Glanbia Nutritionals has announced its acquisition of Foodarom, a Canadian flavour agency servicing the food, beverage and nutritional product markets.
Helping companies with their flavour and formulation needs, Foodarom’s flavour library comprises over 15,000 recipes and produces both liquid and powder variations for a range of applications.
Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Foodarom also owns production facilities in Salt Lake City and Bremen, Germany, with culinary labs in San Diego and Milan, Italy.
The acquisition will enable Glanbia Nutritionals to strengthen its capability in the area of flavours and nutritional solutions. By combining the two company’s R&D teams, Glanbia will also enhance its ability to provide customised and optimised ingredients systems to its customers.
“We recently shared our ambition to scale the flavours area of our business and are we are very pleased to announce this acquisition of Foodarom,” said Brian Phelan, CEO of Glanbia Nutritionals.
“We are excited to welcome their 130-strong team to Glanbia with their exceptional reputation and commitment to flavour excellence. I am delighted with the significant additional capabilities we will be able to offer the customers of both organisations by joining our great teams together,” he added.