New, natural, technologically advanced digestive health ingredients now available for the first time in Canada
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Nov. 26, 2018 /CNW/— a global chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value-added services, along with TATA Chemicals Ltd., the world’s leading player in basic chemistry products and India’s Consumer and Specialty products, today announced a Canadian national distribution agreement bringing new fermented, digestive health ingredients to the Canadian market.
TATA NQ, the Nutritional Solutions division of TATA Chemicals Ltd., offers customers unique nature-backed, science-supported digestive health ingredients with the specific benefits needed to meet growing consumer nutritional trends.
With this agreement, Univar will be the exclusive distributor of TATA NQ’s Fossence™ and Gossence™ prebiotic dietary fibre portfolio of ingredients for the Canadian market. These fibres are used in a wide range of applications including dietary supplements; functional foods (bakery, dairy, snack foods); confectionaries; as well as pet food. Fossence™ and Gossence™ are produced using TATA NQ’s proprietary in-house fermentation technology in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in India.
“This collaboration with TATA, in the high-growth areas of digestive health and functional ingredients for the food and nutraceutical industries, will help our customers address the prebiotic megatrend we’re seeing in health, wellness and nutrition,” said Adam Lasenzaniro, Univar Canada’s vice president of focused industries.
Dawn Guay, Univar Canada’s director of strategic product development added, “The combination of TATA’s in-house bio-fermentation process and strong manufacturing excellence, along with Univar’s technical expertise and market reach, will provide customers with new opportunities to use these ingredients to develop innovative new products.”
Zarir Langrana, executive director and president of the Global Chemicals Business of Tata Chemicals said, “We are excited to partner with Univar Canada in expanding our footprint in the Nutritional solutions space. While we have been growing this business in India, this marks a milestone for us in the entry into the North American market. Equipped with the learnings and capabilities of our in-house food technology & analytics team, we are geared to provide customized solutions to the Canadian market, not only in terms of ingredients but also formulations. Univar makes for the right partner with their outreach, technical expertise and presence in the segments we wish to jointly develop. Together, we plan to have an exciting journey.”
