Roquette, global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients, has appointed Rader SPA, a leading distributor of raw materials to the food industry, as the exclusive distributor for their core food ingredients products throughout Italy, effective 1st April 2024.

Roquette and Rader maintain a longstanding partnership, with Rader already handling the distribution for Roquette in Northern Italy. The extension of the distribution partnership to cover the entire country will bring a more efficient and streamlines distribution network in Italy, which is a key European market for Roquette.

Gaëtan Fauvarque, head of Global Distribution Management at Roquette, says, “Over the years, Rader has successfully demonstrated its capacity to maintain and develop Roquette’s business in Northern Italy. We aim to build on those results and rely on Rader’s commercial expertise and local market knowledge to bring an even greater level of service to our Italian customers.”

Luigino and Federico Res, chief executive officers of Rader add, “We are delighted to have extended our successful distribution partnership with Roquette. It will allow us to leverage our proven capabilities in the north of the country to grow Roquette’s reach throughout the entire Italian market.”