servotte, BENEO group board member. “The ability to draw knowledge from all three companies’ experiences in these areas will allow BENEO to bring new 'wellgredients' to market and ensure that new and existing ingredients continue to meet ever-changing customer and market needs.”
The decision to unite the strengths of Orafti, Palatinit and Remy has come in response to the rapid changes that have been experienced across the worldwide foods market. In the face of the new emerging opportunities in the functional food market, increasing globalization, and increased importance of adequate nutritional policies, Südzucker AG has taken the decision to create a functional foods group to rise to these new challenges.
With a business vision for the next 10 years already in place, the combination of Orafti, Palatinit and Remy under the group name, BENEO, is a major step in providing partners and end users alike with many exciting new food ingredients. The unity of the three companies will better enable the group to optimize its unique, connected chain of expertise in the most efficient way possible. The emphasis on multi-disciplinary services, aims to support partners in all phases of the product development up to product launch. The BENEO Group is committed to being the preferred partner in the innovation process for customers worldwide, helping global food manufacturers develop balanced, healthy and functional food and feed products.
“Areas where this sharing of knowledge will be maximized include the three companies’ expertise in durable farming, process and food technology, nutritional science, nutritional marketing and communication, regulatory issues, patent policy and consumer research,” said Yves Servotte, BENEO group board member. “The ability to draw knowledge from all three companies’ experiences in these areas will allow BENEO to bring new 'wellgredients' to market and ensure that new and existing ingredients continue to meet ever-changing customer and market needs.”