DKSH has broadened its regional collaboration with US-based Kemin Food Technologies by adding Thailand to a distribution agreement centred on food and beverage ingredients.
The deal places the Swiss company’s business unit performance materials in charge of marketing and sales, distribution and logistics, and technical support for Kemin’s ingredient portfolio in the country.
The range includes solutions intended to improve food safety, prolong shelf life and maintain finished-product quality.
Kemin develops ingredient technologies for product protection, shelf-life optimisation and quality preservation, which food and beverage producers use to support regulatory compliance and safeguard product integrity.
DKSH will also provide access to its Thai food and beverage innovation centres for laboratory services, formulation development and application testing.
These sites will work alongside Kemin’s own customer laboratories.
It enables manufacturers to combine local and international technical resources when developing new ingredient applications and shortening time to market.
Thailand becomes the latest addition to a partnership that has run for more than five years across Southeast Asia, covering Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam.
DKSH said it will continue supporting the growth of Kemin’s ingredients business in the region through its distribution network and service platform.
According to the press statement, the agreement will strengthen the availability of Kemin’s ingredient solutions in Thailand and further build DKSH’s domestic food and beverage ingredients portfolio.
DKSH performance materials global food & beverage ingredients vice president Cesar Saez said: “We are pleased to expand our collaboration with Kemin Food Technologies to Thailand, a key market for food and beverage in Southeast Asia.
“Building on our successful partnership, we are confident that combining Kemin Food Technologies’ science-driven ingredient technologies with DKSH’s local expertise, technical infrastructure, and market expansion services will create meaningful value for food manufacturers and support their long-term growth.”
