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Going to tradeshows, conferences and the
likes can be expensive for companies, but the
exposure they get and the access to greater
communication and knowledge channels alone
can often make any cost and effort well worthwhile.
As part of the Hayley Media stable of industryleading
magazines, we get to cover a lot of such
events within varying industries and one that is
of critical importance to the food sector kicks off
early June.
‘Good Food 4’ in conjunction with the annual
symposium of the New Zealand Food Safety
& Research Centre (NZIFST) will be held in
Christchurch July 2-4 and carries with it a host of
opportunities to learn and expand opportunities.
For more visit https://nzifst.org.nz/page-18129.
Don’t miss it.
Greg Robertson
Publisher
NEW $6.2 BILLION BUSINESS
WILL ACCELERATE INNOVATION
DowDuPont Specialty Products Division (DuPont) is
further strengthening its efforts in the nutrition and
biosciences field by combining the business divisions
Nutrition & Health and Industrial Biosciences into a
$6.2 billion business division called Nutrition & Biosciences.
The new and sizable business will be a global
market leader across the specialty food ingredients,
dietary supplements, pharma excipients, household
and personal care, animal nutrition and biotechnology
fields with a unique product portfolio and science-based
approach creating leading innovations to customers
across the globe.
“Both DuPont Nutrition & Health and Industrial Biosciences
are known for their innovations and strong scientific
approach,” said Nutrition & Biosciences president
Matthias Heinzel. “Combining the two businesses is a
step to further accelerate growth and innovation while
better providing customers across our industries with
innovative, healthy, safe and sustainable solutions.”
The new business will, for example, benefit from
complementary expertise and skills in the areas of food
enzyme production, human and animal microbiome
science, bioprocess engineering and R&D. Moreover,
a new business structure will ensure a more targeted
go-to-market strategy.
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences will serve customers
through three market-driven platforms: Food & Beverage,
Health & Bioscience and Pharma Solutions. These
focused platforms will better serve customers in specialty
food, healthcare, pharma, household and personal
care, animal nutrition and biotechnology sectors with
a clear end-market customer approach. The business
platforms will have a distinct positioning in the market
that will enhance market visibility, insights, customer
intimacy and drive overall business growth.
The new Nutrition & Biosciences business will be
headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and led by Mr
Heinzel. After combining, the new Nutrition & Biosciences
business reported 2018 revenue of US$6.2 billion,
with over 10,000 employees, 70 manufacturing sites
and 25 innovation centres across the globe.
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