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September 14 2015, David R Brown

Barentz International acquires New Skyport, a leading food ingredients distributor in China

Barentz, a leading international distributor of ingredients to the life sciences sector, believes the acquisition of New Skyport in China is a logical step in the expansion of the Barentz Group. The purchase of a food ingredients distributor in China adds to Barentz's existing operations in Asia-Pacific which already includes Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

This acquisition adds to the worldwide presence of Barentz and accelerates our growth

Hidde van der Wal
CEO of Barentz International

New Skyport is the the main distributor for Roquette Freres products in China and has developed a leading position with major manufacturers of food products in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, with four branch offices across the Chinese East coast and one inland, New Skyport services customers in the food, beverage, confectionary, nutrition, supplements, health and well-being sectors across China.

Mr. Hidde van der Wal, CEO of Barentz International explained: “This acquisition adds to the worldwide presence of Barentz and accelerates our growth. Owning a distribution business in China has long been part of our expansion plan. With almost 30 people on staff in Shanghai, Dalian, Tianjin, Quingdao, Guangzhao and Chengdu, we will be able to serve a large customer base. Being close to ports where our ingredients come in from Europe will be an advantage for our customers, who can be served from our different warehouses in short lead times. We intend to also expand our supplier base in China and add some of the principals we have been working with in Europe.”

Mr. Jinrong Huang, current managing director of New Skyport, added: “These six cities, in which New Skyport is active, have a combined population of 100 million people, which is already larger than any single European market.”

China is developing in to a very interesting market for specialty food ingredients as demand for more sophisticated food and nutrition products is increasing with its burgeoning middle class. Chinese consumers are also becoming more and more concerned with health and the quality of food products and this is expanding the market for high quality specialised food ingredients.

Barentz will take over the management of the New Skyport business over the next couple of months and will operate under the legal entity Barentz (Shanghai) Trading Company Co Ltd. Mrs. Dongmei Chen, who has been working for Barentz in Germany, will be leading the operations in China.

About Barentz
The Barentz group is a leading provider of ingredients for the food & nutrition, pharmaceutical, personal care and animal nutrition industries. With a strong focus on the European market, Barentz is also growing fast in the Asia Pacific region and in North America. The privately owned, The Netherlands based, Barentz group generated a turnover of 810 million Euros in 2014, serving customers in 50 countries with around 700 people.

Source(s): Barentz Press Release

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