Univar B.V., a subsidiary of Univar Solutions, and Kalsec, a natural ingredient solution provider for the food and beverage industry, have expanded their food ingredients distribution agreement to include three additional European countries. The new agreement authorizes Univar Solutions to exclusively distribute Kalsec's natural taste & sensory, colors, and food protection ingredient solutions for savory applications in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

"We started our journey with Kalsec in 2021 to bring our customers more taste, natural color, and antioxidant solutions across a broad range of specialty food applications, and we are elated to have the opportunity to grow our partnership in more European markets," said Kevin Hack, Global Vice President of Food ingredients for Univar Solutions. "By offering a vast selection of Kalsec's quality, natural ingredients to more customers in Europe, we're helping to shape the future of food by providing innovative and sustainable solutions, recipe development, reach, and distribution."

"Kalsec is a global company that has been serving food manufacturing customers in Europe for over 27 years," said James Smith, Vice President and Managing Director - Europe, for Kalsec. "Growing our pan-European partnership with Univar Solutions enables us to leverage our joint technical and personnel support capabilities to provide additional customers with more natural and sustainable solutions and local expertise. We are pleased to work with a partner that shares our values in supply chain sourcing and helps support our purpose of unlocking the potential of people, nature, and science to nourish the world."

With this expanded authorization, Univar Solutions continues to strengthen its ingredients portfolio, already working closely with Kalsec in Mexico, Colombia, and European countries such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Poland.