Azelis, a leading innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, is pleased to announce a new exclusive distribution agreement with FrieslandCampina, a Dutch multinational dairy cooperative based in Amersfoort, Netherlands, to serve customers in Canada. Effective immediately, this mandate builds on a successful partnership between FrieslandCampina and Azelis in France.

FrieslandCampina, guided by their purpose of ‘nourishing by nature,’ supply consumer products, such as milk, yogurt, cheese, infant nutrition, and desserts, products for the professional market, such as cream and butter products, ingredients and semi-finished products for producers of infant nutrition, the food industry and the pharmaceutical sector. This agreement offers exciting opportunities for our Canadian customers. They now have access to the FrieslandCampina Kievit Professional Ingredients and Biotis Health Benefit Solutions portfolios through Azelis. This expansion of our product portfolio will allow customers to innovate and explore new applications and industries.

Azelis’ technical expertise, market knowledge and strong connections with customers in the region, led to the expansion of its relationship with FrieslandCampina into the Canadian Food & Nutrition market.

Auke Zeilstra, regional sales director, FrieslandCampina, North Americas, states, says, “Azelis is a true partner for the distribution of our Biotis® portfolio,” adds Auke Zeilstra, Managing Director, North America at FrieslandCampina Ingredients. “They offer best-in-class distribution services and demonstrated experience in the Canadian market. Our collaboration with Azelis will allow more Canadian customers to access our innovative ingredient solutions that support gut, brain and immune health – areas where there has been an increasing consumer demand.”

Andres Pugi, managing director, Azelis Canada, adds, “We are excited to announce our new partnership with FrieslandCampina in Canada. Their continued investment in innovative ingredients brings value-added solutions to our customers in Canada. The Kievit portfolio of creamers, foamers, whipping agents and fat powders along with the Biotis portfolio of gut, brain and immune health solutions strengthens our portfolio offering to customers in the food and nutrition markets.”